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Jessie Vargas stops Sadam Ali in ninth round to win title

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05
Mar

Jessie Vargas stops Sadam Ali in ninth round to win title

Jessie Vargas showed off his full array of punches against Sadam Ali, dropping him twice and finishing him in the ninth round to claim the vacant WBO welterweight title.

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05
Mar

Oscar Escandon stops Robinson Castellanos to earn title shot

Oscar Escandon rose from a knockdown to stop upset-specialist Robinson Castellanos with a vicious right uppercut at 2:59 seconds of the seventh round

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05
Mar

While Jessie Vargas has chirped, Sadam Ali has quietly waited for his time

Sadam Ali has always let his actions speak for him, whether it’s beating Terence Crawford in the amateurs or facing Jessie Vargas.

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04
Mar

Arum says if Margarito wins Saturday, U.S. return is possible

Antonio Margarito’s first fight in more than four years could lead to a future fight on PPV at AT&T Stadium in Texas, says promoter Bob Arum.

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04
Mar

Francisco Vargas vs. Orlando Salido signed for June 4 on HBO

All-action featherweights Francisco Vargas and Orlando Salido, who were involved in the winner and a runner-up for Fight of they Year in 2015, respectively, will meet in Carson, California.

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04
Mar

Arum eyeing Crawford-Provodnikov, Postol-Granados doubleheader

The Top Rank CEO is also looking at Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Nicholas Walters, with Felix Verdejo in the co-main, for June 11 at Madison Square Garden.

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03
Mar

Vargas claims Ali is scared of him, Ali vows to see who’s better man

Jessie Vargas has been relentless in the trash talk, claiming Sadam Ali has changed his defense to prepare for him when they fight for the WBO welterweight title.

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03
Mar

Bernard Hopkins says ‘window has closed’ on facing Golovkin

Bernard Hopkins wants to announce his last fight soon but Gennady Golovkin is no longer an option.

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03
Mar

No conflict of interest commentating Golden Boy show, says Hopkins

Bernard Hopkins spoke about covering this weekend’s HBO show in Washington, D.C., and about increasing his commentating duties as his boxing career winds down.

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03
Mar

WBA orders Frampton to face Rigondeaux by July 27

Carl Frampton, who has spoken of facing Leo Santa Cruz, must fight Guillermo Rigondeaux by July 27 to hold onto his WBA 122-pound title.

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