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Hekkie done in by Melindo - and the referee
By Bongani Magasela, Sowetan Live, Mon, 18 Sep 2017
So close yet so far for Hekkie "Hexecutioner" Budler, who fell short in his gallant attempt to win the IBF junior flyweight title from Milan Melindo in the Philippines on Saturday.
Budler lost by a dubious split-points decision. Poor judgment by American referee Wes Melton, a radiator shop owner, Read Full Story >>>Barriga to headline China card
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 18 Sep 2017
Mark Anthony Barriga.
It will be a leap of faith for London Olympian Mark Anthony Barriga as he engages battle-scarred Thai veteran Wittawas Basapean of Thailand in only his seventh pro fight for the chance to crash Read Full Story >>> Callum Smith beats Erik Skoglund by unanimous decision
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 18 Sep 2017
Smith: "I?m in this tournament to win it?
Callum Smith beat Erik Skoglund by a unanimous decision to win a tough Ali Trophy quarter-final in front of his home crowd in Liverpool.
The officials scored the ent Read Full Story >>> Canelo vs Golovkin scoring controversy: Why even round scoring would solve a lot
By Lee Cleveland , Fight Saga, Mon, 18 Sep 2017
It happened again.
Another scoring controversy in boxing.
Last night, the world's best middleweights battled to a 12 round draw in an exciting, action-packed affair.
And while most, including yours truly, had Golovkin wining decisively, the judges weren't on-board.
Judge Adalaide Byrd sc Read Full Story >>> Report: Gennady Golovkin Wants Next Fight In December, Canelo Fight In May
By Khadrice Rollins, Sports Illustrated, Mon, 18 Sep 2017
Gennady Golovkin wants his next fight to come in December and plans on having a rematch with Canelo Alvarez in May, according to Lyle Fitzsimmons of CBS Sports.
After Saturday's fight, Oscar De La Hoya said Alvarez will enact his rematch clause against Golovkin.
Fitzsimmons says GGG's promoter Read Full Story >>> Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez gave fans the fight they wanted
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Mon, 18 Sep 2017
LAS VEGAS -- In 1981, all-time greats Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns, two of the most accomplished, popular and exciting fighters of their time, battled for welterweight supremacy in a classic fight that is still talked about to this day.
The highly anticipated confrontation at Caesars Palac Read Full Story >>> One day we will tire of this circus... the draw between Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez is at best a farce and at worst a travesty
By Martin Samuel, Mail Online (UK), Mon, 18 Sep 2017
The public might buy it but they no longer believe it. That is the problem for boxing. The result is just one more strand of the hype, to be consumed, or rejected as part of the show.
Will we get a winner, or another phoney rematch to fix the travesty? Will boxing deliver what is right, or what s Read Full Story >>> Canelo vs GGG: Classic fight to be remembered for one of boxing's worst scorecards ever
By Chris McKenna, Daily Star (UK), Mon, 18 Sep 2017
But one judge ensured that it will also be remembered for one of the worst scorecards the sport has seen.
This fight was about Golovkin and Alvarez writing their names into the history books with the tussle for the WBA, WBC and IBF middleweight titles.
They did so with an epic encounter that t Read Full Story >>> Judge in Gennady Golovkin vs Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez fight punished, both camps react, rematch news
Fox Sports, Mon, 18 Sep 2017
THE judge who produced a wildly lopsided score in Gennady ?GGG? Golovkin?s draw with Canelo Alvarez has been disciplined.
In the aftermath of the bout, both fighters, as well as the majority of the boxing community, came out against judge Adelaide Byrd?s 118-110 (for Canelo) score in a bout that Read Full Story >>> Canelo Alvarez doesn't seem too interested in a Gennady Golovkin rematch
By Andreas Hale, Yahoo! Sports, Mon, 18 Sep 2017
Twelve hellacious rounds wasn?t enough to provide a clear winner between Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez and Gennady ?GGG? Golovkin. 36 minutes of action only left us wanting more and the fact that one scorecard was absolutely atrocious ? Adelaide Byrd?s 118-110 score for Canelo ? it was obvious that everyone Read Full Story >>> Judgment Day: A rogue scorecard shouldn?t overshadow Canelo and Golovkin
By Mark Whicker, OCRegister.com, Mon, 18 Sep 2017
LAS VEGAS ? What fight was Adalaide Byrd watching?
