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Rich Marotta, founder and CEO of the newly-established Nevada Boxing Hall of Fam
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Earlier tonight before a packed house of partisan fans, DiBella Entertainment (DBE) put on an exciting 10-bout card at the Roseland Ballroom, as
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Anson Wainwright: Over the past few months, few have had to endure what Johnathon Banks has. It’s been an emotional rollercoaster, having...
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You won’t snooze, so much news
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ESPN Friday Nights Fight main event showdown
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World Boxing Federation World Super Middleweight Champion Marco Antonio Rubio, 55-6-1 (48), will defend his title on December 22 at the Auditorio del Bicent
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DiBella Entertainment special-edition Hurricane Sandy Benefit Broadway Boxing card weighed in earlier today at the NYS Athletic Commission’s office in downtown Manhattan. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN Below to find the complete bout sheet and weigh in results for Wed
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John J. Raspanti: Rising middleweight Paul "El Gallo Negro" Mendez might have to change his nickname to the “Bodysnatcher” after his latest victory at the Storm House in Salinas,Ca. last Saturday night. Mendez (11-2-1, 5 KOs)...
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By Clive Bernath: With the introduction of two new dedicated boxing channels in the UK in 2012 to rival Sky Sports, Primetime and Channel 5, the profile of boxing in the UK could not be stronger right now. Yes the Noble Art in the British isles is looking pretty good for 2013 and the recent announcement that Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions is applying for a promoters license in Britain is further proof that our great sport is flourishing. According to a report in British newspaper The D
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A lot of updates for Today
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Anson Wainwright: Like a great many boxers from Central and South America, Luis Alberto Rios comes from a tough upbringing in the barrios. He’s lost many members...
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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-related issue you would like to comment on. We welcome and appreciate your participation, so take a minute, scroll down and leave your co
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Huge news updates.
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Cello Renda, crowned International Masters light-heavyweight champion a couple of weeks ago, will top the bill at the Pe
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Matthew Paras at ringside: Adrian Granados earned an exciting fifth round stoppage in a toe-to-toe battle Friday against fellow Chicago prospect Antonio Canas at Cicero Stadium...
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Former WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal made a successful return to the ring on Friday night when he out-pointed Aleksy Kuziemsk
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Marc Livitz ringside in Houston. A crowd of just over seven thousand fans at the Toyota Center in downtown Houston, Texas was more than loud enough to...
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Gabriel Montoya: Boxing returned to network TV for the first time since 1997 when IBF bantamweight champ Leo Santa Cruz, 23-0-1, 13 KOs, turned back the game...
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John J. Raspanti: Arthur Abraham (36-3, 28 KOs) gave his supporters plenty to cheer about by scoring a eighth round stoppage over game Mehdi Bouadla (26-5, 11 KOs)...
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Steve Kim: Nowadays, most of the major fights that take place in Los Angeles are staged at the Staples Center or Home Depot Center (or some other property owned by AEG...
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Martin Mulcahey: A last-second cancelation of the Guillermo Rigondeaux-Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym bout compelled me to combine the two main events...
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Massive news updates.
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Steve Kim: After 35 years with HBO Sports, the network announced on Thursday afternoon that longtime commentator and provocateur Larry Merchant would be calling his last fight...
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Jason Gonzalez at ringside: South Ozone Park, Queens- For the second time in nearly three months, the “Sweet Science” returned to the borough of Queens...
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Matthew Paras: Chicago junior welterweight prospect Adrian Granados returns to his hometown of Cicero tonight to face fellow Chicagoan Antonio Canas...
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Merchant will end his unprecedented 35-year run as a ringside boxing commentator for HBO Sports with the season finale of World Championship Boxing® this Saturday night (9:30 p.m. ET/PT) from Houston. Following the telecast, Merchant will be moving into another phase of his
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Loads of fresh news.
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Photos by Chris Farina
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Anson Wainwright: Since George Groves turned pro after a successful amateur career, he’s wasted little time, winning the Commonwealth super...
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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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Matthew Paras: Super middleweight contender Donovan George might not be a super middleweight much longer. In a telephone interview with Maxboxing...
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Full of new updates
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Bill Tibbs: Born in Benoit, Mississippi and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Archie Moore turned to boxing after leaving reform school in 1934. Moore, who fought...
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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-related issue...
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Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KOs), the proven World Boxing Council (WBC) Light Heavyweight champion from 2009 to 2011, is returning to the ring to battle former Olympian and two-time WBO world challenger Aleksy Kuzie
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Today’s Updated News.
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UPDATED: Huge News Day!
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Jason Pribila at ringside.
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James DeGale, (14-1, 9 KOs), scored a one-sided 12 round unanimous points win over Fulgencio Zuniga, (25-7-1, 22 KOs), to claim the vacant WBC Silver super middleweight title at the Hull Sports Arena in Hull, England on Saturday night.
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Mike Sloan at ringside. Unbeaten former Olympic gold medalist Yuriorkis Gamboa survived a late scare to hang on to topple the ultra tough....
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Mike Sloan at ringside. After 36 grueling, intense, hotly-contested rounds, there was no clear victor between future Hall of Famers Manny Pacquiao and Juan...
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John J. Raspanti: Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KOs) thrilled his hometown fans by stopping defending WBA super middleweight champion Brian Magee...
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Tons of today’s news.
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Pound-For-Pound number-one female boxer Holly “The Preachers Daughter” Holm captured her second World Boxing Federation World championship on Friday night, December 7, in Albuquerque, New Mexico when she won a unanimous decision over game Australian Dia
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Marty Mulcahey: Yes, we have seen this main event before but who among us does not like watching a true classic over and over again? Will it be fourth time-lucky for Juan?
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Mike Tyson makes a special appearance to the weighin of Superstar Manny Pacquiao and four-time world champion Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand in La
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Mike Sloan: While most were expecting local contender Jessie Vargas to walk out of the Texas Station Casino with the victory, it’s questionable as to how many expected...
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By Mike Sloan. Inside the Mirage Hotel & Casino in the main event of a special Thursday edition of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, Ray Beltran survived an early knockdown and out-slugged Ji-Hoon Kim to win a well-deserved unanimous
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Tons of News updates
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ESPNFrontrow.com caught up with Juan Manuel Marquez while preparing for Saturday’s fight with Manny Pacquiao. Marquez, also an analyst for ESPN Deportes’ Golpe a
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