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Fri 3-Feb-2012
By Anson Wainwright: When Vyacheslav “Steel Power” Uzelkov, 25-1 (16), steps into the ring this weekend to challenge...
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Thu 2-Feb-2012
By Alec Kohut: Rest in Peace, Angelo Dundee… Snooki the Promoter and the Return of Joe Palooka… I must confess that I have...
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Thu 2-Feb-2012
John J. Raspanti: For all his talents as a trainer, Angelo Dundee had one trait that everyone who knew him admired...
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Thu 2-Feb-2012
By Steve Kim (Photo © German Villasenor): This weekend at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, HBO televises a doubleheader featuring WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (against Marco Antonio Rubio) and Nonito Donaire (versus Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. for...
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Wed 1-Feb-2012
It’s official. Boxing superstar Floyd "Money" Mayweather will return to the ring, step up in weight and challenge three-division World Champion Miguel Cotto for his WBA Super Welterweight World title in what will be a gargantuan showdown between two future Hall of Famers who bring excitement and fierce competition every time they step
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Wed 1-Feb-2012
German Villasenor: Hard-hitting, Russian super lightweight Ruslan Provodnikov, 21-1 (14), put on a display of punching power by sending Othello...
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Wed 1-Feb-2012
Allan Scotto: Hey, fans! Welcome to Ask Gerry Cooney, where you get to ask former heavyweight contender “Gentleman” Gerry Cooney any boxing-related...
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Sat 28-Jan-2012
Marc Livitz: ESPN’s "Friday Night Fights" provided the backdrop to showcase the talents as well as potential of Russian light welterweight Ruslan Provodnikov. An uptempo fight crowd at the Northern Quest Resort and Casino in Airway Heights...
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Fri 27-Jan-2012
Tons of fresh news Links...
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Fri 27-Jan-2012
Gabriel Montoya: When the World Series of Boxing was first announced, the idea was met with some derision by what can be called mainstream boxing...
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Thu 26-Jan-2012
To round out the SHOWTIME Championship Boxing tripleheader headlined by the highly-anticipated rematch between Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto, Golden Boy Promotions and DiBella Entertainment have announced two more high-impact fights from the MGM Grand Gard
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Thu 26-Jan-2012
By Daniel Kravetz: At 4:30 p.m. on a cold Thursday afternoon, Danny Davis was coasting around the ring by the front entrance of Joe Hand Boxing Gym, extending his mitts in a crooked “W” and delivering rapid instructions. “Jab-hook-jab! Again! Again!” Across from Davis, a solidly-built teenage...
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Wed 25-Jan-2012
When government funding ceased three years ago for the New York City Police Athletic League ("PAL") Cops & Kids Boxing program, The Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation absorbed operational costs, expanded its reach into education, an
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Wed 25-Jan-2012
Anson Wainwright: In late 2009, Juan Carlos Salgado put the boxing world on notice, knocking out previously unbeaten Jorge Linares (who had been...
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Wed 25-Jan-2012
Allan Scotto: Hey, fans! Welcome to Ask Gerry Cooney, where you get to ask former heavyweight contender “Gentleman” Gerry Cooney any boxing-related question...
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Tue 24-Jan-2012
German Villasenor: The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada- Guillermo Rigondeaux, who won the WBA “interim” 122-pound title by stinking up Cowboys...
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Tue 24-Jan-2012
By German Villasenor at ringside: Ensenada, B.C., Mexico- Former WBO world super bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce de Leon walked into enemy territory against Omar Estrella and after six rounds of beating up the Tijuanense fighter, the lopsided battering was called off...
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Mon 23-Jan-2012
Roberto Jose Acevedo has been added...
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Mon 23-Jan-2012
Alec Kohut: Kelly Pavlik is out of Youngstown, Ohio. He’s been in Oxnard, California now for a week and is settling into life with a new trainer and a new outlook. Pavlik will turn 30 in April and is probably facing his last chance at regaining his position among the top fighters in the world.
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Mon 23-Jan-2012
By Steve Kim: Ken Hershman and Stephen Espinoza have not been at their jobs all that long at HBO and Showtime, respectively. However, their networks already have their first quarter of boxing programming set. When people think about big-time boxing in America, it’s usually...
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Sun 22-Jan-2012
Before a sell out crowd at New York City’s famed Roseland Ballroom, DiBella Entertainment kicked off the 2012 season of its "Broadway Boxing" series with an exciting nine-bout card. Headlining the card was Brooklyn’s undefeated NABF light welterweight
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Sun 22-Jan-2012
In a battle of undefeated prospects, Boxing360’s Joel Diaz Jr. and Guy Robb went toe to toe on Showtime’s ShoBox "The New Generation" series at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas (Friday).
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Sat 21-Jan-2012
In a night of knockdowns and stoppages on ShoBox: The New Generation, Guillermo Rigondeaux won a world title in only his ninth professional fight by knocking out the defending World Boxing
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Sat 21-Jan-2012
Martin Mulcahey: Tonight, boxing fans get to welcome the NBC Sports Network to our fraternity, tuning in live or recording a good card, considering the...
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Sat 21-Jan-2012
By Steve Kim (Photo © German Villasenor): Rising bantamweight Leo Santa Cruz kicks off his 2012 campaign in Ensenada, Mexico against Alejandro Hernandez. 2011 was a productive year for “Teremoto” who notched four stoppages in as many outings, becoming a bona fide prospect...
