BoxingInsider.com writer Ivan G. Goldman won two awards in the fiercely competitive Bernies contest sponsored annually by the Boxing Writers Association of America. These were our first awards in this competition, but this was also the first year we entered. The winners were announced today. Goldman took a second place …
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Floyd “Money” Mayweather Faces Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero as World Championship Boxing Returns to Cinemas this May Featherweight World Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon Takes On Two-Division World Champion Abner Mares In Co-Featured Fight NCM Fathom Events, Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions, SHOWTIME Sports and O’Reilly Auto Parts Bring Boxing …
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by Johnny Walker Famed boxing promoter Bob Arum has launched a scathing attack on the members of the Nevada State Athletic Commission over the hefty fine handed down to his fighter Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. for marijuana use. “In the almost fifty years I’ve been in boxing, this was the …
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By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of March 19th to March 26th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Pacquiao stated the following: Manny Pacquiao Sets Sights on September Return It was recently reported on …
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By Ivan G. Goldman The fighter in greatest demand these days, the one the general public would most like to see, is of course Floyd Mayweather. He’s proved that by the money and number of eyeballs he attracts. It costs approximately seventy bucks a pop to see Mayweather, who holds …
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by Johnny Walker The boxer with nine lives, former Olympic champion Audley “A-Force” Harrison, is again in the heavyweight mix after another near-career-death experience. Harrison — who in his native UK is known by such derogatory nicknames as “Fraudley,” “A-Farce,” and “Audrey”– is known for coming up small in big …
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By Jackie Kallen Mike “Mile High” Alvarado is hoping that the second time is the charm. His 0 had to go last October when he was stopped by Brandon Rios in the 7th round. The first loss is always the toughest and he desperately wants to turn the tables on …
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By Chris Cella April 27 will not only mark the date middleweight king Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez (50-2-2, 28 KO) returns to action as he seeks his sixth consecutive title defense since defeating Kelly Pavlik in 2010 and earning the WBC middleweight belt, but also the first time he will go …
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In a rematch of their 12-round war fought last August, title challenger Robert Stieglitz (44-3, 25 KO) let his hands loose tonight and dominated champion Arthur Abraham (36-4, 28 KO) through third rounds before the doctor stopped the bout in prior to the commencement of the fourth round due to …
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By Johnny Walker Canada’s Adonis “Superman” Stevenson warmed up for his upcoming battle with Chad Dawson tonight when he brutally knocked out American Darnell Boone in the sixth round of their fight at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. Boone–the only man to defeat Stevenson, via a shock TKO in …
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