by Hans Olson With Lucian Bute’s Quebec City showdown against Glen Johnson just a few days away, let’s take a look at “The 10 Most Thrilling Quebec Fights…Ever” compiled with an assist from Canada’s boxing authority, Russ Anber. 10. The Brawl in Montreal: Roberto Duran vs. Sugar Ray Leonard I …
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By Johnny Walker Every time Vitali Klitschko is interviewed by any media outlet, be it large or small, these days, he is badgered about his retirement date. It’s become tiresome to hear him constantly asked about it, and to see the uncomfortable look on Vitali’s face as he tries to …
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By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro Last night at the York Hall in Bethnal Green 40 year old ‘Mongolian Warrior’ Choi Tseveenpurev won the excellent Matchroom Sport promoted Prizefighter tournament on his second attempt, having failed last year in the Super Featherweights. Choi may have been the ‘big name’ in this …
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By Dan Cann Now that the dust has settled on the Bernard Hopkins versus Chad Dawson world title fight fiasco boxing fans wait with baited breath for the often overlooked light heavyweight division to pick itself back up from the canvas. The Hopkins v Dawson contest initially saw Dawson awarded …
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by Hans Olson “When you have passion, you can work hours without feeling like you’re doing it,” says Stephan Larouche, trainer of IBF Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute. Boxing is Stephan’s passion. “I’ve been raised in it,” continued Stephan. “I was a fighter, I’ve been carrying the bucket, I’ve been …
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World Welterweight Championship PACQUIAO-MARQUEZ III Saturday, November 12 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas Pound-for-pound King Manny Pacquiao has vowed to make his Nov 12 clash with Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez an enthralling toe-to-toe scrap, when they clash live on Primetime (Channel 480 on Sky). The previous bouts between …
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By Jaime Feal Hatsu Hioki (24-4-2) vs. George Roop (12-8-1); Featherweight Round 1: The fighters begin by circling for the first 10 seconds. Roop partially lands a left head kick and connects with a right. Roop controlling the standup and he lands a low leg kick. Referee Josh Rosenthal calls …
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By: William Holmes Goossen Tutor Promotions comes to Atlantic City to showcase a middleweight matchup between undefeated Brandon Gonzales and New Jersey native Ossie Duran from Bally’s casino in Atlantic City, NJ. The televised portion of this card also features a matchup between undefeated welterweight Javier Molina and highly touted …
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MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT BOB ARUM: I would like to welcome everyone to the conference call and I would like to particularly welcome Timothy Bradley to the promotional ranks of Top Rank. We also have Timothy’s manager. who has more world class fighters under his management than anyone else in …
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by Hans Olson For weeks, we’ve heard speculation as it relates to the numbers that “Star Power: Mayweather/Ortiz” did. Today, all speculation ended. Photo: Tom Hogan/Golden Boy The super-fight between boxing’s biggest star, Floyd Mayweather and young gun Victor Ortiz generated 1.25 million PPV buys and $78.44 million in domestic …
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