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Update: Naoya Inoue’s agent, John Lewis, tells The Ring’s Mike Coppinger that he is working with Eddie Hearn and Frank Smith to finalize a deal for Inoue to fight Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez in March in Tokyo. The fight is not…
Rafael Espinoza has a replacement opponent for October 31 in Riyadh, with the WBO approving No. 15 contender Ricardo Blandon after the local commission refused to authorize Lorenzo Parra’s participation. The change comes just one week before the event, leaving Blandon little…
Ricardo Blandon is set to replace Lorenzo Parra as Rafael Espinoza’s challenger for the October 31 WBO featherweight championship bout in Riyadh. WBO president Gustavo Olivieri said Canelo Promotions had advised the organization that the Middle East Professional Boxing Commission would…
With Naoya Inoue growing increasingly impatient, Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez has said he is willing to accept the Japanese star’s demand for their possible 2027 showdown. While both have expressed a willingness to collide early next year, it seems Inoue could instead…
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Robert Garcia says Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez has told him he would skip an interim fight to face Naoya Inoue, provided the negotiations work for his team. The trainer discussed that possibility in a Fight Hub TV interview published October 22. Garcia…
An in-demand showdown between Naoya Inoue and Jesse Rodriguez was beginning to look less likely, but there are now reports that a deal will be made for a new targeted date. Following a career-best triumph over Junto Nakatani, Inoue was…
Rafael Espinoza has his sights set on Naoya Inoue, citing the Japanese superstar as his main reason to stay at 126 pounds. The WBO featherweight champion is also realistic, keeping the door open to move up to super featherweight if elite…
TOKYO - Japan's undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue said Thursday his next bout will take place "around March" and implied the opponent would be American Jesse Rodriguez should it become a title defense. Attending an event in Tokyo to…
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