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Congratulations to former world champion Amir Khan, who was married on Friday night at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. Amir, and his new wife Faryal, plan to settle down in Bolton, England. Faryal is American.

 

Team Lebedev is asking the WBA to approve a direct rematch between Denis Lebedev and new champion Guillermo Jones, or make Lebedev mandatory challenger. Meanwhile, while Lebedev said he is making changes to his team, trainer Kostya Tszyu says he will continue to work with the former champion. (Big thanks to Andre)

 

Welterweight Bheki Moyo kept his perfect record intact on Friday night, moving to 0-55-2 after losing a four round decision to a pro debuter on Friday in Walsall England. Also on the card, welterweight Billy Smith took his record to 13-141-2 with another loss in a four round contest.

 

Boxing manager Frank Espinoza has announced the signing of super featherweight contender Diego Magdaleno. “We feel he will be a perfect in the Espinoza Boxing Family and see great things in the future for him,†said Espinoza.

 

Golden Boy Promotions’ bid of $526,000 outpaced Zanfer Promotions’ bid of $451,000 at today’s WBC purse bid for WBA super bantamweight champion Victor Terrazas’ mandatory defense against Leo Santa Cruz.

 

Negotiations are nearly finalized for an Oct. 12 fight in Las Vegas between Michael “The Brazilian Rocky†Oliveira and Omar Chavez, the son of Hall of Famer Julio Cesar Chavez, Sr. and yougner brother of Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.

 

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