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VICTORY BOXING PROMOTIONS KICKS OFF 3 FIGHT PHILLY SERIES WITH "SUPER BRAWL" ON JANUARY 28TH
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 28 Dec 2016
PHILADELPHIA - December 27, 2016 - Victory Boxing Promotions kicks off 2017 with "Super Brawl," a ten-bout card featuring world class talent from Philadelphia and beyond, Saturday, January 28th at 2300 Arena in South Philly.
Jaron Ennis (8-0, 7KO) will showcase his talents at welterweight in his Read Full Story >>>GYM SIGNS FRENCH OLYMPIAN CHRISTIAN M'BILLI ASSOMO
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 28 Dec 2016
MONTR?AL (December 27, 2016) - Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) is proud to announce the promotional contract signing of 2016 French Olympian Christian M'Billi Assomo to an exclusive promotional contact.He will settle in Quebec and make his professional debut there in early 2017.
Known in the ring as ' Read Full Story >>> Boxing's 2016 MVPs Include Manny Pacquiao, Gennady Golovkin, Andre Ward, And One Big Surprise
By Josh Katzowitz, Forbes.com, Wed, 28 Dec 2016
Boxing did not have its greatest year in 2016.
The sport?s biggest fight that could be made (Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin) was not. HBO?s boxing budget was slashed, and some of the sport?s top fighters (Terence Crawford, for example) were left to PPV before they had the starpower to do so. Read Full Story >>> Who deserves 2016 Fighter of the Year honors?
By Wil Esco, Bad Left Hook, Wed, 28 Dec 2016
The end of the year always marks a time of reflection. So reflecting on all of the disappointment this sport often delivers, I think we should also bask in knowing that we had a really competitive year in a lot of respects.
There?s no fighter that stands head and shoulders above the rest in 2016 Read Full Story >>> Boxing Writers Association of America sets annual awards ballot
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Wed, 28 Dec 2016
The Boxing Writers Association of America has finalized its ballot for the 2016 awards in eight categories.
The nominees, released Tuesday, for the Sugar Ray Robinson Fighter of the Year award are:
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Northern Ireland's Carl Frampton, the 2016 ESPN.com fighter of the year, who unified ju Read Full Story >>> Roach wants Pacquiao to fight Crawford at 140
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 28 Dec 2016
MANILA, Philippines ? If Terence Crawford is next for Manny Pacquiao, trainer Freddie Roach is going to think twice whether the fight should happen at 140 or 147 pounds.
Crawford is the WBO and WBC champion at junior-welterweight (140) while Pacquiao is back as WBO champion at welterweight (147). Read Full Story >>> The year in boxing: 2016
By Blake Oestriecher, MaxBoxing.com, Wed, 28 Dec 2016
Andre Ward defeats Sergey Kovalev. OK. Did he or didn?t he seems to be the question, and the answer is; no. Not a resounding no, but a "no? nonetheless. Why "No"?
Because Ward was in retreat mode for the majority of the fight. He was stumbling in the first round due to a jab of all things. That t Read Full Story >>> 2016 ESPN.com fighter of the year: Carl Frampton
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Wed, 28 Dec 2016
When Carl Frampton was a lad growing up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he lived near a boxing gym.
"It was two minutes from my front door, and out of curiosity me and group of friends were interested in it. And my mom brought us down to try it out one day and I fell in love with boxing," Frampton Read Full Story >>> Abel Sanchez: ?Golovkin & Canelo need to get in front of each other and decide who is the number one guy?
