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Teofimo Lopez Gets Ready To Defend Titles Against Jamaine Ortiz In High-Stakes Showdown

Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada

Teofimo Lopez Jr. goes up against Jamaine Ortiz in Las Vegas on February 8 in a super lightweight championship unification fight where both the WBO and The Ring belts will be on the line.Gold medallist Lopez(19-1, 13KOs) from US entered the professional ranks in 2016. Lopez defeated Vasiliy Lomachenko in 2020 to win the WBA, WBO, and The Ring belts, and Richard Commey in 2019 to win the IBF lightweight championship. In 2021, Taylor lost the titles to George Kambosos Jr. on top of the world. He defeated Pedro Campa in 2022 to win the NABF super lightweight title. Ortiz(19-1, 13KOs) from Scotland made his professional debut. In 2022, Ortiz, 33, defeated Jamel Herring and Mahir Albright, the latter of whom was vying for the NABF lightweight title, following a tie with Joseph Adorno. Even though he was defeated by Lomachenko in October 2022, he had made a name for himself as a formidable opponent. When Ortiz last competed in September, he defeated Antonio Moran.The 140-pound championship bout is the headline event promoted by Top Rank Boxing and will be shown live on ESPN

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JOSHUA BUATSI VS DAN AZEEZ ELIMINATION BOUT SET FOR FEB. 3

OVO Wembley Arena, Wembley, London

The WBA eliminator clash between top-ranked light heavyweights Joshua Buatsi and Dan Azeez has been finally set for Saturday, February 3rd. Buatsi (17-0, 3 KOs) and Azeez (20-0, 13 KOs) were set to meet on October 21st at The O2 but a back injury suffered by Azeez in his final training session forced the postponement of their all-British showdown. The rescheduled contest will now take place at The OVO Arena Wembley due to a lack of available dates at The O2. The fight will broadcast live and exclusively on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland and Peacock in the USA.

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Connor Benn and Peter Dobson to Battle it Out in a 12 Rounds Clash

The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, Nevada, US

Conor Benn and Peter Dobson square off in the main event at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Saturday, February 3. The contest features undefeated British contender up against unbeaten American welterweight. The bout is scheduled for 12 rounds. Benn won the WBA continental welterweight title in his 13th fight and made several successful defences as he worked his way up the rankings. In his first defence he beat Josef Zahradnik on points, and he backed that up by stopping Jussi Koivula in the second round and Steve Jamoye in the fourth. The 27-year-old Londoner then stepped up the level of opposition and was able to outpoint former world champion Sebastian Formella in November 2020. Benn followed that up by knocking out Samuel Vargas in just 80 seconds in what many thought pre-fight would be his toughest test to day. Peter Dobson has compiled a perfect 16-0 professional record with nine of his wins coming via knockout. Dobson has spent his career fighting on minor boxing cards across the United States and has no notable names on his record. This will be the 33-year-old’s first fight since he beat Rodrigo Damian Coria on points back in June 2022. His last stoppage win came in August 2021 when he knocked out Andres Viera in the fifth round of their six-round bout. The fight will be live on DAZN

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Clash Of Super Middleweights Set For an Explosive Fight Night as Munguia Fists It Out With Ryder In Phoenix On Jan 27th

Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, US

In a fight that could seal his fate to become the next face of Mexican boxing superstardom, the undefeated, former World Champion Jaime Munguía (42-0, 33 KOs) will battle former Interim World Champion John “The Gorilla” Ryder (32-6, 18 KOs) of the U.K. in a 12-round super middleweight clash. The explosive fight night, which is presented in association with Zanfer Boxing and Matchroom Boxing, will take place at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday, January 27. In a stunning performance hailed as a Fight of the Year Candidate, Munguia(42-0, 33KOs) defeated the gritty, previous world title contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko to earn the WBC silver super middleweight belt in June. Munguía, 27, from Mexico who held the WBO Super Welterweight title from 2018 until 2019, made five successful defenses. Ryder (32-6, 18 KOs), who resides in London, England, has not fought since the decision loss to Alvarez on May 7 in Zapopan, Mexico, not far from Alvarez’s home of Guadalajara. Despite being knocked down in round five, Ryder fought back, engaging Alvarez in the center of the ring. The 35-year-old had won his previous four fights since losing by unanimous decision to Callum Smith in November 2019.

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