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His last fight was November 2011, when he stopped
Renan St. Juste in four rounds, but now he is set
to return on May 3 in Las Vegas against an
opponent to be announced.
The Universal Boxing Organization welcomes Dirrell
back, and hope that no more obstacles will be in
his way on his climb to the top!
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www.fightnews.com recently had an excellent
article about former UBO International Super
Middleweight Champion Dhafir "No Fear" Smith:
READ HERE
Smith won the UBO title in December 2010 by
defeating former world champion Jeff Lacy by
unanimous decision in Lacy’s hometown Saint
Petersburg, Florida.
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UBO World Lightweight Champion Mason
Menard (23-1, 16 KOs) is keeping busy
with a non title fight scheduled for eight
rounds on Saturday April 20 at the
Evangeline Downs Casino in Opelousas,
Louisiana.
24-year-old Menard, who won the UBO world title in
August 2011 by stopping Ghanaian Joseph Laryea and
has defended it once (against Lonnie Smith), will
be facing Baton Rouge Journeyman Steve Trumble
(12-25, 8 KOs).
Trumble is an experienced campaigner who has
shared a ring with big names such as Mikey Garcia,
Carl Johanneson, Istvan Kovacs, Zahir Raheem,
Rogers Mtagwa, Nate Campbell, Jose Miguel Cotto,
Raymundo Beltran and Steve Molitor.
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On the same day, but in New York,
Inter-Continental Lightweight Champion
Karl “Dynamite” Dargan (12-0, 6 KOs)
will also return in a non title fight when
he takes on Edward Valdez (12-9-2, 9 KOs)
over six on the Tyson Fury vs. Steve
Cunningham undercard at the Madison Square
Garden Theater.
Dargan, who recently signed a promotional deal
with Main Events, last fought in February where he
defeated one Ramesis Gil in Huntington.
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The UBO International Lightweight title is now
vacant, since former champion Rances Barthelemy
has decided to focus on the IBF World
Championship, a title he is currently ranked the
number two contender for.
The Universal Boxing Organization wishes
Barthelemy all the best, and look forward to
following his continued rise!
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