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Many of the principal fighters on Saturday’s world championship card at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino participated in a media workout today in Dania Beach, Fla.
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WBA light heavyweight World champion Beibut Shumenov and Goossen Tutor Promotions have settled their lawsuit and the disputes between them.
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In This Corner’s James ‘Smitty’ Smith recently conducted an in depth preview of the November 12 ‘Super-Fight’ at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas between pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez.
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Atlanta Corporate Fight Night is this Thursday(Nov 3) and in addition to the boxers who participate to raise money for charity the evening plays host to the first-ever reunion of the legendary 1984 Olympic boxing team.
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This past Friday night, Middleweight Ossie Duran took on undefeated Brandon Gonzales in the nationally televised main event on Sho Box: The New Generation.
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Middleweight contender Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin breaks his Los Angeles training camp Wednesday to depart for Cancun to fight live on HBO for the first time, Saturday against Craig McEwan.
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Grind 2 Def Entertainment proudly announces the signing of an exclusive worldwide boxing advisor agreement with Fort Worth, Texas based heavyweight boxer Kendrick "The Apostle" Releford.
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This past Friday(Oct 29) night, WBC #14 ranked Heavyweight Franklin “Yah Yah” Lawrence dropped Raymond Ocheing three times before scoring a second round stoppage win in the main event of a Joey Eye Boxing Promotions.
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Whilst pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao is expecting a great and explosive fight against Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas on November 12, the Filipino boxing hero admits he is motivated by the comments the Mexican tough guy has made in the pre fight build up.
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WBA flyweight champ Hernan “Tyson” Marquez (32-2, 25 KOs) banged out Luis “El Nica” Concepcion (23-3, 18 KOs) in the first round at the Centro de Usos Multiples in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico on Saturday night.
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Former two-weight world titleholder Iván “Iron Boy” Calderón (35-2-1, 6 KOs) became a champ of sorts once again on Saturday night when he scored a 10 round split decision win over Felipe Rivas (11-9-1, 5 KOs) at the Coliseo Mario “Quijote” Morales in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
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Promoter John Carlisle stage low key seven bout card of professional boxing at DeCarlo’s Convention Center in Warren, Detroit on Friday night.
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WBO super featherweight contender Eloy “Prince” Perez scored a sixth round tko win over Ira Terry at the Sherwood Inn in Salinas, California on Friday night.
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Featherweight Salvador Sanchez II scored a surprise second round knockout former Mexican champion Jovanni “El Bambino” Soto at the Deportivo Trabajadores del Metro in Mexico City on Frofay night.
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Lightweight prospect Abner Cotto became the Puerto Rican national champion on Friday night by winning a 10 round unanimous decision over Fernando Torres at the Centro de Convenciones in Guayama, Puerto Rico.
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French knockout artist Anne Sophie Mathis plans to make a major statement December 2, fighting outside of Europe for the first time, against American favorite Holly Holm
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Floyd Mayweather proved He’s the cash cow when it comes to PPV boxing events by grossing more than $78 million for his clash with Victor Ortiz.
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By Lou Catalano: After back to back disasters for boxing on pay per view, Manny Pacquiao’s return can’t come soon enough. Here’s hoping things improve dramatically.
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Brandon “Flawless” Gonzales and Ossie “The Ghanaian Gladiator” Duran one day before their eight-round middleweight main event from Bally’s Grand Ballroom in Atlantic City, N.J.
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By Marc Livitz: Undefeated WBO Junior Welterweight champion Timothy Bradley of Palm Springs, CA hosted an hour long international media conference call today to discuss his return to the ring as part of the undercard of the fast-approaching Manny Pacquiao/Juan Manuel Marquez bout in Las Vegas on November 12.
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Despite his well publicized alleged assault on IBF light-flyweight champion Ulysses Solis a couple of days ago Saul Alvarez will defend his WBC light-middleweight crown against Kermit Cintron on November 26.
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Boxing fans will be giving thanks for an explosive night of boxing on Thanksgiving weekend this year when Adrien Broner battles Argentina’s Vicente Rodriguez for the vacant WBO Junior Lightweight Title on November 26.
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Former WBC welterweight champ, a knockout loser to Floyd Mayweather Jr recently, is planning to invest some of his hard earned cash in a chain of Taco Restaurants.
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Pound for pound No.1 boxer Manny Pacquiao is arguably the most famous person in his native Philippines but his promoter Bob Arum says his top prizefighter is unlikely to ever fight in his homeland. In fact the Top Rank boss believes he will never fight outside of the United States.
