By: Sean Crose No one expected it. The great Julio Caesar Chavez, the undefeated pound for pound star had stepped into the ring at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas with a record of – wait for it – 89 wins, and 1 draw. Although most felt Chavez had gotten …
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By: Sean Crose “I am confident that I will give it my all and show honor in this sport as a proud Japanese World Champion,” says undefeated and decorated junior flyweight Hiroto Kyocuchi. “I’m ready!” The 14-0 WBA and Ring Magazine light flyweight champ is now on board with one …
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By: LV Boxing After fighting at middleweight for several years and outside of making a brief, yet successful cameo at light heavyweight, Canelo Alvarez has officially found a home at 168 pounds. The four-division titlist made his latest ring appearance this past weekend as he handed previously undefeated Callum Smith …
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By: LV Boxing As is the case with most of the world, a daily alarm clock rings which signals the time to get up and get ready for work. Yet, in the case of current WBC featherweight titlist Gary Russell Jr., he’s only been forced to clock in for his …
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By: Sean Crose Things started interestingly enough. Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder met for the second time, Anthony Joshua planned to meet Kubrat Pulev, and fighters like Ryan Garcia and Caleb Plant continued to impress. Then came the pandemic. As the world shut down, so did the sport of boxing. …
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By: LV Boxing Anthony Joshua’s ninth round stoppage win which he scored over Kubrat Pulev was highlight-reel worthy. Yet, all that most people could talk about were the words he spoke after the fight. Or in this case, the lack thereof. Following Joshua’s win, the unified heavyweight titlist was immediately …
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By: Sean Crose No one needs to be reminded that we live in a fragmented age. Turning on cable news will give us all the evidence we need of how divided we are. Yet this state of affairs goes well beyond politics and is also a long time in coming. …
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By: LV Boxing The emotions of fight fans were on a perpetual rollercoaster when Vasiliy Lomachenko took on Teofimo Lopez just a few months ago. During much of their build-up, Lomachenko talked a good game and seemed as motivated as ever to shut the mouth of Lopez. The moment the …
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By: LV Boxing Photo Courtesy of Showtime While he tried his best, former WBA/Ring magazine titlist Callum Smith was simply no match for Canelo Alvarez this past weekend at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Through 12 one-sided rounds, Smith fell flat as he forfeited his titles to the Mexican …
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By: LV Boxing Before Canelo Alvarez is given the opportunity to sit back and enjoy the fruits of labor, he is immediately bombarded with the same tiresome questions. Who’s next? After ripping away both the WBA and Ring magazine super middleweight titles from British native Callum Smith, Canelo Alvarez has …
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