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WBO: Felix Verdejo Must Rebuild His Career, Earn Title Shot
The president of the World Boxing Organization, Francisco 'Paco' Valcarcel, has made it clear that undefeated lightweight Felix Verdejo (23-0 and 15 KO's) will have to rebuild his career to make up for lost time in order to get in line for another wo...
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Felix Verdejo Ring Return Targeted For January, Says Manager
Puerto Rican lightweight prospect Felix 'El Diamante' Verdejo (23-0 and 15 KO's), whose last fight was in February 2017 when he defeated Oliver Flores by unanimous decision, will reappear in January - according to his head trainer and manager Ricky M...
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Felix Verdejo Not Ruling Out Vasyl Lomachenko or Mikey Garcia
Puerto Rican star Felix 'El Diamante' Verdejo (22-0, 15 KOs) is well aware that he needs to be impressive when he returns to the ring on February 3rd - if he wants to full secure a June world title shot against Terry Flanagan, the lightweight champio...
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Roman Martinez vs. Rey Ojeda in Play For December 3
A brawl between former WBO junior lightweight world champion Román 'Rocky Martinez (29-3-3, 17 KOs), and undefeated contender Rey Ojeda (18-0, 9 KO's), is being discussed for December 3 in the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The figh...
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Jose Pedraza's Manager Not Happy, Says Boxer is Stuck in Limbo
The career of Jose Pedraza (22-0, 12KOs), who holds the IBF super featherweight world title, remains in limbo because his promoters have failed to schedule his next defense of the title or get him a shot at a world champion in the lightweight divisio...
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Juanma vs. Vazquez: Oquendo, Gonzalez, Ortiz Added To Card
The show is getting loaded up, as Jonathan 'Polvo' Oquendo (26-5, 16 KO's), who has defeats on his record to former world champions Juan Manuel 'Juanma' Lopez and Wilfredo 'Papito' Vazquez, will be the co-featured attraction on the evening of October...
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Juan Manuel Lopez Medically Cleared To Fight Wilfredo Vazquez
Former two division world champion Juan Manuel Lopez (34-5, 31 KO's) has been medically approved to return to the ring, after taking part in specialized medical examinations in order to get permission from the local commission to fight on October 8 a...
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Rey Ojeda Shocks Puerto Rico With Retirement Announcement
Up and coming prospect Rey Ojeda (18-0 and 9KO's), the current FECARBOX lightweight champion under the WBC, shocked his friends and fans in Puerto Rico by unexpectedly announcing his retirement from boxing through his personal Facebook account.
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McWilliams Arroyo Confident He Can Shock Roman Gonzalez
Former Olympian and 2009 amateur world champion, McWilliams Arroyo (16-2, 13 KO's), began to make adjustments to his training camp after learning that his HBO televised title fight on HBO was made official for April 23 at the Forum in Los Angeles, C...
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McWilliams Arroyo Creeps In, Eyed For Roman Gonzalez Bout
Puerto Rico's McWilliams Arroyo (16-2 and 14 KO's) is aware that he's a leading candidate to secure a world title shot on April 23 in California with Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez (44-0, 38 KOs), who currently holds the WBC flyweight championship.
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Jonathan Gonzalez Training For Comeback, Eyes 154, 160 Ranks
Undefeated Jonathan 'Mantequilla' Gonzalez (18-0-1 and 14 KOs) has returned to training ahead of a planned return in 2016 where he hopes to get a title shot at 154 pounds or middleweight. Gonzalez hopes to fight in late February or early March, lo...
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Angel Acosta Says Milan Melindo Clash Eyed For March Date
Undefeated hard-hitting Angel 'Tito' Acosta (12-0 and 12 KO's) is in the crosshairs of inching his way to a crack at the 108-pound championship of the World Boxing Council, but he gets to that he could be measured against tough Filipino Milan Melindo...