Patrick L. Stumberg
41 articles · MMA Mania
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David Benavidez fights through knockdown to overpower David Morrell Jr
Heavy pressure and a nonstop body attack carried David Benavidez to a decision victory over David Morrell Jr in tonight’s PBC on Prime PPV main event. The back-and-forth opening rounds saw Benavidez…
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Naoya Inoue vs Luis Nery reportedly agreed for May in Tokyo
Super bantamweight kingpin Naoya Inoue’s inaugural undisputed defense is already on the table, as Mike Coppinger reports that “The Monster” has agreed to face Luis Nery in Tokyo this May. Never has…
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Jesus Ramos vs Sergio Garcia off, Nonito Donaire vs Alexandro Santiago joins Spence vs Crawford
Showtime’s July 29th Errol Spence Jr vs Terence Crawford show took a hit today when Jesus Ramos was forced out of his super welterweight crossroads bout with Sergio Garcia due to injury.…
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WBC approves Nonito Donaire vs Alejandro Santiago for vacant bantamweight title
The process of rebuilding the bantamweight championship roster rolls on, as Mauricio Sulaiman tells ESPN KnockOut that the WBC has approved Nonito Donaire vs Alejandro Santiago for their vacant title. Nawaphon Kaikanha…
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Naoya Inoue and Stephen Fulton Jr reportedly discussing spring title fight in Japan
UPDATE (Jan. 19, 9:01 am ET): Inoue and Fulton have now reportedly agreed to terms (ESPN.com) for the spring fight in Japan, where Fulton will defend his WBC and WBO 122 lb…
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Canelo’s options: fight his mandatory, ditch the belts, or let the sanctioning body fiction collapse
When someone becomes undisputed champion, they, by necessity, sacrifice autonomy. Four mandatory challengers leave very little time for creative endeavors; maybe the occasional one-off sojourn into a higher or lower weight class,…
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Mark Magsayo vs Rey Vargas official for July 9th at the Alamodome
As revealed last month and confirmed a week later, newly crowned WBC featherweight champion Mark Magsayo will make his inaugural title defense against former super bantamweight champ Rey Vargas at the Alamodome…
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Takuma Inoue and Andy Hiraoka lead Inoue-Donaire 2 undercard
As far as the undercard goes, Naoya Inoue’s June 7th rematch with Nonito Donaire is much more reminiscent of a standard Japanese show than a Top Rank blockbuster. The co-main event pits…
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Jerwin Ancajas moving to bantamweight after upset loss to Fernando Martinez
Former IBF super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas has the contractual right to challenge recent conqueror Fernando Martinez again, but it looks like he won’t be doing so. Rappler reports that “Pretty Boy”…
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Paul Butler vs Joseph Agbeko now for interim title, John Riel Casimero ordered to show cause
News broke this morning that WBO bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero had withdrawn from his mandated title defense against Paul Butler due to a bout of “viral gastritis.” Though there were early…
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Hiroaki Teshigawara vs Marlon Tapales final eliminator joins Donaire-Gaballo
Less than three weeks from fight night, Showtime finally has the beginnings of an undercard for its December 11th Nonito Donaire vs. Reymart Gaballo show. Misako Boxing Gym today announced that IBF…
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Sebastian Fundora vs Sergio Garcia to reportedly land on August 21st Spence-Pacquiao card
Back in May, Sampson Lewkowicz revealed that towering super welterweight Sebastian Fundora signed to fight former European champ Sergio Garcia on FOX, and now the fight appears to have a home. Spanish…
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WBA declines to reinstate Manny Pacquiao, receives strongly worded letter
This past January, the cretins at the WBA elected to demote “super” welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao to “champion in recess,” citing “Pac-Man’s” lack of defenses since beating Keith Thurman for the belt…
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WBO grants extension for Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk negotiations
It looks as though Anthony Joshua might not have to vacate his WBO belt after all. Eddie Hearn tells iFL TV that they’ve received an extension on the purse bid deadline for…
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WBC orders Ryan Garcia vs Javier Fortuna interim title defense
Ryan Garcia may not be fighting Manny Pacquiao next, but it looks like it’ll still be an ultra-athletic southpaw. While Devin Haney deals with Jorge Linares, the WBC has ordered “Kingry” to…
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IBF officially orders Teofimo Lopez to face George Kambosos Jr.
While the rest of the lightweight young guns argue amongst themselves over who’ll fight who next time out, kinda-sorta-maybe undisputed champion Teofimo Lopez has a clear opponent ahead of him. The IBF…
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Canelo Alvarez vs Avni Yildirim to land in United States, not Mexico
Canelo Alvarez hasn’t fought in Mexico since 2011, and that’s not likely to change anytime soon. Though he’d initially intended to face WBC mandatory super middleweight challenger Avni Yildirim in his native…
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Fury vs Joshua: Singapore and Saudi Arabia possible hosts for heavyweight unification
With the UK back under lockdown and boxing suspended for at least the next month, one of the biggest fights in British boxing history may not actually take place on British soil.…
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Errol Spence Jr. vs. Danny Garcia in the works for fall PPV
Points for chutzpah. The Athletic’s Mike Coppinger reports that Errol Spence Jr., who was in a massive car accident last October and is still not medically cleared to spar, “is expected” to…
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Wilder vs Fury 2: Emanuel Navarrete to face Jeo Tupas Santisima on PPV
This past weekend, Mike Coppinger revealed that WBO super bantamweight champion Emanuel Navarrete would make his first title defense of 2020 on the February 22nd Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury II pay-per-view undercard. Now,…