Charles Saunders
208 articles · Boxscorenews.com
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Kovalev Pounds Pascal Again
SONAHR: MONTREAL, Quebec - January 31, 2016 - On Saturday night, WBO/IBF/SBA (?Super?) light-heavyweight champion and certified bad-ass Sergey Kovalev beat the crap out of a Haitian-born, Quebec-based challenger at the Bell…
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Heavyweights begin year with two bangs and a fizzle
SONAHR: HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - January 17, 2016 - During the 1980s and ?90s, the late promoter Cedric Kushner produced a series of cards under the title ?Heavyweight Explosion.? The bouts generated…
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The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing?s Wastelands
Great Book, Misleading Title SONAHR: HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - January 16, 2016 - Boxing flows through the heart and soul of British writer Tris Dixon. After participating in the sport at the…
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2015 A Year of Transition in Boxing
SONAHR: December 28, 2015 - In future annals of boxing history, the year 2015 will be remembered as one in which the old order ? ?old? meaning a status quo that had…
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Fracking the Heavyweight Crown
SONAHR: HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - December 20, 2015 - ?Fracking? is the common term for ?hydraulic fracturing,? a process by which jets of water blast away rock formations to get at natural-gas…
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Jacobs Quashes Quillin
SONAHR: BROOKLYN, New York - December 6, 2015 - In a mere 85 seconds in the ring at Brooklyn?s Barclay Center on Saturday night, WBA ?regular? middleweight champion Danny Jacobs established himself…
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Klitschko’s reign ends Fury-ously
SONAHR: November 29, 2015 - For the first time in a decade, there is no world heavyweight champion named Klitschko. And for the first time in two decades, there?s a heavyweight champion…
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Canelo conquers Cotto – Is Golovkin next?
Sonahr: LAS VEGAS, Nevada - November 22, 2015 - With his unanimous-decision triumph over the legendary four-division champion Miguel Cotto on Saturday night, Mexican wunderkind Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez not only captured the…
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Bradley retires Rios
SONAHR: LAS VEGAS, Nevada - November 8, 2015 - Stop the presses! Stop the presses! Timothy Bradley has scored a knockout win! OK, maybe that?s a bit over the top with the…
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Crawford’s Rise Continues
SONAHR: OMAHA, Nebraska - October 25, 2015 - WBO junior-welterweight champion Terence Crawford continued his rise through the ranks of young boxing stars with a 10th-round TKO on Saturday over brave-but-outgunned challenger…
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Golovkin scores flawed victory
SONAHR: NEW YORK CITY - October 18, 2015 - Going into Saturday?s middleweight title-unification showdown with the formidable Gennady (GGG) Golovkin, IBF title-holder David Lemieux carried the proverbial ?puncher?s chance? into the…
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New boxing book provides overview of Ali’s life
SONAHR: October 11, 2015 - As Muhammad Ali progresses through the 73rd year of his singular life, honors and accolades continue to mount. The October 5 issue of Sports Illustrated ran a…
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Super-Lightweight Shakeup
SONAHR: October 4, 2015 - The super-lightweight (formerly junior-welterweight, with a limit of 140 lb regardless of what it?s called) division has undergone quite a shakeup over the past year. The popular…
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Muhammad Ali’s missed opportunity
SONAHR: HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - October 1, 2015 - Forty years ago today, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier went to war in the Philippines in the greatest and most grueling heavyweight title…
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Wilder Wins – So What?
SONAHR: September 27, 2015 - WBC heavyweight champion Deontay (Bronze Bomber) Wilder?s successful second defense of his title against French contender Johann Duhaupas in Birmingham, Alabama on Saturday was hardly a shock.…
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Floyd’s Finale
SONAHR: LAS VEGAS, Nevada - September 13, 2015 - Floyd Mayweather Jr. accomplished his mission on Saturday night. His objective was to garner Win No. 49, with no defeats, matching the record…
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Is Deontay Wilder another Riddick Bowe?
SONAHR: HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - September 6, 2015 - When Deontay Wilder wrested the WBC heavyweight crown via unanimous decision from the head of Bermane Stiverne this past January, Wilder?s victory appeared…
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Preview of Boxing’s Coming Attractions
SONAHR: HALIFAX, NovaScotia - August 23, 2015 - Nearly four months have gone by since the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao superfight of May 2. For far too many fight fans ? both…
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A Huck of an Upset
SONAHR: August 16, 2015 - For the past several years, an exclusive club of fighters have dominated the cruiserweight division. The club includes IBF champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez of Cuba; WBC champ…
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Bye-Bye Floyd
SONAHR: HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - August 9, 2015 - The headline of this piece is neither a misprint nor a typo. It?s true that Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s supposed final appearance in the…