By Jenna Jay, OTR Boxing Radio, Tue, 27 Dec 2016
Abel Sanchez heads into 2017 with IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin the same as 2016, talking about the biggest fight to be made in boxing, Golovkin vs. Canelo. The fight did not happen this year, but fans and media alike hope the new year can finally bring those two superstars in the ring Read Full Story >>> Moises Fuentes vs Kosei Tanaka WBO Jr Fly world title to be streamed live on Internet for free by CBCTV
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 27 Dec 2016
The world title match for the vacant WBO junior flyweight title between Mexico's Moises Fuentes and Japan's Kosei Tanana to be held at Gifu Memorial Center in Gifu, Japan this Saturday, Dec. 31, will be streamed live on Read Full Story >>> WHO WILL BE FIGHTER OF THE YEAR: CRAWFORD, LOMACHENKO OR WARD? PART II
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 27 Dec 2016
Terence Crawford is the favorite among the three candidates to win the Fighter of the Year honors. Crawford is ranked by The Ring as the world's fifth best boxer, pound for pound, and was voted Fighter Read Full Story >>> Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: A final Look at 2016, Upcoming Bouts & More
By Don Smith, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 27 Dec 2016
Carl Frampton, ABNN's choice for fighter of the year.
Boxing Fans, Arizona Boxing News & Notes will begin a two week vacation commencing after the release of this abbreviated column. We will return on January 7, 2017 Read Full Story >>> New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2017
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 27 Dec 2016
Sunday, April 30 Induction Dinner
Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo Snipes & Arthur Donovan head new class
NEW YORK (December 26, 2016) - The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), sponsored by Ring 8, has announced its 15-member Class of 2017. The sixth annual NYSBHOF ind Read Full Story >>> BOXING: Pacquiao can still deliver a punch
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 27 Dec 2016
As in the last 15 years, Manny Pacquiao was the face of Philippine boxing in 2016 as he continued to turn back the hands of time by crowning himself as the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight king.
Pacquiao fought twice this year, both in Las Vegas, the first aga old rival Tim Bradley in Read Full Story >>> WHO WILL BE FIGHTER OF THE YEAR: CRAWFORD, LOMACHENKO OR WARD?
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 26 Dec 2016
The "Sugar Ray Robinson Award" is given to the Boxing Writers Association of America's Fighter of the Year. The BWAA gave Jack Dempsey the first trophy in 1938. The original purpose of the trophy was to recognize "an individua Read Full Story >>> 2016 year in review: Boxing
By Andy Lewis, Sport 360, Mon, 26 Dec 2016
In a year characterised by venomous politics and the passing of cherished global icons, boxing in 2016 was every bit a microcosm of the wider world.
Rival promotional camps splintered the sport with there being precious few elite match-ups to reflect upon, while the loss of Muhammad Ali in June w Read Full Story >>> "Fighting Words" - Seven More Before We Hit The Road
By David P. Greisman, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 26 Dec 2016
It?s fitting that the final notable bouts of the year take place in Japan. As has become tradition, it is in the Land of the Rising Sun that the sun sets on boxing in 2016.
This year?s grand finale brings seven title fights at four cards taking place over the span of two days.
You might or mig Read Full Story >>> Twenty Rules for Retiring From Boxing?Graciously
By Peter Wood, Boxing.com, Mon, 26 Dec 2016
Boxing and childhood are intertwined. Show me an ex-boxer and I?ll show you an unhappy childhood?
Retirement is a time of happiness, a chance to finally do what one loves?but for boxers it doesn?t seem to work that way.
For too many ex-fighters, retirement is a time when personal demons resurf Read Full Story >>> As year ends, boxing looks for future stars
By Santos A. Perez, The Miami Herald, Mon, 26 Dec 2016
Muhammad Ali?s death on June 3 overshadowed all boxing stories in 2016. The legendary heavyweight champion?s accomplishments during a storied career and his influential role as a leader for social justice transcended the sport.
The year also featured boxing undergoing a new phase. No longer a dom Read Full Story >>> Nietes eyes vacant IBF flyweight belt
By Josef T. Ramos, The Manila Times, Mon, 26 Dec 2016
Longest Filipino world champion Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes wants the International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight belt vacated by compatriot Johnriel Casimero.
The former World Boxing Organization (WBO) minimum weight and light flyweight champion will be facing IBF No. 4 rated Thai Eaktawan Krungthe Read Full Story >>>
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