by Johnny Walker Once again, the “post-Klitschko era” of the heavyweight division, whose best fight has actually featured a Klitschko brother (Wlad’s epic battle with the UK’s Anthony Joshua), has seen a proposed “superfight” likely fall apart because of steroid use. Worse, the culprit this time is previous PED offender …
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By: Ken Hissner King Promotion held a press conference at the 2300 Arena in South Philly Wednesday night the CEO Marshall Kauffman announced that the proposed main event between Junior Castillo and Gabriel Pham is off. Both fighters this writer had been told suffered training injuries. With a solid undercard …
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By: Ken Hissner Have you ever watched a major show and they go to the score cards and you think “what fight were they watching?” A judge and referee can make a big difference in an event. The first Kovalev-Ward bout with Kovalev the defending champion was a good example …
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by B.A. Cass A three-punch combination, ending with a left hook to the head, is what it took for Jesus M. Rojas to knock out Claudio Marrero. After Marrero hit the canvas, he sat up, shaking his head. He then put his arms over his knees. He seemed more shocked …
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By: Sean Crose *UPDATE* Since the publishing of this article Golden Boy Promotions released the following statement: While everyone at Golden Boy Promotions and GGG Promotions appreciate the media’s recognition that the fight between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin was an enormous success, the figure that is being cited by …
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Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of September 19th to September 26th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Photo Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Sport Joshua vs. Pulev Heavyweight World Championship Fight to Air Live …
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By Bryanna Fissori Three years into a legal dispute over potential anti-trust violations by the UFC, discovery is wrapping up and the plaintiffs are now calling for Top Rank Boxing’s financials. In 2014 an antitrust lawsuit was filed against the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) by current and former fighters Cung …
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By Ste Rowen On Saturday 30th September in Riga, Latvia, a country famous for ice hockey and basketball, will hold host to the third quarter final of the Cruiserweight World Boxing Super Series and it’s own rising boxing star, Mairis Breidis. “It is a great honour for me and for …
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by Johnny Walker New Zealand’s undefeated Joseph Parker retained his WBO heavyweight championship tonight with a 114-114, 118-110 (twice) majority decision victory over previously undefeated challenger Hughie Fury (cousin of the more famous Tyson) at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. Unfortunately, the fight set itself up early on for …
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By: Sean Crose “I probably cried once a day. I had to try and shut feelings off.” So lightweight contender Luke Campbell told the BBC after his WBA title loss on Saturday night to Jorge Linares at the Forum in Inglewood, California. “After the fight” the Englishman added, “I had …
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