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A roundup of the past weeks notable boxing results from around the world:Saturday at Manukau, New ZealandJoseph Parker KO3 Alexander Dimitrenko Heavyweight Records: Parker (21-0, 18 KOs); Dimitrenko (38-3, 24 KOs)Rafaels remarks: The 6-foot-4, 234-pound Parker, 24, of New Zealand, is the mandatory challenger for heavyweight world titleholder Anthony Joshua (17-0, 17 KOs), of England, but risked his status in against the 6-7, 254-pound Dimitrenko, 34, of Russia, a former European heavyweight champion rising a six-fight winning streak. But Dimitrenko proved to be no match for Parker, despite a somewhat controversial ending.Parker utterly dominated the fight. Sharp and accurate with his punches, Parker dropped Dimitrenko four times overall. He began the domination in the opening round, sending Dimitrenko to the mat with a left-right combination. He dropped him twice more in the second round with an overhand right that sent him to all fours and a right hand on top of the head moments later. In the third round, Parker was again taking it to Dimitrenko and when they were tied up Parker landed a hard right hand to the ribs, forcing Dimitrenko to take a knee while still holding on to Parker, who then nailed him with another right hand to the body. Heres where the controversy comes in: Dimitrenko was on one knee when Parker hit him with the second body shot, sending him fully to the canvas, where he writhed around in apparent pain and stayed down for a couple of minutes. Canadian referee Marlon Wright, however, did not call a foul on Parker for hitting Dimitrenko while he was down and instead counted him out at 1 minute, 38 seconds. Wright probably made the right call as Dimitrenko had been manhandling Dimitrenko and did not seem to realize he was on the mat when he threw the punch. Dimitrenko also seemed to be doing a bit of acting in an effort to perhaps gain a disqualification victory.In any event, it was an excellent performance from Parker, who could land a Nov. 26 shot at Joshua if Joshua does not wind up facing former champion Wladimir Klitschko in a fight in discussions. Another possibility is for Parker to meet Andy Ruiz Jr. (29-0, 19 KOs) for a potentially vacant belt if Tyson Fury is stripped following his positive cocaine test last week.Saturday at Neubrandenburg, GermanyNathan Cleverly TKO7 Juergen Braehmer - Fight recap Wins a light heavyweight title Records: Cleverly (30-3, 16 KOs); Braehmer (48-3, 35 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Braehmer, a 37-year-old southpaw from Germany, was making the seventh defense of his secondary world title against former titleholder Cleverly, 29, of Wales -- Sergey Kovalev has the top title and already owns a knockout of Cleverly -- but Cleverly pulled the mild upset in the most unexpected fashion.Cleverly applied pressure and outworked Braehmer, but Braehmer was more accurate with his punches. According to CompuBox punch statistics, Cleverly landed 194 of 711 punches (27 percent) and Braehmer connected with 200 of 422 blows (47 percent).Before the bell rang to begin the seventh round Braehmer quit, walking across the ring to congratulate Cleverly. Braehmer apparently had a right elbow injury, which he iced after the fight, although he did not appear to be in any distress.Cleverly got a big win in a good fight, claimed another title belt and likely will face Braehmer again since he has a rematch clause.Saturday at Los Mochis, MexicoHumberto Soto TKO2 Daniel Ruiz Welterweight Records: Soto (66-9-2, 36 KOs); Ruiz (34-10-2, 24 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Soto, 36, of Mexico, a former junior lightweight and lightweight world titleholder, ended one year of inactivity virtually to the day in this quick fight against countryman Ruiz, who lost his second fight in a row by stoppage.Soto, coming off a 10-round decision loss to junior welterweight contender Antonio Orozco on HBO last Oct. 3, did not prove much against Ruiz given the circumstances of the ending of the fight. Ruiz injured his left wrist that prevented him from continuing, ending the fight at 2 minutes, 8 seconds of the second round in their scheduled 10-round bout. Sotos goal now is to fight one more time before the end of this year and then land a world title opportunity at junior welterweight in 2017.Friday at Indio, CaliforniaPetr Petrov