By Abbas Dadhiwala As soon as the Quigg- Frampton fight was announced, it had fight fans salivating on what could become the biggest British fight in the last 10 years. Both Quigg and Frampton have had sharp rises through the division to become rivals who hold two genuine versions of …
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By Christopher Nicastro HBO, in terms of boxing analysis, is often perceived as having one of the best commentary teams in the business. Jim Lampley, Max Kellerman, and Roy Jones Jr. often bring keen insight to the science of bruising and for that they should be given credit where it …
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By Sean Crose Not many Americans may know who British supermiddleweight Callum Smith is right now, but fight fans on this side of the pond should definitely start taking notice. No one knows what the future holds for any fighter, of course, but the 18-0 Liverpool native is making his …
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By: Matthew N. Becher Two title fights with top fighters in the featherweight and welterweight division respectively. Top Rank, showcased another great card on HBO championship boxing, live from the Thomas & Mack center on the University of Nevada Las Vegas campus. Vasyl Lomachenko is looking for a big name …
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By Sean Crose Mexico’s 14-0 Jesus Rodriguez unquestionably went to Monico to shock the world this weekend. Unfortunately for Rodriguez, the 24-4 Ruslan Provodnikov simply wasn’t going to let that happen. For the man known as the Siberian Rocky dominated his fight with his undefeated foe this Saturday in Europe, …
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By: Matthew N. Becher This Saturday, November 7th, from the Thomas & Mack Center in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, HBO Championship Boxing will headline a two fight boxing card, both with World title implications and what will jumpstart a very busy month of boxing for the month of November. In …
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By Sean Crose It wasn’t that long ago that Ruslan Provodnikov was must see television. After losing to both Chris Algieri and Lucas Matthysse, however, it’s clear the man known as the Siberian Rocky has fallen from on high. Appearing in Monte Carlo tomorrow, the former junior welterweight titlist (24-4) …
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By Sean Crose Admit it, Brandon Rios looked great last January when he beat arch foil Mike Alvarado into submission. Sure, Alvarado was a mess, but that didn’t take away from how sharp the lean, mean and determined Rios appeared. Where, one may well have asked, had this Rios been? …
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By Sean Crose We’ve been hearing a lot lately about who might be heir to the great Floyd Mayweather’s throne now that the pound for pound kingpin has officially retired. Well, the WBC, who recently named Mayweather champion emeritus at welterweight and junior middleweight, has decided to settle the matter …
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By: Matthew N. Becher Francisco “El Bandido” Vargas (22-0-1 16KO) is a former 2008 Mexican Olympic team member who at thirty is getting his first chance at a world title. On November 21st, he will take on the WBC Super Featherweight champion Takashi Miura, as the co main event of …
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