Carlos Canizales avenged his loss to Petchmanee CP Freshmart with a fifth-round KO to win the WBC junior flyweight title and replace Freshmart in the ESPN rankings at No. 5 on Friday in Caracas, Venezuela.
On Saturday in Chicago, Oscar Duarte muscled through Kenneth Sims Jr. with a majority decision win in a WBA junior welterweight title eliminator. It was a close and competitive affair between the slugging Duarte and the technical Sims. However, Duarte's strength and relentless pressure were too much for Sims to overcome as he earned the decision and may be in line to challenge champion Gary Antuanne Russell.
Both fighters remain outside ESPN's top 10 at 140 pounds.
But the highlight of the weekend was the co-main event slugfest between Regis Prograis and Joseph "Jojo" Diaz. The junior welterweight fight between two former champions played out like a meeting of boxers desperate for a win as they delivered an entertaining bout that Prograis won by unanimous decision.
Behind the snappy jab, Prograis -- who entered the fight coming off one-sided losses to Devin Haney and Jack Catterall -- was able to rack up points on Diaz. But Diaz was the one to get the fireworks going early, rocking Prograis with a short left hand in the opening round. With six loses in his last eight fights, Diaz, a former junior lightweight world champion, was desperate to turn his luck around and get back into the title conversation at 140 pounds.
Diaz rattled Prograis multiple times in the fight but was unable to finish the job. Prograis was resilient and routinely found ways to turn the tide despite being on the verge of a knockdown. It made for pure entertainment over the course of their 10-round battle.
Diaz also had to manage a nasty cut on the outside of his left eye in Round 4 that threatened to call a halt to the bout at any given moment. But Diaz powered through and had success fighting at short distance. However, Prograis was the better operator from the outside, smashing Diaz with a stiff jab and straight left hand to keep him at bay. It was just enough to earn two scores of 96-94, with the 98-92 scorecard a bit too wide from such a competitive affair.
"I felt like I won the fight," said Prograis. "My jab was working all night. It was landing. I think he caught me with some big shots, but at the same time I was never [hurt]. I probably got buzzed the first time he caught me, but after that, I wasn't buzzed no more."
Prograis and Diaz stay outside of the top 10 in the junior welterweight division for now.
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Oleksandr Usyk retains the heavyweight championship with another decision victory over Tyson Fury on Saturday, this time unanimously in an epic rematch.
Record: 24-0, 15 KOs
Last: W (KO5) Daniel Dubois, July 19
Next: TBA
Record: 34-2-1, 24 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Oleksandr Usyk, Dec. 21
Next: TBA
Record: 22-3, 21 KOs
Last: L (KO5) Oleksandr Usyk, July 19
Next: TBA
Record: 36-3, 24 KOs
Last: W (TKO2) Martin Bakole, Feb. 22
Next: TBA
Record: 26-0, 18 KOs
Last: W (KO6) Zhilei Zhang, Feb. 22
Next: TBA
Record: 28-4, 25 KOs
Last: L (KO5) Daniel Dubois, Sept. 21
Next: TBA
Record: 18-1, 14 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Joe Joyce, April 5
Next: Aug. 16 vs. David Adeleye
Record: 27-3-1, 22 KOs
Last: L (KO6) Agit Kabayel, Feb. 22
Next: TBA
Record: 35-2-1, 22 KOs
Last: Draw (Majority draw 12) Jarrell Miller, Aug. 3
Next: TBA
Record: 12-0, 10 KOs
Last: W (TKO2) Mike Balogun, May 24
Next: Aug. 16 vs. Dillian Whyte
Record: 28-0, 22 KOs
Last: W (KO5) Claudio Squeo, June 8
Next: TBA
Record: 46-1, 30 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Yuniel Dorticos, June 28
Next: TBA
Record: 21-2, 13 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Brandon Glanton, April 26
Next: TBA
Record: 29-3-3, 17 KOs
Last: W (MD12) Norair Mikaeljan, May 3
Next: TBA
Record: 27-3, 12 KOs
Last: L (MD12) Badou Jack, May 3
Next: TBA
Record: 19-1, 17 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Miljan Rovcanin, July 19
Next: TBA
Record: 28-2, 22 KOs
Last: W (TKO4) Jean Pascal, June 28
Next: TBA
Record: 20-1-1, 19 KOs
Last: D (Majority draw 12) Yamil Peralta, Dec. 7
Next: Oct. 25 vs. Akani Phuzi
Record: 17-1-1, 9 KOs
Last: D (Majority draw 12) Ryan Rozicki, Dec. 7
Next: TBA
Record: 16-0, 9 KOs
Last: W (SD12) Cheavon Clarke, Dec. 14
Next: TBA
Editor's note: Mairis Briedis has been removed for inactivity.