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Thu 19-Jan-2012
Don Juan Fighting Promotions and Hennessy Sports announced today that they will co-promote the March 31 homecoming show, “March Badness,” showcasing undefeated Buffalo light heavyweight Lionell “Lonnie B” Thompson against 2008 Haitian Olympian Azea “The Haitian Hitman” Augustama in the
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Thu 19-Jan-2012
Former world heavyweight champion Sergei "The White Wolf" Liakhovich is not fighting this Saturday because his scheduled opponent, "Fast" Eddie Chambers, failed in a timely fashion to notify Team Liakhovich that he was pulling out of their fight due to broken ribs, which resulted in the cancellation of their fight as well as insufficient time to find a suitable replacement for Chambers..
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Thu 19-Jan-2012
Super Middleweight Champion Andre Ward to Serve as Guest Analyst On Tomorrow’s (Friday’s) ShoBox Telecast
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Thu 19-Jan-2012
Mikey Faragon 137 vs. Andres Ledesma 136...
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Thu 19-Jan-2012
Entering into its ninth consecutive year, DiBella Entertainment’s (DBE) Broadway Boxing series kicks off the 2012 schedule with an exciting 10-bout card this Saturday night at New York City’s famed Roseland Ballroom. Headlining the card will be Brooklyn’s undefeated NABF light welterweight champion, Gabriel "Tito" Bracero (18-0, 3KO’s) defending his title
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Wed 18-Jan-2012
Due to the fact that there was only to be partial representation of fight officials who were involved with the December 10, 2011 Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson bout at tomorrow’s scheduled appeal hearing
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Wed 18-Jan-2012
Undefeated super featherweight prospect Joel Diaz, Jr. is a true throwback fighter, always in top shape and ready to go just in case a call comes seeking a late replacement for a high-profile fight.
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Wed 18-Jan-2012
Anson Wainwright: From obscurity to standing among the top middleweights in the world, it’s been a meteoric rise for Martin Murray. The 29-year-old from...
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Wed 18-Jan-2012
Allan Scotto: Hey, fans! Welcome to Ask Gerry Cooney, where you get to ask former heavyweight contender “Gentleman” Gerry Cooney any boxing-related question you’d like...
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Wed 18-Jan-2012
By Steve Kim (Photo © German Villasenor): For featherweight Daniel Ponce de Leon, his 10th year as a professional was one he’d rather forget. Yeah, he made some money as he appeared on HBO twice in 2011 but he was 0-for-2 in a pair of bouts against Adrien Broner and Yuriorkis Gamboa...
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Tue 17-Jan-2012
Boxing fans around the world will get the chance to put their questions direct to two of Britain’s greatest world champions when Ricky Hatton & Amir Khan take par
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Tue 17-Jan-2012
On Saturday, February 25, four of boxing’s most compelling athletes will begin 2012 in pivotal HBO Boxing After Dark televised...
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Tue 17-Jan-2012
Many of Canada’s best boxers will be in action February 18, highlighted by the return of world super middleweight contender Adonis "Superman" Stevenson, on the stacked "Fast & Furious Boxing Series"
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Tue 17-Jan-2012
Integrated Sports Media, the pound-for-pound king of sports distribution in North America, will broadcast a World Series of Boxing ("WSB") event, live from the Foro Polanco in Mexico City
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Tue 17-Jan-2012
Philadelphia junior middleweight Derek "Pooh" Ennis plans to use unbeaten 2008 U.S. Olympian Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade as a springboard February 10 in their main event fight for the vacant North American Bo
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Tue 17-Jan-2012
The card has been finalized for the January 19 "Championship Boxing at the Hilton Garden Inn" at Nicotra’s Ballroom in the Hilton Garden Inn in Staten Island
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Tue 17-Jan-2012
Allan Scotto: Welcome to this week’s edition of The Barbershop, a column designed to give you a forum to speak your mind about our question(s) of the week or any boxing...
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Tue 17-Jan-2012
By Gabriel Montoya: So much of a fighter’s life is spent waiting for that right fight. Off-TV bouts are great if you are building yourself, the way Palmdale, CA super featherweight Joel Diaz Jr. is. But the key to success in the game of fighting for money is to be ready at all times. You never...
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Mon 16-Jan-2012
Old-time boxing returns Saturday night, February 11 to the Hershey
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Mon 16-Jan-2012
Marco Huck believes speed will be key to defeat WBA
Heavyweight Champion Alexander Povetkin when they clash
in Stuttgart on February 25.
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Mon 16-Jan-2012
This week, undefeated super bantamweight (122 lbs) Luis "Orlandito" del Valle (14-0, 11KO’s) is finishing up preparations in Newburgh, New York for his bout against José Beranza (34-21-2, 26 KO’s
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Mon 16-Jan-2012
Chris Algieri (12-0, 6 KO’s) looks to remain undefeated when he retu
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Mon 16-Jan-2012
Marty Mulcahey: Welcome back to my annual look into the future (the second of three installments), a hopefully edifying preview of every weight class from strawweight to...
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Mon 16-Jan-2012
By Steve Kim: Currently, Cornelius “K9” Bundrage is the reigning IBF junior middleweight champion. Since 2009, Bundrage, best known for being on “The Contender” reality series (ESPN - second season), has fought just once a year. More frustrating for Bundrage is that since winning his title...
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Sun 15-Jan-2012
By Alec Kohut: It always amuses me that after every successful, profitable and big boxing show, a host of boxing writers will cite its success in some desperate hope that boxing is not in trouble in America. They toss in a quote such as, “Not a bad showing for a sport that is supposedly dying.” They...
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