TKO6 Michael Perez Lightweight - Title eliminator Records: Petrov (38-4-2, 19 KOs); Perez (24-2-2, 11 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Petrov, 33, a Russian-born fighter based in Spain, and Perez, 26, of Newark, New Jersey, met in the main event of Golden Boy Promotions Boxeo Estelar series on Estrella TV for the right to become the mandatory challenger for newly-crowned world champion Jorge Linares, who outpointed Anthony Crolla last week.Petrov, who won the 2014 ESPN Boxcino lightweight tournament, scored his sixth in a row as he pounded Perez, whose 10-fight unbeaten streak (9-0-1) since 2012 came to an end.Petrov wobbled him in the second round with a right hand and then dropped him with another right hand moments later. Perez beat the count but was bleeding over his right eye as Petrov inflicted more damage during the round. Accidental head butts in the fourth and fifth rounds opened cuts on Perezs scalp and by the end of the sixth round he had taken a lot of punishment and his trainer, Robert Garcia, stopped the fight in the corner. Although Petrov earned the mandatory title shot at Linares (41-3, 27 KOs) it will not be Linares next fight because he is likely headed to an immediate rematch with Crolla in early 2017.Friday at Wunzhou, ChinaNehomar Cerme?o KO3 Anurak Thisa Retains a junior featherweight title Records: Cerme?o (25-5-1, 15 KOs); Thisa (17-1, 5 KOs)Rafaels remarks: On June 30, Cerme?o, 36, of Venezuela, stopped Chinas Xiao Jun Qiu in the 12th round in Beijing to win a vacant regular 122-pound title; Guillermo Rigondeaux owns the top belt. Cerme?o returned to China to make his first defense against the unknown Thisa, 25, of Thailand, who was fighting outside of his country for the first time and facing the first remotely known opponent of his three-year pro career. It was not much of a fight as Cerme?o destroyed the inexperienced Thisa. He gave a good effort and tried to mix it up with Cerme?o, but he was too strong for the challenger. In the third round, Cerme?o dropped him with a flush left to the chin and referee Bruce McTavish counted him out at 2 minutes, 19 seconds as Thisa struggled to get to his feet.Friday at ChicagoMike Lee W10 Chris Traietti Light heavyweight Scores: 99-90 (twice), 98-91 Records: Lee (18-0, 10 KOs); Traietti (21-4, 17 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Lee, 29, the Notre Dame graduate from Chicago, who is best known for his appearances in a series of Subway restaurant commercials, headlined a CBS Sports Net-televised card in front of his hometown fans and rolled to the lopsided decision in a rough, tough fight against Traietti, 31, of Quincy, Massachusetts, who gave a great effort but was outgunned by the stronger, quicker Lee.It was a crowd-pleasing fight in which Lees biggest moment came in the second round when he banged Traietti to the head with a right hand that forced him to touch his knee to the mat for the only knockdown of the bout. Mostly, they traded at close quarters but it was Lee who busted up Traiettis face -- he suffered a possible broken nose in the fifth round -- and got the better of the exchanges.Also on the card, Chicago welterweight prospect Ed Bad Boy Brown (19-0, 16 KOs), 24, knocked out Robert Acevedo (13-17-3, 1 KO), 30, of Union City, New Jersey, with a right hand to the head at 1 minute, 43 seconds of the third round.Friday at Las VegasErik Ruiz W10 Hanzel Martinez Junior featherweight Scores: 98-92, 97-93, 95-95 Records: Ruiz (16-5-1, 6 KOs); Martinez (23-3, 18 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Ruiz, 25, of Oxnard, California, took this fight -- the main event of Knockout Night at D card on CBS Sports Net -- on short notice when Martinezs original opponent Emmanuel Quartey could not secure a visa in time. But Ruiz, now 1-1-1 in his past three fights, was up to the task against Martinez, 24, of Mexico, the brother-in-law of former welterweight titleholder Antonio Margarito. The craftier Ruiz did a nice job of outboxing Martinez and displaying solid defense. Martinezs game plan seemed to be simply to lunge at Ruiz and try to land a big punch but usually when Martinez did that Ruiz countered him and moved out of the way. Martinezs three-fight winning streak came to an end.Friday at Mexico CityEmmanuel Dominguez KO4 Alejandro Payasito Hernandez Junior featherweight Records: Dominguez (19-5-2, 13 KOs); Hernandez (31-12-2, 16 KOs)Rafaels remarks: This was an unexpected result in the main event of promoter Tutico Zabalas Boxeo Telemundo card on Telemundo as Dominguez, 22, scored the upset over Mexican countryman Hernandez, 30, to win the Mexican national 122-pound title. Hernandez may not have a great looking record but the former interim bantamweight titleholder is vastly more experienced against better opposition than Dominguez. 