Take a look at the statistics from Dmitry Bivol's win against Artur Beterbiev.
Record: 24-1, 12 KOs
Last: W (MD12) Artur Beterbiev, Feb. 22
Next: TBA
Record: 21-1, 20 KOs
Last: L (MD12) Dmitry Bivol, Feb. 22
Next: TBA
Record: 30-0, 24 KOs
Last: W (UD12) David Morrell Jr., Feb. 1
Next: Nov. 22 vs. Anthony Yarde
Record: 31-2, 22 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Joshua Buatsi, Feb. 22
Next: TBA
Record: 12-1, 9 KOs
Last: W (SD12) Imam Khataev, July 12
Next: TBA
Record: 10-1, 9 KOs
Last: L (SD10) David Morrell Jr., July 12
Next: TBA
Record: 19-1, 13 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Callum Smith, Feb. 22
Next: TBA
Record: 27-3, 24 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Lyndon Arthur, April 26
Next: Nov. 22 vs. David Benavidez
Record: 21-2, 17 KOs
Last: W (KO3) Anthony Hollaway, April 19
Next: TBA
Record: 20-0, 17 KOs
Last: W (TKO3) Marko Calic, Feb. 6
Next: Aug. 8 vs. Jerome Pampellone
Record: 63-2-2, 39 KOs
Last: W (UD12) William Scull, May 3
Next: Sept. 13 vs. Terence Crawford
Record: 29-0, 24 KOs
Last: W (TKO1) Maciej Sulecki, June 27
Next: TBA
Record: 24-0, 18 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Trevor McCumby, July 19
Next: TBA
Record: 22-0-1, 18 KOs
Last: W (KO5) Edgar Berlanga, July 12
Next: TBA
Record: 34-0, 23 KOs
Last: W (TKO6) Thomas LaManna, May 31
Next: TBA
Record: 23-2, 18 KOs
Last: L (KO5) Hamzah Sheeraz, July 12
Next: TBA
Record: 16-2, 11 KOs
Last: W (SD12) Caleb Plant, May 31
Next: TBA
Record: 23-2, 14 KOs
Last: L (SD12) Jose Armando Resendiz, March 31
Next: TBA
Record: 16-1, 10 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Darius Fulghum, May 30
Next: TBA
Record: 26-1-2, 5 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Jaime Munguia, May 3
Next: TBA
Editor's note: Jaime Munguia has been removed after testing positive for a banned substance.
Record: 17-0, 12 KOs
Last: W (TKO5) Anauel Ngamissengue, April 5
Next: TBA
Record: 24-1-1, 18 KOs
Last: D (Split draw 12) Hamzah Sheeraz, Feb. 22
Next: TBA
Record: 31-3-3, 19 KOs
Last: W (TKO9) Danny Garcia, Sept. 14
Next: TBA
Record: 35-3, 25 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Conor Benn, April 26
Next: TBA vs. Conor Benn
Record: 23-1, 14 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Chris Eubank Jr., April 26
Next: TBA vs. Chris Eubank Jr.
