ZAB JUDAH, Former Two-Division World Champion “First and foremost the most important thing is Saturday night. It’s not just about winning. This is New York. This is Brooklyn. New York fans are very tough. They don’t want you to just win by one point. They want to see you really …
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By Jackie Kallen After the excitement of last weekend in San Antonio, most fight fans are gearing up for the big Mayweather fight in Vegas on May 4th. But in between, there is a fight in New York this coming weekend that should not be over-shadowed. At the new Barclay …
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER, Eight-Time and Five-Division World Champion “I’ve got to give thanks to everybody; there are so many different sponsors, Corona, Valvoline, MGM Grand and so many other people that have supported me throughout the years, all my fans, the media, my followers on Twitter. To SHOWTIME, CBS and all …
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By Ivan G. Goldman Although Saul “Canelo” Alvarez thought he lifted the WBA light middleweight title Saturday night from Austin Trout, that’s only partly true. And it’s not his fault. The WBA alphabet gang is so greedy it actually has two fighters holding precisely the same 154-pound “super” championship belt, …
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by Boxing Insider News The fight between Austin Trout and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez was slated to add one more championship to the other’s resume. They were both champions in the 154-pound weight class, and very rarely have there been bouts between two recognized champs who were both unbeaten. Less than …
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By Jackie Kallen Things went exactly as planned for the 40,000 fans at the Alamodome last night. The handful of Austin Trout fans might disagree, but there were too few of them to matter. Make no mistakes. This was a predominantly Mexican-American crowd and “Canelo” Alvarez is their new God. He …
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By Jaime C. Feal A busy month for the UFC continued with an excellent free card on Fox Saturday night, giving fans a title fight for the main event. Starting off the main card on Fox, Matt “The Immortal” Brown stopped Jordan “Young Gun” Mein with a hard knee and …
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Have we indeed seen another British invasion? Well, the jury may still be out on that. But Tyson Fury demonstrated on Saturday afternoon that he’ll be heard from again in the heavyweight division, as he used his bulk to advantage with a seventh-round KO win over former cruiserweight champion Steve …
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By Kirk Jackson WBC Super Welterweight Champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez 41-0-1 (30 KO’s) takes on WBA Super Welterweight Champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout 26-0 (14 KO‘s) in a unification clash April 20th at The Alamo Dome in San Antonio, Tx. One of the more significant fights of the year, with …
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By: William Holmes ESPN Friday Night fights was broadcast from the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, NJ. Javier Fortuna was scheduled to face Miguel Zamudio for the Interim WBA Featherweight Championship but was overweight in the weigh ins last night which forced the main event to be a …
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