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Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys China . Just not the game. Kyle Palmieri scored two straight goals in the third period to rally the Anaheim Ducks past the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night. While you may be an avid fan of a particular NHL team -- and keep up to date on all the news and rumors regarding that franchise -- there are 29 others playing in 2016-17.As a fantasy owner, it can be a bit daunting to keep tabs on everything.Thats where the Fantasy 30 comes in -- a rundown of the most fantasy-relevant updates on every team. Heres whats happening around around the NHL in Week 3.Anaheim Ducks: As of Thursday morning, Hampus Lindholm and the Ducks have agreed to terms on a six-year deal with an average annual salary of $5.25 million. A growing fantasy favorite, the 22-year-old blueliner will now have to wait for a work visa, which may take up to two weeks. In the interim, the Ducks must clear space under the salary cap, which has led to increased chatter that Cam Fowler will be dealt. Stay tuned!Arizona Coyotes: The days of Oliver Ekman-Larsson munching up mega minutes on the Coyotes blue line may be over. In fact, a recovered Michael Stone narrowly eclipsed Ekman-Larssons on-ice totals in New Jersey on Tuesday, and coach Dave Tippett seems satisfied with that trend. A fantasy-friendly fixture on the top power play, and entering his prime at 26 years old, Stone is aiming to build on last seasons career-best 36 points in 76 games.Boston Bruins: The good news is Tuukka Rask might be ready to return from a lower-body injury as soon as Saturday. The bad news is the Bruins have few appealing options otherwise. With Anton Khudobin out hurt until mid-November, and both Malcolm Subban and Zane McIntyre each falling short in their respective relief auditions, Bostons management may have to get creative in the crease, or hope for better outcomes from one of the youngsters.Buffalo Sabres: Battling the flu, goalie Robin Lehner is unlikely to suit up for Thursdays tilt with the Minnesota Wild. Daily fantasy players scrutinizing outside-the-box goalie options should know that Anders Nilsson was pretty good in Tuesdays loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, stopping 38 of 41 shots.Calgary Flames: Even in the short term, dont count on Matthew Tkachuk seeing action game in and game out for the Flames. The Calgary club is reportedly keen on spacing contests out for the highly touted 18-year-old, thereby extending his nine-game trial before a decision must be made on whether to return him to his junior team. Invested fantasy owners with day-to-day flexibility should remain nimble while this trend continues.Carolina Hurricanes: The Hurricanes may be without Jeff Skinner -- whos dealing with an ambiguous middle-body injury -- again on Friday. Forward Viktor Stalberg most recently subbed in for the winger on the Hurricanes top scoring line.Chicago Blackhawks: Young defenseman Gustav Forsling could rejoin the Blackhawks lineup as early as Friday after suffering a minor injury in Mondays match against the Flames. By no means a sought-after fantasy asset -- even in the deepest of leagues -- the taco-loving 20-year-old is pegged to remain in Chicagos lineup. Hes worth keeping a casual eye on, in any case.Colorado Avalanche: Following his conditioning stint with the San Antonio Rampage, Mikko Rantanen is poised to make his 2016-17 debut on a line with Nathan MacKinnon and Mikhail Grigorenko. Keep this big kid on your fantasy radar; after getting a brief taste of NHL action this past season, the 10th overall draft selection from 2015 is projected to take the next step.Columbus Blue Jackets: You might think Sergei Bobrovsky is the only functioning goaltender on the Blue Jackets roster. After starting his top guy in five straight games to start 2016-17, coach John Tortorella is toying with playing Bobrovsky