By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of July 29th to August 5th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing. Brooks Defeats Perez, Williams Fights to a Draw On the undercard of the NBC Sports Network’s Fight Night, southpaw Michael Brooks …
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By Jaime C. Feal Jose Aldo is still the Featherweight King. Aldo, who hasn’t lost since 2005, was able to take out The Korean Zombie Chan Sung Jung, who was previously unbeaten in the UFC. Aldo out-struck Jung throughout all 4 rounds, and was able to mix in takedowns. Ultimately …
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By: William Holmes Main Events Promotions put on a three bout card on the NBC Sports Network tonight live from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. Philadelphia native “Fast” Eddie Chambers (36-3) made his cruiserweight debut tonight against Thabisco Mchunu (13-1). Chambers was a solid heavyweight contender coming off …
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By Ivan G. Goldman When elephants fight, ants get trampled. That’s an African proverb that may become all too true for boxing fans, because the latest conflict between Time Warner Cable and CBS threatens to black out Showtime boxing in key markets that include New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, and …
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By Jaime C. Feal Tomorrow night, live from Brazil and on Pay-Per-View, UFC 163 takes place with a main event Featherweight Title Fight pitting champ Jose Aldo against challenger Chan Sung Jung, aka “The Korean Zombie.” Aldo, unbeaten since 2005, looks to continue his dominant reign and rise up the …
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By Johnny Walker Never one to be the shy and retiring type, WBA welterweight belt holder Adrien Broner (27-0, 22 KOs) has declared war on Argentina: well, not the entire country a la Maggie Thatcher, but on two of its top boxing representatives. Broner has used his usual social media …
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by Johnny Walker An interesting matchup between two American heavyweights who’ve had their ups and downs lately may soon be a reality as Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola is set to take on Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell on September 6 at the Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, USA. Mitchell (26-1-1, 19 KOs) …
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By Johnny Walker In the wake of criticism (including from this publication) about how long it is taking for WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko to decide whether to fight on or not, the head of the WBC says that no matter how long it takes, Vitali is on safe ground. …
Read More »By Johnny Walker World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has denied that he was involved in a brawl with UK fighter Dereck “Del Boy” Chisora while both were vacationing at the Spanish resort of Ibiza. An official statement on the Klitschko Brothers’ website reads: “I’m quite shocked by the recent British …
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By Johnny Walker He’s been ducked by Tomasz Adamek, Alexander Dimitrenko, Tyson Fury, and Ruslan Chagaev, but European heavyweight champion Kubrat Pulev has finally found a man with the cojones to get in the ring with him: Tony “The Tiger” Thompson of the USA. The two will meet in an …
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