Mike Coppinger
157 articles · BoxingScene.com
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Four takeaways from Danny Garcia’s welterweight title victory over Robert Guerrero
Danny Garcia outpointed Robert Guerrero on Saturday night to win the vacant WBC welterweight title. The bout ? before 12,000-plus at Staples Center in Los Angeles ? was the main event of…
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Deontay Wilder KOs Artur Szpilka, thens has words with Tyson Fury
BROOKLYN, N.Y. ? Deontay Wilder was having trouble. Artur Szpilka?s wild-styled pressure was hard to fend off, and as a southpaw, the punches were harder to see. Every time the WBC heavyweight…
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Arthur Abraham-Gilberto Ramirez will fight for WBO title, targeted for April 9 in Berlin
Gilberto Ramirez will likely enter hostile territory for his first world-title opportunity. Saulerand Promotions won Wednesday?s purse bid and now controls the WBO super middleweight title fight between champion Arthur Abraham, their…
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Nonito Donaire knows new, positive mindset will lead to major comeback
Nonito Donaire is almost serene as his father wraps his hands ahead of a workout at the Top Rank Gym in Las Vegas. They cherish these little moments now after so much…
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After shooting, Terence Crawford transforms from street life to champion fighter
OMAHA ? Terence Crawford had just collected his winnings from a neighborhood dice game with his friends and hopped into the driver?s seat of his Brown ?86 Cutlass Supreme to count the…
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Freddie Roach: Manny Pacquiao will return against tough foe; whom could he face?
Manny Pacquiao is still recovering from shoulder surgery, but he?s likely to return in spring of 2016. The future Hall of Famer was on 30 days of isolation, but that time is…
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Canelo-Pacquiao? Oscar Says Alvarez Wants Manny
Appearing on KTLA in Los Angeles on Friday, Oscar De La Hoya discussed Saul "Canelo" Alvarez's future after a planned December bout with Joshua Clottey was scrapped due to Canelo suffering an…
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Hopkins: Kovalev Claiming Mental Games is Lame Excuse
Bernard Hopkins is known for many things inside the ring: guile, counter-punching and defense among them. But perhaps his best asset is his ability get in an opponent's head before the fight.…
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Golovkin vs. Chavez Jr. Fight Still Possible For 2015
CARSON, Calif. -- It seemed that WBA/IBO/WBC interim-middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (31-0, 28KOs) had his big fight, but the matchup with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fell by the wayside. However, the fight…
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Guillermo Rigondeaux Embraces The New Journey Ahead
Guillermo Rigondeaux deserved better. It?s really that simple. In just his 12th pro fight, he defeated reigning Fighter of the Year Nonito Donaire in impressive fashion, rendering Donaire?s two-fisted attack anemic while…
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Robert Guerrero outslugs Yoshihrio Kamegai in his return bout
CARSON, Calif. ? Robert Guerrero is back in the win column, but it was far from easy. The former welterweight titleholder ended a 13-month absence Saturday with a hard-fought decision win over…
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Vasyl Lomachenko claims world title in third pro bout
CARSON, Calif. ? Vasyl Lomachenko was starkly criticized for moving so quickly in the paid ranks, the polar opposite of how Gary Russell Jr. handled his own professional career. After Lomachenko lost…
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Round-by-round: Mayweather beats Alvarez by majority decision
LAS VEGAS ? USA TODAY Sports was on the scene for round-by-round updates of the highly anticipated fight between Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez from the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mayweather scored…
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Beltran aims to trade ‘sparring partner’ label for ‘champion’
Sparring partners aren?t supposed to get this far. At least that?s what Ray Beltran has always been known as ? a sparring partner. He gained acclaim for his work during Manny Pacquiao?s…
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‘Boogeyman’ Golovkin will face fellow puncher in Stevens
LOS ANGELES ? Having crushed everyone in front of him with a rare blend of patience and power, Gennady Golovkin is boxing?s new boogeyman, one of the most avoided fighters in the…
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Geale leaves backyard in search of bigger challenges
Daniel Geale settled old business in January when he avenged his lone defeat against bitter rival and fellow Australian Anthony Mundine. Geale dominated Mundine, and thus turned the page to the next…
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No more controversy for Lara
The feeling was all too familiar for Erislandy Lara. He was sure he had won. He must have won. But then came the verdict, along with disappointment. Lara (17-1-2, 11 knockouts) was…
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Mosley not feeling his age going into Cano fight
His ticket to Canastota is all but punched. He?ll go down as one of the greatest fighters of this generation, but ?Sugar? Shane Mosley trudges on at the age of 41, his…
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Maidana, Lopez save fire for June 8 showdown
LOS ANGELES ? There was no name-calling. No verbal barbs, no derogatory gestures, nor any throat slashes at La Fonda restaurant on Monday. It was a stark contrast from the press gathering…
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Abner Mares hungry for headliner status
Abner Mares sifted through garbage cans. Many days, he says it was the only choice he had if he wanted to eat, growing up in poverty in Hawaiian Gardens, Calif., and Guadalajara,…