By: Kirk Jackson The former pound-for-pound boxing king may no longer be regarded as an active boxer, but he remains a fixture in combat sports. Whether rumored to rematch mixed-martial-arts star Conor McGregor, or set to face another undefeated star in the mma world Khabib Nurmagomedov, Floyd Mayweather remains an …
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By: Oliver McManus Floyd Mayweather is set to return to the ring on December 31st, in Tokyo, against an MMA superstar… no, it’s not Khabib Nurmagomedov but rather Tenshin Nasukawa – the 20 year old Japanese kickboxer. The question on many fight fans lips is “just who is Tenshin Nasukawa?” …
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By: Michael Kane It seems Floyd Mayweather is out of retirement once more. Mayweather (50-0) appeared in Japan last night with Japanese MMA promotion Rizin Fighting Federation. In the press conference it was announced Mayweather would face Tenshin Nasukawa, a 27-0 kickboxer and 4-0 MMA fighter. Photo Credit: Nobuyuki Sakakibara …
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By: Sean Crose Two men met in their quest for a light heavyweight title opportunity on Saturday night in Brooklyn. Only one man advanced. That man? Miami – by way of Cuba – fighter Sullivan Barrera (22-2). Barrera’s opponent, popular local fighter Seanie Monaghan (29-2) of Long Beach, held on …
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By Bryanna Fissori Push-ups are a foundation exercise for many athletic training regiments. Boxing is no exception. There are numerous ways push-ups can increase athletic performance with an emphasis on increasing power and endurance. Endurance Boxers have been known to throw 150 punches a round. That is a high end, …
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By Bryanna Fissori There are a number of myths about the proper way to training for boxers. Some of this is from watching too many old-school boxing moves and some are just from a general lack of knowledge. Here are some things you should know about the most common boxing …
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By: Sean Crose The Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas hosted an evening of Top Rank Promotion’s boxing on Saturday, featuring WBC superfeatherweight champ Miguel Berchelt. The 34-1 titlist put his strap on the line against the popular and hardened vet Miguel Roman, 60-13, in a scheduled twelve round …
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By: Ste Rowen In a very strange turn of events in Glasgow’s SSE Hydro Arena, tonight’s favourite, Josh Taylor progressed to the semi-finals of the World Boxing Super Series whilst, bantamweight #1 seed Ryan Burnett fell foul of what appeared to be a back injury, forcing him out of his …
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By: Henry Deleon During the Sullivan Barrera vs. Seanie Monaghan media workout at the Mendez Boxing club in NYC, Boxing Insider had the pleasure of interviewing the CEO of Main Events Promotion, Kathy Duva. Boxing Insider – Boxing insider here with Kathy Duva. Kathy, what is your opinion on HBO …
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By Jake Donovan Miguel Berchelt and Miguel Roman not only don’t feel any pressure about living up to the Fight of the Year expectations surrounding their upcoming title clash; they’re both prepared to raise the ante. The pair of knockout artists from Mexico are set to collide for Berchelt’s 130-pound …
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