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Fracking the Heavyweight Crown
By Charles Saunders, Boxscorenews.com, Mon, 21 Dec 2015
SONAHR: HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - December 20, 2015 - ?Fracking? is the common term for ?hydraulic fracturing,? a process by which jets of water blast away rock formations to get at natural-gas deposits underneath. In the world of boxing, the world heavyweight championship was once the rock-solid posse Read Full Story >>>Ted the Bull?s Annual Boxing Awards for 2015
By Ted Sares, Boxing Buzz, Mon, 21 Dec 2015
This is Ted Sares? ninth consecutive edition of his annual boxing awards and he always issues them in mid-December risking the possibility and embarrassment of a late fight or incident that should have warranted inclusion.
Venue of the Year
The card on November 4 in Kazan, Russia featured seve Read Full Story >>> Google Reveals the 10 Most Searched Athletes of 2015
By Amanda Cabral, Earn the Necklace, Mon, 21 Dec 2015
Google Trends tracks searches made on?you guessed it?Google in order keep tabs on what?s most popular with users of the world?s most commonly used search engine. It can be fun to see where your favorite stars, TV shows, and more rank in terms of public interest. For instance, have you ever been curi Read Full Story >>> 2015 CLOSES WITH EXPLOSIVE ACTION ON HBO BOXING AFTER DARK? AND HBO LATINO? BOXING
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 20 Dec 2015
HUGE SHOW OPENS AND CLOSES WITH BIG KNOCKOUTS -- LUIS ORTIZ MAINTAINS WBA INTERIM HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSIP; SOSA AND WALTERS BATTLE TO DRAW
VERONA, NEW YORK (December 19, 2015) - The 2015 boxing year culminated with a tr Read Full Story >>> OLIVA, SAULONG LOSE ONE-SIDED DECISIONS IN REGIONAL TITLE FIGHT IN SOUTH AFRICA
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 20 Dec 2015
Tete.
Filipino super flyweight Jether Oliva has lost to former IBF super flyweight champion Zolani Tete by a twelve round shutout decision while Ernesto Saulong also lost by a wide margin to former IBO bantamweight champion L Read Full Story >>> Ortiz Sends Jennings By-By
By Marc Livitz, Boxing.com, Sun, 20 Dec 2015
Tonight at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York, Luis Ortiz scored an impressive seventh round TKO victory over Bryant Jennings?
Tonight at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York, Luis ?The Real King Kong? Ortiz scored an impressive seventh round TKO victory over Bryan Read Full Story >>> Ortiz Announces Arrival With Knockout of Jennings
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 20 Dec 2015
Verona, NY -- In what has been an active run in and out of the ring for the heavyweight division, Luis Ortiz closed out the year not only with a bang but perhaps the loudest message of them all.
The unbeaten southpaw from Miami by way of Cuba forced a blistering pace in ovwhelming top-rated heav Read Full Story >>> Walters vs Sosa results: Judges rob Nicholas Walters of clear victory, fight scored a draw
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Sun, 20 Dec 2015
In an absolutely baffling turn of events that robbed Nicholas Walters of a clear win tonight on HBO Boxing After Dark, the three judges seated ringside in charge of professionally scoring the fight came up with a draw for Walters' fight against Jason Sosa, scoring the fight 95-95 on two cards and ev Read Full Story >>> Walters Handed Dubious Draw vs. Sosa
By Marc Livitz, Boxing.com, Sun, 20 Dec 2015
The three judges may have been looking at a new version of Nicholas Walters who could not get his opponent out of there?
Nicholas Walters found out that Jason Sosa wouldn?t back down. Still, he did more and landed more, yet Sosa threw more in what turned out to be a majority draw at the Turning Read Full Story >>> NBA -- Raptors cool off Heat, 108-94
By Roman David Garay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 20 Dec 2015
MIAMI- A large percentage of North American's population were moviegoers Friday night but some 19,600 South Floridians chose to cheer for their basketball team at American Airlines Arena.
