By Sean Crose Canelo Alvarez left his locker room Saturday night in a way which was reminiscent of 20s heavyweight champ Jack Dempsey. Head down, hair unkempt, five o’clock shadow clearly present, the young man from Guadalajara looked more like a dark, brooding warrior than he did a knight in …
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By: William Holmes Canelo Alvarez (43-1-1), the number one ranked junior middleweight boxer, met the second ranked junior middleweight Erislandy Lara (19-1-2) in the main event of tonight’s pay per view telecast. The venue looked close to capacity by the time the national anthems of Cuba, Mexico, and United States …
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By: William Holmes The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada was the host site for tonight’s Showtime Pay Per View Card. Three separate bouts were televised before the main event. Johan Perez (19-1-1) and Mauricio Herrera (20-4) opened up tonight’s card in an interim WBA Super Lightweight title …
Read More »Shelton, Washington- After suffering a controversial stoppage defeat against former title challenger Curtis Stevens in a fight that he’d been dominating, middleweight Tureano Johnson, 15-1-0-(10 KO’S) got back in the win column by dishing out a beating to local hero Mike Gravronski, 14-2-0-(10). Gavronski got off to a furious start …
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Weigh ins: Canelo Alvarez 155 vs Erislandy Lara 155 By Kirk Jackson Erislandy Lara is The American Dream. The Cuban born, extremely talented southpaw is fighting for honor, glory, the pursuit of an elusive world title and world wide recognition that has eluded him the past few years. Photo: Tom …
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By: William Holmes Golden Boy Promotions will be presenting another pay per view event Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Canelo Alvarez looks to continue his march back into title contention ever since he lost his WBC and WBA Junior Middleweight titles to Floyd Mayweather Jr. …
Read More »By: William Holmes The Fox Sports 1 network televised back to back boxing cards this week. Last night’s card was promoted by Golden Boy while tonight’s card was promoted by Iron Mike Productions. The American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida was the host site for tonight’s three televised bouts. For …
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By Tyson Bruce Quality of Opposition and Experience: While opinions vary on who the victor will be in the Canelo Alvarez-Erislandy Lara fight, almost everyone concedes it’s a genuine 50/50 matchup. Photo: Gene Blevins/Hogan Photos Despite being just 23-year-old of age one can make the argument that Alvarez is the …
Read More »FLOYD MAYWEATHER AND MARCOS MAIDANA TO PROMOTE CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH WITH FIVE-CITY CROSS-COUNTRY PRESS TOUR OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! WASHINGTON, D.C. TO HAVE ONE-OF-A-KIND PERFORMANCE BY GRAMMY-NOMINATED RAPPER WALE. CHICAGO NATIVES “THE MONSTER KIDS” TO BE A PART OF THE MAYHEM IN CHICAGO WITH SPECIAL HOMETOWN PERFORMANCE SURPRISE GUEST TO END …
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CANELO ALVAREZ, Former WBA & WBC Super Welterweight World Champion “This fight is important because Lara are and I are the best two fighters in our weight class. “He might not have the most recognizable name, but in the boxing world, everybody knows he is the most dangerous opponent. This …
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