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WBC light-middleweight champion Saul Alvarez insists he is innocent of any claims that he assaulted IBF light-flyweight champion Ulysses ‘Archie’ Solis.
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A judge in Las Vegas has found WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. not guilty on misdemeanor charges accusing him of threatening two homeowner association security guards outside his gated development home.
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Hall of Fame coach Emanuel Steward is the new head coach of fast rising Cuban superstar Yuriorkis „El Ciclon“ Gamboa.
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Ali Funeka has been in three world title fights so far in a professional career that started in 1995.
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Mitchell Promotions have announced their boxing show, scheduled for December 4.
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Logan Cotton McGuinness knocked out Benoit Gaudet in the 11th round last Saturday night at The Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
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IBF light-flyweight champion Ulysses ‘Archie’ Solis has accused WBC light-middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez of beating him up and fracturing his jaw.
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Santa Anita Park and Top Rank Boxing have announced that Juan Manuel Marquez will stage a sparring exhibition at Santa Anita Park on Breeders’ Cup Classic Day, Saturday, Nov. 5.
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Undefeated middleweight prospect DonYil Livingston, whose cousin is world super middleweight champion Andre Ward, is making up for lost time.
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By:Marc Livitz: Showtime Boxing, InterBox, Lou DiBella Promotions and various other media groups hosted an international conference call this afternoon to discuss the upcoming bout between undefeated IBF Super Middleweight champion Lucian Bute and veteran Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson.
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The newly-founded New York State Boxing Hall of Fame ("NYSBHOF"), sponsored by Ring 8, held a press conference today at famed Gallagher’s Steakhouse in Manhattan to announce its inaugural class of inductees.
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Undefeated welterweight Ronald Cruz, of Bethlehem, PA, takes on steel-chinned Anges Adjaho, of Buffalo, NY, in a scheduled eight-round contest on Saturday evening, Nov. 19, at Bally’s Atlantic City.
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Undefeated WBA light-middleweight champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout will defend his title against Frank LoPorto on Friday, Nov. 11 at the Cohen Stadium in El Paso, Texas.
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Nonito Donaire may have scored a decisive 12 round shutout(120-108 on all card) win over the previously unbeaten Argentinian Omar Narvaez last Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York but just hours after his win he was in no mood to celebrate.
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IBO bantamweight champion Vic Darchinyan is set to face WBA champion Anselmo Moreno in a unification match up in Anaheim, California on December 3.
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Due to Tommy Karpency pulling out of this Friday night’s Pennsylvania State Light Heavyweight title bout with Tony Ferrante, Gerald Nobles bout with Joseph Rabotte has been elevated to the main event at Harrahs in Chester.
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By Ron Valderrama: Emilio “Milo-Time” Colon-Garcia defeated Miguel Armendarez Friday night at the Madison Events Center in Phoenix, Arizona before a packed house of screaming boxing fans.
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By Derek Bonnett: There is so much to enjoy about the complete picture of the sport of boxing that we often overlook much of it whilst debating the best possible outcome of the most recent boxing controversy. This week Omar Andres Narvaez lost his unbeaten record while putting on a defensive exhibition that aficionados talked about more than Nonito Donaire’s winning offense.
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Richard Abril became the new WBA Interim lightweight champion on Saturday night when he out-pointed former world champ Miguel “Aguacerito” Acosta at the Roberto Duran Arena in Panama City, Panama.
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Raymond Serrano remained perfect as he scored an exciting 10 ound unanimous decision over Angel Rios at the Tropicana Casino & Resort.
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Saturday night at Madison Square Garden In New York Nonito Donaire defends his WBA and WBO bantamweight titles against tough Argentine boxer Omar Narvaez As usual our brave army of writers once again put their reputations on the line to pick a winner.
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Unbeaten through his first 15 bouts, middleweight prospect Brandon Gonzales is expecting next Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation telecast to be nothing short of exciting.
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This Saturday night Jr. Welterweight prospect Raymond "Tito" Serrano will take on Angel Rios in the main event of a six bout card at the Tropicana Casino & Resort.
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Buffalo welterweight Nick "Hands of Gold" Casal felt completely justifiedlast last Saturday night after thoroughly destroyed previously undefeated prospect Michael "Slick" Anderson.
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Jerry Glick reporting: Bob Arum is a patient man. Some fights and fighters are worthy of pay-per-view status and others are not. He sees a time in the future when Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire will be a star with the power to demand PPV bucks, but Bob believes that it will happen in a few years, not yet; he’ll wait.
