By Ivan G. Goldman Bob Arum is once again investing heavily in Olympic Gold, putting on a razzle-dazzle publicity campaign for a fighter who has yet to face pro competition. This time it’s Vasyl Lomachenko, a Ukrainian who took first in the 2008 and 2012 Games competing in featherweight and …
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By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of September 23rd to September 30th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Andre Ward vs. Edwin Rodriguez Tickets on Sale WBA and RING Super Middleweight World Champion and …
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By Tyson Bruce As the decision was announced, the result a near formality, my thoughts instantly switched from the brilliance of Floyd Mayweather’s performance, to the lonely landscape of what could possibly lay ahead for him and for boxing Photo: USA Today The build up to this fight far exceeded …
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By Jackie Kallen Back in the days when I managed James “Lights Out” Toney, I had to wrestle with the problem of his making weight. It was always a team problem. We had many nerve-wracking weigh-ins and a lot of white-knuckle moments when he stepped on the scale. But no …
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By John Walker In a surprising scorecard, Julio Cesar Chavev Jr. upset the determined Brian Vera tonight as many of the fans booed the decision at the StubHub Centers in Carson, California. Former middleweight champ Chavev Jr. had failed to make weight, and both men settled at a catchweight of …
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By: William Holmes, words, Edmund Mallqui-Burgos, pictures Top Rank promoted two cards tonight, one in Carson, California for HBO and one in Atlantic City for Univision Deportes. Several fighters with a high ceiling for potential fought tonight, including Jesse Hart, Toka Kahn Clary, and “Jersey Boy” Glen Tapia. The first …
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by Johnny Walker One thing is sure. UK heavyweight ex-champion David Haye used to have the biggest mouth in boxing, and in fact wisely used his linguistic skills to irritiate the world heavyweight champion Klitschko brothers — Wladimir in this case — into a fight that made Haye–even though he …
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By: William Holmes Saturday was originally going to be a split-site triple header for HBO, but a gash over the left eye of David Hayes’s eye resulted in a disappointing postponement of his scheduled heavyweight bout with Tyson Fury. That bout has been rescheduled to February 8th, but it is …
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After the mega-fight on the 14th, is anyone thinking about any other fights? Life goes on in the boxing world and I am interested in seeing the fight this weekend in Carson, CA between Julio Cesar Chavez, jr. and Brain Vera. It could end up being a really good one. …
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