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Shattered dreams
Prichard Colon seemed on the verge of fulfilling his boyhood ambition of a world boxing title. Now his life is a tragic testament to the peril of pursuing prizefighting dreams.
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Bivol's goal is simple: Win, look good, build fan base
Russian light heavyweight Dmitry Bivol always want to put on a good show for the fans. He will have that chance when he defends his interim 175-pound belt against Samuel Clarkson on Friday.
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Burns unconcerned with weight of history
With a victory on Saturday, junior welterweight titleholder Ricky Burns could join an elite group of British boxers who have won world title unification fights. But he is not concerned about making history.
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Chat: Dan Rafael talks boxing, noon ET
Senior writer Dan Rafael answers your questions about the sweet science, including this weekend's fights and much more.
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The purse bid for featherweight titlist Lee Selby's mandatory defense against former titleholder Jonathan Victor Barros took place on Thursday at IBF headquarters in Springfield, New Jersey. Tom Brown's TGB Promtions won with a bid of $601,000, narrlowly beating the only other bid from Barros promtoer K.O. International, which offered $600,000. Date and site are TBA but Selby gets 75 percent of the winning bid ($450,750) and Barros gets 25 percent ($150,250).
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Is Lomachenko the best fighter in boxing?
Junior lightweight world titleholder Vasyl Lomachenko has only nine professional fights, but he's already considered one of the most exciting fighters to watch.
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Can Lomachenko really be best pound for pound fighter?
Julio Cesar Chavez joins Bernardo Osuna over whether Vasyl Lomachenko is really the pound for pound best fighter with the lack of top competition he's faced so far.
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Alvarez moving to middleweight after next bout
Canelo Alvarez will fight full-time as a middleweight after he faces Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. next month in Las Vegas.
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Doubt over Lee Selby/Carl Frampton bout
Lee Selby's manager Jamie Sanigar doubts the IBF world featherweight champion will fight British rival Carl Frampton this summer.
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Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko
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Klitschko to Joshua: I am Everest
Wladimir Klitschko has compared himself to the highest mountain in the world, and says 'it's going to take another life in April' when he meets Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium.
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Klitschko: I will mentor Joshua.
Wladimir Klitschko says he will come back and 'mentor Joshua' if he beats him, ahead of his IBF and WBA world heavyweight title bout against the British boxer.
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Nothing easy about Joshua-Klitschko U.S. TV deal
In less than three weeks, Anthony Joshua will defend his world title against Wladimir Klitschko, but American television plans have not yet been announced.
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Ward and Kovalev confident ahead of rematch.
Unified Light Heavyweight World Champion Andre Ward and former Unified Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey Kovalev promoted their rematch in June.
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Porter-Berto both looking to return to form.
Bernardo Osuna looks ahead to Shawn Porter's bout against Andre Berto in a chance for both fighters to bounce back, especially for Porter who lost on decision in his last fight against Keith Thurman.
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Perez looking to bounce back against Lopez.
Bernardo Osuna previews Michael Perez's bounce back fight against Marcelino Lopez after falling to Petr Petrov in September.
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Tony Yoka, who won the super heavyweight gold medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, will make his professional debut in a six-round bout against an opponent to be determined on July 2 in Paris, Ringstar Sports promoter Richard Schaefer told ESPN on Tuesday.
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Canelo Alvarez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
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Fonfara made Chavez Jr. quit, Oscar made Chavez Sr. quit. I asked Canelo if he could make Chavez Jr. quit again. He said and "as the great Bernard Hopkins said, once a quitter, always a quitter, so anything is possible."
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Canelo on Chavez Jr.: "I think a lot of his fans are more his father's fans. Not a good role model for the young children or young fighters."
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Tony Yoka, who won the super heavyweight gold medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, will make his professional debut in a six-round bout against an opponent to be determined on July 2 in Paris, Ringstar Sports promoter Richard Schaefer told ESPN on Tuesday.
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Lomachenko solidifies top spot at 130 pounds
Another fight, another impressive victory for junior lightweight world titlist Vasyl Lomachenko, who outclassed former titlist Jason Sosa in a ninth-round TKO.
