Eric Armit
566 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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The Past Week in Action: Former Champs Trout and Molina Return with Wins
Austin Trout. Highlights: -Former champion Austin Trout returns with a win -Former champion Carlos Molina scores a win on own promotion -Argentinian banger Matias Rueda moves his % of inside the distance…
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Snips and Snipes 2 February 2021: The WBA’s Farcical Manipulation of its Titles and Rankings
Last year “Canelo” Alvarez was the “Flavour of the Month”. It seemed that almost every week there were stories about who he would be fighting and in the case on Avni Yildirim-who…
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The Past Week in Action 30 January 2021: Plant Blanks Truax in IBF Title Defence
Highlights: -Caleb Plant wins every round against Caleb Truax in IBF super middleweight title defence -Trevor Bryan stops Bermane Stiverne for the vacant secondary WBA/Don King Chicanery heavyweight title -Two-division champion Rances…
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Cortina de Hierro –Castro’s Iron Curtain
The late Cuban strongman Fidel Castro. In 1946 after the end of the Second World War what Winston Churchill described as an Iron Curtain stretched across Europe separating East and West with…
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Boxing and the Iron Curtain
Three time Olympic gold medal winner László Papp of Hungary. Back in March 1946 Winston Churchill made his famous speech in Fulton, Missouri in which he coined the phrase Iron Curtain to…
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The Past Week in Action: Fulton, Aleem Win Belts
Highlights: -Stephen Fulton wins the WBO super bantamweight title with unanimous points victory over champion Angelo Leo -Raeese Aleem scores four knockdowns and stops Vic Pasillas in the eleventh round to collect…
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To Those Who Dared To Be Different: The History of Southpaw Boxers
The need to conform can be a strong driver in people. Those that do not conform are often perceived as different- a threat- and have faced prejudice and pressure to change their…
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Quirino Garcia – A Loser Who Broke the Mould
Quirino Garcia. Boxing needs many things. It need promoters, managers, trainers and of course boxers. Big names, big winners, big earners. Boxers whose ring walks are accompanied by flashing lights and a…
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The Past Week in Action 21 December 2020: Canelo, Golovkin, Ramirez Register Wins in Busy Yearend Fights (Part I)
Highlights: - Saul Alvarez becomes a four-division champion with wide unanimous decision over Callum Smith to unify the WBA and WBC titles - Gennady Golovkin returns to action and retains the IBF…
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The Past Week in Action 21 December 2020: Canelo, Golovkin, Ramirez Register Wins in Busy Yearend Fights (Part II)
Marcial (L) wins pro debut against Whitfield. 16 December (continued) Los Angeles, CA, USA: Welter: Eimantas Stanionis (12-0) W TKO 9 Janer Gonzalez (19-4-1). Middle: Eumir Marcial (1-0) W PTS 4 Andrew…
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The Past Week in Action 14 December 2020: Joshua Stops Pulev Paving the Way for Fury Fight
Highlights: -Anthony Joshua retains the IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO titles with ninth round kayo of Kubrat Pulev -Chris Colbert retains the WBA interim super featherweight title with stoppage of Jaime Arboleda -Shakur Stevenson outclasses Toka…
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The Past Week in Action 7 December 2020: Spence Jr Returns with Dominant Victory Over Danny Garcia
Highlights: -Errol Spence outpoints Danny Garcia to retain the IBF and WBC welterweight titles -Eduardo Ramirez, Sebastian Fundora and Josesito Lopes score inside the distance wins on the undercard Billy Joe Saunders…
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The Past Week in Action 30 November 2020: Wanheng’s Longest Unbeaten Record Falls
Wanheng (L) loses to Pradabsri in Thailand. Highlights: - Petchmanee (Panya Pradabsri) snaps the 54-bout unbeaten run of Wanheng (Chayaphon Moonsri) to win the WBC minimumweight title. -Joe Joyce wins the battle…
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The Past Week in Action 23 November 2020: Fortuna Earns a Shot at Haney
Fortuna stops Lozada. Highlights: -Javier Fortuna stops Antonio Lozada as he waits for a shot at the WBC lightweight title -Former light heavyweight champion Tavoris Cloud returns with a win -Conor Benn…
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The Past Week in Action 15 November 2020: Another Imperious Performance from Crawford
Highlights: -Terrence Crawford Stops Kell Brook in four rounds to retain the WBO welterweight title -Huge controversy over No Decision ruling in the WBA super flyweight title fight between Joshua Franco and…
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Snips and Snipes 12 November 2020: PTS Period in British History
Many writers of British history find it irresistible to write about the PTS period. No that’s not Post Traumatic Stress it is Plantagenet, Tudors and Stewarts as there was always something happening…
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The Past Week in Action 8 November 2020
Haney clips Gamboa. Highlights: Devin Haney retains the WBC world lightweight title with wide unanimous decision over Yuriorkis Gamboa -Junto Nakatani stops Giemel Magramo in eight rounds to win the vacant WBO…
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The Past Week in Action 2 November 2020: Brutal Uppercut Nets Gervonta Davis Two Division Titles
Highlights: -Gervonta Davis becomes the holder of titles in two separate divisions simultaneously as he knocks Leo Santa Cruz out with a brutal uppercut - Naoya Inoue crushes Jason Moloney in another…
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Snips and Snipes 29 October 2020
Usyk and Chisora during Thursday's final press conference. The heavyweight bonanza planned for the next two months starts on Saturday night in London with Olek Usyk and Dereck Chisora clashing in London.…
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The Past Week in Action 25 October 2020: Estrada Stops Cuadras in Fight of the Year Candidate Battle
Estrada (L) and Cuadras in action in Mexico. Highlights: -Juan Francisco Estrada retains the WBC super flyweight title with late stoppage of Carlos Cuadras -Roman Gonzalez scores wide unanimous decision over Israel…
