Tonight former bantamweight title challenger Vic Darchinyan (39-5-1, 28 KO) looked to reestablish himself as a top contender as he faced Javier Gallo (18-7-1, 10 KO), and in an important fight for his to get back his status as a top challenger, he finished his opponent in four rounds. Photo: …
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By: William Holmes Showtime’s ShoBox series was broadcast tonight from the Buffalo Run Casino & Resort in Miami, Oklahoma and featured a main event between two undefeated boxers competing for a guaranteed shot at the IBF Junior Welterweight belt that is currently held by Lamont Peterson. Newark, New Jersey native …
Read More »By Chris Cella In the 10-round co-feature of the night, lightweights Cornelius Lock (20-6-1, 13 KO) and Lonnie Smith (14-4-3, 10 KO) fought a hardnosed battle to get things started for fans on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights. Hometown favorite Lock got off to a quick start by taking advantage of …
Read More »by Boxing Insider News Amid rumors that they may have drawn fewer than 900,000 subscribers for Saturday’s Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero, Showtime revealed on Friday that it expects, from its early numbers, that it will wind up having drawn over a million pay per view fans. According to Stephen Espinoza, who …
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Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, says that he is putting together some scenarios for Floyd Mayweather’s next fight, the most preferable of which is a fight with his own fighter, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, which he would like to promote in September. As Schaefer expressed to ESPN, his …
Read More »By Chris Cella Tomorrow night on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, former undefeated welterweight prospect Vernon “Iceman” Paris (27-1, 16 KO) will look to reestablish himself as a top fighters as he squares off against Manuel “Manos” Perez (19-8-1, 4 KO) in a 10-round contest. Just over 14 months ago Paris …
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No one would allege that Manny Pacquiao’s fights resemble classic chess matches, but apparently the eight-time champion is trying to affect just that, in the literal sense. Pacquiao, who actually enjoys playing the game, has signed on to be a sponsor and presenter in the Asian Continental Chess Championship, which …
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by Boxing Insider News An article on the Forbes magazine website last week was illustrative of the high hopes for the intake for last Saturday’s Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero bout: Showtime appears headed for a massive PPV audience on par with some of Mayweather’s biggest fights based on early purchase data. …
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By Chris Cella When the fight between WBA world welterweight champion Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi and WBC lightweight champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner first materialized, there wasn’t much of a reception by fans worldwide. But as things got underway at the press conference, we saw a glimpse of the …
Read More »Jimmy congratulates Floyd on one of the most accomplished boxing careers in history, and Floyd breaks down a gambling ticket for Jimmy. Leave a Comment
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