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UFC 308 LIVE: Topuria defends title against Holloway in featherweight blockbuster

Posted: October 26, 2024 at 10:22 am   /   Sports

Follow live updates and results as Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway meet in a highly-anticipated title fight MMA Mixed Martial Arts News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos

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Leo knocks out Lopez to capture IBF featherweight crown

Posted: August 10, 2024 at 10:21 pm   /   Sports

Hometown hero Angelo Leo knocked out Mexico's Luis Alberto Lopez in the 10th round on Saturday to win the International Boxing Federation featherweight title in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Leo, a former World Boxing Organization junior featherweight world champion, improved to 25-1 with his 12th knockout victory in the battle of 30-year-old fighters. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports […]

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Oscar Valdez overcame depression, rib injuries to challenge for super featherweight title

Posted: January 31, 2024 at 9:22 am   /   Sports

Oscar Valdez fell into a depression after losing to Shakur Stevenson last year, then suffered back-to-back rib injuries. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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KSW 58 results: Daniel Torres claims featherweight title with first-round upset of Salahdine Parnasse

Posted: January 30, 2021 at 9:22 pm   /   Sports

Daniel Torres' scored a rather awkward knockout of Salahdine Parnasse to claim featherweight gold in the KSW 58 main event. MMA Mixed Martial Arts News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos

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Navarrete tops Villa for WBO featherweight title

Posted: October 13, 2020 at 10:22 am   /   Sports

Emanuel Navarrete knocked down Ruben Villa in the first and fourth rounds, then withstood a late rally to capture the crown Friday night in Las Vegas. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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Cris Cyborg Defends Women’s Featherweight Title Against Holly Holm at UFC 219

Posted: November 17, 2017 at 9:22 pm   /   Sports

The reigning UFC women's featherweight champion will put her title on the line against Holly Holm at UFC 219 on Dec. 30 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. UFC officials announced the matchup on Thursday evening. BREAKING: There’s a title on the line at #UFC219!@CrisCyborg is set to defend her Mixed Martial Arts on […]

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Michael Johnson Dropping to Featherweight, Wants to Face Jose Aldo

Posted: September 5, 2017 at 10:23 pm   /   Sports

Ninth-ranked lightweight Michael Johnson wants to drop down to the featherweight division to take on “new faces,” and wants to fight former champion Jose Aldo. “The Menace” has lost four of his last five bouts in the 155-pound division and hopes to rejuvenate his career by dropping down a weight class Mixed Martial Arts on […]

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Santa Cruz beats Frampton for WBA featherweight belt (The Associated Press)

Posted: January 28, 2017 at 9:22 pm   /   Sports

Leo Santa Cruz reclaimed the WBA featherweight title Saturday night with a majority decision over Carl Frampton. In their second fight in six months, the 125-pound fighters thrilled the crowd with furious exchanges over a grueling 12 rounds, with Santa Cruz (33-1-1) avenging his only loss. Using a punishing jab that often left Frampton (23-1) […]

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Frampton tops Santa Cruz for WBA super featherweight title (The Associated Press)

Posted: July 31, 2016 at 5:22 am   /   Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Carl Frampton unanimously outpointed previously undefeated champion Leo Santa Cruz on Saturday night to take the WBA super featherweight title. Yahoo Sports – Boxing News

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