By: Oliver McManus Saturday night sees boxing return to Falls Park for only the second time ever with Michael Conlan the man responsible for bringing verve back to the unique venue. Belfast’s featherweight has become more accustomed to soaking New York arenas in Irish emerald since turning professional but August …
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By: Jesse Donathan UFC on ESPN 5 is taking place Saturday, August 3, 2019 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The card is headlined by former perennial UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler versus former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington. According to a July 28, 2019 Sherdog.com article …
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By: Robert Aaron Contreras On Saturday, August 3, PBC on FOX was due for a tripleheader from the Barclays Centers in Brooklyn, New York where a trio of big names would have carefully matched opponents in front of them. Now with former welterweight champion Andre Berto out, Adam Kownacki, who …
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By: LV Boxing The Light Heavyweight division is flooded with talent. Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Sergey Kovalev, Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev are all belt holders in the division. With the exception of Kovalev they are all undefeated as well. Rising contenders such as Badou Jack, Eleider Alvarez and Gilberto Ramirez are …
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Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of July 23rd to July 30th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Kubrat Pulev Petitions IBF For Mandatory Fight Against Champion Andy Ruiz Bulgarian IBF #1-rated heavyweight …
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By: LV Boxing The Heavyweights are taking over Brooklyn New York, as both Adam Kownacki (19-0, 15 KOs) and Chris Arreola (38-5-1, 33 KOs) will headline the Barclay Center, this coming Saturday on August 3rd. With the Heavyweight division now seemingly wide open, this will be perfect opportunity for both …
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By: Waqas Ali Britain’s Luke Campbell is in for a second chance at gaining a world title as he faces boxing technician and genius Vasiliy Lomachenko (13-1) at the O2 arena in London, England. Campbell (22-2) last fought for a world title when he faced Jorge Linares for the WBA …
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By: Sean Crose “Having Diego Alberto Ruiz step in for Vladimir Nikitin didn’t really change how I approach the fight,” says rising featherweight, and Olympic Bronze medalist, Michael Conlan. “I suspect Ruiz will come forward but maybe not as aggressively as Nikitin was going to.” Conlan is referring to his …
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By: Oliver McManus Boxing Insider’s European Notebook has returned thanks to subdued demand and should be greeted with an appropriately subtle fanfare and confetti shower. The price of silence The rumbling story from the middle of last week came via Thomas Hauser and Boxing Social as they broke the news …
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By: LV Boxing Injuries are apart of any sport. Unfortunately for former two time Welterweight champion Andre Berto (32-5, 24 KOs), he is all too familiar with this headline. Berto’s August 3rd showdown with once beaten contender Miguel Cruz (18-1, 12 KOs) will be placed on hold as he was …
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