Charles Saunders
208 articles · Boxscorenews.com
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Malignaggi’s comeback falls short
SONAHR: August 2, 2015 - Paulie Malignaggi is one of the most colorful characters ever to ply his trade in a boxing ring. A feather-fisted boxer, his motor mouth and flair for…
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Kovalev Reigns Supreme
SONAHR: July 26, 2015 - The light-heavyweight division begins and ends with Sergey (Krusher) Kovalev, the Russian juggernaut who has thus far crushed every opponent unfortunate enough to be placed in his…
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Carl Froch: Requiem for a Super-Middleweight
SONAHR: HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - July 18, 2015 - Recently, standout super-middleweight Carl Froch announced his retirement from the ring. He departs minus his WBA and IBF world titles, which had been…
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WBA Title Follies Continue
SONAHR: July 12, 2015 - Not so long ago, in a boxing galaxy not so far away, the WBA ? one of four major world-championship sanctioning organizations ? decided to fracture its…
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Bradley survives last-second scare
SONAHR: June 27, 2015 - Timothy ?Desert Storm? Bradley is a world champion again ? thanks to Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Jessie Vargas. After lifting Manny Pacquiao?s WBO welterweight title in their…
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Ward is back, but Broner’s a goner
SONAHR: June 21, 2015 - If Andre Ward accumulated much rust on his fistic machinery during the 19 months that have passed since his last fight, it certainly didn?t show during his…
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Wilder Gets His “Gimme”
SONAHR: June 14, 2015 - When Deontay ?The Bronze Bomber? Wilder won the WBC heavyweight title from Bermane Stiverne earlier this year, he said he would make his first defense in his…
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Cotto still in the mix
SONAHR: June 7, 2015 - It seems as though Miguel Cotto has been around forever. Not Bernard Hopkins-style forever ? after all, Cotto is only 34 years old. Even so, one has…
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Amir Khan’s Quixotic Quest
SONAHR: May 31, 2015 - Amir Khan is a man on a mission. That mission is to take on Floyd Mayweather Jr., and remove the ?0? from the loss column of the…
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Can anyone beat Golovkin?
SONAHR May 17, 2015 - Who, among the top fighters in the 154-168 lb weight range, is the one who can end the unbeaten run of WBA ?super?/WBC ?Interim? middleweight champion Gennady…
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Canelo destructs and destroys
SONAHR: May 10, 2015 - The surreally violent encounter between middleweights Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns back in 1985 remains the greatest three-round fight in boxing history. However, Saturday?s three-round war…
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Fight of the Century? Close enough
SONAHR: LAS VEGAS, Nevada - May 3, 2015- So, did yesterday?s mega-bucks matchup between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao live up to its billing as the fight of the still-new 21st…
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Pacquiao-Mayweather: May The Better Man Win
SONAHR: May 1, 2015 - Tomorrow night, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will clash in what is not only the richest boxing match in history, with a mind-boggling total purse of…
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Klitschko wins, but not easily
SONAHR: April 26, 2015 - Wladimir Klitschko stowed another successful title defense under his belt ? make that belts, plural ? on Saturday with a clear-cut unanimous decision over challenger Bryant Jennings…
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Three Bouts, Three Wars
SONAHR: April 19, 2015 - At any other time, this weekend would have been a blockbuster for boxing, with three bouts featuring rising stars and established contenders such as Terence Crawford, Julio…
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Garcia edges Peterson
SONAHR: April 12, 2015 - Rising star Danny Garcia remains undefeated at 30-0 (17 KOs), as he retained his WBC, WBA ?Super? and Ring magazine junior-welterweight titles after facing IBF champion Lamont…
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Adonis Stevenson socks Sakio Bika
SONAHR: QUEBEC CITY, Canada - April 5, 2015 - In the light-heavyweight division, only one fight matters. And it isn?t the Adonis Stevenson-Sakio Bika WBC championship bout that occurred in Quebec City,…
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Boxing’s Hot, Hot Welterweights
SONAHR: March 29, 2015 - What?s the hottest division in boxing today? Welterweight. Indeed, there is almost an embarrassment of riches in the 147-pound class, starting at the very top, where Floyd…
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Remembering Pacquiao’s First Superfight
SONAHR: March 23, 2015 - As the clock ticks toward the May 2 Fight of the Century between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., a look back at the fight that launched…
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Kovalev Konquers Pascal
SONAR: March 15, 2015 - Not only did Sergey (Krusher) Kovalev successfully defend his WBA/IBF/WBO light-heavyweight titles against Jean Pascal in both fighters? de facto home arena at Montreal?s Bell Centre on…