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By Steve Kim: On Thursday afternoon, the WBC made a ruling on last Saturday night’s fight between Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson that came to a premature conclusion at the end of the second round as Hopkins suffered a damaged right shoulder after being lifted and sent to the canvas by Dawson.
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According to WBA light-welterweight champ Amir Khan there seems to be some tension between Manny Pacquiao’s camp and his own.
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WBC and WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire insists he is ready for war when he defends his titles against Omar Narvaez at the Theater in Madison Square Garden, New York on Saturday night.
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Will Rosinsky steps into the spotlight and look to put his name amongst boxing’s most promising up-and-coming prospects when he takes on Super Middleweight contender Edwin Rodriguez this Friday (October 21).
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On Friday night October 28th, Gerald Nobles will return after a four year absence when he will takes on Joseph Rabotte at Harrahs in Chester.
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Fresh off a second round knockout victory over Daniel Jimenez Eloy "The Prince" Perez, steps into the ring once again to defend his title against Ira Terry on October 28th at Sherwood Hall, Salinas, CA.
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Jerry Glick reporting: Watching WBC/WBO Bantamweight Champion Nonito Donaire hit the pads as he worked out for the media at Kingsway Gym in Manhattan, made one think about which would be worse, bring punched by a 250 pound heavyweight or the 118 pound Donaire?
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By Jason Pribila: “Believe it or Not” boxing fans have paid over $120.00 in the last 28 days to see two main events that have once again left them apologizing for the sport they are no doubt getting tired of defending. On Saturday night they paid out $50 for 46 year-old Bernard Hopkins’ defense of his light heavyweight championship against Chad Dawson.
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By Tri ’Rocco’ Nguyen:Another day, another disappointing end to a big title fight in boxing.
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Former pound for pound king Roy Jones Jr will face Camden, New Jersey cruiserweight Max Alexander in Atlanta, Georgia on December 10.
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New WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson and promoter Gary Shaw spoke the boxing media at the Staples Center following his controversial win over Bernard Hopkins on Saturday night.
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IBF and WBC Silver Bantamweight Champion Abner Mares and former two-time IBF Bantamweight World Champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko were the principals at a widely attended press conference Saturday.
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By Jason Pribila: Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice….
The first time I saw Jorge Linares was the reason I wrote a column as to why Oscar Larios should hand up the gloves.
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Bernard Hopkins has been released from the California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles after being x-rayed and examined for a shoulder injury following his second round defeat to Chad Dawson on Saturday night.
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Heavy handed heavyweight Kimbo Slice needed only 1:52 to register a knockout of Tay Bledsoe at Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Nebraska on Saturday night.
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By Jason Pribila: “Believe it or Not” the Bernard Hopkins - Chad Dawson fight was going to cost hard core boxing fans $49.95. Believe it… probably not. This PPV went bankrupt this evening.
The fact that Bernard Hopkins entered the ring as the lineal light heavyweight champion is a testament to the once in a lifetime talent of “B-Hop”.
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Dewey Bozella made a successful professional debut at the of 52 at the Staples Center in Los Ageles on Saturday night by out-pointing Larry Hopkins over four rounds.
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By Jason Pribila: Golden Boy Promotions and Gary ShawProductions presented “Believe It or Not” Saturday Night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
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Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Bernard Hopkins makes the first defence of his WBC light-heavyweight title against Fellow American Chad Dawson. As usual our brave army of writers once again put their reputations on the line to pick a winner.
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Next Friday, October 21, rising junior welterweight contender Gabriel Bracero will look to capture his first title as a professional when he takes on Daniel Sostre for the vacant NABF belt.
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Unbeaten middleweight sensation Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin fought his way out of Grand Rapids hoping to get an opportunity to shine in the ring.
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Filipino Pocket Rocket Nonito Donaire is fit and ready to make the first defence of his WBC and WBO bantamweight crowns against the undefeated Argentine Omar Narvaez on October 22.
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Thomas Dulorme and Kenny Galarza made pre-weight, 156 and 149 pounds, respectively, equivalent to five-percent above the required weight by the Professional Boxing Commission.
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Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson took part in the final press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday ahead of the WBC light-heavyweight title clash on Saturday night.
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Chad Dawson has promised to show the world he is ‘Still Bad’ when he challenges Bernard Hopkins for the WBC light-heavyweight title at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday night.
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Star Boxing presents the return exciting Heavyweight Vinny Maddalone when he takes on Mike Shepperd in the main event at the Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City on Saturday night October 22nd.
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Bernard Hopkins may be 46 years-old but he is not your average middle aged man and he certainly does not fight like one. On Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles the WBC light-heavyweight king makes the first defence of his title against fellow American Chad Dawson.