in back-to-back contests (again) Thursday and Friday. While short on wins (only two), Columbus No. 1 is rocking an impressive .929 save-percentage and 2.41 goals-against average to date.Dallas Stars: Scanning the Stars updated list of injuries, we can probably rule out Jason Spezza, Jiri Hudler, Patrick Sharp and Ales Hemsky for Thursday, if not beyond. So Patrick Eaves -- recently recovered himself -- is again pegged to fill a prominent role up front for Dallas, including with the top power-play unit. The 32-year-old winger scored a goal in that circumstance against Winnipeg on Tuesday -- a club the Stars face once again on Thursday.Detroit Red Wings: With Justin Abdelkader set to return to action on Thursday, it presents an interesting lineup decision to coach Jeff Blashill. Namely, what is to be done with Andreas Athanasiou, whos been excellent as Abdelkaders lineup substitute (two goals, one assist in two games)? If nothing else, the club has learned it can lean on Athanasiou when injury strikes in the top six.Edmonton Oilers: Serving as the undisputed No. 1 netminder for the top team in the Western Conference, and new dad to twins, Cam Talbot has little to gripe about this autumn. And for those worried about an impending nosedive for the netminder, the Oilers new -- and still developing -- top defensive pairing of Adam Larsson and Oscar Klefbom is receiving a great deal of credit for the goalies early-season success. Plus, Talbots just playing well. He should be spoken for in the vast majority of ESPN fantasy leagues, and yet he is not.Florida Panthers: According to casual chatter from a Finnish hockey writer, forward Jussi Jokinen (knee) will be out for at least two weeks. As it stands, coach Gerard Gallant appears content enough with skating rookie Kyle Rau in the veterans place.Los Angeles Kings: If it aint broke, dont fix it. Having won three straight games, Peter Budaj remains top banana, by default, between the pipes in La-La land. Mind you, with Jonathan Quick out long term and Jeff Zatkoff on the injured shelf until next week, an altogether untested Jack Campbell (one NHL game with the Stars in 2013-14) is primed to make an appearance in one of two back-to-back games this weekend. Further, the Kings wont hesitate to make a bolder move (trading for Ondrej Pavelec, maybe?) if the goaltending wheels start to wobble wildly. Theyve already signed Anders Lindback to a professional tryout, which could eventually evolve into a gig in the NHL.Montreal Canadiens: Give Paul Byron a fresh fantasy look ahead of Thursday nights tilt, if not beyond. Thrownn onto a line with Alex Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher, the diminutive forward scored early in the second period of Wednesdays 3-2 win against the Islanders.dddddddddddd You might expect Habs coach Michel Therrien to stick with that trio versus the Lightning 24 hours later.Minnesota Wild: Veteran reporter Michael Russo suggests coach Bruce Boudreau may refrain from rushing Jared Spurgeon (upper-body injury) back in light of how well other defensemen -- including fantasy asset Matt Dumba -- have risen to fill the void. Pairing with Ryan Suter at even strength and with the extra skater, Dumba has two assists, while averaging nearly 26 minutes per game, in three recent contests missed by Spurgeon. The young D-man is owned in only 27 percent of ESPN leagues.Nashville Predators: Coach Peter Laviolette might give his lines a shuffling after Wednesdays ugly 6-1 loss to the Ducks. Of note, young, fantasy dark-horse forwards Kevin Fiala and Viktor Arvidsson have been skating among the Predators top six. Lets see if they remain up there to start Thursdays tilt in Los Angeles.New Jersey Devils: The most recent beneficiary of coach John Hynes lineup juggling is rookie Pavel Zacha, who finds himself on the Devils top scoring line with Taylor Hall -- who, in turn, appears to enjoy playing with the 19-year-old centerman. Add that endorsement to Zachas pair of primary assists on Halls goals against the Coyotes Tuesday, and youve got yourself an under-owned and under-rated fantasy asset in the making, especially in keeper leagues.New York Islanders: Defenseman Johnny Boychuk is shooting the puck a bunch, and its paying off. Averaging over 20 minutes of ice time in his past three games -- including valuable minutes with the man advantage -- the 32-year-old has two goals