Nobody in T-Mobile Arena really knew.
?Terrible, unbelievable,? Gennady Golovkin said, after Byrd gave Canelo Alvarez a 118-110 edge in a fight that turned into a dead heat.
?She can?t be that bad,? said Abel Sanchez, Golovkin?s trainer.
Read Full Story >>> I Know Why the Caged Byrd Sings
By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Mon, 18 Sep 2017
?It?s been years and years of the same garbage, the same trash. I?ve been in this business for 40 years. Where am I going to go? I got nowhere to go??
Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 31 KOs), the knockout artist from Los Angeles by way of Karaganda Read Full Story >>> Warrior Melindo survives Budler
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 18 Sep 2017
BLOODIED with two huge gashes on both eyebrows that distorted his vision, Milan Melindo pressed on and showed everyone why he deserved to be a world champion.
Others would have quit, but not Melindo. He finished strong in his International Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight title defense aga Read Full Story >>> Even after a brilliant Canelo-GGG fight, focus is on boxing's potential corruption
By Brian Campbell, CBS Sports, Mon, 18 Sep 2017
LAS VEGAS -- There was an element to the pre-fight analysis in handicapping Saturday's middleweight championship bout between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin that felt uncomfortable to mention.
But just much as you didn't want to be the one compelled to apply the conspiracy qualifier in regar Read Full Story >>> The Morning After: Was Canelo vs. GGG rigged? The controversy highlights NAC?s conflict of interest
By Andrew Pearson , MMA Mania, Mon, 18 Sep 2017
Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez looked unhappy. He had just gone twelve rounds with the feared Gennady Golovkin, and the judges had ruled it... a draw. Somehow. Canelo insisted throughout the post-fight interview that he had won seven or eight rounds. Golovkin smiled in response to that assertion, which, in h Read Full Story >>> Judge Adalaide Byrd stood down from major fights after her scoring in GGG draw with Canelo sparks fury
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Mon, 18 Sep 2017
The judge who sparked controversy with her scoring in Gennady Golovkin?s thrilling draw with Canelo Alvarez on Saturday night is being temporarily stood down from major fights.
Adalaide Byrd, who has developed a reputation for debatable scoring, had the Mexican winning 118-110, a score which pe Read Full Story >>> Sanchez: Byrd Had Canelo-GGG Scorecard Filled Out Before Fight
By Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 18 Sep 2017
LAS VEGAS ? Abel Sanchez?s suspicions regarding judge Adalaide Byrd unfortunately were validated Saturday night.
Sanchez was concerned when he learned Byrd was among the pool of judges the Nevada State Athletic Commission was considering assigning to the Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin fight. Gol Read Full Story >>> Controversial Golovkin vs Canelo judge bursts into tears after seeing reaction to her scorecard
mirror.co.uk, Mon, 18 Sep 2017
Adalaide Byrd burst into tears after seeing the social media reaction to her much reviled scorecard that had Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez beating Gennady Golovkin 118-110.
GGG was the consensus winner with the public in an action-packed middleweight contest.
After Dave Moretti scored it 115-113 in Read Full Story >>> CANELO ALVAREZ AND GENNADY "GGG" GOLOVKIN BATTLE TO DRAW IN BACK-AND-FORTH WAR BEFORE SOLD-OUT CROWD AT T-MOBILE ARENA
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 17 Sep 2017
LAS VEGAS (Sept. 16, 2017) Lineal and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) and WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO Middleweight World Champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (37-0 Read Full Story >>> Canelo: Golovkin's Not The Monster That Everybody Talked About
By Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 17 Sep 2017
LAS VEGAS ? Canelo Alvarez displayed a granite chin once again against one of boxing?s biggest punchers Saturday night.
The determined Mexican superstar survived Gennady Golovkin persistent pressure, took the defending champion?s most damaging shots well and kept fighting hard during their 12-rou Read Full Story >>>
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