By Fransico Martinez Nowadays the American dollar goes long ways in Mexico more so than it does in American soil. You can literally feed the average American family with about $17 dollars over there. Shocking, right? I know. A few miles past the border you will find some of the …
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By Kirk Jackson The US Boxing Olympic Trials concluded this past weekend in Reno, NV. With a seven days worth of competitive action featuring the best amateurs in the world, we saw clarity as the official US Olympic team was filled out. 2016 Olympic Trials Champions 108 lbs: Nico Hernandez, …
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By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of December 15th to December 22nd, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Timothy Bradley, Melvina Lathan, and Sadam Ali Honored at Ring 8 Awards Ceremony The 29th annual …
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By: Thad Moore Bert Cooper’s career was a combination of triumph and letdowns, accomplishments and disappointments. As much as he was able to achieve, we are all left to wonder, what could have been? Bert Cooper has always been a walking contradiction. When he wins a fight, he is thrilled …
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By: Matthew N. Becher HBO boxing ended the year with a stacked card that began on HBO Latino and ended on the major channel with its last edition of its Boxing after Dark series for 2015, live at the Turning Stone Resort in upstate New York. T he co-main event …
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By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of December 8th to December 15th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Floyd Mayweather Goes on $1 Million Shopping Spree TMZ Sports has reported that Floyd Mayweather Jr. …
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By: Matthew N. Becher In its final show of the year, HBO boxing will unleash a stacked card broadcast live on HBO Latino & HBO. From the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, NY, Golden Boy Promotions will team up once again with Top Rank promotions, to showcase what …
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By Sean Crose Isaiah Thomas (15-0) had a lot of Detroit heritage behind him when he stepped into to the ring Friday night to face Murat Gassiev (22-0) at the Palms in Vegas. Gassiev, on the other hand, had Gennady Golovkin trainer Abel Sanchez in his corner. It was an …
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By Sean Crose A solid night of matchups began at the Palms in Vegas Friday night with Gervonta Davis (13-0) facing off against Luis Sanchez (17-4-1) in a ten round lightweight throwdown. It proved to be a study in patience. Davis, a student of Floyd Mayweather Jr, followed his teacher’s …
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By Sean Crose Rance Barthelemy (23-0) may be the favorite walking in to this Friday’s Spike TV aired bout for the IBF world lightweight title, but it might be a big mistake to write off his opponent, Denis Shafikov (36-1). For the thirty year old Russian has lost but a …
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