Former world champion Billy Dib is facing a much more serious battle outside of boxing. In October, Dib had a cancerous tumor surgically removed, and now, the findings from the procedure have been revealed, as the 37-year-old Australian has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma cancer, Dib revealed on his Instagram page. The Mayo Clinic describes Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma as "a type ...
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Jose Benavidez Sr., father and trainer of two-time super middleweight champion David Benavidez, does not believe that Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez will ever fight his son. The WBC recently ordered a final eliminator between Benavidez and Caleb Plant - with the winner securing a mandatory crack at Canelo, who holds the undisputed crown at 168. “To be honest, Canelo will not ...
Seniesa Estrada enjoyed every second of her long-awaited return to the ring Saturday night in Las Vegas. The undefeated Estrada relentlessly threw punches at Jazmin Gala Villarino and fended off the aggressive Argentinean contender in their 105-pound title fight at Palms Casino Resort’s Pearl Concert Theater. Judges Max DeLuca, Chris Migliore and Patricia Morse Jarman all scored it a shutout, ...
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Julio Cesar Martinez will defend his WBC World Flyweight title against Samuel Carmona at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona on December 3, live worldwide on DAZN – the co-main event bout as Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez meet in a trilogy clash for the WBC and Ring Magazine Super-Flyweight titles. Martinez (18-2 14 KOs) puts his ...
Unbeaten Raymond Muratalla could be a force to be reckoned with in the lightweight division. Muratalla continues his path toward contender status as he faces a stern test tonight, facing once-beaten Miguel Contreras. The eight-round bout will take place on the Top Rank undercard at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada (7:15 p.m. ET/ 4:15 p.m. PT). The ...
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The unexpected fallout emanating from Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr.'s failure to secure a deal, has left ripple effects across the boxing world. Pegged as arguably the biggest fight that can be made, both Crawford and Spence spent countless months hammering out a deal that would crown the winner as the welterweight division’s undisputed champion. However, as fans began ...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Michel Rivera vs. Frank Martin, Devin Haney vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko, William Zepeda, Dmitry Bivol, and more. Hi Bread, Congrats on Plant and J-Rock making successful returns after defeats. We talk a lot about winning in boxing but not so much losing and coping with the loss ...
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Seniesa Estrada (22-0) has very big plans for 2023. However, she must first defeat Jazmin Gala Villarino (6-1-2) on Saturday night. The fight takes place at the Palms Casino Resort in the chief supporting bout underneath the Janibek Alimkhanuly-Denzel Bentley main event and her WBA world minimum title will be at stake. Both fights will be televised by ESPN. Women’s ...
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Video by Ryan Burton - Seniesa Estrada Interview - At the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort, middleweight boogeyman Janibek "Qazaq Style" Alimkhanuly (12-0, 8 KOs) will defend his WBO world title against British champion Denzel Bentley (17-1-1, 14 KOs). This is the first title defense for Janibek, who was elevated from interim champion after Demetrius Andrade elected to ...
A title fight doubleheader is in store for the first weekend of the new year. KWORLD3 - headed by former titlists and now first-year promoters Koki and Daiki Kameda—held a press conference on Friday to formally announce a pair of strawweight title fights to grace a January 6 show from the 5,000-seat EDION Arena in Osaka, Japan. Tokyo’s Masataki Taniguchi ...