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.
read moreOscar 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
read moreWhile 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.
read moreArum 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.
read moreFrancisco 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.
read moreArum 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.
read moreVargas 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.
read moreBernard 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.
read moreNo 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.
read moreWBA 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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