By Jake Donovan After spending most of the past year creating a mess, the World Boxing Council has done its best to clear up the middleweight muddle. Somehow, they have only created more confusion in the process. The WBC unanimously approved Golden Boy Promotions’ official request for middleweight champion Saul …
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By: Ken Hissner On Thursday night Golden Boy Promotions will put on a card from The Hangar, in Costa Mesa, CA, on ESPN2. Colombia’s Oscar “Jaguar” Negrete, 18-1 (7), living in Rosemead, CAL, will do battle with San Antonio’s Joshua “El Professor” Franco, 14-1 (7), over 10 rounds in the …
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By: Michael Kane Any hopes that Gennady Golovkin had of an immediate rematch, to complete the trilogy, with Canelo Alvarez have been dashed. The WBC announced today that GGG is to face Jermall Charlo (27-0 21 KO) with the winner to face Canelo. Canelo will be allowed a voluntary defense …
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The Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury international press tour continued on the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on Tuesday and the heavyweight giants wasted no time getting up close and personal with one another once again ahead of their December 1 showdown for the WBC …
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By: Sean Crose First things first – boxing press conferences, especially for big matches – need to be more exciting. They can be tiresome affairs, more like homework than electrifying events. People no one’s heard of speak on behalf of businesses and corporations no one cares about. It can all …
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by Bryanna Fissori Conor McGregor (21-3) will be fighting again for the first time since his pro boxing debut against Floyd Mayweater Jr, just over a year ago. The former 2-Division UFC Titleholder faces potential his toughest MMA opponent yet in Khabib Nurmagomedov (26-0). More Than a Championship Title …
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By: Michael Kane Stephen Espinoza, the President of Showtime Sports, has suggested that the Mayweather v Pacquiao rematch is very likely. Mayweather faced Pacquiao on the 2nd of May 2015 in what was being billed ‘The Fight Of The Century’ and ‘The Battle for Greatness’. However the event never lived …
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By Jake Donovan Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe has enjoyed a brilliant breakout campaign in 2018, not just because of the in-ring results but also because his flawless ability to captivate the audience. His extremely marketable combination of talent and charisma has clearly left its mark on the staff at Top …
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Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of September 25th to October 2nd; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Shakur Stevenson-Duarn Vue Headlines Crawford-Benavidez Undercard Shakur Stevenson, the 2016 U.S. Olympic silver medalist, will …
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By: Michael Kane Last Thursday in Glasgow fight fans would see the vacant British Bantamweight title up for grabs. For the first time in 25 years a British title would be competed by two Scottish boxers at the prestigious St Andrews Sporting Club in Glasgow. Not since the meeting of …
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