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Junior lightweight titlist Vasyl Lomachenko's masterful ninth-round knockout of Jason Sosa in a title defense Saturday night at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md., averaged 832,000 viewers and peaked at 886,000 for the live telecast on HBO, according to Nielsen Media Research. The total marks a 9 percent average viewership increase over his seventh-round knockout of Nicholas Walters in his last fight on HBO in November (761,000 viewers). Light heavyweight contender Oleksandr Gvozdyk's third-round KO of Yunieski Gonzalez in the co-feature averaged 690,000 viewers and peaked at 702,000). The opening bout, cruiserweight titlist Oleksandr Usyk's decision win against Michael Hunter Jr., averaged 679,000 viewers, peaking at 774,000. That is a 21 percent average audience increase from Usyk's HBO debut in December when he retained the title against Thabiso Mchunu (560,000 viewers).
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Gvozdyk goes up three spots at light heavyweight
With a destruction of rugged Cuban contender Yunieski Gonzalez in a third round TKO, Oleksandr Gvozdyk jumped all the way to the No. 6 spot in the division.
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Usyk shows why he tops the cruiserweight division
Cruiserweight world titleholder Oleksandr Usyk dominated game 2012 U.S. Olympian Michael Hunter en route to a unanimous decision victory.
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Pacquiao deal for July fight vs. Horn done
Top Rank says the long-awaited deal for Manny Pacquiao to defend his welterweight world title in Australia against Jeff Horn is complete.
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Flanagan manager sizes up Lomachenko
The manager of world lightweight titleholder Terry Flanagan is keen to begin talks over a fight with super-featherweight king Vasyl Lomachenko.
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Kovalev: I don't like Ward
Sergey Kovalev's rematch against unified light heavyweight world titleholder Andre Ward is not until June 17. But they have already started jabbing at each other.
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Vasyl Lomachenko
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Scorecard: Sosa no match for Lomachenko
Junior lightweight world titleholder Vasyl Lomachenko continued his quest to be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world with an impressive and dominating TKO victory over Jason Sosa.
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Who's next for Lomachenko?
With Vasyl Lomachenko looking so formidable in his stoppage victory over Jason Sosa, who is next to test the Ukrainian's powers? ESPN takes a look at some of his potential opponents.
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Khan targeting big fight after Ramadan
Former unified junior welterweight world champion Amir Khan has shelved plans to fight until the autumn after missing out on facing Manny Pacquiao this summer.
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Jonas targets Taylor rematch
Former Team GB boxer Natasha Jonas has confirmed she is making a comeback as a professional and wants to avenge her 2012 Olympic defeat to Katie Taylor.
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Fury 'agrees' to fight Charr on comeback
Former world heavyweight champ Tyson Fury, currently without a boxing license while waiting for a court hearing with UK Anti-Doping, has verbally agreed to fight Manuel Charr when he gets back in the ring.
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Will Burns retain his title?
Steve Bunce looks ahead to Ricky Burns' fight with the unbeaten Namibian Julius Indongo in a massive junior welterweight unification clash at the SSE Hydro, Glasgow on Saturday.
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Horn promoter: Pacquiao fight set for July 2
Manny Pacquiao will face Australian Jeff Horn on July 2 in Australia, announced Horn's promoter, Duco Events. Pacquiao's promoter, Top Rank, said the deal was not quite finalized.
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Vasyl Lomachenko-Jason Sosa
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Lomachenko easily handles Sosa to defend belt
Vasyl Lomachenko easily defended his junior lightweight title by peppering Jason Sosa in a fight stopped after the ninth round.
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"It was a massacre but I give Sosa a ton of credit," Top Rank vice president Carl Moratti said about his fighter Vasyl Lomachenko's destruction of Jason Sosa on Saturday. "He did what a lot of guys won't even do, which is go to the negotiating table. He did that and then stepped in the ring." Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank.
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After his TKO victory over Jason Sosa on Saturday, Vasyl Lomachenko said he'd like to fight the other junior lightweight titlists, but if he can't find one to face him, he would look at going up in weight. Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank
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Usyk retains belt with decision victory over Hunter
Oleksandr Usyk took a few rounds to get going, but when he did, he took over and punished the very game Michael Hunter Jr. on Saturday night to retain his cruiserweight title.
