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By Sean Crose There were lots of high hopes for Felix Verdejo as he stepped into the ring in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Friday night. Indeed, the 18-0 lightweight was getting the love from his hometown crowd as his name was announced before his twelve round bout with 27-3 …

By Sean Crose Working behind an effective jab, while employing powerful shots and a nuanced defense, Nonito Donaire (35-3) looked sharp in the early going Friday night as he battled Casear Juarez (17-3) at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. While Juarez was able to land on …

By: Thad Moore While other kids were playing, watching television, and getting ready for First Grade, USBA/NABO super middleweight champion Jesse Hart (18-0, 15 KO’s) had other plans. Jesse was running conditioning drills in his house. He was a boxing prodigy from the age of five. “My Dad (former middleweight …

By Sean Crose “I learned a lot about life in different respects.” So Bryant Jennings told me during a conference call last week after I asked how his recent loss to Wladimir Klitschko had changed him. “The majority of things I learned wasn’t about me and boxing it was about …

By Sean Crose Manny Pacquiao is said to be announcing his next opponent this Friday on truTV’s Top Rank boxing telecast. ESPN’s Dan Rafael Tweeted on Monday that he had spoken to Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter, and that Arum told him the announcement would come on said broadcast. Interestingly enough, …

By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of December 1st to December 8th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Mayweather States Pacquiao is Biggest Win of his Career Floyd Mayweather retired with a record of …

Before undefeated Danny “Swift” Garcia (31-0, 18 KOs) and former world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (33-3-1, 18 KOs) face-off in a 12-round welterweight showdown on Saturday, January 23 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles they met Wednesday for a press conference at the Conga Room at L.A. Live to …

By: William Holmes Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions was televised on Fox Sports 1 live from the National Bank Center in Trenton, NJ and featured a super bantamweight main event between Juan Dominguez and Yenifel Vicente and a co main event in the cruiserweight division between unbeaten Keith Tapia and …

By: Matthew N. Becher Premier Boxing Champions is beginning to bring a close to their inaugural year by staging a Jr. Welterweight showdown on NBC, this Saturday from the AT&T center in San Antonio, Texas. The Co-Main event that was originally scheduled between heavyweight prospects Dominic Breazeale and Charles Martin, …

By Ivan G. Goldman Daniel Jacobs’ career took a huge leap Saturday night on Showtime. No question about that. But just because Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin didn’t make it to the second round, that doesn’t mean Quillin was nothing. He got caught by a big right hand from a big …