Boxing Results for Carl Froch vs. Mikkel Kessler II. Carl Froch retained his IBF world super-middleweight title on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London with unanimous points victory over Mikkel Kessler. After 12 round of solid back and forth action, the judges at ringside scored it for Froch with scores of 118-110, 116-112 and 115-113. A Full Report on MaxBoxing soon to follow.
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Tons of Froch - Kessler news & more
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By Gabriel Montoya: The rematch between Carl “the Cobra” Froch and Mikkel “the Viking Warrior” Kessler is upon us. In the lead up to the fight at the O2 Arena, Froch was unable to get a few answers for my preview piece to me until after it came out. His conference call was cut short when his phone cut off. Thankfully, through Bernie Bahrmasel a connection with Froch was made. This being the first rematch for both men, I was curious if he saw anything different in this preparation that he missed
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The most news in one spot.
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A full undercard of action is expected on Saturday, June 8 when a roster of top local talent and international contenders step into the ring at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. to lead up to the highly anticipated SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®tripleheader
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As the holiday weekend gets underway in the United States, there will be no rest for the warriors stepping into the ring at Domo De La Feria in Leon, Mexico, when Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions present a championship doubleheader featuring two
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By Anson Wainwright: On this week’s edition of ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights,” Delvin Rodriguez makes a quick return to the ring against Freddy Hernandez. Back in...
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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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Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing Promotions are re-signing Tijuana’s crackerjack super featherweight contender Juan Carlos Burgos (30-1-1, 20 KOs) to a second promotional contract.
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Loads of new headlines.
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On March 30, top-rated light heavyweight contender Isaac "Golden Boy" Chilemba (20-1-2, 9KO’s) and reigning WBC silver light heavyweight champion Tony Bellew (19-1-1, 12KO’s) battled to a 12-round split decision draw in Bellew’s backyard of Liverpool. Now, the two combatants are set to go at it again this Saturday night, on the undercard of the much anticipated rematch between defending IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler at t
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Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing has put together a stellar undercard for tomorrow night’s ESPN Friday Night Fights event at the Mohegan Sun Arena.
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Dozens of Boxing Legends will return to Atlantic City as the 2013 summer season begins at the Jersey shore.
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By Gabriel Montoya: In any rematch of a close fight, the central question is “Who can adjust and improve from the first fight?” For the past three months of training camp, Carl “The Cobra” Froch and Mikkel Kessler, each preparing for his first career rematch this Saturday at the O2 Arena in London, have attempted to find those answers. Ultimately, however, the outcome may simply come down to desire and a meshing of styles. At Wednesday’s final press conference, the men’s opposing styles could
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Steve Kim: If you’re a sports fan, you’ve most likely heard about the wide-ranging layoffs that have taken place at ESPN. I don’t have all the gory details of this corporate bloodletting...
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The interesting battle preceding the much-anticipated showdown on Saturday night, June 8, between the most dangerous super middleweight, Adonis "Superman" Stevenson (20-1-0, 17 KOs), and World Boxing Council (WBC),The Ring Magazine and linear light heavyweight champion, "Bad" Chad Dawson (31-2-0, 17 KOs), features a pair of international stars adding spectacular excitement for boxing fans in attendance as well as those watching on HB
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More new than you can use!
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ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes Studio Shows on Site at Mohegan Sun Arena Friday Night Fights-Best KOs & Mike Tyson’s Greatest Hits to Air Before Friday’s Show
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Real News, not stepped on.
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Highly touted and undefeated junior welterweight prospect Issouf Kinda makes his ESPN Friday Night Fights debut this week in the ten round co-main event against battle tested Chris H
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Also in a four round Lightweight bout, Damon Allen (1-0, 1 KO) of Philadelphia will take on an opponent to be named.
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Ever since it was first announced, boxing insiders and fans alike have been buzzing about the much-anticipated upcoming middleweight championship showdown between defending WBA/IBO champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (26-0, 23KO’s) and I
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Happy Tuesday, fans! 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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By Gabriel Montoya: A rematch of a fight as savage and closely contested as the April 24, 2010 fight between Denmark’s Mikkel “The Viking Warrior” Kessler, 46-2-0 (35), and Nottingham, U.K.’s Carl “The Cobra” Froch, 30-2 (22), begs many questions. Who will improve since the first fight? Who took more damage and how well did he heal since? How will the fighters react when the home canvas advantage is switched? In order to succeed in Saturday’s rematch - his first - Kessler hopes to have...
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By Steve Kim (Photo © Tom Casino / SHOWTIME): If we learned one thing this past weekend, it’s this: men might be affected by jetlag but wrecking machines certainly aren’t. And though he got in late this past week prior to his Saturday night assignment versus Lamont Peterson, Lucas Matthysse showed no ill effects of his long journey from Argentina to the States that saw him arrive in Atlantic City just a couple of days before the fight. What was supposed to be a competitive, hard-
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