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Adrien Broner: “I Had To Get Off My Ass.”

By: Sean Crose “At this point it don’t matter who they get,” Adrien Broner told Brian Custer on Tuesday’s Last Stand Podcast. “I’m in shape and I’ve been training my ass off.” Broner was supposed to face Pedro Campo on February 13th, but Covid-19 knocked Pedro Campo out of the …

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Oleksandr Usyk vs Joe Joyce In “Preliminary Talks”

By: LV Boxing Oleksandr Usyk’s train to a heavyweight world title is apparently about to make an unexpected stop. The former undisputed cruiserweight titlist has long been awaiting his chance at facing unified champion, Anthony Joshua. With a win in his heavyweight debut against Chazz Witherspoon, Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs) …

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Six British Prospects To Keep An Eye On This Year

By: Oliver McManus Picking prospects to watch for 2021 is a little more difficult than previous years with the pandemic continuing to throw all sorts of obstacles in the way of professional boxers. It pays to be aligned to a promoter with a lucrative broadcast deal, a fact that has …

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Eric Kelly: “Boxing Is Alive Because Of Me”

By: LV Boxing It was funny at first. A bit of sideshow if you will. YouTubers with massive followings jumping into the ring to fight one another? No harm no foul. However, with social media stars lacing up the gloves becoming more of the norm, New York City trainer Eric …

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Andre Ward: The Mind Is Willing But The Body Is Not

By: LV Boxing Things ended perfectly. Maybe even too perfectly for Andre Ward. The two-division world champion’s career played out like an on-screen blockbuster movie. It was your typical storyline, one which entailed the main character fighting through adversity early on, only to ride off into the sunset as the …

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Sergey Kovalev-Bektemir Melikuziev Bout Cancelled

By: Sean Crose Former light heavyweight kingpin Sergey Kovalev’s fall from on high continues. Once one of the most rightfully feared fighters in the sport, the 37 year old has dealt with crushing defeats, and legal problems over the past several years. Now the fighter known as “Krusher” is seeing …

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