By: Sergio Luis Martinez, Ringside Tonight, live at the Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas, and televised on the “Solo Boxeo” fight series, Top Rank presented a six fight card featuring several of the promotional giant’s young guns looking to move up in the boxing ladder. The event …
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Golovkin vs. Adama Recap: Monte Carlo, Monaco – Gennady Golovkin made a powerful statement by scoring his sixteenth consecutive knockout by stopping a very game African challenger Osumanu Adama in the seventh round. Much to the chagrin of the American boxing community, HBO chose to not pick up what could …
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By: William Holmes With the host site for the Super Bowl being less than thirty minutes away, ESPN Friday Night Fights was held at the Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange New Jersey. The broadcast immediately started off with a welterweight bout between former amateur standout and nineteen year …
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By: Sergio Luis Martinez On February 1, 2014, in Laredo, Texas, former amateur Texan star and onetime, blue-chip boxing prospect Roberto Marroquin (23-3-0 with 13 KOs) is slated to face Mexican journeyman Alejandro Rodriguez (21-13-0 with 12 KOs) at the Laredo Energy Arena. The fight is scheduled for eight rounds …
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By: William Holmes The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York was the host for tonight’s Golden Boy Live on Fox Sports 1, and on paper it was one of the best cards that Golden Boy has presented to date on Fox Sports 1. Golden Boy was wise to take advantage …
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By Sean Crose And then…it was all over for Victor Ortiz. Truth be told, he had been dominating the fight up until that point. In fact, his opponent, Luis Collazo, appeared about eight rounds or so away from fading into oblivion. But then it happened. Collazo fired that fierce right …
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By Sean Crose There’s two things you should know about heavyweight prospect Gerald Washington. The first thing is he’s a nice guy. Not a phony, just a decent guy. The second thing you should know is he’s serious about boxing. Just ask his eleven opponents. He’s beaten every one of …
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By Jackie Kallen Talking smack is not necessarily new to the sport of boxing. It’s as old as the sport itself. Adrian Broner didn’t invent it and he won’t be the last to talk trash. But is it an effective way to win fans? In his case, it seems to …
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By Sean Crose It’s difficult to like Alex Ariza. At least it is after watching his behavior towards Freddie Roach last fall. Kicking and mocking someone with Parkinson’s Disease is far from sportsmanlike behavior. On a personal note, I found Ariza’s display in China particularly egregious since Parkinson’s afflicts both …
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By: Sergio Luis Martinez Today, Top Rank held a press conference at the Laredo Energy Arena to promote the stalwart company’s February 1, 2014 fight card taking place live from Laredo, Texas. The event will be televised as part of the “Solo Boxeo” fight series. The first fight is set …
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