By: Matthew N. Becher Live from the Casino del Sol in Tucson, Arizona the new season of ShoBox begins for 2016. A regular stop for young prospects to becoming world champions, Showtime continued its wonderful series for the 30th year. This week showcased young fighters in the Welterweight, Middleweight and …
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By: William Holmes The debut of AL Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions on Fox took place tonight live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California as the main event featured a WBC Welterweight Title tilt between Robert Guerrero and Danny Garcia. The opening bout of the night was between Amir …
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By: Francisco Martinez This Saturday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. Danny “Swift” Garcia vs. Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero is set to take place. Guerrero helped launch the inaugural “PBC on NBC” card series in 2015 as he faced Keith “One Time” Thurman for the WBA welterweight title …
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By Sean Crose Let’s face it, as boxing fans things like ratings shouldn’t concern us all that much. What should matter is that competition is being fostered and good fights are being made. Here’s the thing, though – when good fights aren’t being made and competition isn’t being fostered, fans …
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KHAN RESPONDS TO PACQUIAO COMMENTS BOLTON (22 January) – Amir Khan would like to address the recent comments given by Manny Pacquiao as to why a fight between them never transpired. Importantly, Amir would like to make clear that he holds Manny as a fighter in the highest regard but …
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By: William Holmes Three fights will be featured on Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions’ (PBC) debut on the Fox network. The vacant WBC title will be on the line in the main event of the evening as former junior welterweight world champion Danny Garcia faces Robert Guerrero. Sammy Vasquez will …
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By Ivan G. Goldman Boxing desperately needs another super-champion who clicks with the American public. Until that happens we’ll have to endure the gravediggers telling us yet again that the sport is dead. Some of them say UFC has already eclipsed boxing, but ask them to show you the money. …
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By: Matthew N. Becher Jamel Herring is an undefeated (14-0 8KO), thirty year old lightweight, who currently fights under the Premier Boxing Champions camp and will be headlining his first televised boxing card on February 9th at the Sands Bethlehem Events center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, live on Fox Sports 1. …
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By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of January 12th to January 19th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Pacquiao vs Bradley 3 Announced Boxing’s only eight-division world champion and the reigning Fighter of the …
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By Ivan G. Goldman Staging a third contest between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley is like throwing a terrific porterhouse steak on the grill and cooking it into burnt rubber. You reach a certain point and the opportunity is lost. You’re looking at a piece of meat that can never …
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