By Kirk Jackson Boxinginsider caught up with the WBO Middleweight Champion Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin in his hometown of Grand Rapids, to get his thoughts about his recent victory over Gabriel Rosado and his plans for the future. BoxingInsider: How would you rate your performance against Gabriel Rosado in your …
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By Sean Crose You’ve heard it a million times by now – Manny Pacquiao is finished. Washed up. A fighter on the way down. Thing is, some of us aren’t so sure…at least not yet. While watching the Filipino legend being interviewed in the lead-up to his his battle with …
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By: Alon Calinao Dy After the devastating effect of super typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines on Friday, former pound-for-pound king and eight-world division champion Manny Pacquiao is focusing on his upcoming battle against former WBO light welterweight champion Brandon “Bam-Bam” Rios at The Venetian Macao resort and hotel in Macau, …
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By Jaime C. Feal Vitor Belfort once again delighted his home country with a stunning highlight reel knockout. After a tentative start, the only meaningful exchange ended in Belfort destroying Henderson with a left head kick for the finish. In the co-main event, Cezar “Mutante” Ferreira defeated Daniel Sarafian. Starting …
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By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of November 5th to November 12th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Rigondeaux vs. Agbeko and Tapia vs. Kirkland Tickets on Sale Undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) / …
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Good morning America and good evening to World-Famous Freddie Roach because it is 11 PM in General Santos City in the Philippines. It is very gracious of him to join us – he has a 4:30 AM run with Manny Thursday morning. We are just 10 days from Macau – …
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By Sean Crose So now Bernard Hopkins wants to fight Andre Ward. What’s more, Ward might well be interested. Who can blame him? Ward is unquestionably a great boxer. His victory over Chad Dawson proved he can fight the best in the business and emerge victorious. Still, he hasn’t hit …
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By Jackie Kallen Back in 2009, Jewish bomber Yuri Foreman, originally from Israel, now fighting out of Brooklyn, won the WBA Light middleweight title against Daniel Santos. Miguel Cotto took it away from seven months later, stopping him in the 9th round. Nine months after that, Foreman fought Pawel Wolak …
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By Tyson Bruce The bout between Floyd Mayweather vs. ‘Canelo’ Alvarez was, hastily, dubbed as the last great prize fight. While any true boxing fan knows that isn’t true, it does beg the question of who should be next for the pound for pound star. With two bouts next year …
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By Tyson Bruce On paper, the final results of last night’s triple-header on HBO went exactly as everyone predicated they would. Heavy favorites Mikey Garcia and Nonito Donaire both scored knockout victories and Demetrius Andrade over Vanes Martirosyan won a split decision in what most people thought would be a …
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