By: Steven Galeano Josh Taylor inked his name in boxing history forever after becoming an undisputed junior welterweight champion on Saturday night in Las
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Luis Ortiz (32-2) is hoping to get a big fight in the near future.
The former world title challenger was last in the ring in November when he blew out an overmatched Alexander Flores in 1 round in a Premier Boxing Champions on Fox telecast.
Ortiz has been calling out all of the big names in the heavyweight division but has had difficulty getting any of the top fighters to face him. Even at 42-years-old, the Cuban has proven to be a difficult opponent.
“I have been trying to get in the ring with Dillian Whyte but he refused to fight me so I went to the (Andy) Ruiz versus (Chris) Arreola fight and again I got a no, because Ruiz said he would need another tune-up,” Ortiz told BoxingScene.com.
The card is being staged by Karim Akkar, a German promoter/manager/agent.
On June 19 in Abu Dhabi, Borg (13-5) is scheduled to face Canada’s Jesse Arnett (18-6) on a card promoted by UAE Warriors, which has been in business since 2012 and has staged 18 previous events.
Neither Trout, 35, nor Borg, 27, has seen much action recently but for somewhat different reasons.
Borg was undefeated (6-0) when he signed with the UFC in 2014 at the age of 20. He rose in the UFC flyweight ranks to a title shot against then-champion Demetrious Johnson, losing by fifth-round submission (arm bar) in October 2017.
Since, Borg struggled multiple times to make weight. Meanwhile, the health of his 3-year-old son, Anthony, born with a condition called hydrocephalus, caused Borg to withdraw from at least one scheduled fight.
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CARSON, CALIF. (May 29, 2021) – Nonito Donaire is champion once again. Fourteen years after he won his first world title, the “Filipino Flash” cemented his Hall of Fame credentials with a sensational fourth-round KO win over Nordine Oubaali to capture the WBC World Bantamweight title Saturday night in the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING main event from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
“The king has returned,” Donaire beamed afterward. “I just love the crowds. All my friends, family, all the boxing fans that came out thank you so much. You guys are wonderful.”
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(Photo : Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Manny Pacquiao v Keith Thurman
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 20: Manny Pacquiao (L) and Keith Thurman battle in the first round of their WBA welterweight title fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena on July 20, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao won in a split decision. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
A Manny Pacquiao vs. Errol Spence Jr. welterweight title unification fight will be a real treat to boxing fans after more than a year of the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down pretty much all sporting events worldwide.
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