by Chris Cella Tonight the action got underway live from U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago with a replay of the heavyweight showdown between Chicago native Mike Mollo (20-4-1, 12 KO) and Poland’s colorful Artur “The Pin” Szpilka (15-0, 11 KO), a fight which Szpilka won via sixth-round stoppage this past …
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By Jaime C. Feal FOX launches their new sports network tomorrow, and the main attraction for the first day of the “Fox Sports 1” channel will be the UFC. The Octagon takes center stage as all the preliminary fights and main card fights will be shown on the same channel …
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By: William Holmes HBO presents a split site Boxing After Dark card in Cardiff, Wales and Atlantic City, NJ on Saturday night. Legitimate world titles will be up for grabs in the junior featherweight, middleweight, and light heavyweight divisions. Promoters around the globe have a better chance at putting their …
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By Johnny Walker Perhaps Andre “Son of God” Ward better keep those dental appointments that keep his smile so blazing when doing boxing commentating for HBO. Because Ward, it seems, has lost his desire to fight the big names the station would love to see him take on. Let’s not …
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By Ivan G. Goldman Showtime will begin the hard sell of its Sept. 14 pay-per-view card led by Floyd Mayweather-versus-Canelo Alvarez with its All Access behind-the-scenes show, premiering Aug. 24. Part 1 of “All Access” will be presented just before Abner Mares defends his new WBC featherweight title against Jhonny …
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by Jackie Kallen You hear so little about female boxing these days that even the diehard fans barely know it still exists. Gone are the days of Christy Martin, Lucia Rijker and Laila Ali. Mia St. John recently retired, and I can’t remember the last time I saw a female …
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By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of August 5th to August 12th covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Seth Mitchell to Face Chris Arreola on Friday, September 6th Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell (26-1-1) will face …
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By: Sergio L. Martinez Since the age of seven, Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev has been involved in learning and attempting to perfect the sweet science. His edification has brought many accolades in the amateurs as Kovalev, through an interpreter, recently advised Boxing Insider, “I had 215 [amateur] fights and I won …
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By Ivan G. Goldman The death of boxing has been predicted many times, and the predictors were always wrong. They’re still wrong, but it’s in a bad way and sinking. Here are some indicators. * The Sept. 14 Floyd Mayweather-Canelo-Alvarez pay-per-view show will be the most expensive ever at $75 …
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By Johnny Walker Tonight’s SHO Box tripleheader broadcast from Indio, California was a mixed bag: two quick knockouts and a one-sided ten round struggle. In the first junior middleweight match, Jermall “The Hitman” Charlo (14-0, 10 KO’s), of Houston, Texas, didn’t take long to dispose of Antoine Smith, who had …
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