By: Sean Crose The scheduled 10 round cruiserweight battle between the 9-0 Efetobor Apochi and the 11-2 Joe Jones served as a kind of co-main event at Saturday’s Vidal-Ortiz card at LA’s Microsoft Theater. The fight was aired live on FS1 and was a presentation of Premiere Boxing Champions. Jones …
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By: LV Boxing Terence Crawford has always been an active champion. Yet, with a worldwide pandemic ravishing through most of the world, the Nebraska native was forced to sit on the sidelines until things became more clear. Now, after spending 11 months on the shelf, the consensus number one fighter …
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By: Sean Crose Although tonight’s big fight between Terence Crawford and Kell Brook will draw the most attention, PBC is offering a decent card on Fox Sports 1 for those so inclined to watch. The event will be aired live starting at 8 PM eastern time from inside the bubble …
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By: Sean Crose It’s going to be called the BridgerWeight division. It will be named after the heroic Bridger Walker, a young man who saved his sister from a dog attack while suffering serious damage in his own right. Naming anything in Bridger’s honor is unquestionably a nice notion. Creating …
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By: LV Boxing WBO super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders is in the minority. The overwhelming thought process surrounding WBO welterweight titlist Terence Crawford and his showdown against former belt holder Kell Brook tomorrow night, is that it will be an easy night at the office for the undefeated champion. …
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By: Sean Crose If there’s one thing that can be said of Terence Crawford it’s that the man is a consummate professional. Unlike some athletes, particularly in boxing, Crawford is a man who takes his life’s work seriously. He trains hard, watches his weight, and always appears to be mentally …
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By: LV Boxing For years now, IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant and former WBC belt holder David Benavidez have thrown shots at each other over social media. Fans however, would love to see both fighters throw blows inside of the ring. After surfacing as one of the top candidates …
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By: Sean Crose “In order for him to be the man, he gotta beat me.” So claimed lightweight king Teofimo Lopez fresh off his brilliant upset win over Vasyl Lomachenko several weeks ago. Lopez, courtesy of TMZ, was referring to fellow lightweight Gervonta Davis, who recently bested popular titlist Leo …
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By: Hans Themistode Fans of Canelo Alvarez had become sick and tired of watching their pound for pound star fighting his battles outside of the ring and inside the courtroom. Now, it appears things will go back to normal. After a relatively short legal battle with former promoter Oscar De …
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By: LV Boxing Heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz has been clamoring for another shot on the big stage. After suffering two losses to former WBC titlist Deontay Wilder, Ortiz sat idle on the sidelines until this past weekend. In his return fight, the Cuban born product took on fringe contender Alexander …
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