Record: 14-1, 9 KOs
Last: L (TKO5) Zhanibek Alimkhanuly, April 5
Next: TBA
Record: 21-0, 9 KOs
Last: W (TKO3) Alexander Pavlov, Sept. 14
Next: TBA
Record: 26-1, 16 KOs
Last: W (TKO2) Patrick Allotey, Feb. 1
Next: TBA
Record: 19-3-1, 6 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Kyrone Davis, May 31
Next: TBA
Record: 15-0, 5 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Etoundi Michel William, June 7
Next: TBA
Record: 41-0, 31 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Israil Madrimov, Aug. 3
Next: Sept. 13 vs. Canelo Alvarez
Record: 23-0, 21 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Israil Madrimov, Feb. 22
Next: TBA
Record: 23-1-1, 14 KOs
Last: W (TKO8) Tim Tszyu, July 19
Next: TBA
Record: 23-0, 17 KOs
Last: W (TKO3) Tim Tszyu, Oct 19
Next: TBA
Record: 22-0, 13 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Jose Garcia Perez, July 26
Next: TBA
Record: 10-2-1, 7 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Vergil Ortiz Jr., Feb. 22
Next: TBA
Record: 25-3, 18 KOs
Last: L (TKO8) Sebastian Fundora, July 19
Next: TBA
Record: 26-2, 24 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Mykal Fox, May 17
Next: TBA
Record: 31-1, 23 KOs
Last: W (TKO3) Brock Jarvis, March 12
Next: TBA
Record: 23-1, 19 KOs
Last: W (TKO7) Guido Emmanuel Schramm, March 22
Next: TBA
Record: 34-0, 30 KOs
Last: W (TKO6) Eimantas Stanionis, April 12
Next: TBA
Record: 28-0, 22 KOs
Last: W (KO5) Jin Sasaki, June 19
Next: Nov. 22 vs. Devin Haney
Record: 29-2-2, 18 KOs
Last: Draw (Majority draw 12) Manny Pacquiao, July 19
Next: TBA
Record: 15-1, 9 KOs
Last: L (TKO6) Jaron Ennis, April 12
Next: TBA
Record: 32-0-1 NC, 15 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Jose Ramirez, May 2
Next: Nov. 22 vs. Brian Norman Jr.
Record: 62-8-3, 39 KOs
Last: Draw (Majority draw 12) Mario Barrios, July 19
Next: TBA
Record: 17-0, 10 KOs
Last: W (KO4) Franco Ocampo, April 12
Next: TBA
Record: 34-1, 18 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Angel Beltran, May 10
Next: TBA
Record: 17-2, 13 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Ryan Garcia, May 2
Next: TBA
Record: 17-0, 9 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Egidijus Kavaliauskas, May 10
Next: TBA
Record: 22-1, 13 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Arnold Barboza Jr., May 2
Next: TBA
Record: 20-0, 8 KOs
Last: W (TKO8) George Kambosos Jr., June 14
Next: TBA
Record: 26-1, 16 KOs
Last: W (TKO5) Jonathan Navarro, June 25
Next: TBA
Record: 23-2, 22 KOs
Last: W (MD12) Alberto Puello, July 12
Next: Nov. 22 vs. Dalton Smith
Record: 24-1, 10 KOs
Last: L (MD12) Subriel Matias, July 12
Next: TBA
Record: 18-1, 17 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Jose Valenzuela, March 1
Next: TBA
Record: 31-2, 11 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Teofimo Lopez, May 2
Next: TBA
Record: 42-4, 15 KOs
Last: L (SD12) Alberto Puello, March 1
Next: TBA
Record: 24-0, 19 KOs
Last: W (TKO9) Ismael Barroso, Sept. 3
Next: TBA
Record: 18-0, 13 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Mathieu Germain, April 25
Next: Nov. 22 vs. Subriel Matias
Record: 24-0, 11 KOs
Last: W (UD12) William Zepeda, July 12
Next: TBA
Record: 30-0-1, 28 KOs
Last: Draw (Majority draw 12) Lamont Roach, March 1
Next: TBA
Record: 13-0, 9 KOs
Last: W (KO4) Denys Berinchyk, Feb. 14
Next: TBA
Record: 33-1, 27 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Shakur Stevenson, July 12
Next: TBA
Record: 25-1-2 10 KOs
Last: Draw (Majority draw 12) Gervonta Davis, March 1
Next: TBA
Record: 6-0, 3 KOs
Last: W (TKO5) Hironori Mishiro, June 14
Next: TBA
Record: 23-0, 17 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Zaur Abdullaev, May 10
Next: TBA
Record: 18-1, 12 KOs
Last: L (KO8) Gervonta Davis, June 15
Next: TBA
Record:19-0, 13 KOs
Last: W (KO1) Tevin Farmer, June 28
Next: TBA
Record: 19-1, 9 KOs
Last: L (KO4) Keyshawn Davis, Feb. 14
Next: TBA
Editor's note: Vasiliy Lomachenko announced his retirement from boxing on June 5.
