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Mark Robinson/Matchroom Katie Taylor is still the undisputed lightweight champion, out-pointing Natasha Jonas over 10 rounds in Manchester to keep the WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO titles. Taylor retained on scores of 96-95, 96-95, and 96-94. Bad Left Hook had it 97-93 for Taylor, but both did some good work along the way. Taylor was more active for most of the fight, her work rate carrying several rounds, and she did buzz Jonas once with a stiff right hand. But she also felt some shots from Jonas, wh...

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...

Queensberry Promotions Sunny Edwards lifted the IBF flyweight title from Moruti Mthalane tonight at York Hall, taking the win by unanimous decision and becoming a first-time world champion. Edwards (16-0, 4 KO) won on scores of 115-113, 118-111, and 120-108. Giving him every round is pretty indifferent judging, particularly down the stretch when Edwards had stopped doing much at all other than protecting the lead — which was smart of him, mind you, it was clear he’d done enough by then. Bad...

Today, new developments reported by two major Japanese newspapers are raising questions about the accuracy and validity of the Japanese Boxing Commission’s testing process and protocols. The Ashahi Shimbun (mercifully, published in English online) discusses two major failures in the testing process: a lengthy delay in notification, and a failure to retain the original samples for retesting. Their sources say Ioka’s original failed test dates back to January, with the alternate sample test...

dskolnick@tribtoday.com Staff photo / David Skolnick U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan stands in front of the Trumbull County Courthouse to take questions from the media Monday about his Senate bid. WARREN — U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan said the focus of his Senate bid will be on helping the working class and the issues that are important to them. “When you look at what’s happening in the Senate, when you look at what’s happened pre-Joe Biden and where we’re moving toward now, I think we’re at a crossroads...

Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images Edgar Berlanga not only went to his first second round as a professional, but he went the full distance for the first time. Berlanga’s run of 16 straight first round knockouts to start his career came to an end, as a tough and game Demond Nicholson proved exactly the step up veteran opponent many felt the Puerto Rican prospect needed. Berlanga scored four official knockdowns of Nicholson, but went the full eight-round distance. Official sc...

UFC 261: ‘Usman vs Masvidal 2’ | 6th Round Post-Fight Show Zane Simon & Eddie Mercado are here to breakdown this Saturday’s, April 24th, ‘UFC 261: USMAN VS. MASVIDAL 2’ event. The guys will have hot takes, possible next fights, as well as reactions to the overall event. Podcast recorded by Zane Simon & Eddie Mercado are back tonight, Saturday, April 24th., 2021, to breakdown the ‘UFC 261 - ‘USMAN VS MASVIDAL 2’ event, featuring three title fights, which was broadc...

Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos/Ring City USA Erika Cruz scored an upset in tonight’s Ring City USA main event, dominating against Jelena Mrdjenovich to take the WBA featherweight title and possibly move on to an even bigger bout with Amanda Serrano. Cruz (13-1, 3 KO) won on technical decision scores of 70-63 across the board, after the fight was stopped early in the seventh due to cuts on Mrdjenovich (41-11, 2, 19 KO). Since the main cut was ruled to be caused by a clash of heads (replays showed i...

Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME Eimantas Stanionis got a good test tonight from veteran Thomas Dulorme, but the Lithuanian welterweight stayed undefeated with a unanimous decision win on Showtime. Stanionis (13-0, 9 KO) had to make adjustments and pick things up after a good start from Dulorme (25-5-1, 16 KO), and he was able to do that, doing enough clear damage and landing at a better rate, though Dulorme did out-work him in terms of volume, and kept Stanionis from applying the level of pressure he ...

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