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By Aragon Garcia: Japanese star Naoya Inoue is calling for former WBC bantamweight champion Luis ‘Pantera’ Nery (30-0, 24 KOs) to be banned from boxing after he came one pound over the 118-lb limit at 119 on Friday for his fight against Emmanuel Rodriguez (19-1, 12 KOs).  → read full story

By Dan Ambrose: The Luis Nery vs. Emmanuel Rodriguez bantamweight fight has been cancelled due to safety reasons for the Deontay Wilder vs.  → read full story

By Kenneth Friedman: Deontay Wilder weighed in at 219 1/2 pounds for Friday’s weigh-in for his title defense of his WBC heavyweight belt against Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.  → read full story

By Allan Fox: Trainer Freddie Roach believes he’s got a fighter in Luis Nery (30-0, 24 KOs) that is good enough to beat Japanese star Naoya Inoue and former four division world champion Nonito Donaire.  → read full story

Fighters who will step in the ring this Saturday, November 23 in FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View and FS2 Prelims action went face-to-face and previewed their showdowns Thursday at a press conference before they enter the ring at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.  → read full story

By Aragon Garcia: Luis Nery says he plans on facing Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue after he defeats Emmanuel Rodriguez on Saturday and WBC bantamweight champion Nordine Oubaali in 2020.  → read full story

By Kenneth Friedman: Former WBC bantamweight champion Luis Nery (30-0, 24 KOs) is fighting next Saturday, November 23 against Emmanuel Rodriguez (19-1, 12 KOs) in a 12 round fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.  → read full story

Undefeated rising star Brandon Figueroa will make the first defense of his WBA Super Bantamweight Title against former champion Julio Ceja while undefeated Mexican power-puncher Luis Nery battles Emmanuel Rodríguez in a matchup of former bantamweight champions on Saturday, November 23 in FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View action live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in […]

By Mark Eisner: WBA regular bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue stopped IBF 118-pound champion Emmanuel Rodriguez (17-1, 12 KOs) in the 2nd round in their semifinal fight.  → read full story

By Tim Royner: Tonight, the World Boxing Super Series tournament will have two superb semifinal matches between WBA ‘regular’ bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (17-0, 15 KOs) and IBF champ Emmanuel Rodriguez (19-0, 12 KOs) in a unification match in the 118-pound division, and a contest between IBF light welterweight champion Ivan Baranchyk (19-0, 12 KOs) […]