Record: 39-2-1, 31 KOs
Last: NC (No contest) Charly Suarez, May 10
Next: TBA
Record: 24-1, 9 KOs
Last: W (TKO9) Leigh Wood, May 10
Next: Aug. 16 vs. Raymond Ford
Record: 23-3, 12 KOs
Last: W (SD12) Robson Conceicao, Nov. 2
Next: TBA
Record: 17-1-1, 8 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Thomas Mattice, April 12
Next: Aug. 16 vs. Anthony Cacace
Record: 19-3-1 1 NC, 9 KOs
Last: L (SD12) O'Shaquie Foster, Nov. 2
Next: TBA
Record: 28-1 27 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Masanori Rikiishi, May 28
Next: TBA
Record: 23-0, 12 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Salvador Jimenez, May 10
Next: TBA
Record: 18-0, 10 KOs
Last: NC (No contest) Emanuel Navarrete, May 10
Next: TBA
Record: 36-5, 15 KOs
Last: W (KO4) Albert Batyrgaziev, July 2
Next: TBA
Record: 18-1, 9 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Jaret Gonzalez Quiroz, July 5
Next: TBA
Record: 22-0-1, 13 KOs
Last: W (TKO10) TJ Doheny, March 15
Next: Aug. 16 vs. Sam Goodman
Record: 27-0, 23 KOs
Last: W (TKO7) Edward Vazquez, May 4
Next: TBA
Record: 23-1, 8 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Brandon Figueroa, Feb. 1
Next: TBA
Record: 26-1, 12 KOs
Last: W (MD12) Tomoki Kameda, May 24
Next: TBA
Record: 16-0, 9 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Mateus Heita, July 26
Next: TBA
Record: 31-3, 18 KOs
Last: W (KO1) Eduardo Montoya, March 29
Next: TBA
Record: 26-2-1, 19 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Joet Gonzalez, July 19
Next: TBA
Record: 42-5, 23 KOs
Last: L (MD12) Angelo Leo, May 24
Next: TBA
Record: 14-3, 9 KOs
Last: L (TKO6) Rafael Espinoza, Dec. 7
Next: TBA
Record: 15-0, 12 KOs
Last: W (TKO10) Christian Olivo Barreda, Feb. 1
Next: Aug. 8 vs. Sergio Rios Jimenez
Record: 30-0, 27 KOs
Last: W (TKO8) Ramon Cardenas, May 4
Next: Sept. 14 vs. Murodjon Akhmadaliev
Record: 40-4, 21 KOs
Last: W (TKO3) Jon Jon Jet, April 27
Next: TBA
Record: 14-1, 11 KOs
Last: W (TKO8) Luis Castillo, May 30
Next: Sept. 14 vs. Naoya Inoue
Record: 20-0, 8 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Cesar Vaca Espinoza, May 14
Next: Aug. 16 vs. Nick Ball
Record: 36-2, 28 KOs
Last: W (TKO7) Kyonosuke Kameda, Feb. 22
Next: TBA
Record: 32-0-1, 17 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Kyonosuke Kameda, July 19
Next: TBA
Record: 25-2, 14 KOs
Last: L (TKO8) Naoya Inoue, May 4
Next: TBA
Record: 34-4-1, 23 KOs
Last: W (TKO1) Saul Sanchez, Oct. 13
Next: TBA
Record: 14-0, 4 KOs
Last: W (SD12) Liam Davies, Nov. 2
Next: TBA
Record: 26-6, 20 KOs
Last: L (TKO10) Nick Ball, March 15
Next: TBA
Record: 31-0, 24 KOs
Last: W (TKO6) Ryosuke Nishida, June 8
Next: TBA
Record: 10-1, 2 KO
Last: L (TKO6) Junto Nakatani, June 8
Next: TBA
Record: 11-0, 9 KOs
Last: W (TKO1) Yuttapong Tongdee, May 28
Next: Sept. 14 vs. Christian Medina Jimenez
