By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of June 2nd to June 9th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Keith Thurman Returns Home to Battle Former World Champion Luis Collazo Undefeated superstar Keith “One Time” …
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By Ivan G. Goldman The search for the next big thing, whatever it is, has become so pervasive in our light-speed world that you can now find the phrase in the dictionary, where it’s defined as “the new rage, the latest fad or trend, esp. in a particular field.” Terence …
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By: Francisco Martinez Boxinginsider.com ran into Robert Garcia and asked him about his new “pupil” in Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. who’s coming off a 9 round TKO loss by the hands of Andrzej Fonfara. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. plans on getting back in the winning column with the help of …
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By: Francisco Martinez The entertaining and rugged Mauricio “El Maestro” Herrera once again finds himself in a fight against another top Boxer who many don’t want to step in the ring with. Mauricio Herrera takes on “Hammering” Hank Lundy for the Welterweight NABF strap. Boxinginsider.com managed to get a few …
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By Kirk Jackson Miguel Cotto improved his professional record to 40-4 (33 KO’s) win his sensational 4th round TKO victory over Daniel Geale 31-4 (16 KO’s) in front of a packed, pro Puerto Rican crowd, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Leading up to this fight, Cotto received …
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by: Matthew N. Becher On June 26th, live from Hidalgo, Texas Top Rank Promotions will unveil one of its best kept secrets in the Super Middleweight division, Gilberto Ramirez. Ramirez is a 23 year old Mexican southpaw who is looking to make his mark upon the division and add another …
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By: William Holmes The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York was the host site for championship caliber boxing for the second week in a row as Miguel Cotto defended his WBC Middleweight title against former IBF Middleweight Champion Daniel Geale. The undercard was rather lackluster, but featured two surprising upsets …
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By: Francisco Martinez For those in attendance today at the Stub Hub center where fortunate enough to see “Rocky” play out, live before their eyes. A “once in a lifetime” opportunity was presented to Aron “Asesino” Martinez, “Murderer”. Aron Martinez did just that, “Murdered” the critics or should I say …
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by Sean Crose In front of a thin crowd at California’s StubHub Center, Premiere Boxing Champions began a Saturday broadcast on NBC at noon, Pacific Time. First up was a match of undefeated heavies as native Californian Dominic Breazeale (14-0, 13 KOs) faced Cuban slugger Yasmany Consuegra (17-0, 14 KOs). …
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PBC on NBC Preview:: Robert Guerrero vs Aron Martinez & Cuellar vs Darchinyan By: Matthew N. Becher This Saturday afternoon Premier Boxing Champions will be coming live from the Stub Hub Center in Carson, California to bring you a heavily stacked fight card. From the Featherweights all the way up …
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