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José Núñez Shocks Olympic Champion Erislandy Álvarez with Second Round KO
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José Núñez Shocks Olympic Champion Erislandy Álvarez with Second Round KO

Cuban boxing faced a demanding night this Friday, April 24, in Santiago, Chile, as part of the “KO a las Drogas” card organized by the World Boxing Association (WBA). The spotlight was firmly on Paris Olympic champion Erislandy Álvarez, who headlined the co-feature against Panama’s José “El Magnífico” Núñez. What was expected to be another […]

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Chaos erupts after Figueroa’s thumping win over Ball
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Chaos erupts after Figueroa’s thumping win over Ball

It wasn’t long after Brandon Figueroa’s buzzer-beating knockout win over Nick Ball when pandemonium erupted. Figueroa was ahead on the scorecards of a back-and-forth fight, as the American left the US boxing scene for the first time in his career to challenge Ball for the Brit’s featherweight world championship. And, because of a brutal finish […]