By Hans Olson The prospect. One of the most enjoyable things to witness as a boxing fan is the ascension of young talent. Over the years, the Quebec region has seen a number of fighters rise from humble beginnings to superstar status. Take for instance Lucian Bute and Jean Pascal, …
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TODAY! Thursday, January 5, at 6:00 p.m. at The Holiday Inn in Auburn Hills – Food and Beverages Will Be Served The official weigh-in for Friday, January 6’s “Winter Warfare” professional boxing event presented by Donofrio Entertainment (in association with Palace Sports and “First Lady of Boxing” Jackie Kallen) at …
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World-rated super middleweight contender “Dangerous” Dyah Ali Davis (20-2-1, 9 KOs) headlines against Alfonso “The Tiger” Lopez (22-1, 17 KOs) in this week 2012 season-opening ESPN Friday Night Fights show, held outdoors in Mallory Square in Key West, Florida. Presently rated No. 9 by the World Boxing Council (“WBC”) and …
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Jackie Kallen, the “First Lady of Boxing” and one of the sport’s first and most successful female managers has relocated back to her roots in Detroit with one of her main goals being to help resurrect the sport of boxing in the Motor City. Kallen is working in association with …
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ESPN’s Bernardo Osuna, one of the most honored boxing journalists in the industry, has been named ESPN’s Friday Night Fights new studio host on ESPN2 and ESPN3. Osuna will make his debut when ESPN’s Friday Night Fights kicks off its 14th season January 6 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2, …
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by Charles Jay You know, if I was talking to a guy who was willing to “guarantee” something, I’d kind of want to know how that was possible. I guess that comes as a result of a background in sports betting and handicapping, as we learn very early on that …
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by Hans Olson What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. – T. S. Eliot For Floyd Mayweather, 2011 brought not the end, but the beginning. The beginning of what is to …
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By Jaime C. Feal Alistair Overeem certainly did not disappoint in his UFC debut. The hulking Dutchman systematically broke Lesnar down with a dynamic display of strikes. Overeem is now set to face Junior Dos Santos for the heavyweight title, in what should be a world class stand up war. …
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By: William Holmes Jermaine Taylor went 1-4 in his last five fights before wisely deciding to take a brief sabbatical. Andre Dirrell, former bronze medalist, was last seen in the ring against Arthur Abraham which was stopped due to an illegal rabbit punch, a 21 month layoff. Both fighters made …
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by Hans Olson “I’m not planning to defend the WBC Diamond belt anymore,” stated a defiant Sergio Martinez at a press conference earlier today in his native Argentina. “I won’t ever represent the WBC ever again, until the WBC makes the fight they ordered at the WBC convention [against Chavez]. …
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