By Kirk Jackson The opponent to whom Floyd Mayweather will be facing this upcoming May, has been a long lingering question since Mayweather’s domination of former junior middleweight king Saul “Canelo” Alvarez this past September. Many fans of course want the long awaited match-up between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. The …
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SENATORS REID AND MCCAIN JOIN BOXING, MMA EXECUTIVES TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS STUDY AT CLEVELAND CLINIC LOU RUVO CENTER FOR BRAIN HEALTH Bellator MMA, Golden Boy Promotions, Top Rank Boxing and Ultimate Fighting Championship Leaders Support Study Dedicated to Understanding Effects of Repeated Head Trauma in Fighters Tuesday, Feb. 4, …
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By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of January 28th to February 4th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Boxing Insider’s Kirk Jackson Wins First College Bout Kirk Jackson has been a respected contributor for …
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MANNY PACQUIAO QUOTES: “I remember last time believing that I won the first fight against Tim Bradley. I thought I was leading after every round. I thought I won the fight easily. I controlled the fight every round. “I had a feeling in training camp that he would run from …
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By Ivan G. Goldman If Manny Pacquiao can’t score a solid victory over Timothy Bradley his career goes on life support. Yet WBO champ Bradley is a tough man to beat, and their April 12 bout in Las Vegas is his chance to prove he belongs on top. Photo: Chris …
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By Sean Crose Friday night was a good night for boxing. ESPN2 delivered once again with it’s hot Friday Night Fights telecast. As a native of Connecticut, I was particularly excited to see a local son make good. For Luis Rosa from New Haven proved to be an exciting super …
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By Ivan G. Goldman “I’m going to let the fans vote. Tell me who I should fight next. Khan or Maidana?” The tweet above recently went out from Floyd Mayweather. So what’s a fan to do? For starters, you can be grateful that in this twenty-first century there are tools …
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By: Sergio Luis Martinez, Ringside Tonight, live at the Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas, and televised on the “Solo Boxeo” fight series, Top Rank presented a six fight card featuring several of the promotional giant’s young guns looking to move up in the boxing ladder. The event …
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Golovkin vs. Adama Recap: Monte Carlo, Monaco – Gennady Golovkin made a powerful statement by scoring his sixteenth consecutive knockout by stopping a very game African challenger Osumanu Adama in the seventh round. Much to the chagrin of the American boxing community, HBO chose to not pick up what could …
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By: William Holmes With the host site for the Super Bowl being less than thirty minutes away, ESPN Friday Night Fights was held at the Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange New Jersey. The broadcast immediately started off with a welterweight bout between former amateur standout and nineteen year …
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