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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, who is the naturally bigger puncher, and the challenger did some very effective body work in the fight...

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 sporadic success but he struggled to stem the brawling style of Chisora,” the newspaper’s repor...

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 Left Hook had the fight 116-112 for Edwards, with Mthalane (39-3, 26 KO) winning the last four roun...

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 tested later by a different lab that also found “traces of several banned substances”. Sankei Sport...

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,” Ryan said Monday at a news conference outside the Trumbull County Courthouse after releasing a ...