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Joe Cortez: It would be an honor to ref Tyson-Jones
By Ray Wheatley, FightNews.com, Tue, 11 Aug 2020
Hall of Fame referee Joe Cortez spoke to Peter Maniatis about growing up in New York’s Spanish Harlem, winning six Golden Gloves titles, having a 19-1 professional record, becoming a Hall of Fame referee, refereeing Mike Tyson and Jeff Fenech fights, how he would be honored to referee the Mike Tys Read Full Story >>>Boxing in the Time of Covid
By Richard E. Baker, BoxingNoir, Tue, 11 Aug 2020
In the 1950’s boxing took a slump. Television had taken over the live venues. Live fights became fewer and fewer. As trainer Whitey Bimstein said, “Ain’t no one going to pay for sompem he can get for free.” Many boxing people felt the talent dropped. Without local shows boxers had no way of Read Full Story >>> SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT PRO DEBUTS AND APPEARANCES BY IMPORTANT PROSPECTS HIGHLIGHT UNDERCARD OF ‘DETROIT BRAWL AT THE LEGENDARY KRONK’
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Aug 2020
ENTIRE EVENT TO BE LIVESTREAMED FROM KRONK GYM EXCLUSIVELY ON UFC FIGHT PASS😢®
Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 7 PM E.T. / 4 PM P.T.
The full card is taking shape for the historic “DETROIT BRAWL AT THE LEGENDARY Read Full Story >>> DOCHERTY: I’VE GOT TO WIN THIS FIGHT IN STYLE!
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Aug 2020
John Docherty says he needs to beat Anthony Fox “in style” when they clash over eight rounds in a Super-Middleweight affair at Matchroom Fight Camp this Friday August 14, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US.
Read Full Story >>> The Duke of Cincinnati: United States Amateur Star Duke Ragan Signs Promotional Contract with Top Rank
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Aug 2020
Ragan to make professional debut August 22 in Las Vegas
(August 10, 2020) — Duke Ragan, the amateur fighting pride of Cincinnati, has elected to punch for pay. Ragan signed a multi-year professional pact wi Read Full Story >>> Vasyl Lomachenko voluntarily takes pay cut to help Teofimo Lopez deal
World Boxing News, Tue, 11 Aug 2020
Vasyl Lomachenko has taken a pay cut for his next bout in order to seal a unification with Top Rank stablemate Teofimo Lopez, according to Bob Arum.
The pound for pound star is hoping to get back in the ring soon after a break due to the coronavirus outbreak and Lopez is the man Arum wants the Uk Read Full Story >>> WEDNESDAY: Jono Carroll Headlines Special Edition of #MTKFightNight Against Maxi Hughes LIVE on ESPN+
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Aug 2020
UPDATE: Scheduled five-bout stream to start at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT
(August 10, 2020) – Midweek boxing comes to ESPN+ this Wednesday with the return of former world title challenger Jono Carroll, who will face off Read Full Story >>> Newest MMA promotion iKON Fighting Federation To Launch Sept. 24 in Mississippi
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Aug 2020
Streaming Live and Exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®
LAS VEGAS (August 10, 2020) - Veteran combat sports promoter Keith Veltre has announced the debut of MMA's newest promotional company, iKON Fighting Federation (iKON), September 24 at Biloxi Civic Center in Biloxi, Mississippi.
All iKON event Read Full Story >>> Booking the Perfect Manny Pacquiao Comeback Card
By Paul Magno, Overtime Heroics, Tue, 11 Aug 2020
Okay. There are some things to be hashed out and explained before I dive deep into this piece.
“Perfect,” when it comes to Pacquiao’s comeback show, is made up of about 50% quality and 50% reality. In other words, the fights have to be good (especially his), but they also have to be realist Read Full Story >>> top the Conor McGregor vs Manny Pacquiao nonsense – the UFC must get ‘Notorious’ back in the Octagon now
By Patrick Blennerhassett, South China Morning Post, Tue, 11 Aug 2020
When it comes to banner years, pretty much everyone on the face of the planet is having an off one. When it’s all said and done, most of us will chalk 2020 up underneath the loss column, and hope for a comeback in 2021.
