By Johnny Walker Dereck “Del Boy” Chisora (15-1, 9 KOs) of the UK is very passionate about his upcoming fight with Robert “The Nordic Nightmare” Helenius (16-0, 11 KOs) this Saturday at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland. So passionate, that Chisora has repeatedly talked about “making love” in the …
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Top Rank announced today that the December 3 Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito II world super welterweight championship rematch event at The Mecca of Boxing, Madison Square Garden will be available live on both pay-per-view television and online. The four-bout pay-per-view card, produced and distributed live online by Top Rank …
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by Hans Olson Stevenson and Lemieux Look to Impress on Dec 10 On Saturday, December 10, the hottest ticket in Montreal will be for Groupe Yvon Michel’s “Fast and Furious” gala at the Belle Centre. That night, Adonis “Superman” Stevenson looks to take the next step in his career when …
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By Johnny Walker One thing that was striking about the two excellent heavyweight fights in 2010 and 2011 between New Zealand’s David “Tuamanator” Tua and American Monte “Two Gunz” Barrett was the total respect the two men showed to one another both before and after each contest. But now, Tua …
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by Charles Jay You probably haven’t heard very much about this, but a mini-controversy erupted after the recent Pacquiao-Marquez fight. This one had nothing to do with the judges’ decision on the fight; nothing to do with the talk of a rematch; nothing concerning who got paid and how much. …
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by Charles Jay “The fact is that yesterday he was lying, today he’s lying, and tomorrow, he will still be lying. Once a liar, always a liar.” That was Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, describing Bob Arum of Top Rank in yesterday’s story from Golden Boy’s house …
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MIGUEL COTTO vs. ANTONIO MARGARITO II OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN OPEN TO PUBLIC This Friday! December 2 at 4 P.M. ET The Theater at Madison Square Garden Three-division world champion and the Pride of Puerto Rico MIGUEL COTTO and professional rival and three-time welterweight world champion ANTONIO “The Tijuana Tornado” MARGARITO, of …
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by Hans Olson This Saturday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, Abner Mares and Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko will do it again. In their controversial first meeting back in August during the Finals of Showtime’s Bantamweight Tournament, Abner Mares repeatedly let his punches drift below the belt of …
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SAGINAW, MICHIGAN – This Friday, December 2, Donofrio MMA will return to the beautifully remodeled 5000-seat Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan, for “BEATDOWN II” another night of full-contact mixed martial arts. The 145-lbmain event will feature agile, precision striking Jake May (12-1) from Saginaw, Michigan, taking on Clinton Township …
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Kelly Swanson Thank you, everybody, for calling in for today’s conference call with Lamont Peterson, Seth Mitchell, and Timur Ibragimov. To let you know, we will start with both Seth and Timur followed by Lamont Peterson after we discuss the heavyweight fight that will be part of Capital Showdown on …
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