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• Gabriela Alaniz: I Am More Than Ready To Go In Search Of Eternal Glory

Gabriela Alaniz never gave up on this moment. She envisioned long before her pair of fights with Marlen Esparza. It remained her ultimate goal even after she was denied a decision most should have gone her way in their first fight last July. The highly questionable majority decision defeat ended Alaniz’s WBO flyweight title reign. Their […] The post Gabriela Alaniz: I Am More Than Read...2024
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• Undisputed champion Seniesa Estrada retires from boxing at 32

Photo by Kevin Estrada/Golden Boy/Getty Images Seniesa Estrada ends her career 26-0 (9 KO) Seven months after scoring the biggest win of her 12-year professional career, undisputed minimumweight champion Seniesa Estrada has announced her retirement from the sport at age 32. Estrada picked up her first title, the WBA interim light flyweight belt, in 2019 with a wide technical decision over ...2024
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• Schofield vs Giron and Fundora vs Alaniz planned for Nov. 2

Photo by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images Gabriela Fundora and Gabriela Celeste Alaniz will fight for the undisputed flyweight title Earlier this week, The Ring’s Jake Donovan brought word that top lightweight23 prospect Floyd Schofield will headline a November 2nd DAZN show against veteran Rene Tellez Giron. More recently, the WBA’s website revealed that Gabriela Fundora will battle G...2024
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• Team USA’s Olympic boxing woes return in Paris

Jahmal Harvey of Team USA after losing in his quarterfinal bout | Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images The United States’ Olympic boxing squad had another rough go of it in Paris. The United States still holds the record for most medals in Olympic boxing history, and will for some time longer. Team USA had notched 117 medals overall coming into this year’s Summer Games in Paris, inclu...2024
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• Paris 2024: Team USA and key names from around the world

Jahmal Harvey is believed to be Team USA’s top gold medal hope in Paris | Photo by RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP via Getty Images Jahmal Harvey is seen as Team USA’s best hope at a gold medal in Paris. Boxing’s place at the Olympics has been in jeopardy for years now, but the sport has kept its spot for at least one more cycle, and men and women from around the world will lace up the gloves and look t...2024
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• Fundora vs Asenjo joins Ortiz vs Bohachuk on Aug. 10

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Gabriela Fundora owns the IBF flyweight title Gabriela Fundora won’t be diving into an undisputed title fight with Gabriela Alaniz quite yet, as Camilo Zamora of DSPORTS Chile reports that Fundora will defend her IBF flyweight title against Daniela Asenjo. Asenjo (16-3-3, 2 KO) has never actually fought at 112, instead spending most of her career at...2024
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• News and Notes
David Alaverdian is targeting a late September or early October date for his next fight. The 8-0-1 flyweight is back in Las Vegas training. He last fought on April 10.Stefi Cohen (4-1-1) was recently asked who she would most like to fight. She answered that taking on Ring flyweight champion Marlen Esparza down the road would be fun.Cletus Seldin worked with former foe, Eddie Gomez. Gomez posted a ...2023
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"In the […] The post Marlen Esparza-Gabriela Alaniz rematch joins a stacked undercard for Zepeda-Hughes appeared first on The Ring."

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"In a bell-to-bell war of attrition, Marlen Esparza held on to her Ring magazine belt in a war against Argentina’s Celeste Alaniz with a decision win at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday, July 8."

• Title Fights From Around the World: Gabriela Alaniz Wins Upset, Yamileth Mercado Retains

Today, boxing world title fights take place around the globe and are more accessible to watch than ever before. Sometimes, championship bouts do not receive as much attention and go underreported. Big Fight Weekend commits to writing about boxing news, previews, and recaps. As such, the site now has a recurring segment on championship bouts – from around the world from the past week. The focus of ...2024
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• Esparza loses three belts on scale

Photo by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images Jose Ramirez, Rances Barthelemy, Vergil Ortiz Jr, and the rest of the noteworthy names came in under their respective catchweight limits Today’s Jose Ramirez vs Rances Barthelemy weigh-ins were an interesting affair, partly due to the fact that three of the four main card fights magically turned out to be catchweight bouts the whole time. Ramir...2024
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• PODCAST: Canelo must fight Benavidez, Ryan Garcia return, Charlo comeback, more

