By: Hans Themistode When Logan Paul and KSI, two social media stars, stepped into the ring against one another in late August of 2018, it was something of a mockery and intriguing all wrapped into one. Both men were by no means considered actual fighters, but their social media followings …
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By: Hans Themistode The 2019 boxing calendar has been filled with big fights, and even bigger upsets. Fighters who are expected to lose should never be counted out. With that being said however, that sentence takes a whole new meaning this year. Remember when multiple division world champion Jorge Linares …
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By: Sean Crose Although the DAZN streaming service is clearly uninterested in presenting subscription buy numbers to the public, promoter Eddie Hearn may be indicating that this month’s Logan Paul – KSI boxing rematch was a financial success. Why? Because Hearn has expressed interest in promoting other novelty bouts. “After …
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By: Sean Crose Manny Pacquiao is planning to return to the ring in the first part of 2020. As things stand, the iconic fighter – who is also a Filipino Senator – will be slipping in between the ropes again in either March of April of next year. It will …
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Otto Wallin appeared on BoxingInsider.com Radio this week. BoxingInsider Radio airs every Tuesday Night on iTunes, Spotify, and BoxingInsider.com Larry Goldberg: All right. This is the segment we’ve been waiting for. We’ve got Otto Wallin in studio. Otto Wallin Took it to Tyson Fury, and you cut him with …
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By Jeandra LeBeauf Jeandra Lebeauf: I heard you over here talking about the recent fight. Before we talk about the event while we’re here and Gervonta’s fight coming up in Atlanta, that’s pretty awesome. But from a businessman point of view, I know that a lot …
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By: LV Boxing For the third and hopefully last time, Claressa Shields and Ivana Habazin are officially set to share the ring with one another on January 10th, 2020 at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The two were originally supposed to settle their feud on August 17th, at the …
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By: Hans Themistode It was a mistake. One that Heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz vows will not happen again. The big punching Cuban bred boxer wasn’t just undefeated in his career coming into his championship matchup with WBC belt holder Deontay Wilder. He was also arguably the most feared fighter regardless …
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By: Sean Crose Once upon a time, being a dominate Olympic boxer counted for something. Cassius Clay, Ray Leonard, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones Jr., even those who didn’t win a gold medal could certainly bask in a lot of prestige after having had a successful Olympic run. Sadly, those days are …
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By: Oliver McManus Glasgow was finely poised last night for what promised to be a tantalising fight between Kash Farooq and Lee McGregor. The relatively novice pair, twenty fights between them, had seemed destined to face each other sooner or later and the occasion didn’t disappoint. Farooq’s British title, defended …
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