Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of July 24th to July 31st; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Superfly 3 Set for September 8th Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions has announced details of the …
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By: Ste Rowen The world of soccer spent Saturday fixated on Madrid and which team would claim European glory, and it was the same in Cardiff, and the Vale Sports Arena as, back in the boxing universe, fans in attendance focused on whether Welsh favourites, Jay Harris and Craig Evans …
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By: LV Boxing WBA Welterweight champ Keith Thurman has a big task in front of him. With just over a week left til his showdown with Manny Pacquiao, Thurman took a little bit of time to address the media during a recent conference call. For the undefeated Thurman, to say …
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By Robert Aaron Contreras On Saturday, super bantamweight champion Rey Vargas (34-0, 22 KO) fought off his toughest and most experienced title challenger to date, former beltholder Tomoki Kameda (36-3, 20 KO). Three identical scores of 117-110 were met with boos from the crowd in Carson, California but Vargas overcame …
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By: Andrew Johnson Jamal “Shango” James (26-1, 12 KOs) won a unanimous decision in his fourth consecutive fight at the Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Saturday night. “Shango” faced a formidable opponent in former champion Antonio DeMarco (33-8-1, 24 KOs), but he proved to be the more active fighter and …
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By: Paul Yates Greg Vendetti steamrolled an outclassed but game Michael Anderson last night to win an easy 12 round decision. The final scores were 120-106, 120-108, and 120-108. The Boston super-welterweight unleashed a bruising, relentless body attack throughout the match and, as a result of the win, moves his …
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By: Oliver McManus In a contest that heavily invoked memories of Anthony Joshua’s grudge match against Dillian Whyte, on December 12th 2015, Britain’s latest heavyweight prospect protagonists were putting their unbeaten records on the line for the prestige of the Lord Lonsdale belt. Daniel Dubois and Nathan Gorman, a more …
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By: William Holmes The Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey was the host site for tonight’s Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Card. The undercard was streamed on ESPN+ and the telecast started off with a an IBF Bantam Weight Eliminator between Joshua Greer Jr. (20-1-1) and Nikolai Potapov (20-1-1). This …
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By: Ken Hissner The Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington, on Friday night was the host site Forbes ShoBox the New Generation with promoters Brian Halquist Productions and Salita Promotions. Jermaine “989 Assassin” Franklin, of Saginaw, MI, competed against Jerry “Slugger” Forrest in the Main Event. In the Main Event …
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By: Mick Kane Amir Khan defeated Australian Billy Dib by fourth round stoppage to win the WBC International welterweight title in Saudi Arabia. Dib took the fight on a few weeks notice after Khan’s original opponent Neeraj Goyat was injured in a car crash meaning the WBC Pearl title was …
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