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Contenders wanted — How a banner month for lightweights will shape boxing’s deepest division in ’22

Posted on By Rufina Lynn

Dec 2, 2021 Mike CoppingerESPN George Kambosos Jr.’s victory over Teofimo Lopez shook up the lightweight division in ways few could have anticipated, setting the stage for a scintillating stretch of fights in one of boxing’s deepest divisions. Now that Kambosos stands as the guy at 135 pounds, the hierarchy looks drastically different than it…

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Lightweights, Omicron Loom Large: December Preview

Posted on By Rufina Lynn

There is one month to go in the 2021 boxing ‘season’ and November reminded us no year is ever over until the final bell. Saul Alvarez unified the super middleweight division, Terence Crawford reminded the world who he is, Stephen Fulton-Brandon Figueroa lived up to expectations, and we got a new lightweight king. George Kambosos’…

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