Understandable, given we are still in the middle of an unprecedented global p Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather loses major fight option, down to one lucrative choice
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Tue, 11 Aug 2020
It’s been confirmed that Floyd Mayweather is down to one final option if the boxing superstar ever decided to end his most recent retirement.
The 43-year-old announced his decision to stick to exhibitions in 2020, months on from declaring his interest in facing both Conor McGregor and Manny Pac Read Full Story >>> Jamal James Defeats Thomas Dulorme on FOX
By Caryn A. Tate, BoxingNoir, Tue, 11 Aug 2020
Saturday night, FOX aired its first boxing broadcast since the coronavirus quarantine began. The main event was for the interim WBA world welterweight title between Jamal James (27-1, 12 KOs) and Thomas Dulorme (25-4-1, 16 KOs).
During the broadcast, FOX announced several upcoming Premier Bo Read Full Story >>> August 15: Darren Traynor Steps Up to Face Carl Frampton Live on ESPN
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 10 Aug 2020
(August 10, 2020) — Carl "The Jackal" Frampton will fight Scottish veteran Darren "Trayn-Wreck" Traynor in a 10-round lightweight bout this Saturday, August 15. Frampton was supposed to face Vahram Vardanyan, but visa issues Read Full Story >>> WBC cites Pinoy ‘Heroes of Humanity’
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 10 Aug 2020
The World Boxing Council (WBC) paid tribute to Sen. Manny Pacquiao, GAB chairman Baham Mitra, referee Bruce McTavish, referee Robert Bridges and lightweight contender Mercito Gesta as “Heroes of Humanity” for their Read Full Story >>> PRICE: I’M A LEVEL ABOVE PHILLIPS
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 10 Aug 2020
Hopey Price says his vast experience in the amateurs will help him get the win against Jonny Phillips in their six round Featherweight clash at Matchroom Fight Camp in Brentwood, Essex, on Friday August 7, live on Sky Sports in th Read Full Story >>> EWA BRODNICKA SIGNS WITH MATCHROOM BOXING
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 10 Aug 2020
Undefeated WBO Super-Featherweight World Champion Ewa Brodnicka has signed a multi-fight promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and has targeted a unification clash with the winner of Terri Harper Read Full Story >>> STORY OF PHILIPPINE BOXING PART LIX: MANNY PACQUIAO, FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO WBC WORLD FLYWEIGHT CHAMPION
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 10 Aug 2020
Pacquiao (R) vs Sasakul, Dec., 1998, Thailand.
Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao was born and raised in Kibawe, Bukidnon to parents Rosalio Pacquiao and Dionisia Dapidran-Pacquiao. He is the fourth of six siblings and one o Read Full Story >>> The Past Week in Action 9 August 2020
By Eric Armit, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 10 Aug 2020
James (L) wins over Dulorme.
Highlights:
-Jamal James wins the vacant WBA interim title at welterweight by outpointing Thomas Dulorme
-Cuban David Morell collects the vacant WBA interim super middleweight title Read Full Story >>> Report- Mike Tyson Roy Jones comeback “fight” delayed
By T J Rives, Big Fight Weekend, Mon, 10 Aug 2020
It came as a surprise that retired Hall of Fame Fighters, Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr., were going to mix it up in a September exhibition. However, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that there are now complications and their bout is off until at least November.
Ryan O’Hara of Ring Magazine twee Read Full Story >>> Legend advises against Deontay Wilder giving Tyson Fury vs AJ a pass
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Mon, 10 Aug 2020
Deontay Wilder should stick to his guns and follow through with his contracted bout with Tyson Fury, according to two-time world heavyweight champion George Foreman.
‘Big George’ gave Wilder some sound advice, although as WBN exclusively reported, ‘The Bronze Bomber’ has no intention of p Read Full Story >>>
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