By: Benre Zenarosa Dear Kuya Manny, In a true Filipino fashion, can I call you ‘Kuya’ since I’ve always seen you as an older brother? How are you? How are the bruises? I hope you’re recovering well. I learned that you had another bout when my sister’s husband called and …
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By: Ken Hissner Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions is featuring Lamont Roach who not only intends on extending his unbeaten streak to eighteen but to pick up the vacant WBO International Super Featherweight title Friday on ESPN. Roach, 16-0-1 (6), of Upper Marlboro, MD, is coming off a …
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By Shakeria Hawkins @Shakeriahawkins With less than six months left in 2018 super middleweight prospect Lanell “KO” Bellows wants to try to get four more fights before 2019. “I want three to four more fights this year, at least three,” said Bellows On July 21, Las Vegas’ Lanell Bellows, who …
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By: Ken Hissner Oscar de La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions on ESPN hosted Upper Marlboro, MD, WBC Youth Silver Super Featherweight champ Lamont Roach. Roach held on to his undefeated status and gained his second title the vacant WBO International title. Super Featherweight Lamont Roach, Jr., 17-0-1 (7), from Washington, …
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Jaime Munguia (29-0, 25 KOs), the newly-crowned WBO Junior Middleweight World Champion of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, and former world champion Liam “Beefy” Smith (26-1-1, 14 KOs) of Liverpool, England, held a final press conference ahead of their 12-round main event Saturday, July 21 at The Joint at the Hard …
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By: Daniel Smith Alexander the “White Lion” Povetkin is certainly no palooka Joe opponent for the current WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua. The Russian bulwark and former WBA champion comes equipped with explosive hooking-bombs and an attacking ferocity that’s set to a hair trigger. A …
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By: Ste Rowen As Oleksandr Usyk and Murat Gassiev are preparing to go at it to claim the status of ‘Undisputed’ cruiserweight champion, the only other current undisputed boxer across the sport, will be in the ring, and no doubt impressing the Moscow crowd, as welterweight queen Cecilia Braekhus, 33-0 …
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By: Ken Hissner Don King Productions, Queensbury Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions and Banner Promotions over USA HBO presented two world title fights Saturday night, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV. WBO World Super Welterweight champion Jaime Munguia, 30-0 (25), of Tijuana, MEX, retained his title with …
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By: Ken Hissner Vito Mielnicki’s GH3, Victory Promotions and Banner Promotions at the WinnaVegas Casino & Resort, Sloan, Iowa, brought in the hottest prospect in the country in unbeaten Philly welterweight Jaron “Boots” Ennis, taking on Armando “The Gentleman” Alvarez, of Key West, FL, for the vacant WBC United States …
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By: Ken Hissner On July 20th at the WinnaVegas Casino & Resort, Sloan, Iowa, unbeaten Philly welterweight Jaron “Boots” Ennis, 20-0 (18), takes on Armando “The Gentleman” Alvarez, 18-0 (12), of Key West, FL, for the vacant WBC United States Silver (USNBC) welterweight title over 10 rounds of boxing. The …
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