By: Sean Crose In the raucous cauldron of Elland Road, hometown favourite, Josh Warrington became the new IBF featherweight champion, and Leeds’ first boxing world champion after earning a split decision over ‘Lighting’ Lee Selby. From the first bell the crowd bayed for blood, and that’s exactly what they got …
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By: Sean Crose “I have like four or five guitars,” super lightweight Vergil Ortiz tells me. “I got into music when I played Guitar Hero.” It’s not often that a contemporary fighter – perhaps with the exception of woodwind practitioner Keith Thurman – is known for a love of instruments. …
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By: William Holmes On Saturday night Showtime network will broadcast two fights from two separate locations on a split site feature. One fight will feature a WBC Light Heavyweight Title Fight between current champion Adonis Stevenson and the Swedish fighter Badou Jack. This bout will be taking place in Toronto, …
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By: Ken Hissner At the Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, CA, Thursday night over ESPN Oscar de La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions put on a five fight card. In the Main Event Lightweight Romero “Ruthless” Duno, 17-1 (14), of General Santos City, Philippines, living in L.A. defeated Gilberto “El Flaco” Gonzalez, …
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By: Oliver McManus As has been well documented over the last 12-18 months, British boxing is in the middle of a purple patch with success stemming directly from the amateurs and flowing all the way to the top. It’s a situation whereby everyone has benefited and no scene less so …
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By: Ste Rowen Over the next three weeks, 3 of the 4 featherweight champions of the world defend their IBF, WBC and WBA belts. First to take to the ring will be IBF champion, Lee Selby, who stakes his IBF strap against Josh Warrington in a long awaited domestic clash. …
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By: Sean Crose “As of now, it’s all talk,” Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller tells me. Miller is discussing rumors that have been circulating, rumors which claim he will soon step in between the ropes to face heavyweight kingpin Anthony Joshua, in what will perhaps be Joshua’s first fight in the …
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By: Ken Hissner Golden Boy Promotions – Oscar De La Hoya, Roberto Diaz matchmaker presents Romero “Ruthless” Duno, 16-1 (14) from the Island of the Philippines in General Santos City taking on Gilberto “El Flaco” Gonzalez, 26-4 (22), of Mexico City, MEX, in a ten round Lightweight Main Event over …
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By: Ken Hissner This writer remembers doing an article about my favorite boxer today WBA, WBC, IBF & IBO Middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, of KAZ, living in L.A., along with Vasyl “Hi-Tech” Lomachenko, of UKR, living in Oxnard, CA, and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez from Managua, Nicaragua. Shortly thereafter Gonzalez …
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Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of May 8th to May 15th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Photo Credits: David Spagnolo/Main Events Sergey Kovalev to Face Alvarez in Atlantic City WBO Light …
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