By Ivan G. Goldman It’s hard to miss the fact that HBO’s Max Kellerman and swarms of like-minded sadists are beating the drums for welterweight king Floyd Mayweather to take on middleweight destroyer Gennady Golovkin. A similar matchmaking process was used during the days of the old Roman Empire. A …
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By: Francisco Martinez August 29, at the Staples Center Abner Mares vs. Leo Santa Cruz is set to take place. A Premiere Boxing Champions card on their newly found platform, ESPN. The “free boxing 4 all” concept is becoming a thirst quencher for the boxing community. With consistency in televised …
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By Sean Crose Spanish language network Estrella will now be hosting televised Golden Boy Promotions fight cards. A three year deal between the two entities has been announced wherein Estrella will broadcast two Golden Boy events a month during this period. After not having its contract with Fox Sports1 and …
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By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of July 21st to July 28th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Golovkins vs. Lemieux Set for October 17th After weeks of speculation, it has been announced that …
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By: Matthew N. Becher Premier Boxing Champions put on a fight card live from the Palms Casino and Resort from Las Vegas on NBC Sports Network. From former world champions and undefeated records to young prospects. In the main event saw Beibut Shumenov defeat B.J. Flores. Here are the results …
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By: William Holmes Main Events Promotions decided to have their top star, Sergey Kovalev, leave the familiar grounds of the East Coast and fight in Las Vegas and establish a fan base in the fight capital of the world. The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada was the …
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By: Matthew Becher This Saturday, live from the Palms Casino and Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, Premier Boxing Champions will present a boxing card on NBC Sports Network at 9PM/EST. The full card will feature three fights, with the main event being for the interim WBA Cruiserweight Title headlined by …
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By: William Holmes On Saturday night the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada will be the host site for the next edition of HBO’s World Championship Boxing series and Sergey Kovalev puts his IBF, WBO, and WBA Light Heavyweight titles on the line against Nadjib Mohammedi. Former light heavyweight champion …
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By Jackie Kallen Between the dynasty of Floyd Mayweather and the reign of Klitschko, there is little marquee value for the casual boxing fan. Some are getting excited about middleweight GGG, but light heavyweight has always been one of the least popular divisions. Perhaps because there haven’t been many superstars …
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By Robert Zak In 2012, David Price was regarded as the future of the heavyweight division. The towering 6’8 Liverpudlian with a lethal right hand was voted Prospect of the Year by ESPN (perhaps over-generously considering he had only beaten ageing, domestic-level opposition at that point), and was set to …
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