Two Super Six World Boxing Classic fighters, former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor and consensus top-five super middleweight Andre Dirrell, took part in a media teleconference call on Wednesday to discuss their return to the ring on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation this Friday, Dec. 30, live …
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When he opens the new NBC Sports Network’s Fight Night series on January 21, 2012 at Asylum Arena in his hometown of Philadelphia, top Heavyweight Contender “Fast” Eddie Chambers has promised to impress Philly’s discerning boxing fans and make lots of new ones. According to Chambers, taking on former World …
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By Johnny Walker WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, who is set to fight the UK’s Dereck Chisora on February 18 in Germany, has again been making it crystal clear that his real target in 2012 is Chisora’s British compatriot, currently retired former WBA heavyweight champ David Haye. Time and time …
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Gift Card Uses for a Fight Fan: Raw Combat-The Underground World of Mixed Martial Arts By: William Holmes With the adoption of the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts by many Athletic Commissions in the United States, the sport of MMA has become more sanitized and appeasing for the regular …
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Super middleweight contender “Dangerous” Dyah Ali Davis (20-2-1, 9 KOs) is fighting his way out of the long shadow cast by his father, Howard Davis Jr., who captured a gold medal and was selected Outstanding Boxer of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. Dyah had hoop dreams until realizing in …
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Andre Dirrell By Hans Olson “100%. I’m ready to get in there and start fighting now.” Andre Dirrell is ready to go. It’s been a long time since “The Matrix” has been inside the squared circle. “I haven’t fought in 18, 19 months man, so I’m really pumped up about …
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By Jaime Feal The former collegiate wrestling standout and WWE superstar has seen impressive heights in his career, and he has overcome plenty of obstacles to reach them. After winning three national college amateur wrestling championships, Lashley was training to represent the U.S. in the Olympics. While doing business at …
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By: William Holmes Prior to Saturday’s bout between Andre Ward and Carl Froch, Showtime executives and some of the fighters they have under contract held a media round table in Atlantic City to answer some questions and promote upcoming bouts. Featured in the media round table was promoter Lou Dibella, …
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By Jackie Kallen Happy Holidays, Floyd. At least you’ll have the next couple of weeks to enjoy Christmas and New Years before heading off to the Clark County Detention Center on January 6 for a three-month, all-expenses paid vacation. Three meals a day plus a whole group of new buddies …
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AMIR KHAN & RICHARD SCHAEFER CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT Monica Sears Thank you, Christa. I’d like to thank everyone for taking time out of their morning, or afternoon, to join us for today’s call which has the CEO of Golden Boys Promotion, Richard Schaefer on the line, as well as Amir …
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