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Carl Frampton will make the second defence of his Commonwealth Super-Bantamweight title as the chief-support bout on the undercard of Kell Brook vs. Matthew Hatton at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield on March 17.
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Amateur ace Bradley Saunders is looking to make a big impact when he makes his highly anticipated professional debut on Friday 10th February at London’s sold-out York Hall.
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Scott Quigg was expelled from school so he could continue his education in a boxing ring.
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Liverpool’s Stephen Smith will start his comeback in Germany on the undercard of Dereck Chisora’s WBC World Heavyweight title fight against Vitali Klitschko.
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Matty Askin is in a hurry to get to grips with British cruiserweight champion Shane McPhilbin.
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By Tom Gray: Ricky Burns is all business in preparation for his WBO lightweight title defence against Paulus Moses at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow on March 10th.
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By Danny Winterbottom: When the first bell tolls on April 14 London based Iraqi heavyweight Ali Adams knows a combination of hard work and dedication has given him the opportunity to move out of the shadow of small hall shows and change his life.
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Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sport are delighted to announce that Team GB star Scott Cardle has signed promotional terms with the company.
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By Andrew Wake: That first fight without the vest and head guard provides a massive learning curve for all boxers, but one suspects Upminster’s Ryan Taylor learned more on his pro debut than most.
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By Ryan Waugh: Kenny Anderson will look to banish memories of his agonising defeat to George ‘The Saint’ Groves when he goes to war with the current British & Commonwealth champion at the Wembley Arena on March 16.
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By Ryan Waugh: George Groves will defend his British & Commonwealth super-middleweight titles in March when he clashes with Edinburgh’s Kenny Anderson for a second dual inside two years.
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By: Marc Livitz: Undefeated super featherweight prospect Eloy “The Prince” Perez took part in a brief interview on Friday with SecondsOut. Perez of Salinas, California is scheduled to face the WBO super featherweight world champion, Adrien Broner, who is also undefeated.
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A date has been set for the WBC world championship fight between, Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan and Japan’s undefeated WBC bantamweight champion, Shinsuke Yamanaka.
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Nasser Al-Harbi says he’s sick of being boxing’s best-kept secret.
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Jerry Glick reporting: Gabriel “Tito” Bracero couldn’t be happier with the year past and his next fight coming on January 21st at Roseland Ballroom on a Broadway Boxing show.
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By Andrew Wake: The hardest sport is full of the kindest people. It’s almost a paradox but those who are involved in the pain game are often the softest and caring most caring individuals around once they step out of the ring.
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By Ray Kilgore: Last Friday was supposed to be special” for 28-year-old Caleb Truax because not only was he was set to face 27-year-old Brandon Gonzales at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV, but the fight would have ended Truax’s eight-month nightmare of inactivity as well.
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By Danny Winterbottom: As a starry eyed youngster unbeaten 23-year-old super flyweight prospect Paul Butler remembers how he watched in awe as a Mexican world champion by the name of Marco Antonio Barrera befuddled and brutalised a shell shocked Paul Lloyd in 1999.
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Kell Brook And Matthew Hatton Press Conference Quotes
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By Ryan Waugh: David Price is aiming to finish off the career of ‘Big Bad’ John McDermott next Saturday at the Liverpool Olympia and continue his rise up the British heavyweight division.
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By Ryan Waugh: Big Bad John McDermott will pit his wits against David Price next Saturday for the British heavyweight title eliminator and knows defeat will all but end his chances of future success.
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Kieran Farrell will challenge for his first professional title when he meets Jon Baguley over 10 rounds at Bury’s Castle Leisure Centre on Friday March 2.
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By Danny Coyne: Box Nation kicks off 2012 with a fantastic card at the spritual home of boxing, the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London on Friday (January 13).
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Radio Rahim talks exclusively Larry Holmes, one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time.
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By Ron Valderrama: A true test of a boxer is dealing with change. Dedicated and humble, Arizona’s Emilio "Milo Time" Garcia has had a roller coaster ride this past year.
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By Ray Kilgore: Brandon Gonzales is too nice a guy to trash-talk his opponent. Gonzales faces Caleb Truax on January 20th at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
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By Derek Gionta: 2011 was a strong year for ESPN 2’s Friday Night Fights.