David Benavidez has fully earned a fight with Canelo Alvarez | Amanda Westcott and Esther Lin/SHOWTIME We’re coming off of a big weekend and headed into another star’s return to action this Saturday! It’s Tuesday, we’ve got your podcast! On this week’s show: First Half: Ryan Garcia is back this weekend! What to make of this matchup, yet another new trainer, and the bit of the undercard w...2023
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• Ortiz vs Lawson official for Jan. 6 on DAZN

Vergil Ortiz Jr has not fought since August 2022 Like Ryan Garcia before him, Vergil Ortiz Jr’s first fight as a super welterweight won’t be against a super welterweight. Ortiz confirmed on Twitter today that he’ll face welterweight veteran Fredrick Lawson in his January 6th return. Previous reporting indicated that Marlen Esparza would also see action, but if DAZN sent out anything about the unde...2023
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• Team USA’s Olympic boxing woes return in Paris
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• Title Fights From Around the World: Gabriela Alaniz Wins Upset, Yamileth Mercado Retains
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• Ramirez survives scare to outwork Barthelemy, Ortiz destroys Dulorme: Highlights

Jose Ramirez survived a near-disaster to outwork Rances Barthelemy | Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy Jose Ramirez and Vergil Ortiz Jr emerged victorious as expected, but took very different paths to get there. Jose Ramirez looked a bit rusty and showed a number of his classic bad habits, but his pressure, volume, and durability were enough to carry him past a game Rances Barthelemy. Ramirez (29-1,...2024
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• Ramirez vs Barthelemy: Live updates and results, 8 pm ET

Jose Ramirez faces Rances Barthelemy tonight on DAZN | Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy Jose Ramirez and Vergil Ortiz Jr return tonight on DAZN! Jose Ramirez and Vergil Ortiz Jr are both back in action tonight on DAZN, co-headlining from Ramirez’s hometown of Fresno, Calif. Ramirez will face Rances Barthelemy in a 12-round fight at 140 lbs, while Ortiz will precede that one in a 10-round super welt...2024
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• Jose Ramirez vs. Rances Barthelemy: How to Stream, Betting Odds and Fight Card

On Saturday, April 27, Jose Ramirez (28-1, 18 KOs) will take on Cuban Rances Barthelemy (30-2-1, 15 KOs) in a super lightweight bout at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, with the card shown live on DAZN as part of a doubleheader with Vergil Ortiz Jr. (20-0, 20 KOs) taking on Thomas Dulorme (26-6-1, 17 KOs). Ramirez will return to the ring after a year of inactivity since he defeated Richard Commey b...2024
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• Esparza vs Fundora reported for Jan. 6, undisputed flyweight championship

Marlen Esparza and Gabriela Fundora will fight for undisputed at flyweight | Golden Boy Marlen Esparza and Gabriela Fundora will fight for undisputed at flyweight in January. Marlen Esparza and Gabriela Fundora will reportedly meet for the undisputed flyweight championship on Saturday, Jan. 6, according to a report at ESPN.com. Esparza, 34, holds the WBC, WBA, and WBO titles, while the 21-...2023
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• Highlights: Schofield drops Rhodes three times in a dominant win
Floyd Schofield put Haskell Rhodes on the canvas three times in a unanimous decision win | Golden Boy Floyd Schofield dominated every round and knocked Haskell Rhodes down three times on his way to a big decision victory on DAZN It wasn’t the main event the boxing world hoped for, but Floyd Schofield looked brilliant tonight on DAZN in a clean sweep, three knockdown victory over Haskell Rh...2023
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• Live updates and results: Ennis vs Villa and Schofield vs Rhodes, 8 pm ET
Jaron “Boots” Ennis faces Roiman Villa in tonight’s Showtime main event | Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME We’ve got live coverage of TWO (2) shows for you tonight, with Jaron “Boots” Ennis facing Roiman Villa in our overall headliner! Jaron “Boots” Ennis returns to action tonight against Roiman Villa, headlining a tripleheader on Showtime. We also have an unfortunately diminished effort tonight f...2023
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• Gabriela Alaniz: I Am More Than Ready To Go In Search Of Eternal Glory
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• Team USA’s Olympic boxing woes return in Paris
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• Ramirez survives scare to outwork Barthelemy, Ortiz destroys Dulorme: Highlights
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• Fundora expected to defend title against Cruz, Jan. 27

