Don’t Blame Deontay Wilder By: Sean Crose Perhaps I’m a bit biased here. Truth be told, I’m not one of those people who has a problem with WBC world heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder. I know, I know, he hasn’t exactly fought a murderer’s row of opposition in his 36-0 career. …
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Dichotomy of Light and Dark By: James Cullinane On Saturday night, June 11th, at promptly 6 p.m., Orlando-based boxer, Jean Carlos Rivera, made his Madison Square Garden boxing debut. Rivera’s was the first bout on a busy Garden card that night, a card headlined by up-and-coming superstar, Vasyl Lomachenko. As …
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Kovalev vs Ward is Happening By: Jordan Seward The much anticipated light-heavyweight fight between Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward is reportedly on. Kovalev (29-0-2-KO26) is scheduled to defend his WBA Super, IBF and WBO world titles against Ward (29-0-KO15) in Las Vegas on November 19. The American has only recently …
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PBC on NBC Preview: Fonfara vs. Smith, Payano vs. Warren, Lubin vs. Sandoval By: William Holmes On Saturday night the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois will be the host site for the next installment of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC. Three fights are scheduled to be televised, with the …
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Boxing’s New Breed Of Fan Helps Keep Things Dysfunctional By: Sean Crose While watching cable news tonight I saw a well-known member of congress answer some tough questions. Only he didn’t directly answer. He meandered. He obfuscated. He acted like the smartest person in the room, the person who we …
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What’s next for Vasyl Lomachenko? By: Jordan Seward Vasyl Lomachenko created history last Saturday in Madison Square Garden by becoming a two-weight world champion in just his seventh professional fight. The Ukrainian, who had an illustrious amateur career before he turned pro, delivered a brutal fifth-round knockout of Rocky Martinez …
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Boxing Insider Notebook :Wilder, Arreola, Canelo, Golden Boy, Lubin, Crolla, Linares, Sosa, and more… By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of June 7th to June 14th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Deontay Wilder …
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Keith Thurman – Self Promoter By: Sean Crose Make no mistake about it – self promotion is BIG in today’s society. Oh, it’s always been big, but it seems to be particularly popular in this era. This, of course, is an age where people are famous…just cuz. Sure enough, talent …
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HBO Boxing After Dark Results: Lomachenko and Verdejo Shine with Stunning Knockout Victories By: William Holmes The Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City has long been a venue to showcase upcoming boxers that are on the cusp of stardom. Tonight was no different as Puerto Rican boxer …
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Showtime Boxing Results: Zlaticanin makes history, Andrade shines in return & Molina upsets Provodnikov By: Matthew N. Becher Live from Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York, Showtime sports in associating with Banner Promotions, presented a three fight boxing card. The first fight of the evening was a historical one, …
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