Record: 12-0-3, 8 KOs
Last: D (Unanimous draw 12) Daigo Higa, Feb. 24
Next: TBA
Record: 20-2, 5 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Seiya Tsutsumi, Oct. 13
Next: TBA
Record: 45-4, 28 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Karim Arce Lugo, June 14
Next: TBA
Record: 52-4, 42 KOs
Last: W (TKO10) Rober Barrera, July 12
Next: TBA
Record: 21-3-3, 19 KOs
Last: Draw (Unanimous draw 12) Antonio Vargas, July 30
Next: TBA
Record: 19-1-1, 11 KOs
Last: Draw (Unanimous draw 12) Daigo Higa, July 30
Next: TBA
Record: 7-0, 2 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Victor Santillan, June 8
Next: TBA
Editor's note: Emmanuel Rodriguez has been removed for inactivity.
Record: 22-0, 15 KOs
Last: W (TKO10) Phumelele Cafu, July 19
Next: Nov. 22 vs. Fernando Daniel Martinez
Record: 18-0, 9 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Kazuto Ioka, May 11
Next: Nov. 22 vs. Jesse Rodriguez
Record: 31-4-1, 16 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Fernando Martinez, May 11
Next: TBA
Record: 11-1-3, 8 KOs
Last: L (TKO10) Jesse Rodriguez, July 19
Next: TBA
Record: 44-5-1, 28 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Luis Guzman Torres, May 15
Next: TBA
Record: 20-2, 11 KOs
Last: L (SD12) Phumelele Cafu, Oct. 14
Next: TBA
Record: 17-1, 13 KOs
Last: L (SD10) Kenbun Torres, Aug. 24
Next: TBA
Record: 18-1, 12 KOs
Last: W (KO11) Kenbun Torres, July 20
Next: TBA
Record: 9-0, 8 KOs
Last: W (TKO2) Isao Aoyama, Nov. 12
Next TBA
Record: 23-6-2, 13 KOs
Last: W (SD12) Rene Calixto Bibiano, May 23
Next TBA
Record: 27-2, 18 KOs
Last: W (SD12) Kenshiro Teraji, July 30
Next: TBA
Record: 25-2, 16 KOs
Last: L (SD12) Ricardo Sandoval, July 30
Next: TBA
Record: 21-3-1, 11 KOs
Last: L (TKO12) Kenshiro Teraji, March 13
Next: TBA
Record: 40-6, 27 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Galal Yafai, June 21
Next: TBA
Record: 18-4, 17 KOs
Last: W (TKO12) Angel Ayala, March 29
Next: TBA
Record: 14-4, 9 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Shokichi Iwata, March 13
Next: TBA
Record: 28-4-1, 14 KOs
Last: L (TKO1) Anthony Olascuaga, Oct. 14
Next: TBA
Record: 10-0, 8 KOs
Last: W (TKO10) Erick Rosa, July 30
Next: TBA
Record: 21-3-1, 13 KOs
Last: D (Split draw 10) Moises Caro, Nov. 23
Next: TBA
Record: 28-3-1, 20 KOs
Last: W (KO5) Petchmanee CP Freshmart, Aug. 1
Next: TBA
Record: 12-0, 9 KOs
Last: W (KO5) Edwin Cano Hernandez , March 29
Next: TBA
Record: 18-4-1, 13 KOs
Last: W (SD12) Ginjiro Shigeoka, May 24
Next: TBA
Record: 24-3, 12 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Yudai Shigeoka, March 30
Next: TBA
Record: 25-1, 9 KOs
Last: L (TKO7) Oscar Collazo, Nov. 16
Next: TBA
Record: 9-2, 5 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Melvin Jerusalem, March 30
Next: TBA
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