By: Kirk Jackson “Don’t call it a comeback, I’ve been here for years,” famous lyrics recited from the Hip-Hop legend LL Cool J from his number-one single Mama Said Knock You Out can certainly apply to a recent scenario featuring the retired/semi-retired Floyd Mayweather. In recent weeks, the eventual Hall …
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By: Ste Rowen After seven consecutive weeks of tournament boxing, the eighth and final World Boxing Super Series quarter final takes place in the German city of Scherwin on Friday. Former WBO and WBA ‘Regular’ Light Heavyweight Champion Juergen Braehmer (48-3-0 35KOs) faces undefeated prospect Rob ‘Bravo’ Brant (22-0-0 15KOs) …
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By Eric Lunger Murat Gassiev (25-0, 18 KOs) knocked out Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (53-4-1, 37 KOs) last Saturday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, and in doing so he may have positioned himself not only to unify the belts in the Cruiserweight division, but also to take part in …
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By: Sean Crose “I would love to fight the great champions that the United States has produced,” heavyweight kingpin Anthony Joshua said on a recent conference call. “At the same time, I’ll fight anywhere. I’m fine staying in the UK, but America’s definitely at the top of the pyramid for …
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By: Ste Rowen Despite the late change of opponent, the biggest draw on Saturday night remains the main event, with Anthony Joshua taking on Carlos Takam for the WBA, IBF and IBO Heavyweight World title belts. However, hidden gems may lie in the undercard. Photo Credit: Esther Lin/Showtime Yafai v …
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By Ste Rowen Murat ‘Iron’ Gassiev made light work of former world champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk to move to 25-0-0 (18KOs) and seal his place in the Cruiserweight World Boxing Super Series semi-finals. Photo: Stephanie Trapp/ Ringstar After a tentative first round at the Prudential Center in New Jersey, Gassiev began …
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By: Sean Crose HBO’s Boxing After Dark kicked off on Saturday night by running a replay of the Ryan Burnett-Zhanat Zhakiyanov 12 round bantamweight title unifier, which went down earlier in the day at the SSE Arena in Burnett’s home territory of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The first three rounds were, …
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By: Ken Hissner At the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, Sauerland Event and Ringstar Sports (Richard Schaefer) brought a world championship to the city Saturday night. This was part of the World Boxing Super Series. In the Main Event IBF World Cruiserweight champion Murat “Iron” Gassiev, 25-0 (18), of Vladikavkaz, …
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By: Sean Crose Saturday’s HBO Boxing After Dark card will showcase bouts from two distinct locations. The main event, which will be broadcast from the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York, will feature Panama’s 22-1 Jezreel Corrales facing San Juan, Puerto Rico’s 18-0 Alberto Machado in a …
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By: Ken Hissner In a main event at the Park Theater in Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, NV, Golden Boy Promotions over ESPN2 brought in a good main event with both boxers needing a win and Philly’s Gabe “King” Rosado came away with it over Glen “Jersey …
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