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By Robert Aaron Contreras Returning on July 19 to New York’s Madison Square Garden, it is clear Teofimo Lopez (13-0, 11 KO) was made for boxing’s grand stage—as much for his brass and post-fight celebrations as for his knockouts. Top Rank Promotions have moved to give the Brooklyn wunderkind his …

By: Blaine Henry Dmitry Kudryashov (23-3, 3 KOs) is set to make a move over to MMA. The Russian Hammer will fight on Fight Nights Global on October 12th in Moscow, Russia. Kudryashov was a former WBA International and WBC silver cruiserweight champion. With tremendous power in his fists, Dmitry …

By: Sean Crose You can see it in seemingly endless videos on YouTube. A small group of people slowly approach as they run along a Los Angeles park in the quiet early morning hours. Closer and closer the runners get, until, finally, they pass by in a moment of crunching …

By: Sean Crose Although Mexican holiday weekends in September and May are known as occasions for Canelo Alvarez fights, this September’s Mexican Independence Day weekend will be an exception. For it’s been announced that the red haired star will not be fighting this on September 14th, as was widely expected. …

By: LV Boxing The sport of boxing is always in search for its next big star. This past Saturday night on July 13th, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, it may have found exactly who it was looking for. Vito Mielnicki Jr. stole the show on the same …

By: Hans Themistode Keith Thurman (29-0, 22 KOs) has been in some big fights in his career. Two match ups against Shawn Porter and Danny Garcia pushed him to near stardom and gave him the sort of experience you just can’t buy. Those experiences however, won’t compare to what he …

Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of July 9th to July 16th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Yordenis Ugas Camp Quotes Welterweight contender, Yordenis Ugas (23-4, 11 KOs) wrapped up his final …

By: LV Boxing As it currently stands, Manny Pacquiao vs Keith Thurman is undoubtedly the biggest fights of the year. It also will be one of the toughest in the long career of Pacquiao as well. When this fight was first announced, Thurman (29-0, 22 KOs) was the betting favorite. …

By: Sean Crose Pernell Whitaker, one of the greatest fighters to ever lace up a pair of gloves, was killed in a motor vehicle accident on Sunday evening. He was 55 years old. Whitaker was reportedly making his way across a bustling road in Virginia City when he was struck …

By: Shane Willoughby The American heavyweight may have rejuvenated his career after stopping the very game Robert Helenius in the 8th round. Any fight involving Helenius never seems to go to plan. Not saying a Washington victory is that much of a surprise, but the way the fight panned out …