by Sean Crose “Are you ready for a new year of boxing?” Teddy Atlas asked this question of audiences, albeit kiddingly, at the start of the 18th season of Friday Night Fights from the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California. The program, which had a spike in ratings last year, …
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By Sean Crose JayZ’s Roc Nation Sports is moving into the fight business in a big way. Not only does it have its premiere card featuring Dusty Hernandez Harrison premiering tonight on Fox Sports 1, but no less a name than Andre Ward has now signed on the dotted line. …
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By Ivan G. Goldman Below is an email I sent to New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott. Dear Ms. Scott: We’ve heard basically nothing since your office began investigating the awful events of November 2, 2013. That’s when Mago Abdusalamov made the mistake of participating in a heavyweight …
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by Sean Crose Despite the belief of those who feel a match between British super-middleweight Carl Froch and Mexican superstar Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is pretty much a legal impossibility, Rob McCracken, Froch’s trainer, claims negotiations between the two camps are “moving in the right direction.” Still, there is ample …
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By Sean Crose “We’re giving this until the end of the month.” So says Manny Pacquiao’s advisor, Mike Koncz, in regards to ongoing negations between the Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather camps. It is said a Pacquiao-Mayweather bout would break all previous financial records. It’s even been said that a Pacquiao-Mayweather …
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By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of December 30th to January 6th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Leo Santa Cruz to Defend Against Jesus Ruiz WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion Leo “Terremoto” Santa …
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By Ivan G. Goldman May 2 is the prize. The victor gets to put a PPV card in place for that Cinco de Mayo weekend. But which network? Which venue? Which fight? There will be many more losers than winners. Lots of also rans. Meanwhile, swarms of secret communications circulate …
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Commentary by Hans Olson An observation on coverage of the upcoming WBC world heavyweight title fight between current heavyweight champion Bermane “B.Ware” Stiverne and Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder, which takes place in Las Vegas on January 17. I think the American media is missing the boat on the great …
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By Sean Crose With just weeks to go before his highly anticipated third fight with arch foe Brandon Rios, Denver based welterweight slugger Mike Alvarado (34-3, 23 KOs) was arrested over the weekend in the Mile High City. The Denver Post reports Alvarado was brought in “on a felony warrant …
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By Jaime C. Feal Jon Jones is still the best pound for pound fighter in the world. Showcasing his well-rounded arsenal of striking and grappling, Jones even managed to take down the former Olympic wrestler Cormier several times toward the end of the fight. The challenger had his moments, particularly …
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