Articles by Anson Wainwright

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Donnie Nietes: From janitor to world junior flyweight champion

Earlier this year RING and WBO junior flyweight champion Donnie Nietes became the longest reigning Filipino world titleholder in history whe…

Wed, 01 Apr 2015

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Fight picks: Who wins Keith Thurman vs. Robert Guerrero?

Saturday evening will mark the maiden episode of ?Premier Boxing Champions? on NBC, headlined by an intriguing welterweight clash between Ke…

Thu, 05 Mar 2015

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Adrian Estrella shines, stops Adones Aguelo in 10 rounds

In front of a lively crowd in Los Mochis, Mexico, junior lightweight Adrian Estrella kept his world-title hopes on track with an impressive …

Sun, 15 Feb 2015

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Q&A: Arthur Villanueva

Junior bantamweight Arthur Villanueva took an important step in his career when he faced heavy-handed Mexican Julio Cesar Miranda last Satur…

Thu, 12 Feb 2015

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Q&A: Cameron Dunkin

The highly anticipated Brandon Rios-Mike Alvarado rubbermatch will take place this Saturday just outside Denver, in Broomfield, Colorado. It…

Thu, 22 Jan 2015

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WBC names mandatory challengers in each division

The World Boxing Council?s 52nd annual convention took place over the past week in Las Vegas, and one of the key topics of conversation was …

Thu, 18 Dec 2014

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Q&A: Manny Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao steps into the ring at the Cotai Arena in Macau on Saturday to defend his WBO welterweight title against unbeaten Chris Algie…

Wed, 19 Nov 2014

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Q&A: Wladimir Klitschko

When heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko faces Kubrat Pulev on Saturday in Hamburg, Germany, he will be coming full circle by fighting i…

Wed, 12 Nov 2014

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Q&A: Andrzej Fonfara

Andrzej Fonfara took all Adonis Stevenson could muster for nine rounds on May 24, before mounting his own offense and dropping the defending…

Wed, 29 Oct 2014

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Q&A: Marco Antonio Rubio

When Marco Antonio Rubio faces Gennady Golovkin this Saturday, he?ll be stepping into the ring with arguably the most feared puncher in boxi…

Thu, 16 Oct 2014

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Q&A: Nicholas Walters

Since signing with Top Rank a year ago, Nicholas Walters has been able to step out of the shadows in the talent-laden featherweight division…

Thu, 16 Oct 2014

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Brian Viloria on Roman Gonzalez, Ruenroeng, More

Earlier this year, Brian Viloria returned to action winning two bouts to put himself back in the flyweight title picture. With his next move…

Wed, 24 Sep 2014

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New flyweight champ Roman Gonzalez pays tribute to Alexis Arguello

Roman Gonzalez impressively ripped THE RING magazine and WBC flyweight titles from the grasp of Akira Yaegashi, scoring two knockdowns en ro…

Tue, 16 Sep 2014

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PPV Purses: Mayweather $32 Million, Maidana $3 Million

Editor's Note: Mayweather has since submitted his contract, which lists him as receiving $32 million dollars. According to Nevada State Athl…

Sat, 13 Sep 2014

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Q&A: Shawn Porter

On Saturday evening Shawn Porter will look to make the second successful defense of his IBF welterweight title when he meets his mandatory c…

Tue, 12 Aug 2014

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Q&A: Jarrod Fletcher

Earlier this year the World Boxing Association mandated that like-known Jerrod Fletcher would be next in line to face their middleweight cha…

Thu, 07 Aug 2014

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Q&A: Katsunari Takayama

IBF strawweight titleholder Katsunari Takayama enters the lion?s den on Saturday when he takes on Francisco Rodriguez Jr. in the WBO belthol…

Wed, 06 Aug 2014

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Amnat Ruenroeng to defend IBF belt against McWilliams Arroyo on Sept. 14

IBF flyweight titleholder Amnat Ruenroeng will face McWilliams Arroyo on Sept. 14 in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, IBF President Daryl People…

Wed, 23 Jul 2014

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Q&A: Pungluang Sor Singyu

Traditionally, Thai boxers are very tough to beat in their homeland but are notoriously bad travelers. In 2012 Pungluang Sor Singyu won the …

Tue, 08 Jul 2014

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Q&A: Billy Dib to debut at 130 this Friday

Billy Dib didn?t enjoy the best of years in 2013. As it began he held the IBF featherweight title, but the 28-year old Australian lost it on…

Tue, 01 Jul 2014