and one assist on 16 shots. Hes also ramped up his physical play, with nine hits. Ride him while hes hot.New York Rangers: While Chris Kreiders return feels improbable, rookie forward Pavel Buchnevich is a solid maybe for Fridays game against the Hurricanes. As such, if Buchnevich immediately reclaims a spot in the Rangers top six, that could spell the end of J.T. Miller skating alongside Mika Zibanejad and Mats Zuccarello.Ottawa Senators: Dzangling his way into the hearts of Ottawa hockey fans, Ryan Dzingel is a modest threat to remain on a line with Derick Brassard and Bobby Ryan for at least one more game. Four goals -- including two in Vancouver Tuesday -- and two assists in five contests has rightfully earned the 24-year-old another prominent shot in Calgary on Friday. DFS players with an eye for timely bargains should give the lad a thought.Philadelphia Flyers: As anticipated, the Flyers have placed Michael Raffl on injured reserve with an upper-body issue. The move means rookie Travis Konecny is likely to see at least another handful of games competing as a top-six forward, skating with the likes of Jakub Voracek. After opening the season with five assists, the 19-year-old scored his first NHL goal Tuesday against the Sabres.Pittsburgh Penguins: Dressing as backup Tuesday to Marc-Andre Fleury following a two-week absence to begin the season, Matt Murray appears to be at least one more game off starting in the Penguins crease. With Fleury pegged to compete Thursday, Murray might look ahead to Sundays matchup with the Flyers -- largely depending on how well the aforementioned veteran plays against the visiting Islanders.San Jose Sharks: Judging from the Sharks projected lines against the visiting Blue Jackets Thursday, coach Pete DeBoer is willing to give Mikkel Boedker more than a game or two on the top line with Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski. Wed advise Boedkers fantasy owners remain loyal to the speedy winger for a bit yet, his one, lonely goal notwithstanding. Its still so early.St. Louis Blues: Anticipated back for Thursdays game versus the Red Wings, Jori Lehtera is tapped to rejoin linemates Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko at left wing, as opposed to his usual spot at center. As it happens, the domino effect of this shuffling knocks David Perron out of the top six, where hes enjoyed some recent success.Tampa Bay Lightning: Dont expect Vladislav Namestnikov to fall from the Lightnings top scoring unit before Thursdays gig in Montreal. The 23-year-old added a goal and assist Tuesday to the previous games goal and assist, while skating alongside Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov.Toronto Maple Leafs: Despite watching his No. 1 goalie surrender a cringe-worthy 22 goals in five games, Leafs coach Mike Babcock isnt giving up on Frederik Andersen anytime soon. Fine and good, but we remain committed to steering clear of Andersen as a fantasy asset until his fortunes -- partially dictated by some key improvements on team defense -- dramatically improve.Vancouver Canucks: If youre one of the small sector of forward-looking fantasy owners who believes Nikita Tryamkin might, in fact, be the leagues next Zdeno Chara, the following will be of interest. After an ugly standoff to begin this campaign -- with the self-admittedly out-of-shape defenseman shunning the AHL -- Elliotte Friedman suggests there be a light at the end of the tunnel. One that shines on the towering, 22-year-old blueliner playing on this side of the Atlantic in the very near future. Again, this is more for those willing and able to risk a roster spot, but it is indeed a ray of hope.Washington Capitals: Nothing to clatter the china here, but wed wager Philipp Grubauer splits starts with No. 1 Braden Holtby this weekend. The Capitals extend their western Canadian swing with stops in Vancouver on Saturday and Calgary on Sunday. Washingtons backup was perfect in his only appearance this season, an 18-save shutout versus the Avalanche (Oct. 18). Keep him top of mind as a DFS option whichever game he draws.Winnipeg Jets: No Drew Stafford (upper-body injury) for Thursdays contest in Dallas means rookie Kyle Connor may join the Jets top-six gaggle after sitting one game as a healthy scratch. An inspired performance from the 19-year-old may spare him a (pending?) demotion to the Manitoba Moose. ' ' '