By: Sean Crose Boxing returned to Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino on Saturday night, as Showtime broadcast a Premiere Boxing Champions card. First up, the 12-0 Rolando Romero battled the 10-3 Avery Sparrow in a scheduled 12 round lightweight contest. Justin Pauldo was supposed to be Romero’s opponent, but his inability …
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By: LV Boxing Former undisputed heavyweight titlist Mike Tyson has started a new movement so to speak. Despite having his gloves hung up for a decade and a half, the 2011 hall of famer returned to the ring this past November and took on fellow advanced in age hall of …
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By: Sean Crose This evening I’m going to be covering a pretty good boxing card on Showtime featuring a super bantamweight world title fight. I’m interested in seeing how it goes. Some fight cards are better than others, and this one has some promise. Most combat sport fans, however, will …
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By: Sean Crose It appears many fight fans are eager to see heavyweight titlists Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury get it on to decide for good and all who the heavyweight champion of the world truly is. And no one seems more eager for the fight to happen than the …
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By: LV Boxing Jaron Ennis has been screaming for one of the bigger names in the welterweight division to step up and face him in the ring. Now, the rising contender will get exactly what he was looking for. According to multiple reports, former 140-pound titleholder and current 147-pound contender …
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By: Sean Crose ShoBox, the broadcast series Showtime airs to give exposure to up and coming fighters, returned to the airwaves on Wednesday, bringing live boxing to viewers for the first time in several weeks. The card was aired from Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino. First up, the 15-0 Jose Nunez …
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By: LV Boxing As expected, WBA, WBC and Ring magazine super middleweight belt holder Canelo Alvarez (54-1-2, 36 KOs) has agreed to terms with Matchroom Boxing for a February 27th, mandated title defense against Avni Yildirim at The Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Florida. Reports of the deal began to …
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By: Sean Crose After a dry spell that lasted a few weeks, but felt like an eternity, live boxing finally returns to televisions, phones, tablets, and computer screens Wednesday when Showtime returns with its long running Shobox series, a testing ground for some of the sport’s more promising fighters. Wednesday’s …
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By: LV Boxing Teofimo Lopez hasn’t stopped smiling for a very long time. The undefeated Brooklyn, New York native is fresh off becoming the youngest undisputed world champion in boxing history with his October upset win over Vasiliy Lomachenko. The praise following his victory has come from all corners of …
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By: LV Boxing NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 20: Shakur Stevenson punches Christopher Diaz during their featherweight fight at Madison Square Garden on April 20, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) The big punchers are normally the ones that everyone is afraid of. The reason …
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