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Rematch good for Linares, but what about Salgado?
When Jorge Linares was waxed in 73 seconds this weekend by Juan Carlos Salgado, it stunned the entire sport. How could Linares, a 24-year old dynamo with an enormously bright future, be taken care of ...
Tokyo Results: Toshiaki Nishioka retains, Jorge Linares stunned
We had a great FanPost that was bumped to the front page earlier discussing the stunning loss Jorge Linares suffered in 73 seconds to Juan Carlos Salgado, but that wasn't the only notable fight in Tok...
Jorge Linares signs with Golden Boy
Jorge "Golden Boy" Linares, a former featherweight titlist who has since moved up and won a title at 130 pounds, signed with Golden Boy Promotions this weekend. HBO's Jim Lampley reported the signing ...
Rankings Update: Junior Lightweight
Bad Left Hook Junior Lightweight (130) Rankings <!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter Record (KO) 1 Humberto Soto 48-7-2 (31) 2 Robert Guerrero 25-1-1 (17) 3 Malcolm Klassen 24-5...
Humberto Soto wants Valero, Marquez and Linares
Junior lightweight titlist Humberto Soto has been rumored recently to be facing lightweight titleholder Edwin Valero in what would be a dynamite fight on the Cotto-Pacquiao undercard in November, but ...
Sunday Morning Notes: Anselmo Moreno retains, Eddie Chambers dominates
WBA bantamweight titlist Anselmo Moreno held off a late rally attempt by Mahyar Monshipour to retain his title via split decision in France. Moreno won on scores off 116-112, 116-113 and 113-115. He r...
Some Random Rumors
Some news and notes from around the boxing world this week... According to BoxingScene, Jorge Linares is calling out Humberto Soto. It would be a great step-up fight if it were to happen...
Fight Previews: Ortiz-Maidana and Abraham-Oral
Neither of this weekend's fights being offered on major American TV are really big enough to go into our running picks competition, but both are more than worth discussion. First off, Showtime will br...
Money Talks: Williams-Phillips and more
Personally, I don't think Ted wore the white outfit nearly enough. As always, odds are taken from Bodog. Paul Williams is a MASSIVE favorite (-1100) against Verno Phillips (+600) in the H...
Linares vacates, Larios elevated to "full champion"
22-year old Jorge Linares has vacated the WBC's featherweight title, citing difficulty making the 126-pound limit and a need for more time to recover from injuries, and the WBC has shamefully given f...
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