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David Benavidez made history in Las Vegas Saturday night, stopping Gilberto Ramirez at two minutes fifty-nine of the sixth round to claim the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles. The Mexican-American powerhouse is now thirty-two and oh with twenty-six knockouts, and the first boxer ever to hold championships at one sixty-eight, one seventy-five, and two hundred pounds. That is a legacy-defining performance.
Over in Seattle, Emerson Hancock was absolutely untouchable, striking out fourteen batters in a performance that had people reaching for Randy Johnson comparisons. That is not a name you throw around lightly in the Pacific Northwest, and Hancock earned every syllable of it. The Mariners did get some concerning news though, with catcher Cal Raleigh scratched from the lineup — the team offering a health update but keeping details close to the vest.
Meanwhile, the Dodgers keep sliding. St. Louis handed Los Angeles their fourth straight loss, with Jordan Walker going deep and Michael McGreevy shutting the door for six scoreless innings. Manager Dave Roberts addressed the offensive struggles bluntly after the game, but blunt words don't put runs on the board, and right now that lineup looks nothing like the juggernaut we expected.
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