Boxing

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Hugo Micallef, who notched more than 100 amateur victories while representing his homeland of the Principality of Monaco in tournaments worldwide, has signed a multi-year promotional contract with Top Rank. Micallef, from Monte Carlo, will make his pro debut Friday, Sept. 10 in Paris on the undercard of heavyweight contender Tony Yoka’s homecoming bout against fellow unbeaten Petar Milas (streaming live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+).

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LAS VEGAS (June 12, 2021) — The undefeated pound-for-pound future of boxing, Shakur Stevenson (15-0, 8 KOs) returns tonight at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas against Namibian knockout artist Jeremiah Nakathila (21-1, 17 KOs). The 12-round bout will be contested for the vacant WBO interim junior lightweight world title, a battle of the organization's top two contenders.

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The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) has succeeded in its efforts to bring Olympic middleweight qualifier Eumir Felix Marcial to the United States Olympic Boxing Training Center in Colorado Springs for the last stage of his preparations for Tokyo.

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All-time boxing great and 2020 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Floyd “Money” Mayweather will make his return to the ring as the undefeated, 12-time, five-division world champion squares off in an exhibition bout against social media sensation and pro boxer Logan “The Maverick” Paul, headlining a blockbuster SHOWTIME PPV event on Sunday, June 6. The anticipated clash pits superstars from two different worlds in a must-see showdown for sports and entertainment fans around the globe.

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (April 24, 2021) — Mexico versus Puerto Rico. The next chapter will be written tonight at a sold-out Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida, as Mexico's Emanuel "Vaquero" Navarrete (33-1, 28 KOs) will make the first defense of his WBO featherweight world title against Puerto Rico's Christopher "Pitufo" Diaz (26-2, 16 KOs).

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