It appears that Angelica Cecora again threw her best roundhouse punch at former world champion Oscar De La Hoya and missed the mark completely. And then she found herself on the receiving end of a counterpunch. This past week, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Paul Wooten not only tossed out her …
Read More »By: William Holmes HBO was originally supposed to show two fights from different venues tonight but an injury to Bute forced the cancellation of the light heavyweight bout between Lucian Bute and Jean Pascal in Montreal, Canada. However, London England is home to some of the world’s most passionate boxing …
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By Jaime C. Feal A huge card loaded with exciting matchups did not disappoint, as four of the five main card fights ended by way of knockout or submission. A third meeting between Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos appears to be more imminent than ever. Both Heavyweights scored impressive …
Read More »By Chris Cella In the opening bout of the Friday Night Fights, Chris “Hurricane” Howard (16-2, 7 KO) pulled off the upset against undefeated light welterweight prospect Issouf “Volcano” Kinda (16-1, 6 KO) by way of technical split decision. The bout was originally scheduled for 10-rounds, but following the sixth …
Read More »By Jaime C. Feal The UFC traditionally delivers a big card on Memorial Day weekend, and tomorrow night is no exception. A massive card features the UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez defending his belt against Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, and another heavyweight fight to determine the #1 contender, Junior Dos Santos …
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Will there be an accord reached with regard to drug-testing protocols for the Wladimir Klitschko-Alexander Povetkin fight that is scheduled for October 5? It would seem that there is plenty of time for everything to be worked out, but sometimes the subject of testing for substances of a sticky issue. …
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By: William Holmes Saturday was supposed to be a split site double header for HBO with of the four combatants being possible set up for a shot or rematch with super middleweight kingpin Andre Ward. Mikkel Kessler and Carl Froch will engage in a rematch at the O2 Arena in …
Read More »By Cris Cella On this week’s edition of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, former junior middleweight champion Delvin Rodriguez (27-6-3, 15 KO will meet Freddy “El Riel” Hernandez (30-4, 20 KO) in a 10-round contest as both fighters are looking to crack the top 10 of the division and land bigger …
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Antonio Margarito is making plans to get back into action. And not a lot of people are happy about it. The issue isn’t necessarily that he is too old – indeed, he is “only” 35, which makes him a spring chicken compared to some fighters who are still champions – …
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By Chris Cella Saturday night WBA Super Middleweight Champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO) will again step between the ropes against IBF champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO) to compete for a world title belt, but unlike when the two first met in 2010—a fight Kessler won via unanimous decision—a …
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