Compiled By: William Holmes The following is a special edition of the Boxing Insider Notebook; covering the comings and goings in the upcoming Canelo vs. Golovkin PPV Fight. Photo Credit: Ed Mulholland/HBO Official Weights for PPV Card Canelo Alvarez (159.4 lbs) vs. Gennady Golovkin (159.6 lbs) Jaime Munguia (154 lbs) …
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DAZN, the live and on-demand sports streaming platform, today announced a landmark, multiyear rights agreement with Combate Americas, the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise. The deal will bring a minimum of 13 fight nights per year to DAZN. Beginning with this weekend’s card headlined by Levy Marroquin …
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Chuck Liddell (30-8, 20 KOs) and Tito Ortiz (19-12-1, 8 KOs) hosted a pressconference today at the David Copperfield Theater at MGM Grand to formally announce their three-round main event on Saturday, Nov. 24 at the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, California. The fight will be presented live on Pay-Per-View beginning …
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By: Jeandra Lebeauf On Friday afternoon, Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin meet for the final time ahead of Saturday night’s rematch to weigh-in and potentially face-off. Emphasis on “potentially” since that one element of the pre-fight build-up has been completely absent since the fight announcement. How important is the face-off …
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Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev and Eleider “Storm” Alvarez lit up the Atlantic City Boardwalk in a pitched battle last month. The two will renew acquaintances early next year live on a Top Rank on ESPN card as part of a co-promotion with Main Event and Krusher Promotions, in association with Groupe …
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By: William Holmes DAZN is hoping to be a big disruptor in the traditional boxing viewing model for fans and have already signed a major fight to give their customers. The Heavyweight division, prior to the arrival of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, has long been considered boxing’s glamour …
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By: Ken Hissner Diane Fischer’s Dee Lee Promotions keeps Delaware boxing alive at the Hockessin PAL Center Saturday night with a 10 bout card. The matchmaker is Nick Tiberi. In the Main Event Cruiserweight Lamont “The Problem Solver” Singletary, 9-2 (6), of Dover, DE, takes on Demetrius Banks, 9-5 (4), …
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By Shakeria Hawkins Twitter: @ShakeriaHawkins Mexican Independence weekend in Las Vegas is the place to be for boxing fans. This Saturday, September 15th, Box Fan Expo will be back in Las Vegas at Las Vegas Convention Center at 10am for its 4th annual event coinciding with the rematch of Canelo …
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By: Sean Crose It’s the bout the fight world is focused on: Canelo-GGG 2. After the controversial first fight, which ended in a highly unpopular draw, the boxing world was left with a feeling of unfinished business. Now, with Canelo having been suspended for testing positive for Clenbuterol and team …
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By: Sean Crose The Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas hosted a card of boxing that was aired live on various ESPN affiliates on Thursday night. The card began with 12-2 Maricela Cornejo facing the 3-1 Franchon Crews Dezurn for the WBC Female Super Featherweight title. Cornejo, who signed with …
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