By: William Holmes Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona was the host site for tonight’s broadcast of Top Rank Boxing on ESPN and featured two world title fights which featured two popular Mexican boxing stars. The co-main event of the night was between Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez and Jessie Hart for Ramirez’s …
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By Ivan G. Goldman Extremely well-heeled Floyd Mayweather, who for years now has been a member in good standing of the fat-cat class, told the TMZ gossip site that he hasn’t cashed either of his checks from his wins over Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor. It’s not clear precisely why …
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by: Sean Crose Boxing’s extraordinary 2017 thunders on this weekend with a solid HBO card, broadcast live from the Forum in Inglewood, California at 10 PM -Eastern Standard Time – on Saturday night. The card, which will also be aired live on HBO Latino, features a twelve round lightweight championship …
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By: Ken Hissner On the eve of Philadelphia’s No. 1 WBO Contender Jesse “Hard Work” Hart’s world title challenge his former manager Dave Price spoke out to this writer. I put out a story prematurely before getting a response from Price knowing the two may have not been on speaking …
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By: Eric Lunger WBO Heavyweight champion of the World Joseph Parker (23-0, 18 KOs) of New Zealand steps onto the biggest stage of his career this Saturday in Manchester, England, as he faces highly skilled, but relatively untested, Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KOs). Parker, 25, won the vacant WBO belt …
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By: Sean Crose Andre Ward, the light heavyweight mutli-titlist, former Olympian and one time king of the super middleweight division has announced his retirement from the sport of boxing. The news took the fight world by surprise, as Ward is currently regarded by many as being the pound for pound …
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By: Sean Crose Legendary middleweight champion Jake LaMotta has died, leaving a long and memorable legacy upon exiting this world at 95 years of age. Growing up tough in the Bronx (his father reportedly forced him to fight other children so the family could have extra income) LaMotta grew to …
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By: Eric Lunger WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder will put his belt and his undefeated record on the line on November 4th in Brooklyn, NY, giving Cuban southpaw Luis Ortiz his long-sought shot at a world title. Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs) will make his sixth defense of the belt, …
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By: Brian Von Wolfe Let’s forget about Mrs. Byrd’s alleged “bad night” and unfortunate 118-110 scorecard for a moment. The highly unfavorable outcome is done and dusted. The more intriguing topic is what it all means for Gennady Golovkin, the man better known as Triple G. As the scorecards were …
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JAKE LAMOTTA PASSES AWAY AT AGE 95 Miami, FL, September 20—Legendary world middleweight champion and boxing Hall of Famer Jake LaMotta, who later became the central character in the Martin Scorsese-directed Academy Award-winning film Raging Bull (1980) starring Robert De Niro, passed away in Miami, Florida today (September 20) at …
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