By Ivan G. Goldman When elephants fight, ants get trampled. That’s an African proverb that may become all too true for boxing fans, because the latest conflict between Time Warner Cable and CBS threatens to black out Showtime boxing in key markets that include New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, and …
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By Jaime C. Feal Tomorrow night, live from Brazil and on Pay-Per-View, UFC 163 takes place with a main event Featherweight Title Fight pitting champ Jose Aldo against challenger Chan Sung Jung, aka “The Korean Zombie.” Aldo, unbeaten since 2005, looks to continue his dominant reign and rise up the …
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By Johnny Walker Never one to be the shy and retiring type, WBA welterweight belt holder Adrien Broner (27-0, 22 KOs) has declared war on Argentina: well, not the entire country a la Maggie Thatcher, but on two of its top boxing representatives. Broner has used his usual social media …
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by Johnny Walker An interesting matchup between two American heavyweights who’ve had their ups and downs lately may soon be a reality as Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola is set to take on Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell on September 6 at the Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, USA. Mitchell (26-1-1, 19 KOs) …
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By Johnny Walker In the wake of criticism (including from this publication) about how long it is taking for WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko to decide whether to fight on or not, the head of the WBC says that no matter how long it takes, Vitali is on safe ground. …
Read More »By Johnny Walker World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has denied that he was involved in a brawl with UK fighter Dereck “Del Boy” Chisora while both were vacationing at the Spanish resort of Ibiza. An official statement on the Klitschko Brothers’ website reads: “I’m quite shocked by the recent British …
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By Johnny Walker He’s been ducked by Tomasz Adamek, Alexander Dimitrenko, Tyson Fury, and Ruslan Chagaev, but European heavyweight champion Kubrat Pulev has finally found a man with the cojones to get in the ring with him: Tony “The Tiger” Thompson of the USA. The two will meet in an …
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By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of July 22nd to July 29th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Locked ‘n Loaded Results: Reyes Defeats Perez On Friday night Artemio Reyes (20-2) defeated Sergio Perez …
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By Kirk Jackson As it stands now, Robert Guerrero, the “Ghost” from Gilroy, is a couple months removed from his 12-round unanimous decision defeat against Floyd Mayweather. Despite putting on a gallant effort, Mayweather exterminated the “Ghost” and showed why he is a Hall of Fame fighter. But there is …
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By Johnny Walker As someone who wasn’t happy when WBC heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis held up the belt while he dithered as to whether to give Vitali Klitschko a rematch or not, it pains me to see current WBC champion Vitali Klitschko doing the same thing as he tries to …
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