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English news site The Guardian described the “desperately tight” contest as a close and bruising fight. "It was a shock opening for the favoured fighter (Parker) but he looked off balance as the blow to the back of his head landed with crude force. Chisora, seeking an early finish, poured forward but Parker was not badly hurt. The New Zealander managed to keep the marauding Chisora at bay to see out the rest of the round without further mishap." “Parker, the more skillful fighter, had...

Dmitry Bivol kept his 175 lb belt, while James Tennyson was upset in the opener.

MMA Fighting Share this story Daniel Cormier isn’t taking the bait. Following a first-round knockout of former ONE and Bellator champion Ben Askren this past Saturday, Jake Paul has begun to solicit for his next boxing match and several fighters have already volunteered their services including Tyron Woodley and B.J. Penn. Woodley cornered Askren against Paul, so that clash of personalities was seemingly inevitable. Boxer J’Leon Love has jumped to Paul’s defense and offere...

Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images The June 12 Top Rank date is firm, but bouts involving Shakur Stevenson and probably Edgar Berlanga will not be unfolding at Madison Square Garden, as had been hoped. Top Rank bossman Bob Arum told Bad Left Hook that the June 12 card will be “outside of New York.” Related “That date is firm,” Arum said. “But it will not be in Madison Square Garden, because we can’t get any assurance that we could fill up the place. The proble...

Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME Jerwin Ancajas retained his IBF junior bantamweight title in a rugged, hard-hitting fight with unknown mandatory challenger Jonathan Rodriguez tonight on Showtime. Ancajas (32-1-2, 22 KO) won on scores of 115-112, 116-111, and 117-110, with Bad Left Hook unofficially scoring the bout 116-111 for the Filipino, who has now made nine successful defenses of the belt he won in 2016. The 29-year-old Ancajas had good success when he was able to keep range against Rodriguez (22...

Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images Carl Frampton said if he lost to Jamel Herring, he would retire from boxing, and that’s what he’s doing. Herring fairly well dominated their fight in Dubai, retaining the WBO junior lightweight title via sixth round stoppage following two knockdowns in what became a one-sided affair despite the best, grittiest efforts of Frampton. “I said before I would retire if I lost this fight, and that’s exactly what I’m going to do,” thje Belfast native said....

Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images Former four-division titleholder Donnie Nietes got back in action today in Dubai, scoring a decision win over Pablo Carrillo and putting himself back into the mix at 115 lbs. Nietes (43-1-5, 23 KO) certainly had to shake some rust and didn’t look completely at his best here, and one judge did have it very close, scoring the bout 96-95 for Nietes. But the other two were wider, scoring it 98-92 and 99-91, and Bad Left Hook also had it 98-92. The 38-yearold Nie...

Claressa Shields becomes undisputed 154 lbs champion with shutout win vs. Marie-Eve Dicaire Share this story Fite TV Claressa Shields’ (11-0, 2 KOs) pay-per-view main event debut went as expected, with the two-time Olympic gold medalist picking apart Marie-Eve Dicaire (17-1, 0 KOs) in a shutout unanimous decision (100-90 x3) to become the undisputed junior middleweight champion — meaning she possesses the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO belts. Shields is already the undisputed middleweight champ, ma...

Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME Adrien Broner got back in action tonight on Showtime, out-pointing Jovanie Santiago over 12 rounds, but it wasn’t an easy night by any estimation. Related Judges had it 115-112, 116-111, and 117-110 for Broner, so, well, maybe relatively easy on a couple of their cards, while Bad Left Hook had it 114-113 Broner, with a questionable point deduction saving him from a draw on our unofficial card. Showtime’s Steve Farhood scored it 114-113 for the heavy underdog San...

Tom Hogan-HoganPhotos/Golden Boy Promotions Joseph Diaz Jr missed weight on Friday and couldn’t retain his IBF junior lightweight title, but Shavkat Rakhimov didn’t get the judges going his way to take it for himself either, leaving the 130-pound belt vacant after a majority draw on DAZN. Judges had the fight 114-114, 114-114, and 115-113, the last card for Diaz. Bad Left Hook scored the bout 116-112 and 116-112 on separate cards, both giving the fight to Diaz, for what that’s worth. DAZN...