Last October Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado put on a show for boxing fans around the world through seven rounds before referee Pat Russell called the fight to a halt as he felt that Alvarado was unable to defend himself. The bout was arguably the fight of the year, and …
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This Friday from Chicago, as part of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, ring veteran Cory Spinks (39-7, 11 KO) will wage war against the top-five rated Carlos Molina (20-5-2, 6 KO) in a 12-round IBF light middleweight elimination bout. Through his 46-bout-career—which began back in 1997, the 34-year-old Spinks had established …
Read More »by Charles Jay In the convoluted world of professional boxing, there are “super” champions, “interim” champions and “regular” champions, and even fans of esoterica tend to get confused, frustrated and finally give up when challenged to arrange all of it in their mind. But one guy who has earned his …
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By Jackie Kallen The press conference at Detroit’s Masonic Temple for the February 23 Showtime card was a rousing success. The crowd was enthusiastic and stacked with local celebs like Thomas Hearns, Lanardo Tyner, promoter Joe Donofrio, and dozens of local boxers. The media was out in force and the …
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By Sergio L Martinez Danny “Swift” Garcia is considered a fighter that is on the rise in popularity. The suppliers of this young talent, Golden Boy, have been on course with meeting demand: even with the rescheduling of his fight against Zab “Super” Judah until April, this will be Garcia’s …
Read More »By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of January 21st to January 28th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Gamboa Linked to PED Investigation Yuriorkis Gamboa has been linked to an investigation at a Miami …
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By Ivan G. Goldman Remember that putrid draw decision after WBO super featherweight champion Rocky Martinez was out-hustled, out-smarted and outfought by Juan Carlos Burgos? Well, something may be done about it, but true justice — a reversal of the decision and a victory to Burgos — is not even …
Read More »By Geoff Booth You’re probably asking yourself who is Giulio Rinaldi? Is he any good? How come he’s never mentioned in any boxing discussions with Archie Moore? I have the answer to all three of those questions. But first, let’s go back to 1960. Archie had just come off two …
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By Chris Cella Through his last 16 fights, dating back to 2009, Adrien “The Problem” Broner has finished his opponents in all but one of the bouts, ending the fight in the first three rounds in 9 of the trips between the ropes. Last November he put on a spectacle …
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By Chris Cella Last November, Johnathon Banks (29-1-1, 19 KO) shook up the heavyweight division as he upset then undefeated Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell in the second round of their twelve round fight, claiming the vacant WBO NABA and WBC International heavyweight titles. The fighter/trainer—who trains heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko—has quietly …
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