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Povetkin Hits a New Low in Moscow; In L.A., Hopkins Couldn’t Stay Away By: Eric Lunger It was a weekend of regret, as two bouts on different continents made a mockery of professional boxing. Karl Marx once observed that history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce. In Russia, …

Hundt picks opponents and officials, waives anti-doping test for Tissen By: Ron Scarfone On April 29, 2016, an article that I wrote was posted by East Side Boxing titled From a Beating to a Robbery. That article has detailed and thorough information about the triangle of corruption and collusion consisting …

Hopkins Sabotages His Own Poignant Moment By: Sean Crose Joe Smith looked amazing Saturday night. It’s doubtful he could have bested Bernard Hopkins in the great fighter’s prime, but credit must go where credit is due. As for Hopkins, he might have wanted a more illustrious end to his career, …

GGG-Jacobs Set For March 18th…On PPV By: Sean Crose First, the good news. Middleweight kingpin Gennady Golovkin will be facing middleweight powerhouse Daniel Jacobs next March 18th at Madison Square Garden in New York. This after negotiations which seemed to drag on forever. Indeed, the fight was originally supposed to …

HBO World Championship Boxing Results: Usyk and Diaz Victorious, Joe Smith Stops Bernard Hopkins and Sends Him Tumbling Outside the Ring By: William Holmes The legendary Bernard Hopkins ended his long and illustrious career tonight at the Forum in Inglewood, California. Three bouts were televised by HBO and five of …

Pro Debut Delayed For Aspiring World Champion: Interview with Dalia “La Pantera” Gomez By: Ron Scarfone Promoter Blanca Gutierrez is known for her Beautiful Brawlers all-female amateur tournaments. Gutierrez wanted to use the experience she gained to promote all-female pro boxing events as well. Her first pro boxing event would …

Lebron, Ennis, Carto, Pizarro and Cuevas Win in Philly Friday! By: Sean Crose In the third Hard Hitting Promotions event at the SugarHouse Casino in Philly since August as co-promoters Manny Rivera and Will Ruiz continued to promote some of the top young talent in the country. They had another …

Canelo May Face Chavez Jr Next Spring By: Sean Crose Thought Julio Caesar Chavez Jr was done as a relevant figure in the sport of boxing? Guess again. Believe it or not, there’s talk – apparently serious – of Chavez facing Canelo Alvarez next May. This after Chavez just beat …

Chisora vs Whyte – My Fight Of The Year By: Oz Ozkaya Well, well, well. It has been just over 5 months since I wrote a devastatingly harsh piece on the status quo of world level heavyweight boxing, and I am saddened to say that this notion was proven once …

Hard Hitting Promotions Features Young Talent Friday in Philly! By: Ken Hissner They hold a press conference Wednesday night at the SugarHouse Casino in Philly. It was like being back in the 70’s when Philly had “Cyclone”, “the Worm”, “Boogaloo”, “Kitten”, “Bad Bennie” and “Gypsy Joe”! Hard Hitting Promotions is …