Gabriela Fundora will look to continue her momentum in her first title defense. | Photo by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images Gabriela Fundora won her world title this past October. Women’s IBF flyweight champion Gabriela Fundora is currently in the works to make her first world title defense against Christina Cruz next month, according to ESPN’s sources. They state that Fundora will p...2023
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• PODCAST: Canelo must fight Benavidez, Ryan Garcia return, Charlo comeback, more
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• Marlen Esparza defends her Ring belt against Celeste Alaniz in a war

In a bell-to-bell war of attrition, Marlen Esparza held on to her Ring magazine belt in a war against Argentina’s Celeste Alaniz with a decision win at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday, July 8. Alaniz rushed out of her corner in the first round and seemed to be in control at both […] The post Marlen Esparza defends her Ring belt against Celeste Alaniz in a war appeared first...2023
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• Marlen Esparza-Gabriela Alaniz rematch joins a stacked undercard for Zepeda-Hughes

Oon Saturday, March 16, a 12-round IBF and WBA lightweight title eliminator will feature William Zepeda (29-0, 25 KOs) of San Mateo Atenco, Mexico and English fighter Maxi Hughes (26-6-2, 5 KOs) and will take place live from The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and broadcast around the world on DAZN. In the […] The post Marlen Esparza-Gabriela Alaniz rematch joins a stacked undercard...2024
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• PODCAST: Canelo must fight Benavidez, Ryan Garcia return, Charlo comeback, more
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• Marlen Esparza Claims Majority Decision Win Over Gabriela Alaniz To Further Unify Flyweight Titles
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• Boxing streaming and TV schedule for May 24-27
We’ve got Lara vs Wood 2 and a LOT more on this week’s schedule! We’ve got Lara vs Wood 2 and a LOT more on this week’s schedule! Wednesday, May 24 PPV (AUS), 5:00 am ET, Joseph Parker vs Faiga Opelu. 60 Australian dollarydoos for this one, apparently. Nikita Tszyu is also in action against Benjamin Bommber, plus more on the card. This might wind up available on FITE PPV or FITE+ here, but...2023
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• Marlen Esparza-Gabriela Alaniz Flyweight Title Unification Bout Dropped From April 29 DAZN Show Due To Visa Issue
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• Esparza vs Fundora reported for Jan. 6, undisputed flyweight championship
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• Marlen Esparza, Gabriela Fundora In Advanced Talks For Undisputed Flyweight Championship
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• Team USA’s Olympic boxing woes return in Paris
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• Paris 2024: Team USA and key names from around the world
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• José Ramírez and Rances Barthelemy Make Ring Return in Fresno Super Lightweight Showdown

José Ramírez (28-1, 18 KOs) and Rances Barthelemy (30-2-1, 15 KOs, 1 NC) will make their ring returns when they clash against each other on April 27. The two meet in a super lightweight clash that headlines a Golden Boy Promotions event at the Save Mart Arena in Fresno, CA. Their clash will be broadcast live around the world on DAZN. Just before the main event, Vergil Ortiz Jr. (20-0, 20 KOs) face...2024
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• Jose Ramirez vs. Rances Barthelemy: How to Stream, Betting Odds and Fight Card
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• Ramirez vs Barthelemy and Ortiz vs Dulorme set for Apr. 27

Photo by Bill Tompkins/Getty Images Joseph Diaz Jr vs Oscar Duarte and Marlen Esparza vs Gabriela Alaniz are also on tap Golden Boy Promotions is reportedly gearing up for an absolute crapshoot on April 27th, as Mike Coppinger reports that Jose Ramirez vs Rances Barthelemy will headline a Fresno show on DAZN alongside Vergil Ortiz Jr vs Thomas Dulorme. There was clearly something in the wa...2024
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• Seniesa ‘Super Bad’ Estrada Craves Undisputed Glory

On Friday, March 29, Seniesa Estrada (25-0, 9 KOs) will face long-term rival Yokasta Valle (30-2, 9 KOs) in an undisputed minimumweight championship fight, with the bout co-headlining a Top Rank Boxing event alongside Oscar Valdez vs. Liam Wilson. The stacked card will take place at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona with the entire event streamed live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESP...2024
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• PODCAST: Canelo must fight Benavidez, Ryan Garcia return, Charlo comeback, more
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• Esparza vs Fundora reported for Jan. 6, undisputed flyweight championship
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• Ortiz vs Lawson official for Jan. 6 on DAZN
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• News and Notes
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