possible upcoming fights & fight rumors

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xander zayas & abass baraou could unify jr middleweight belts on january 31st

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i've been on xanders case for seemingly being in prospect mode for what seemed like forever but if he unifies in his first defense against abass, that's a boss move in my opinion & he'll get big time credit for it from me

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xander zayas & abass baraou could unify jr middleweight belts on january 31st

officially official

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raymond muratalla v andy cruz set for january 24th

bakhram murtazaliev v josh kelly is planned for january 31st

officially official

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masamichi yabuki will defend his ibf flyweight belt against felix alvarado on december 27th

officially official

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This actually turned into a nice break apart by Espinoza, he's developing a pattern with long to short combo punches from multi angles. There was a second when I thought of Genaro Hernandez at top, he just has these subtle shifts and comes underneath fluid. He doesn't have the footwork of 'Chicanito but Espinoza does have legit rocks in his gloves being a big plus. Shu Shu was talking him up big, match makes all the sense honestly but being same promotion they will keep that powder dry. Feels like he's waiting to see where Fulton settles and maybe Carrington backs into a dropped belt. Decent card but was literally off the radar for Top Rank. Gollaz Valenzuela got screwed over in co main. Delgado showed few gears and was fortunate. Better pack a lunch off winning a title eliminator. Emiliano Vargas got much needed rounds and was got caught in gaps, but that didn't make the score cards. Pretty decent card. Top Rank needs to get its collective shit together and find its regular scheduling though. Big time.