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Light heavyweight contender Oleksandr Gvozdyk defeated Yunieski Gonzalez by TKO at 2:55 seconds of Round 3. Very impressive performance by Gvozdyk. By CompuBox numbers, Gvozdyk connected 116 of 256 total punches for a 45 % accuracy. Gonzalez landed only 26 of 165, 16%. Photo by Mikey Williams.
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In another impressive performance, lightweight world titleholder Vasyl Lomachenko outlanded Jason Sosa according to CompuBox numbers. Lomachenko connected 275 of 696 punches, 40%. Sosa only landed 68 of 286, 24%.
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Flanagan outlasts Petrov, wants a big name
Terry Flanagan is seeking the big name opponent his career has so far lacked after grinding out a unanimous points win over Petr Petrov on Saturday.
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Dan Rafael's unofficial scorecard: Round 9 - Target practice for Lomachenko. 9-0. Not a single remotely close or competitive round. They should stop this fight.
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Jason Sosa's corner is close to stopping the fight. They just told Sosa that if Vasyl Lomachenko continues dominating, they are going to stop the fight.
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After seven rounds, Vasyl Lomachenko contursi Ines to outland Jason Sosa. 180-49 punches connected.
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Dan Rafael's unofficial scorecard: Round 7 - This is all Lomachenko. 7-0 and no rounds close. He is pasting Sosa with punches from every angle and taking almost nothing back. Complete mismatch (as expected).
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Dan Rafael's unofficial scorecard: Round 6 - Another easy round for Lomachenko. 6-0. He is landing to the head and body and Sosa has very little to offer. Photo by Mikey Williams.
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Dan Rafael's unofficial scorecard: Round 5 - 5-0 Lomachenko, who had another big fifth round. He snapped Sosa's head back with a left hand, forced him to the ropes and did as he pleased.
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After four rounds, Vasyl Lomachenko has outlanded Jason Sosa 85-27.
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Dan Rafael's unofficial scorecard: Round 4 - 4-0 Lomachenko. It's total domination. Sosa is missing everything and Lomachenko is blitzing him with combinations.
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Dan Rafael's unofficial scorecard: Round 3 - Thru three rounds it's all Lomachenko. Sosa throwing punches but missing wildly with many of them. Lomachenko poised, accurate and doing his thing. 3-0.
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Dan Rafael's unofficial scorecard: Round 2 - Lomachenko had a big second round. Landed all sorts of shots from different angles and had Sosa in trouble at the end of the round. 2-0 VLom.
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Dan Rafael's unofficial scorecard: Lomachenko takes round 1. The speed difference is wildly obvious. Sosa is a massive underdog.
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Junior lightweight world titleholder Vasyl Lomachenko relaxes before his title defense against Jason Sosa on Saturday at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank
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Cruiserweight titleholder Oleksandr Usyk outlanded Michael Hunter according to CompuBox. Usyk connected 321 of 905, 35%, while hunter only landed 190 of 794, 24%. Photo by Mikey Williams.
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Dan Rafael's unofficial scorecard: Round 12 - Uksy had a huge 12th round, scored a knockdown when the ropes held Hunter up and nearly stopped him several times. Great chin by Hunter. I have Usyk winning 118-109
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Dan Rafael's unofficial scorecard: Round 12 - Uksy had a huge 12th round, scored a knockdown when the ropes held Hunter up and nearly stopped him several times. Great chin by Hunter. I have Usyk winning 118-109
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Dan Rafael's unofficial scorecard: Round 9 - Usyk-Hunter has been a good fight so far but Usyk seems to have taken control after a close first few rounds. He's outpunching Hunter and doing more damage. I have him up 88-83.
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After nine rounds, Michael Hunter is still in the fight against cruiserweight titleholder Oleksandr Usyk. We go to the championship rounds.
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Light heavyweight contender Oleksandr Gvozdyk gets ready to face Yunieski Gonzalez in a 10-round light heavyweight fight Saturday night inside the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Gvozdyk, a 2012 Ukrainian Olympic bronze medalist, is a good friend of Vasyl Lomachenko, who defends his junior lightweight belt against Jason Sosa in the main event.
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Lightweight world titleholder Terry Flanagan outpointed Petr Petrov Saturday night in Manchester, England, in a fight that was closer than the scorecards indicated. The three judges had the fight for Flanagan 116-112, 120-108 and 118-110.
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