By: Sean Crose He no longer gets frustrated. That, perhaps, is the biggest improvement Saul Canelo Alvarez, known mainly these days as Canelo, has made since suffering his only loss to Floyd Mayweather back in 2013. Late in that fight, it became clear that Canelo was frustrated by Mayweather’s timing, …
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By: LV Boxing At the moment, the super middleweight division occupies over 1,500 boxers. Several of them are contenders, a handful are champions and a select few are at the very top of the weight class. No matter the rankings, each 168 pounder is given their own time to shine. …
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By: LV Boxing After spending most of 2020 without much direction, it appears Canelo Alvarez is already mapping out his 2021 campaign. According to sources close to the situation, trainer/manager of Alvarez in Eddy Reynoso, along with promoter Eddie Hearn, are working behind the scenes on a two-fight deal. The …
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By: Sean Crose Fox and the PBC broadcast some late year boxing Saturday night, featuring a card that highlighted 3-0 David Morrell, as the high profile prodigy faced the 26-3-1 Mike Gavronski in a scheduled 10 rounder in the super middleweight division. The fight was supposed to be 12 rounds …
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By: LV Boxing Heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz was minding his business. The Cuban native just finished unwrapping presents with his children for Christmas and enjoyed watching their faces light up with excitement. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, Ortiz received a present of his own as fellow contender Dillian Whyte brought …
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By: LV Boxing It wasn’t supposed to be easy. For Canelo Alvarez, his super middleweight showdown against former WBA/Ring magazine belt holder Callum Smith appeared to be a difficult fight on paper. While Alvarez has always been considered a pound for pound stalwart, in facing Smith, Alvarez conceded seven inches …
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By: Sean Crose He may only be 3-0, but 22 year old David Morell has already won the WBA super middleweight interim title. Now he’ll be fighting the 26-3-1 Mike Gavronski for the WBA’s Super Middleweight title (the WBA loves its titles) at LA’s Shrine Exposition Center Saturday night in …
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By: LV Boxing Things have changed in the sport of boxing ever since COVID-19 has wrapped its disease-ridden arms around it. Not only are events held with a meager amount of spectators or in some cases, inside of an entirely empty arena, from a financial standpoint, the deadly disease has …
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By: LV Boxing At this moment, very few will argue that Canelo Alvarez is the face of boxing. That may be good and well, however, his name at the top of virtually every pound for pound list and billboard across the world will soon be replaced according to promoter Bob …
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By: LV Boxing Chances are if you blinked during a contest involving Edgar Berlanga, then you missed the entire event. In short, it doesn’t take long for the 23-year-old super middleweight prospect to take care of business once he steps foot inside of the ring. With 16 straight first-round knockout …
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