by Charles Jay Emanuel Steward has been talking about Andy Lee ever since he turned pro, and we are perhaps all about to find out just what he can do. He’s aiming at WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., a young man with a number of options, and he’s …
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By Johnny Walker Monte Barrett: King of New Zealand? When Monte “Two Gunz” Barrett defeated David Tua last year in the Tuamanator’s back yard Down Under, it looked like the future was rosy for the New York heavyweight boxing veteran. Alas, things haven’t worked out quite as Barrett [35-9-2, 20 …
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By William Holmes At this time last year, one of the fights that most fans were salivating over was a potential matchup between Juan Manuel Lopez and Yuriorkis Gamboa in the featherweight division. Both fighters had a lot of hype behind them, fought in the same division, and were promoted …
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By Johnny Walker Marco Huck (r) will stay a cruiserweight for now After Marco “Captain” Huck (pronounced “Hook”) of Germany (34-2, 25 KOs) battered WBA “regular” heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin around the ring a few weeks ago and was deprived of what seemed to many observers to be a clear …
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By Hans Olson Adonis “Superman” Stevenson will return to action on Friday, April 20, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, in a card that will be televised live on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights. “The main event will involve Adonis Stevenson in a 12 round bout at Super Middleweight,” said promoter …
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Dewey Bozella’s life changed forever when he was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for a murder he did not commit. Throughout his 26 years behind bars, Bozella found strength and purpose through boxing, becoming the light heavyweight champion of Sing Sing Prison, and made it a goal …
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The next several months will be extremely busy for the Midwest’s premier promoter of mixed martial arts, Joseph Donofrio of Donofrio Entertainment, as he is announcing no less than six …big shows. Tuesday, April 24, IFL 46 Donofrio Entertainment, in association with Shelby Lions Club and Leader Dogs of the …
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Television camera crews and reporters packed the Verdanza Hotel on Wednesday for the final press conference for Salido-Lopez II – the rematch of one of last year’s most shocking upsets – just three days before World Boxing Organization (WBO) Featherweight World Champion Orlando “Siri” Salido defends his title against the …
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by Charles Jay Mike Tyson is in the news, and this is not necessarily a bad thing. The former heavyweight champion recently dropped in on a practice session for the UNLV basketball team and gave a speech that was termed “emotional” by the Las Vegas Sun. Tyson lives in Henderson, …
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