By Ivan G. Goldman If Manny Pacquiao looks really good against Timothy Bradley on June 9 the Pacquiao-haters will say it’s because he’s doing steroids. If he doesn’t, they’ll say it’s because he’s no longer doing them. That’s the way it is in the sport these days. Performance-enhancing drugs aren’t …
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By: William Holmes The much anticipated Timothy Bradley vs. Manny Pacquiao matchup will be happening in approximately three weeks, and the hype is beginning to pick up full steam. HBO’s 24/7 series for the fight has already started, and even cable news channel CNN has picked up on showing the …
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by Charles Jay When people read Granville Ampong’s story in the National Conservative Examiner, many were shocked. There were members of the media who took the ball and ran with it – about as far as they could. Photo: Chris Farina/ Top Rank The L.A. Weekly figured it crossed the …
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By Hans Olson, ringside Eye of the Tiger Management’s Camille Estephan calls Dierry Jean “the best kept secret in boxing.” He might just be right. Winning the 22nd bout of his professional career, the Haitian-born Montrealer tonight became the NABF Junior welterweight champion, defeating the rugged Lanardo Tyner at the …
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by Johnny Walker Hulking Liverpudlian David Price continued his rise in the heavyweight division today by knocking challenger Sam Sexton out cold in the fourth round at the Aintree Equestrian Centre, in Liverpool, England. With the win, Price picks up the British and Commonwealth titles recently vacated by Tyson Fury. …
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By Johnny Walker Danish boxing star and former super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler made a successful debut as a light-heavyweight today, coming back from an early knockdown to stop American Allan Green and win the WBA Silver light heavyweight title in Copenhagen, Denmark. Kessler (45-2, 34 KOs) was surprised in …
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By: William Holmes Strikeforce finally held the final of their Heavyweight Grand Prix, as Josh Barnett, a former UFC Heavyweight Champion, took on former U.S. Olympian Daniel Cormier. In addition, Gilbert Melendez defended his lightweight title against Josh Thomson, in what will be the third meeting between the two. The …
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By: William Holmes, Ringside Peltz Boxing had another event at Bally’s Casino in Atlantic City tonight with a seven bout card featuring junior middleweight fight between Jamaal Davis and Eberto Medina, and also a featured bout between Chuck Mussachio and Bill Bailey in the light heavyweight division. The first bout …
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By: William Holmes This week’s ESPN Friday Night Fights was broadcast last night from Albany, NY, in the times Union Center in front of a packed house. The main event was between two undefeated fighters in the junior welterweight division, Raymond Serrano and Karim Mayfield. The first match of the …
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EPIX, the multiplatform premium entertainment service, will continue its series of live world championship broadcasts when it presents undefeated International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion LUCIAN BUTE against two-time World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion CARL “The Cobra” FROCH. Promoted by Matchroom Sport, Ltd. and InterBox, the Bute …
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