The Ring Ratings Reviewed 2023: Junior bantamweight
The Ring first introduced its divisional ratings in 1925. Almost a century later, it’s no exaggeration to claim that these...
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Ring Ratings Update: ‘Retired’ Lopez and Franco remain ranked (for now), Edwards-Rodriguez debate
Much has occurred in the squared circle since our last Ring Ratings Update article was posted (listing changes made up...
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Is a stronger junior bantamweight division inevitable?
With two major titles up for grabs last Saturday, is the junior bantamweight division getting stronger right before our eyes?
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Joshua Franco announces his retirement following loss to Kazuto Ioka
Former junior bantamweight titleholder Joshua Franco has decided to retire from boxing, making the announcement on his Instagram account Sunday. The...
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Fight Night Program – Week of June 23-28
The weekend is approaching, and from Friday to Sunday it will be “fight-o-clock” somewhere in the world. Every Thursday, The...
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Weigh-in Alert: Joshua Franco loses WBA belt on the scales ahead of Kazuto Ioka rematch
Ahead of Joshua Franco's eagerly anticipated rematch with Kazuto Ioka, the America failed to make the junior bantamweight limit of...
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Joshua Franco confident that he’s got Ioka ‘figured out’ going into rematch
Joshua Franco is living up to the label of being a world titleholder. Franco is confident he can not only outbox...
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Kazuto Ioka: ‘I don’t feel threatened by Joshua Franco’
Kazuto Ioka believes he has what it takes to unseat WBA 115-pound titlist Joshua Franco, in their rematch, on Saturday.
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Kazuto Ioka-Joshua Franco rematch set for June 24 in Tokyo
Looks like the rematch between Kazuto Ioka and Joshua Franco is set. Ioka and Franco will square off on June 24,...
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Kazuto Ioka vacates WBO 115-pound title, Nakatani-Moloney ordered for vacant belt
Kazuto Ioka has officially relinquished the WBO world junior bantamweight title, the sanctioning body announced Friday morning. The WBO also announced...
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