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Jorge Linares brimming with confidence, despite setback, as he moves up to 140 pounds

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29
Sep

Jorge Linares brimming with confidence, despite setback, as he moves up to 140 pounds

Jorge Linares hopes to fight for a title in a fourth weight class next year.

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30
Aug

Jorge Linares set to campaign at 140 pounds, meets Abner Cotto on Sept. 29

Jorge Linares, fresh off his first defeat in more than six years, is set for a return bout with his eyes on becoming a four-division champion.

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22
Jun

Dougie’s Friday mailbag (Usyk-Gassiev, Stevenson-Gvozdyk, Spence-Crawford)

USYK-GASSIEV IN RUSSIA Dear Doug, A couple of quick questions about a couple of Ukrainian fighters: (1) Like everyone else I am super...

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14
Jun

Mercito Gesta-Roberto Manzanarez crossroads bout headlines ‘GBP on ESPN’ tonight

Mercito Gesta makes no excuses regarding his loss to Jorge Linares on January 27. The Filipino-American is convinced the fight...

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30
May

Vasiliy Lomachenko undergoes surgery to repair torn labrum, hopes to return in 2018

Vasiliy Lomachenko won’t be able to fight on August 25 as planned after undergoing surgery on Wednesday.

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18
May

Dougie’s Friday mailbag (Stevenson-Jack, Russell-Diaz, Lomachenko, Canelo)

STEVENSON-JACK/RUSSELL-DIAZ Hey Doug, hope all's well. This weekend sees one of my guilty pleasure fighters in action. For years, I've watched Adonis...

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15
May

Ring Ratings update: Lomachenko wins RING lightweight title, moves up P4P rankings

Vasiliy Lomachenko was considered pound-for-pound No. 1 by many fans and media, including ESPN.com, before his thrilling up-from-the-canvas stoppage of...

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14
May

Bob Arum: ‘We may try Loma out on pay-per-view’

The boxing world is still buzzing following the superb Vasyl Lomachenko-Jorge Linares showdown, and Loma’s star is brighter than ever.

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14
May

Dougie’s Monday mailbag (Linares-Lomachenko, Jaime Munguia, Devin Haney)

LOMA-LINARES Sup Doug, What did you think of that scintillating affair between two elite, badass 135 lbers? I thought the fight displayed...

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12
May

Vasiliy Lomachenko wants Mikey Garcia, but fight will be negotiation hell, says Arum

NEW YORK -- After Vasiliy Lomachenko successfully debuted in the lightweight division with a 10th-round stoppage of Jorge Linares, the...

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