Atlantic City and Trenton Shows in New Jersey Friday and Saturday! By: Ken Hissner New Jersey boxing is off to a fast start with two shows scheduled this week. Friday at Bally’s Event Center, in Atlantic City with 11 bouts scheduled over Sho Box. The main event features two topsuper …
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DeGale-Jack Shows That Not All 10-9 Rounds Are Alike By: Sean Crose Let’s face it, James DeGale got his ass kicked Saturday night in Brooklyn. That’s right, Badu Jack took it to the English super middleweight in a big way. While DeGale, slick and skilled, dominated early, Badu’s hard, grinding …
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Madame Bey’s: Home to Boxing Legends! By: Ken Hissner In 1881 a little girl was born in Turkey to an American father and a French mother. Her life’s journey would eventually lead her to immigrating to America, marry and run a training camp in Chatham Township, New Jersey that would …
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DeGale And Jack Ring In Boxing’s New Year With A War On Showtime By: Sean Crose This, frankly, was the kind of fight everyone had hoped for. Scratch that – it was better. Although boxing analysts and writers aren’t supposed to act excited (we’re supposed to leave that to our …
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Lara Knocks Out Foreman By: Sean Crose Anthony Dirrell (29-1-1) fought Norbert Nemesapati (24-3) in Miami Friday in a super middleweight affair that was part of a PBC card airing live on Spike. Dirrell looked a bit sharper in the first, his punches landing harder and cleaner. Things got more …
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Breaking News: Canelo Will Fight Chavez Jr. On May 6th By: Sean Crose “It’s on!!” So claimed Oscar De La Hoya on Twitter minutes ago. Indeed, Golden Boy Promotions’ Canelo Alvarez, will be facing Julio Caesar Chavez Jr on May 6th in Las Vegas. Although Canelo may be in his …
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Danny Jacobs the Miracle Man By: Francisco Martinez In 2012 Daniel Jacobs suffered a health scare that had him in his “death bed” as he himself would describe his run in with cancer. Even after staring death in the face Daniel Jacobs doesn’t shy away from talking about his experience …
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Did Star Wars Gobble ESPN’s Boxing Budget? By Ivan G. Goldman Word is circulating around ESPN ranks that the network will present 12 of Al Haymon’s PBC shows this year, but so far only one is on the schedule – an April 14 card with fighters and location yet to …
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Showtime World Championship Boxing Preview: Jose Pedraza vs. Gervonta Davis, James DeGale vs. Badou Jack By: William Holmes On Saturday night the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York will host a WBC/IBF Super Middleweight Unification Title fight between Badou Jack and James DeGale to be televised live on the Showtime …
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Golovkin vs. Jacobs Promotional Tour Kicks off at MSG By: Eric Lunger On Tuesday morning at Madison Square Garden, Tom Loeffler and K2 Promotions kicked off the media tour for the upcoming middleweight title fight on March 18 between Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and Danny “Miracle Man” Jacobs. With a slate …
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