By: William Holmes Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions’ series was televised tonight from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas as former super middleweight champion Andre Dirrell looked to bounce back from a tough loss to Badou Jack by taking on former middleweight title contender Marco Antonio Rubio. The …
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By: William Holmes On Sunday afternoon former Super Middleweight title holder Anthony Dirrell will look to rebound from a tough loss to Badou Jack against former middleweight title challenger Marco Antonio Rubio. This bout will be featured on CBS as a part of Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions series and …
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Leonard Ellerbe I’d like to thank everyone for calling in today to hear the one and only Floyd “Money” Mayweather. But before we get to Floyd, I’d like to introduce the Executive Vice President and General Manager of SHOWTIME, Stephen Espinoza, who’s going to make a few comments. Stephen Espinoza …
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ANDRE BERTO MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT Leonard Ellerbe I’d like to thank everyone for calling in today to hear from our main event fighter, Andre Berto who will be fighting Floyd “Money” Mayweather Saturday, September the 12th. HIGH STAKES: Mayweather vs. Berto is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and it’ll be …
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By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of August 25th to September 1st, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Pacquiao Retiring sOON Bob Arum told TMZ.. “He’s gonna fight again next year but his goal …
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By Sean Crose On the surface of things, it’s easy to assume that late heavyweight great Rocky Marciano and current pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather have nothing in common other than a shared sport and nearly identical undefeated records. It’s not always wise to assume, however. For although both …
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By Mauricio Castillo What makes a boxer great? His career record? The wars he’s been in? His fan reception? His wealth? Who decides? For Floyd Mayweather Jr., that decision has already been made. If we’re to go by the credentials above, Mayweather fits in them all (although, “wars” would be …
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By Ivan G. Goldman Ringside at Staples Center, Los Angeles — I have no idea whether Al Haymon’s complicated PBC business matrix will or will not thrive financially, but if it gives us more fights like Saturday night’s featherweight contest between Abner Mares and Leo Santa Cruz, fans will definitely …
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By Jackie Kallen Floyd Mayweather is not just the richest fighter in history, he’s also one of the smartest. His career has gone exactly as planned from Day One and as he is winding down he is taking no chances. He intends to retire undefeated and remain one of the …
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By Sean Crose Boxing fans who are tired of hearing that the sweet science is dead and that the future lies with names like Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey can take heart in the spectacle that took place Saturday night in California between featherweights Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares. …
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