Ben Thompson
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KEITH THURMAN STOPS LUIS COLLAZO; CUT PROMPTS CORNER TO HALT THE FIGHT AFTER 7 ROUNDS
By Ben Thompson
Moments ago at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida, undefeated welterweight champion Keith Thurman stopped former champion Luis Collazo after 7 rounds of action. Although Thurman was comfortably ahead on the…
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DANNY GARCIA CONFIDENT MOVE TO 147 WILL MAKE HIM BETTER, STRONGER, AND IMPROVE HIS PERFORMANCES
By Ben Thompson
"It feels great. For the first time in a long time, I could worry about training to get better and not training to lose weight," stated undefeated jr. welterweight champion Danny Garcia,…
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OSCAR DE LA HOYA ENDS COMEBACK TALK: “I HAVE DECIDED TO STAY RETIRED”
By Ben Thompson
"I am retired, and after speaking to my family and following a great deal of introspection, I have decided to stay retired," wrote Golden Boy Promotions founder Oscar De La Hoya, who…
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TIMOTHY BRADLEY WINS UNANIMOUS DECISION; HANDS JESSIE VARGAS FIRST DEFEAT
By Ben Thompson
Moments ago at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, two-division former world champion Timothy Bradley won a unanimous decision victory over previously undefeated jr. welterweight champion Jessie Vargas. Although Bradley was clearly…
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ANDRE BERTO SOUNDS OFF ON FLOYD MAYWEATHER; EAGER TO SETTLE PERSONAL BEEF: “ME AND HIM…A LITTLE PERSONAL”
By Ben Thompson
"Me and Floyd go way back and me and Floyd were supposed to do it back in the day before I fought Ortiz. Everybody knows that I was supposed to be next…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER “100% SERIOUS” ABOUT FIGHTING BERTO OR MAYFIELD; WANTS PORTER VS. BRONER 2 ON UNDERCARD
By Ben Thompson
"Absolutely! 100% serious...we're looking forward to Keith Thurman fighting Errol Spence on my undercard in September..And of course, on that same undercard, we have to do the Broner and Shawn Porter part…
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AMIR KHAN RESPONDS TO FLOYD MAYWEATHER CONSIDERING BERTO AND MAYFIELD: “HE’S GOING TO BE FINISHING ON A LOW”
By Ben Thompson
"He must definitely see me as a dangerous opponent if he doesn't want to fight me...I didn't even know Flody Mayweather knew who Karim Mayfield was. When he ran into Karim Mayfield,…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER DISAGREES WITH DAD’S OPINION OF BRONER: “MY DAD WAS NEVER A WORLD CHAMPION…I TOTALLY DISAGREE”
By Ben Thompson
"Like I said before, what's really hurting the sport is so many people are negative. Mickey Bey is a fighter that's under the Mayweather Promotions banner. He's my fighter. Mickey Bey lost…
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AMIR KHAN GIVES IN-DEPTH BREAKDOWN OF ADRIEN BRONER VS. SHAWN PORTER: “IT WILL BE AN ALL-ACTION FIGHT…A CLOSE FIGHT”
By Ben Thompson
"I think it will be an all-action fight...It's a good fight he's taking, Broner. It's not an easy fight for him. Shawn could be a bad style for him...If you break it…
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OSCAR DE LA HOYA RESPONDS TO FLOYD MAYWEATHER: “I’M RETIRED…I’M NEVER COMING BACK”
By Ben Thompson
"So I hear Floyd wants to give me a rematch now. Our first fight had a rematch clause. It had to take place within the year. He retired a year and one…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER SAYS IF OSCAR DE LA HOYA WANTS IT, HE CAN GET A REMATCH IN SEPTEMBER
By Ben Thompson
"I seen the little thing Oscar talking about he's coming back. I mean, you know, I mean, if he wants to, we can rock and roll in September," stated undefeated pound-for-pound king…
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AMIR KHAN SAYS HE’S HEARD “NOTHING” ABOUT A FLOYD MAYWEATHER FIGHT
By Ben Thompson
"Nothing, man," stated former world champion Amir Khan, who clarified that he has to receive any word about a potential September 12 showdown with undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather. Earlier this month,…
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NICHOLAS WALTERS DEFEATS MIGUEL MARRIAGA VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION
By Ben Thompson
Moments ago at the Theater in Madison Square Garden, New York, undefeated former featherweight champion Nicholas Walters defeated Miguel Marriaga via unanimous decision. After failing to make the featherweight limit of 126…
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KEITH THURMAN REVEALS HIS HIT LIST; WANTS TO ELIMINATE OTHER UNDEFEATED FIGHTERS AT 147
By Ben Thompson
"I know before I was given a date, they said, 'Will you fight Porter?' I said, 'Sure!' I said yes, and then a week later, I stopped hearing about it, and then…
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KEITH THURMAN DISCUSSES LUIS COLLAZO CLASH: “HE ACCEPTED THE FIGHT…I’D LOVE TO JUST BLOW HIM OUT OF THERE”
By Ben Thompson
"Collazo is a respectable opponent. He's been in the ring with a lot of champions. He's a true welterweight and he accepted the fight, you know. At the end of the day,…
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MIGUEL COTTO ADMITS HE’S NOT A TRUE MIDDLEWEIGHT, BUT WILLING TO FACE GOLOVKIN AFTER CANELO
By Ben Thompson
"My weight yesterday was 153.6 pounds. Do you think I'm a middleweight? I'm not," stated four-division world champion Miguel Cotto, who admitted that he's not a true middleweight despite being the reigning…
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MIGUEL COTTO CONFIRMS CANELO IS NEXT: “CANELO’S GOING TO BE JUST ANOTHER ONE”
By Ben Thompson
"I had 44 fights in my whole career. Canelo's going to be just another one in the new chapter of my career," stated WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto, who confirmed that he…
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MIGUEL COTTO DESTROYS DANIEL GEALE IN 4
By Ben Thompson
Moments ago at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto made a sensational first defense of his title, scoring a 4th round stoppage of challenger Daniel Geale.…
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ROBERT GUERRERO SURVIVES KNOCKDOWN TO WIN SPLIT DECISION AGAINST ARON MARTINEZ
By Ben Thompson
Moments ago at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, former world champion Robert Guerrero won a razor-thin split decision over welterweight contender Aron Martinez. Martinez was game from the start, finding a…
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KELL BROOK SAYS TALK OF AMIR KHAN CLASH IS GETTING BORING; LOOKS AHEAD TO RIOS, THURMAN AND PACQUIAO
By Ben Thompson
"I want big, big fights now. I don't know, you have to speak to Eddie, but it's getting boring now, me and Khan. We've offered him," stated IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook,…