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By Aragon Garcia: WBO super bantamweight champion Emanuel Navarette is offering former WBO 118-lb champion Luis ‘Pantera’ Nery a title shot against him after hearing the problems he had last week in failing to make weight for his fight against Emanuel Rodriguez.  → read full story

By Dan Ambrose: Luis Nery has been removed as WBC bantamweight champion Nordine Oubaali’s mandatory challenger after failing to make weight last Saturday for his fight against Emmanuel Rodriguez in Las Vegas, according to WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman.  → read full story

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 Mark Eisner: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder will be getting a purse of $3 million with a guarantee of $20 million for his fight against Luis Ortiz on Saturday night on Fox PBC Pay-per-View 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 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 […]