By: Sean Crose “WE ARE REALLY BACK!!” So declared Gleason’s Gym, perhaps the most famous boxing gym in the country. With New York City reopening gyms after months of Covid-19 induced quarantine, Brooklyn-based Gleason’s has good reason to celebrate. For Gleason’s “will reopen at 5 AM ET, Wednesday, September 2nd.” …
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By: Sean Crose “Listen,” Eric Kelly tells me. “I’m as happy as can be.” Kelly, for those who don’t know, is a world class amateur standout turned trainer. Although he was born in Florida, Kelly is a New Yorker through and through – engaging, opinionated and unafraid to speak to …
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By: LV Boxing Vasiliy Lomachenko has seldom made a mistake inside of a boxing ring. With 396 amateur wins against one defeat, something he avenged several times over, Lomachenko has been as perfect as you could possibly be. His inability to lose in the unpaid ranks, coupled with twin gold …
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By: Sean Crose Keith Thurman has always prided himself on being a fighter who goes his own way. This would seem normal enough if Thurman were part of, say, the UFC, where personality can be vital to success. In boxing, however, colorful characters generally come in a distinctive type – …
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By: LV Boxing Tyson Fury, like most during the pandemic, has spent his time keeping himself busy. The current Lineal and WBC heavyweight titlist can be found shadowing boxing at a local park near his home, or making the rounds on daily talk shows promoting his high profile future showdowns. …
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By: Sean Crose Fox Sports 1 aired the early portion of Saturday’s Erislandy Lara – Greg Vendetti PBC card live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The undercard saw super lightweight Justin Pauldo, 13-1, face the 21-3-3 Josec Ruiz in a scheduled eight round affair. The fast paced fighters …
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By Sean Crose Wladimir Hernandez, 11-4, stepped in – at essentially the last minute – to face the popular 26-7 vet Alfredo Angulo. For Angulo was supposed to face Caleb Truax Saturday night at LA’s Microsoft Theater, but Truax had to pull out of the bout due to dehydration. In …
Read More »By: Sean Crose The 8-0 super lightweight Abram Martinez battled the 10-0 Luis Arcon in a scheduled 8 rounder at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday. It was the opening bout in a three fight card presented by PBC and broadcast live on Fox. The first round saw …
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It didn’t take long for Cody Wilson (9-3, 6 KOs) to realize that he was in the ring tonight with a big puncher. From the moment Elvis Rodriguez (8-0-1, 8 KOs) landed his now infamous left hand, Wilson went down like a ton of bricks and was unable to continue. …
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At the age of 36, Viktor Postol was hoping to drape gold over his shoulders once again. And for the first four rounds tonight at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, he almost did. Postol and unified champion Jose Ramirez met in the main event which was …
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