By: William Holmes The Bell Centre in Montreal Canada was the host for the first HBO World Championship Boxing broadcast of 2014. The Bell Centre had sold over 20,000 tickets and the fans were packed in the arena by the start of the opening bout between Mike Perez (20-0) and …
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By: William Holmes The Cooks County Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee was the host arena for a four bout ShoBox card, and it featured a main event between Ivan Redkach and Tony Luis in the lightweight division. ShoBox is known for showcasing highly regarded prospects and tonight was no different …
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by Armando Paz Perhaps second only to Jimmy Wilde, Ted “Kid” Lewis (192-32-14 79 KO’s) would be the greatest boxer that Great Britain would ever produce. Noted heavyweight champion and boxing historian Mike Tyson would exclaim, “Lewis would win bouts in all eight boxing divisions of his time.” In total, …
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By Jackie Kallen So 30-year old Timothy Bradley feels he’s worth $10 million to fight a rematch with Pacquaio (who actually beat Bradley before–but lost the decision.) Boxing fans find that interesting because Bradley has never been a marquis name. He doesn’t possess great KO power and his fights are …
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By: William Holmes Over 20,000 tickets have already been sold for Saturday night’s boxing card at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. Canada is a hot spot for world championship boxing and the Canadian crowd is known for being very supportive and vocal for their home town fighters. However on …
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By Tyson Bruce For the better part of the last decade Lucian Bute and Jean Pascal have been franchise fighters in the city of Montreal. Both fighters now appear to be entering the twilight of their careers, as Pascal has been ridden with injuries that have caused him to become …
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The following was just posted on the WBC Official Website: HE DID IT HIS WAY Jose Sulaiman will be remembered as a man of integrity, honorability and pure heart. Inspired by his heroes, believed in unbreakable values and principles and lived a life to the fullest and he did it …
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By Ivan G. Goldman If the government of South Africa is correct, Floyd Mayweather has already taken off with his entourage for a goodwill tour there, leaving Amir Khan standing around wondering whether he’s got an opponent for May. Mayweather has yet to confirm the fight is on or sign …
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Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior lightweight champion and 2013 Fighter of the Year nominee MIKEY GARCIA (33-0, 28 KOs), of Oxnard, Calif., and two-time world title challenger and current No. 1 contender JUAN CARLOS BURGOS (30-1-2, 20 KOs), of Tijuana, México, hosted an international Media Conference Call from their …
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By Sean Crose So the other night a pal of mine who likes boxing asked me what Marlon Starling’s been up to. Having been a huge fan of Starling’s back in the day, I eagerly took to the net to see what the former welterweight champ from the late 80s …
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