Julian “J-Roc” Loses – When Will Philadelphia Jinx End? By: Ken Hissner The “Philadelphia Jinx” continued Saturday night in L.A. when No. 1 IBF contender Julian “J-Roc” Williams was stopped by IBF champion Jermall Charlo in 5 rounds. Many in Philadelphia felt Williams had a good chance of ending the …
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Terence Crawford wins by 8th round TKO By: Matthew N. Becher Live from the Century Link Center in Omaha, Nebraska, HBO Sports presented a World Championship Boxing event. With an undercard consisting of major players in the Lightweight division, Mason Menard (32-1) will have to get through gatekeeper and former …
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Mares Impresses, Charlo Destroys In Satisfying Showtime Card It was a battle of undefeateds Saturday night in California as Jernall Charlo – 24-0 – defended his IBF super welterweight title against Philadelphia tough guy Julian Williams – 22-0-1 – at the USC campus in Los Angeles. This was no mere …
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Julio Caesar Chavez Junior: It Seems Like Ages Ago By: Sean Crose It seems like ages ago that Julio Caesar Chavez Jr shook Sergio Martinez – and almost the entire world –by nailing the highly regarded Argentine in the twelfth and final round of their middleweight title fight. Sure, Chavez …
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Showtime Championship Boxing Preview: Anthony Joshua vs. Eric Molina, Cuellar vs. Mares, Charlo vs. Williams By: William Holmes Showtime will be televising three world title fights on Saturday from two separate locations. The first bout they will be showing is an IBF Heavyweight Title Bout between Anthony Joshua and Eric …
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HBO World Championship Boxing Preview: Parker vs. Ruiz, Beltran vs. Menard, Terence Crawford vs. John Molina By: William Holmes On Saturday night HBO and Top Rank Promotions will team up to televise three bouts from two different locations. Terence Crawford will defend his WBO and WBC Junior Welterweight titles in …
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GGG Avoidance Indicative Of Changing Times By: Sean Crose So…here we are. It’s nearly Christmas and the needlessly long awaited not-so-super bout between Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Jacobs has yet to be made. And, truth be told, I’m not sure it ever will be. Perhaps it’s the fault of team …
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Marcus Morrison Future Middleweight Champion in the Making? By: Iftisaam Khan Looking ahead to a big night of boxing this weekend sees Anthony Joshua take on American, Eric Molina at the Manchester Arena in what is expected to be an intriguing night of boxing. With the likes of Connor Benn, …
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Three Warriors get the Call to Boxing Hall of Fame By: Matthew N. Becher Yesterday afternoon it was announced that 3 fighters would be inducted into next year’s class of the Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York. It was a very fitting class, since the three boxers were …
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McGregor, Malignaggi, Mayweather, and the Boxing/MMA Divide By: David J. Kozlowski Last week, MMA-star Conor McGregor was granted a boxing license by the California State Athletic Commission, allowing him to box professionally in California. This as an alternative to chasing big-money fights in Las Vegas, for which he would need …
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