Feb

Dominic Breazeale stops Izuagbe Ugonoh in Round 5 of a thriller

Dominic Breazeale stopped Izuagbe Ugonoh in Round 5 of a wild heavyweight fight on the Deontay Wilder-Gerald Washington card Saturday in Birmingham, Alabama.

Rey Vargas outpoints Gavin McDonnell, wins WBC 122-pound title

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Feb

Rey Vargas outpoints Gavin McDonnell, wins WBC 122-pound title

by Tom Gray

Rey Vargas turned from bomber to boxer to outpoint Gavin McDonnell and win the vacant WBC 122-pound title Saturday night in Hull, England.

DeLoach blasts Pearson in two, Rodriguez survives Bravo

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Feb

DeLoach blasts Pearson in two, Rodriguez survives Bravo

by Francisco Salazar

Justin DeLoach stopped Chris Pearson in Round 2 of their ShoBox main event on Friday. Saul Rodriguez survived a knockdown to edge Oscar Bravo in the co-feature.

Ricardo Rodriguez scores one-punch KO of Carlos Narvaez

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Feb

Ricardo Rodriguez scores one-punch KO of Carlos Narvaez

by Francisco Salazar

Junior bantamweight standout Ricardo Rodriguez scored a one-punch fourth-round knockout over Carlos Narvaez on Friday in Palm Bay, Florida.

Eleider Alvarez impressive in fifth-round stoppage of Lucian Bute

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Feb

Eleider Alvarez impressive in fifth-round stoppage of Lucian Bute

by Tom Gray

Eleider Alvarez has been impressing at 175 pounds for some time and he has now added an eye-catching stoppage of a former titleholder to his resume.

Cecilia Braekhus routs Svensson in Norway, moves to 30-0

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Feb

Cecilia Braekhus routs Svensson in Norway, moves to 30-0

by Brian Harty

“First Lady” Cecilia Braekhus defended her collection of welterweight belts with a dominating unanimous decision over Klara Svensson.

Keith Thurman welcomes Adrien Broner to welterweight division

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Feb

Keith Thurman welcomes Adrien Broner to welterweight division

by Mitch Abramson

Keith Thurman officially welcomed Adrien Broner to the 147-pound division, telling RingTV.com he always viewed Broner as a welterweight even if he thinks Broner is small for the division.

Hughie Fury signs contract to face Joseph Parker for WBO title

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Feb

Hughie Fury signs contract to face Joseph Parker for WBO title

by Mitch Abramson

With a Friday deadline looming to sign the contract to face heavyweight titleholder Joseph Parker, his mandatory, Hughie Fury put pen to paper, beating the cutoff to secure the title shot.

Showtime’s ‘Prison Fighters,’ presents moral dilemma

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Feb

Showtime’s ‘Prison Fighters,’ presents moral dilemma

by Mitch Abramson

The existential question at the heart of Showtime’s documentary: “Prison Fighters: 5 Rounds to Freedom,” is whether convicted criminals should be allowed to use violence to pursue their freedom.