By Jackie Kallen Besides the fact that I used to manage Nonito Donaire, I am also a huge fan of The Filipino Flash. I was with him when he got that one loss on his record, back in 2001, and I still think he should have gotten the win. At …
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By Chris Cella Leading up to the highly anticipated fight this Saturday night between super bantamweight king and one of the top-pound-for-pound fighters in the world Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire and undefeated WBA world super bantamweight champion Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux, there will be more than a half dozen undercard …
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By Jaime C. Feal What was supposed to be a party and homecoming for Alexander Gustafsson became a nightmare for the UFC promotion this week, as a cut to Gustafsson’s eye forced him out of the main event. The UFC chose lackluster replacement Ilir Latifi, and the results really showed. …
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By: William Holmes HBO Broadcasted a triple header from the Venetian Macau Resort Hotel on Saturday afternoon and it featured the professional debut of two time Chinese Olympic Gold Medalist Zou Shiming. Larry Merchant and George Foreman served as the analysts for HBO. The first fight of the night was …
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By Chris Cella In the opening fight of the night, Jorge “Machito” Maysonet Jr (11-0, 10 KO). got things started early against Gabriel “The Ghost” Tolmajyan (13-2-1, 3 KO), letting his hands loose and abandoning technique in pursuit of his 11th KO in 12 fights. The two things that stood …
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By Jaime C. Feal The UFC was set for another solid card on FUEL, treating fans to title contender Alexander Gustafsson on free TV. Those plans got thrown out the window, however, when the commission called off the fight due to a cut Gustafsson sustained over his eye in training. …
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By: William Holmes At Macau (HBO2): Zou Shiming vs. Eleazar Valenzuela, 4 rounds, junior flyweights; Roman “Rocky” Martinez vs. Diego Magdaleno, 12 rounds, for Martinez’s WBO junior lightweight title; Brian Viloria vs. Juan Francisco Estrada, 12 rounds, for Viloria’s WBA/WBO flyweight title; Photo: Chris Farina/Top Rank In a sign of …
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By: William Holmes, Ringside Bellator Season 8 concluded at the Revel Atlantic City and featured the middleweight and featherweight tournament championships, as well as a featherweight world championship bout between Shahbulat Shamhalaev and the champion Pat Curran. Bellator has long used Bally’s Casino to stage their fights whenever they came …
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CANELO ALVAREZ “The more intelligent fighter is going to win on April 20. We’ve mapped out a game plan and we’ll stick to it. I’ve looked back at some of my past fights and I’m critical of how I’ve performed. I’ve taken criticism, but all criticism is constructive and I’m …
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DANNY GARCIA, Unified Super Lightweight World Champion “He [Zab Judah] is just another guy in my way. They all say the same thing. They think they’re going to beat me…until we get into that ring. Photo Credit: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME “Everything is going solid. This is one of my most solid …
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