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Garcia KOs Salka; Peterson wins with TKO

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Brooklyn, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Danny Garcia remained unbeaten with a second-round knockout Saturday night in the main event at Barclays Center and fellow light welterweight Lamont Peterson also won his bout with a technical knockout. Garcia (29-0, 17 KOs) flattened […]

Vargas wins unanimous decision over Novikov

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Las Vegas, NV (SportsNetwork.com) – Jessie Vargas won a unanimous decision over Anton Novikov to retain his WBA World Light Welterweight title on Saturday. Vargas (25-0) took one card at 117-111 and two cards at 118-111 to hand Novikov (29-1) […]

Kovalev retains WBO light heavyweight title with TKO victory

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Atlantic City, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – Sergey Kovalev retained his WBO light heavyweight title after defeating Blake Caparello by technical knockout in the second round on Saturday night. With just over a minute remaining in the first round, Kovalev (25-0-1) kept […]

Fitz Hitz: Geale undeterred by role as middleweight underdog

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Cape Coral, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – If you’re waiting for Daniel Geale to join the masses genuflecting at the rampaging feet of IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin these days, here’s a time-saving tip. Don’t hold your breath. It’s just not happening. […]

Fitz Hitz: On to bigger, better things for Crawford

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Cape Coral, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – That, ladies and gentlemen, was what a fight of the year looks like. Showing what happens when you step beyond robotic repetition and incorporate plot twists and drama, Terence Crawford and Yuriorkis Gamboa got together […]

Perez defeats Lopez for WBA interim belt

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Santo Domingo, DR (SportsNetwork.com) – Darleys Perez earned a twelve round unanimous decision over Argenis Lopez for the WBA world lightweight title on Saturday night. The Colombian Perez (30-1, 21 KOs) beat the previously unbeaten Lopez (19-1, 8) 116.5-112, 117.5-111, […]

Crawford TKOs Gamboa to retain lightweight title

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Omaha, NE (Sports Network) – Terence Crawford, fighting in front of his hometown fans in Omaha, maintained the WBO lightweight title with a sensational performance against Yuriorkis Gamboa on Saturday. It was a battle of unbeatens at CenturyLink Center, which […]

Fitz Hitz: Guerrero-Kamegai good for a weekend, not a lifetime

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Cape Coral, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Though Robert Guerrero’s return to the welterweight ranks Saturday night was expected to be a chance for the long- absent “Ghost” to re-establish his brand in one-sided fashion, it turned out to be a comeback […]

Lomachenko beats Russell to capture WBO featherweight

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Carson, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Vasyl Lomachenko defeated Gary Russell Jr. in a majority decision on Saturday to win the WBO featherweight title. In just his third pro fight, the two-time Olympic gold medalist Lomachenko (2-1) pounded Russell (24-1) throughout the […]

Fitz Hitz: Budler eyeing bigger quarry at strawweight

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Cape Coral, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – He’s a dual-belted world champion at 105 pounds and a former belt-holder one weight class up at 108, but South African slugger Hekkie Budler is far from content with what he’s already done. In fact, […]