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Former IBF Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham returns on January 14
when he takes on Pablo Farias in Offenburg, Germany.
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By Andrew Wake: British, Commonwealth and European bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell has said that he will remain with trainers Stefy Bull and Dave Hulley despite reports that he was joining up with Nigel Benn’s old taskmaster Kevin Sanders.
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Super middleweight contender "Dangerous" Dyah Ali Davis headlines against Alfonso "The Tiger" Lopez in this week’s ESPN Friday Night Fights show, held outdoors in Mallory Square in Key West, Florida.
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By: Marc Livitz: Top Rank hosted a press conference Tuesday afternoon at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX. to formally announce the upcoming championship doubleheader featuring Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. & Nonito Donaire in separate bouts, which will take place on February 4. Undefeated Chavez will defend his World Middleweight title when he faces fellow Mexican Marco Antonio Rubio in the evening’s main event.
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SecondsOut Trainer of the Year for 2011 Robert Garcia has revealed that he knows very little about his boxer Nonito Donaire’s next opponent Wilfredo Vazquez Jr.
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Former undisputed world middleweight champion Jermain Taylor talks exclusively to Radio Rahim about his win over Jesse Nicklow on Friday night, about his relationship with Lou Dibella and what brought him out of enforced retirement.
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Promotor Frank Maloney has predicted a busy year for his heavyweights starting on January 21st at the Liverpool Olympia.
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Dangerous lightweight puncher and WBC Continental Americas champion Dannie Williams, plans to add the North American Boxing Federation belt to his growing collection.
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WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck will challenge the WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin at Stuttgart’s Porsche-Arena, Germany on February 25, 2012.
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Adam Booth, the trainer of George Groves has dismissed any thoughts of his fighter facing either Carl Froch or Andre Ward in the immediate future.
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By Tom Gray: Darren Barker wants to secure a world title fight in 2012 and fulfill his childhood ambition. With that being said the current domestic scene conjures up memories of a previous era that is sorely missed and that fact is not lost on the popular London middleweight.
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Ten months after a classic and spirited slugfest that is a definite “Fight of the Year” candidate, former World Champions “Vicious”Victor Ortiz of Ventura, Calif. and Andre Berto of Winter Haven, Fl., will slug it out again on Saturday, Feb. 11,
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By Tom Gray: Darren Barker’s drive to become world champion has only intensified since his 11th round knockout defeat at the hands of Sergio Martinez in October. The affable boxer puncher fought courageously against the pound for pound star but the experience and natural talent of ‘Maravilla’ was ultimately decisive.
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Following his points defeat to Andre Ward in the final of Showtime’s Super Six tounament last week Carl Froch has admitted that he was beaten by the better man on the night.
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Carl Froch Is looking forward to a ‘Clean Fight’ when he defends his WBC super-middleweight title against WBA titleholder Andre Ward in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday night.
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By Ray Kilgore: The charismatic and bubbly, easy-going side of Jonathan Perez’s personality will give way to the fearless, aggressive part of his nature ninty percent of the time.
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Amir Khan believes he was fighting both the referee and Lamont Peterson at the Convention Center in Washington on Saturday night.
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By Derek Bonnett: In boxing, the different between winning and losing often comes down to a matter of a few key punches in a few key rounds. One fighter may press the action and throw more actively, but be outshined by a less active fighter’s accuracy. Sometimes it goes the other way.
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Promoter Ricky Hatton is willing to sit down with rival promoter Frank Warren to try and make a Battle of Britain between Ricky Burns and Anthony Crolla.
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By Andrew Wake: Barnsley’s Josh Wale is determined to ensure that the British bantamweight title stays in South Yorkshire, even if it means he has to wait a few more months than originally planned.
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By Andrew Wake: York’s Harry Matthews is out to set the record straight when he meets AA Lowe for the vacant British Masters middleweight title on Saturday night.
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British Light Middleweight Champion Prince Arron looks set to establish himself as the division’s top dog in his title defense against Brian Rose at the Robin Park Centre in Wigan this Saturday.
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Dereck Chisora and WBA/WBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion Robert Helenius will collide for the vacant European Heavyweight Title in Helsinki on December 3.
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