Nick Bellafatto
63 articles · Diamond Boxing
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Mitchell ups the ante, risks titles against Arreola
One of marginal heavyweight champion Seth ?Mayhem? Mitchell?s (26-1-1, 19 KO?s) concerns in measurably stepping up to face Chris ?The Nightmare? Arreola (35-3, 30 KO?s) this Saturday night in Chris?s own backyard…
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Conversation with Hall of Famer Jimmy Lennon Jr.
A rarity when missing a gig, famed ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. for perhaps only the second time during his tenure will be conspicuously absent when Showtime Championship Boxing takes to the…
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Matthysse blasts Dallas Jr. out in first, Want?s Garcia next
With a lingering jab thrown by Mike Dallas Jr.(19-3-1, 8 KO?s), that?s all the window of opportunity that Lucas Martin Matthysse (33-2, 31 KO?s) of Trelew, Argentina would need to land a…
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Does Dallas Jr., have a chance against #1 ranked Matthysse?
Covering his most recent outing from San Jacinto, California, a Friday Night Fights main event attraction in June of 2012, I could overhear boxing analyst Teddy Atlas basically conclude that Michael Dallas…
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Khan dominates, prompts Molina corner to surrender
With former unified titlist Amir ?King? Khan (27-3, 18 KO?s) getting back to what works, that being to box at range behind a sharp jab, he would do just that, dominating a…
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Part 2-Donaire vs. Arce, two fighters, two different directions
With Mexican veteran and decided underdog Jorge ?El Travieso? Arce (61-6-2, 46 KO?s) not likely to build a lead this weekend against pound-for-pound prizefighter and defending WBO junior featherweight champion Nonito ?The…
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Part 1-Donaire vs. Arce, two fighters, two different directions
In what looks like a step back for pound-for-pound prizefighter and San Mateo, California resident Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire (30-1, 19 KO?s), he will this weekend venture to the Toyota Center…
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Paquiao-Marquez IV, the saga continues
Having similar sentiments to that of many other individual?s, it was initially quite disconcerting upon hearing the news that Filipino Icon and pound-for-pound prizefighter Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38 KO?s) of General…
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Trout too much for Cotto, wants Canelo next
Stating that Cotto fans would come to Madison Square Garden ?to watch him [Miguel Cotto] pass the torch,? still undefeated Austin ?No Doubt? Trout?s (26-0, 14 KO?s) words would ring true, as…
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Trout in MSG debut attempts to fend off Cotto
Undefeated junior middleweight Austin ?No Doubt? Trout (25-0, 14 KO?s) of Las Cruces, New Mexico hits the big stage this weekend, that being New York?s famed Madison Square Garden, as he?s set…
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Guerrero in street fight registers UD win over Berto, Wants Mayweather next
In the main event of the evening from the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California in what amounted to one of the uglier bouts in recent memory with incessant grappling, borderline…
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Berto vs. Guerrero, shaping up to be a war
Former featherweight and junior lightweight world champion Robert ?The Ghost? Guerrero (30-1-1, 18 KO?s) of Gilroy, California will return to the ring this weekend at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario,…
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DeMarco up against the odds in facing Broner
Live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey this Saturday night on HBO World Championship Boxing, 23 year old Cincinnati native and undefeated rising star Adrien ?The Problem? Broner (24-0, 20…
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Mares vs. Moreno, a pivotal match up-Part I
In an intriguing match up with lucrative implications in the offing, undefeated and streaking Abner Mares (24-0-1, 13 KO?s) of Hawaiian Gardens, California is set to take on Panamanian rising star Anselmo…
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A night for the Danny?s, Garcia and Jacobs score with big knockout wins in Brooklyn
At the all new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York where boxing would reign supreme this past Saturday night, