Vasiliy Lomachenko underwent arthroscopic surgery Wednesday morning at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder suffered during the second round of his May 12 bout against Jorge Linares. The surgery, performed by world-renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Neal S. ElAttrache, will preclude Lomachenko …
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Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of May 23rd to May 30th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Photo Credit: Luis Arevalo Jr./Westside Boxing Diego De La Hoya and Mercito Gesta Workout Quotes …
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By: Sean Crose “I actually started when I was fifteen,” says noted lightweight Mercito Gesta. “I went straight to pro.” That’s right, Gesta, a top contender, has been a consummate pro since the beginning. A native of San Diego, by way of the Philippines, Gesta certainly exudes professionalism while being …
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By: Bryant Romero Up and coming lightweight prospect Romain Tomas of France, now living and fighting out of Brooklyn, New York is looking to extend his winning streak to 8 consecutive victories as he looks to return to the ring on a date in July. Tomas (7-1, 1 KO) recently …
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By: Ken Hissner At age 74 this writer has been a boxing fan since at age 8 watching the rematch between then World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano and the former champion “Jersey” Joe Walcott on TV with my dad. I’ve watched many changes especially in boxing. The then great trainers …
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By: Ken Hissner At the Beau River Resort & Casino, in Biloxi, MS, Saturday, Premier Boxing Champions and Tom Brown’s TGB Promotions co-promoted over USA FS1. In the Main Event Super Lightweight Eddie “El Escorpion” Ramirez, 17-2 (11), of Chicago, IL, was knocked down 3 times losing to former IBF …
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By: Ken Hissner Japan’s Naoya “Monster” Inoue, now 16-0 (14), won the WBA World Bantamweight title on May 25th stopping champion Jamie McDonnell, 29-2-1, of the UK @1:52 of the 1st round at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. This is the third division title Inoue has won. In …
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By: Bryant Romero Undefeated Light Heavyweight prospect Frederic “Soap” Julan will be making his first appearance at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn on June 9, where he will face Eric Abraham (3-2, 0 KOs) in a scheduled six rounder. Julan (9-0, 7 KOs) will look to keep his undefeated record …
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By Eric Lunger Following up the success of the super middleweight and cruiserweight tournaments, World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) has announced a second iteration of the series, including a bantamweight division. Kalle Sauerland, the chief boxing officer at Comosa AG — which promotes the WBBS — recently announced that three …
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By: Sean Crose Fresno State in California offered some boxing from the 115 pound realm on Saturday. The 29-1-1 Jerwin Ancajas battled the 14-3 Jonas Sultan for the IBF word super flyweight title. On the undercard, the 23-0 Khalid Yafai faced off against the 21-5-5 David Carmona for Yafai’s WBA …
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