By Johnny Walker WBA “regular” heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin was awarded a majority decision win in Stuttgart, Germany, today after being battered around the ring by WBO cruiserweight king Marco “Captain” Huck for the second half of a thrilling heavyweight title fight. The judges’ final tallies were 114-114, 116-113, and …
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By Hans Olson When all is said and done, how will Floyd Mayweather be remembered? Where will he rank next to history’s all-time greats like Sugar Ray Robinson, Willie Pep, Henry Armstrong, Wilfred Benitez, and Sugar Ray Leonard? More favorably than you might think. In ESPN The Magazine’s upcoming “Analytics …
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Boxing fans can expect many happy returns this tax season. Former world lightweight champion BRANDON “Bam Bam” RIOS and former featherweight champion YURIORKIS GAMBOA will collide in a battle of the undefeated for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight championship, Saturday, April 14, at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. …
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It’s official. Boxing superstar Floyd “Money” Mayweather will return to the ring, step up in weight and challenge Four-Time, Three-Division World Champion Miguel Cotto for his WBA Super Welterweight World title in what will be an electrifying bout between two renowned ring kings. The event will take place on Saturday, …
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By: William Holmes The opening bout of the night featured a junior lightweight title matchup between two undefeated fighters, Adrien Broner and Eloy Perez. Even though Perez had an impressive record, he was clearly no match for the superbly skilled Adrien Broner. Reminiscent of Floyd Mayweather Jr., Broner used outstanding …
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By Jaime C. Feal Watching world class mixed martial arts in the Land of the Rising Sun was truly historic, as the UFC returned to Japan for the first time in over a decade. On an action-packed main card, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis scored a highlight reel knockout over Joe Lauzon. …
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By: William Holmes, Ringside Peltz Boxing brought a card filled with local talent to Bally’s Casino in Atlantic City featuring a main event with undefeated welterweight Ronald Cruz. The undercard featured the pro debut of Jeff Lentz, a professional MMA fighter who’s fought under the Ring of Combat and Bellator …
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by Charles Jay Just a couple of days ago, somebody died who had more of an impact on the sport of mixed martial arts than you may be aware. Dennis Gomes ran a lot of casinos, in both of the major gaming centers of this country – Las Vegas and …
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By: William Holmes Tonight’s ShoBox card featured talent fighting under the banner of Mayweather promotions in the fight capital of Las Vegas. It featured the undefeated Jessie Vargas and the dangerous St. Louis native Deandre Latimore. Deandre Latimore took on Milton Nunez in the opening bout of the night, and …
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By: William Holmes ESPN Friday Night Fights is known for delivering solid fights between up and coming prospects and grizzled tough veterans. The opening bout of tonight’s telecast did not disappoint. Manny Perez came into this fight tonight as the underdog, but used a steady attack of hooks and jabs …
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