Mitch Abramson
223 articles · New York Daily News
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Tyson Fury vs. Wladimir Klitschko II is set for July 9 at Manchester Arena
The big men will try to do it again. After several aborted target dates for their rematch, Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko are set to fight once more on July 9 at…
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Bob Arum says Pacquiao-Bradley III likely did 400,000 to 500,000 PPVs
Bob Arum once spoke optimistically of Manny Pacquiao?s third fight with Timothy Bradley possibly raking in more than 700,000 pay-per-view buys on HBO. Arum got creative with his ?No Trump Undercard,? talking…
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Gennady Golovkin signs with Jordan Brand, continuing mainstream push
Gennady Golovkin took another step in matching his in-ring appeal with his out of the ring marketability, announcing a deal with Nike?s Jordan Brand on Tuesday. The WBA and IBF middleweight champion…
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Espinoza believes Mayweather-Pacquiao II possible if fans demand it
Showtime boxing czar Stephen Espinoza said he?s spoken to Floyd Mayweather Jr. about his retirement plans and the impression he got is that Mayweather may come back and pursue another fight, such…
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HBO VP and GM of PPV Tammy Ross is leaving the network today
Tammy Ross, who worked at HBO for 24 years, including as Vice President and General Manager of HBO Pay-Per-View for 17 years with Mark Taffet, formally announced her decision to move on…
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Adrien Broner pats himself on the back after Spike TV ratings splurge
Adrien Broner, who is free after posing bond on charges of felonious assault and aggravated robbery, patted himself on the back on Monday afternoon for the ratings windfall his bout with Ashley…
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Luis Ortiz growing impatient with WBA heavyweight tournament
Luis Ortiz is slated to fight Alexander Ustinov as part of the WBA?s tournament to consolidate its three heavyweight titles. But securing that first step to challenging for the WBA championship has…
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Jacobs targeting Saunders for late summer, Showtime boss says
Danny Jacobs, who stunned former middleweight titleholder Peter Quillin in just 85 seconds in December, likely won?t fight until late summer with WBO titlist Billy Joe Saunders as his first priority and…
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Deontay Wilder?s title fight with Alexander Povetkin has an address
Deontay Wilder?s WBC heavyweight title defense against Alexander Povetkin on May 21 finally has a landing spot: Megasport Arena in Moscow, Russia. Povetkin promoter Andrey Ryabinskiy confirmed the news on his Twitter…
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Andre Ward and Sullivan Barrera make weight ahead of Saturday clash
Andre Ward had no trouble making weight on Friday ahead of his light heavyweight debut on Saturday against Sullivan Barrera at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California on HBO (9:45 p.m. ET). Now,…
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Oscar De La Hoya wants to bring back Matthysse in ?Sept. Blockbuster fight?
Golden Boy CEO Oscar De La Hoya has a ?blockbuster? idea for when Lucas Matthysse will return to the ring, subtly hinting he may bring him back on the undercard of a…
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Source: Lucas Browne failed drug test after his victory over Chagaev
Lucas Browne?s storybook ending to his heavyweight title bout with Ruslan Chagaev doesn?t look as if it will end well after all. Browne failed a post-fight drug test for his March 5…
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Teddy Atlas is ready for another ?Fireman Speech? for Pacquiao-Bradley
Who knows if Angelo Dundee ever practiced the line, ?You?re blowing it now, son!? before he said it to Sugar Ray Leonard after the 12th round in their 1981 fight with Thomas…
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Zab Judah and promoter Roy Englebrecht both suspended
Zab Judah and promoter Roy Englebrecht have been placed on immediate suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for allegedly providing false licensing documents to the commission for a card they were…
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David Lemieux?s bout with James De La Rosa is off after he misses weight
David Lemieux?s comeback fight with James De La Rosa in his hometown of Montreal is off after Lemieux failed to make the contracted weight of 163 pounds at the weigh-in on Friday,…
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Chris Algieri rejects gatekeeper label, says Errol Spence is not on his level
The ?Pride of Huntington? really does have a lot of pride. Chris Algieri still thinks of himself as a world champion in waiting. So when it was suggested to Algieri that he…
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Promoter Joe DeGuardia honors his dad?s memory by going to work
Joe DeGuardia was back to work on Wednesday, chatting up his firm?s top fighter, Chris Algieri. And that was no small accomplishment. A day earlier, his father, Joseph Sr., died unexpectedly at…
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While Jessie Vargas has chirped, Sadam Ali has quietly waited for his time
WASHINGTON, D.C.- In the age of the sound bite, where almost everyone seems to have a witty put-down locked and loaded, Sadam Ali has chosen not to engage. It?s an approach Ali…
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Matthysse vs. Herrera still in the works for Canelo-Khan undercard
Several weeks after an intriguing matchup between Lucas Matthysse and Mauricio Herrera first came to light, Golden Boy Promotions is still finalizing the welterweight bout for the Canelo Alvarez-Amir Khan undercard on…
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Canelo Alvarez makes it clear: ?I?m not a middleweight?
Matters of weight took center stage at a press conference Tuesday in New York City to hype Canelo Alvarez?s defense of his RING and WBC middleweight titles against Amir Khan on May…