Where Do Philly Boxers Garcia, Cunningham and Hopkins Go From Here? By: Ken Hissner Starting with Danny “Swift” Garcia, 33-1 (19) the former super lightweight and welterweight champion who just lost to his toughest opponent in Keith “One Time” Thurman and his WBC belt. As a super lightweight Garcia he …
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Errol Spence, Jr. to Get Title Shot in May By: Eric Lunger In late May of this year, American welterweight Errol Spence, Jr. (21-0, 18 KOs) should be on his way to Sheffield, England, for a world title clash with Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs), the charismatic and popular British …
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Big Surprises At The Garden: Gonzalez Stunned, GGG Sneaks By With Decision Win By: Sean Crose The crowd at Madison Square Garden erupted Saturday evening when Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, the already legendary, 46-0, four time titlist, entered the ring to defend his WBC super flyweight strap against Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, …
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GGG-Jacobs Undercard Results: Cuadras Victorious By: Sean Crose New York was home to one of the year’s top fight cards on Saturday as middleweight terror Gennady Golovkin threw down with the man who was widely regarded by many as his preeminent threat, Daniel Jacobs. There was also a fairly stacked …
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Mansour Wins Over Kauffman and Cintron Draws with Grayton! By: Ken Hissner At the Santander Arena, in Reading, PA, Friday night Premier Boxing Champions, Kings Promotions and Corona Extra over Bounce TV put on a major heavyweight fight Friday night. Heavyweight southpaw Amir “Hardcore” Mansour, 23-2-1 (16), of Wilmington, DE, …
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Conlon Wins Pro Debut As McGregor Proclaims He’ll Take Over Boxing By: Sean Crose Super bantamweight Michael Conlon had quite a pro debut for himself on Friday night in New York. Entering the ring in grand Irish fashion while being accompanied by MMA star Conor McGregor (who, according to Dan …
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The Friends Of Daniel Jacobs By: Sean Crose I just recently caught the classic 70s crime film “The Friends of Eddie Coyle,” starring Robert Mitchum and Peter Boyle. Eddie Coyle’s friends in the movie aren’t exactly the kinds of friends you and I would ever want, as Eddie and his …
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Already A Legend, Roman Gonzalez Still Wants To Challenge Himself By: Sean Crose “I have already accomplished a lot,” undefeated multi-division champion Roman Gonzalez said on a recent conference call. Without doubt, the Nicaraguan slugger known as Chocolatito has earned some well deserved accolades. Last November the man won a …
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The Cuban Heavyweights Professional and Amateur! By: Ken Hissner TEOFILO STEVENSON was 6:03 andin 1972, 1976 and 1980 won Olympic Gold Medals.He won World Gold Medals in 1974, 76 and 1980. He won Pan Am Gold in 1975 beat future WBA championMichael Dokes, 79 and a Bronze in 1971. He …
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HBO PPV Preview: Golovkin vs. Jacobs, Chocolatito vs. Rungvisai By: William Holmes On Saturday night one of HBO’s biggest stars, Gennady Golovkin, will face off against one of the PBC’s biggest stars, Daniel Jacobs, in a WBA/WBC/IBF Middleweight Title Unification bout live on HBO Pay Per View. This bout will …
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