The Next World Boxing Super Series: Part 3

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By Danni Rocket: This last chapter in my recent trilogy of articles is all about dreams and speculation. Part 1 was about the Bantamweights and their confirmed WBSS tournament. Several fighters had already been announced and the tourney has been officially given the go ahead, with the top four seeded fighters looking to take their pick of the unranked underdogs at some point in the coming months. In Part 2, we explored the opportunities available to the leaked first six fighters of the eight-man Light Welterweight tournament, which looks to be announced very shortly. In Part 3 I’d like to muse on the potential third weight class.

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Jermell Charlo says he’ll beat Jarrett Hurd

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By Jim Dower: WBC junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo (30-0, 15 KOs) was at ringside last Saturday night to watch the unification fight between IBF World 154 lb. champion Jarrett Hurd (22-0, 15 KOs) and WBA Super World champion Erislandy Lara (25-3-2, 14 KOs) at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Jarrett Hurd targets Canelo, GGG and Kell Brook

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By Scott Gilfoid: Jarrett Hurd (22-0, 15 KOs) after beating Erislandy Lara (25-3-2, 14 KOs) last night by a 12 round unanimous decision to become the IBF/WBA unified 154 lb. champion, he called out Saul Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin and Kell Brook as three guys that he would like to very much fight.

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Hurd knocks Lara down, wins exciting fight

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By Tim Royner: Jarett Hurd (22-0, 15 KOs) sent long-time WBA Super World junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (25-3-2, 14 KOs) down to a 12 round unanimous decision defeat in a fight of the year candidate on Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Jarrett Hurd vs. Erislandy Lara – Results

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By Jeff Aranow: IBF junior middleweight champion Jarrett ‘Swift’ Hurd (22-0, 15 KOs) won an exciting 12 round split decision win over WBA Super World junior middleweight champion Erislandy ‘The American Dream’ Lara (25-3-2, 14 KOs) on Saturday night in their unification fight at the Hard Rock Hotel & Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Erislandy Lara faces Jarrett Hurd tonight – Prediction

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By Allan Fox: Erislandy Lara and Jarrett Hurd will meet up tonight in the main event in their unification fight at 154 on ShowTime Championship Boxing at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lara (25-2-2, 14 KOs) will have his WBA Super World junior middleweight title up for grabs against the younger, taller, bigger, stronger high-volume puncher IBF World 154 lb. champion Hurd (21-0, 15 KOs), who is fighting at a very high level at this point in his career.

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Purses: Lara $1 million, Hurd $500K

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By Jim Dower: Erislandy Lara (25-2-2, 14 KOs) will be getting a large purse of $1 million in his unification fight this Saturday night on April 7 against IBF World junior middleweight champion Jarrett Hurd (21-0, 15 KOs) in their fight on Showtime Boxing at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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