By Grant Cohen PARK CITY, Kan.– Nico Hernandez did not know who his opponent was until hours before his third professional fight on Saturday. Instead of cancelling the fight, the 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist and his team decided that too many factors played into reschedule. The fact that Hernandez’s fans …
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By Johnny Walker Is the boxing world ready for another member of the Fury clan holding a world championship belt around his waist? The last time such an event occured was in 2015 when Tyson Fury–cousin of Hughie, who fights WBO heavyweight champion at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK, …
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By: Sean Crose “It’s been so hard not to to tell anyone,” English promoter Eddie Hearn told BoxingInsider.com’s Jeandra LeBeauf after Saturday night’s Linares-Campbell card in Inglewood, California. Hearns was in town to support his fighter Campbell’s admirable, but failed, attempt to win himself a lightweight title. Yet the dapper …
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By Ste Rowen Yunier Dorticos v Dmitry Kudryashov The main event of the evening in San Antonio came and went in brutal fashion as the Cuban ‘KO Doctor’ Yunier Dorticos administered a one punch knock down which sent Kudryashov’s hopes of winning the Muhammad Ali trophy into the fire. The …
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By: Sean Crose Saturday’s live HBO broadcast from the Forum in Inglewood, California featured a twelve round lightweight championship affair between WBA titlist Jorge Linares (42-3) and England’s Luke Campbell (17-1). Linares, the skilled champion with titles in multiple divisions on his resume, was the clear favorite. Former Olympic medalist …
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By: Kirk Jackson MISSION ACCOMPLISHED ✌?https://t.co/FTBBwubLsd pic.twitter.com/dtQppu8pAZ — Andre S.O.G. Ward (@andreward) September 21, 2017 Indeed he did it, shocking the world once more, Andre “Son of God” Ward 32-0 (16 KO’s) retired from the sport of boxing Sept 21. 2017. On the phone with ESPN’s “First Take” last Thursday, …
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Daniel Jacobs Interview “You are the reason i can fulfill my dreams” HBO Press Release: Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing are delighted to announce their first American signing as Brooklyn native Daniel Jacobs, (32-2, 29 KO’s) pens a multi-fight deal as part of Matchroom Boxing’s new venture in the US. …
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By: Eric Lunger Hughie Fury fought the fight he wanted: on the back foot, using deceptive movement and foot work, and counter-punching Joseph Parker as the Kiwi WBO world champion came forward. But the counter-punching part was not really there. To my mind, Fury landed exactly one solid counter, in …
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By Ste Rowen In a super weekend of a don’t-call-it-a comeback year for boxing, the jewel in the crown may very well be the fight people, American networks at least, are paying least attention to. Yunier Dorticos (21-0-0 20KOs) faces off against Dmitry Kudryashov (21-1-0 21KOs) in San Antonio, Texas …
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By: Ken Hissner Hard Hitting Promotions (Will Ruiz and Manny Rivera) returned to the SugarHouse Casino before a packed house in Philadelphia Friday. This young promotional group has brought back life to a once great city with top notch young talent and crowd pleasers. In the main event heavyweight Joey …
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