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WBO strips John Riel Casimero of bantamweight title, elevates Paul Butler to champion

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03
May

WBO strips John Riel Casimero of bantamweight title, elevates Paul Butler to champion

John Riel Casimero has been stripped of the WBO bantamweight title, with Paul Butler being elevated from interim champion to...

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19
Apr

Jonas Sultan steps in to replace Casimero, will fight Paul Butler for interim bantamweight title

Jonas Sultan was at the right place at the right time. The Filipino road warrior had been in the United Kingdom...

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18
Apr

On this day: Junior Jones’ poison overcomes Marco Antonio Barrera… again

This was an excellent battle between two of the finest junior featherweights in the world. On April 18, 1997, Junior Jones...

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01
Apr

WBO orders Kazuto Ioka-Donnie Nietes rematch for mandatory defense

Kazuto Ioka and Donnie Nietes have been ordered to face off again, over three years after they first met. The World...

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31
Mar

Savannah Marshall insists Claressa Shields is no distraction ahead of title defense

Savannah Marshall says she has “tunnel vision” going into this Saturday’s defence of her WBO World Middleweight Title defence against Femke Hermans, the former...

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01
Mar

Sanctioning bodies to bar Russian, Belarusian boxers from championship fights

Three of the four major sanctioning bodies announced Tuesday that they would bar boxers who are living in Russia and...

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26
Feb

Boxing’s sanctioning bodies cut off Russia from title fights

Boxing’s major organizing bodies announced Saturday that they would not sanction any title fights in Russia following the country’s invasion...

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23
Feb

Masataka Taniguchi defends his 105-pound belt against Kai Ishizawa in Tokyo on April 22

News reached The Ring that Masataka Taniguchi will make the first defense of his WBO strawweight title against compatriot Kai...

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22
Feb

Jaime Munguia ordered to face Janibek Alimkhanuly by the WBO

Jaime Munguia is one victory away from challenging for his second title. But a fellow unbeaten, hungry fighter from Kazakhstan promises...

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23
Dec

John Riel Casimero remains WBO titleholder, must face mandatory Paul Butler

John Riel Casimero will get to hold on to the WBO bantamweight title through the holidays. In a five-page decision, the...

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