Boxing

OTX, Overtime Boxing, and Top Rank announced today that they will co-promote Team USA amateur standout Julius “JuJu” Ballo. It’s the first co-promotional pact between the leading promoters, who will collaborate in guiding Ballo’s in-ring development and burgeoning social media profile.

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Naoya Inoue will defend his undisputed super bantamweight crown against unbeaten Australian contender Sam Goodman on Friday, Jan. 24, at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. The two were initially scheduled to fight on Dec. 24, but Goodman suffered a cut above his left eye in sparring shortly before he was scheduled to depart for Tokyo.

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Two world title rematches are set to light up The Grand Canyon State, with legacies and redemption on the line.

Three-division champion Emanuel “El Vaquero” Navarrete (38-2-1, 31 KOs) defends his WBO junior lightweight world title against former two-division king Oscar Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs) in an all-Mexican main event this Saturday, Dec. 7, at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

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