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On Friday night, October 28th, championship boxing returns to Harrahs in Chester, PA when Tony Ferrante battles Tommy Karpency for the Pennsylvania State Light Heavyweight championship.
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WBA super-middlewieght champ Andre Ward is impressed with the ability, attitude, focus and potential of Brandon "Flawless" Gonzales, an unbeaten middleweight and a sparring partner
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This coming January will be the two-year anniversary of the massive earthquake that hit Haiti, leaving the country devastated and in shambles, but for IBF Welterweight Champion Andre Berto, it seems like just yesterday.
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By Danny Winterbottom: The total domination of one boxer over his opponent can be an absorbing spectacle to watch as he exerts his mastery of the noble art on his hapless foe. However, in boxing one punch can change everything.
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A hand injury suffered during training camp has forced world-rated super bantamweight Chris Avalos to withdraw from his scheduled fight Saturday night in Panama.
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They may have taken different routes to get there but now it’s full steam ahead for Holly Holm and French superstar Anne Sophie Mathis to decide who is the best female boxer in the world.
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7Top-rated super middleweight contender, Edwin Rodriguez has re-united with trainer Ronnie Shields, at Shields’ camp in Houston, TX, as the two are putting the finishing touches on an intense training camp in preparation for Rodriguez’ upcoming bout against fellow undefeated prospect, Will "Power" Rosinsky.
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On Friday October 21st, Lou DiBella’s DiBella Entertainment will present "Octoberfist: Fight Night Done Right".
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By Dave McKee: In the wake of his brutal November 13, 1982 war with WBA world lightweight champion Ray “Boom-Boom” Mancini, South Korean contender Deuk-Koo Kim lay dead in a hospital, having succumbed to complications arising from a blood clot on his brain. For Mancini, years of guilt and recriminations from a somewhat hypocritical public lay ahead. Everyone knew boxing was dangerous.
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Former World Boxing Federation (WBF) Intercontinental middleweight champion Hector Camacho Jr. will face off on December 17th against ex World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight champion Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis. The main event which will take place at the Princess Hotel and Casino in Georgetown, Guyana, is being promoted by Seon Bristol of Briso Promotions.
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By Ron Valderrama: Sonoran Capital Group in association with Michelle Rosado of Face II Face Events have been busy preparing for their upcoming event at the Madison in Phoenix on October 21st.
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The welterweight prospect with a strange name for a boxer and freakish size for a welterweight, Willie "Quiet Storm" Nelson, has made career-defining changes.
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Saturday night’s Diva Rize-N Promotions card was cancelled at the last minute due to the DC Star Nightclub,venue for the show, being shutdown.
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Rodrigo Guerrero claimed the vacant IBF super flyweight title at the Auditorio Municipal in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico on Saturday night when he scored a sixth round technical decision over Raul Martinez.
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Sharif “The Lion” Bogere won the battle of the unbeaten lightweights at the Tesax Station Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday night when he scored a spectacular third round knockout over Francisco Contreras.
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Vladine Biosse of Providence, R.I.and John Mackay battled to a majority draw in the main event at the Twin River Event Center in Rhode Island on Friday night.
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Andrew Selby and Luke Campbell won silver medals after being beaten in their finals at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Baku on Friday.
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Former WBA super middleweight champion Manny Siaca III battered Jhon Berrio in the first round of a clash for the WBO Latino middleweight title at the Coliseo Rebekah Colberg in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico on Friday night.
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Some of New England’s best boxing prospects will be showcased on October 21 at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods.
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In a battle of unbeatens, popular Sharif "The Lion" Bogere will defend his NABO lightweight title against hard-hitting Francisco Contreras in the 10-round main event on Friday, Oct. 7,
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By Jason Pribila: I arrived home from Atlantic City at 7:00 am on Sunday morning. I decided that a power nap at a rest stop on the AC Expressway would serve me well. The HBO televised fights lasted a total of 20.5 rounds of a scheduled 22 and pushed my departure time from Boardwalk Hall back to 12:30 am.
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IBF Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute and ageless former light heavyweight champion Glen “The Road Warrior’’ Johnson held media workouts in South Florida earlier this week as they prepare for their November 5 showdown at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Canada.
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Don King hosted a press conference Wednesday announcing his world championship fight card on Nov. 5 in Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.
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Not only is WBC Continental Americas champion Dannie Williams the best kept secret in the lightweight division, the southpaw is arguably the most dangerous 135-pounder in the world.
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