DeMar DeRozan and the Toronto R Read Full Story >>> Billy Joe Saunders: A Star Is Born
By Sean Ness , Boxing.com, Sun, 20 Dec 2015
Billy Joe Saunders turned the middleweight division on its head by decisioning WBO World middleweight champion Andy Lee?
Saturday night at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, Lancashire, UK, a star was born. Hatfield pugilist Billy Joe Saunders (23-0, 12 KOs) decisioned WBO World middleweight Read Full Story >>> Bob Arum has reason to be bothered
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 20 Dec 2015
VETERAN promoter Bob Arum has cautiously manifested surprise at Manny Pacquiao?s continued refusal to name his preferred foe in a scheduled April 9 farewell fight in Las Vegas.
That, of course, was a mild way of put Read Full Story >>> Andy Lee surrenders his WBO World middleweight crown with defeat against Billy Joe Saunders
By Sean McGoldrick, Independent.ie, Sun, 20 Dec 2015
Lee endured two knock downs in the third round after being on the receiving end of two vicious left hooks from Saunders. He recovered well but couldn't deliver the knock out blow which he needed to end the ambitions of the British fighter who psychologically had the upper hand after those early knoc Read Full Story >>> Heartbreak for Andy Lee as Billy Joe Saunders clinches WBO title from Limerick man
By Conan Doherty, SportsJoe.ie, Sun, 20 Dec 2015
Andy Lee can hold his head high.
The Irish man has done his country, his county and his community proud.
But Billy Joe Saunders is the new WBO middleweight champion of the world.
In the first defence of his title, the Limerick native took for Manchester to finally face-off with the undefeat Read Full Story >>> IKEYAMA AND OZAWA WIN IN SRI LANKA
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 20 Dec 2015
SRI LANKA ? Nao Ikeyama retained her WBO female atomweight world title by unanimous decision against Filipina challenger Jujeath Nagaowa in ten hard fought rounds at the Stein Studios in Colombo.
After a cautious start, the protago Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE'S POSSIBLE FOES IN 2016
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 20 Dec 2015
When Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire recently won the WBO junior featherweight championship several names cropped up as possible opponents for the new champ this coming 2016.
Former IBF world featherweight champ Read Full Story >>> Rances Barthelemy beats Denis Shafikov via unanimous decision
By Brian Campbell, ESPN.com, Sun, 20 Dec 2015
Unbeaten lightweight Rances Barthelemy routinely gave away his 6-inch height and 5-inch reach advantages against Russia's Denis Shafikov on Friday in order to square up and fight.
In the process, it looked like he was on his way toward giving away the fight.
Helped by a cut above Shafikov's ri Read Full Story >>> Joshua Clottey and That Night in Arlington
By Marc Livitz, Boxing.com, Sun, 20 Dec 2015
If styles make fights, then this could be the perfect mix. Clottey is 38. If he can?t hear the clock ticking, then maybe he never heard it at all?
Joshua Clottey faces Gabriel Rosado tonight at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York.
Well before the opening bell sounds, fighters are inst Read Full Story >>> The Ken Hershman Era comes to a close
By Michael Woods, RingTV.com, Sun, 20 Dec 2015
HBO is presenting fights on Saturday, on the last card of the Ken Hershman Era, and heavyweights will top that bill.
Who woulda thunk it?
Wladimir Klitschko?s armlock on the division enriched him immensely but was less beneficial to the class as a whole. First, he was too damned good for his o Read Full Story >>> On This Day: Naseem Hamed beats Kevin Kelley in barnburner
BoxingNews, Sun, 20 Dec 2015
ON this day 18 years ago, featherweights Naseem Hamed and Kevin Kelley produced a slugfest of the ages. Sheffield?s Hamed, then unbeaten and at his sizzling peak, was on a mission to conquer America. This fight was his first bout in the US.
Kelley, a former WBC 126-pound champion, was experienced Read Full Story >>>
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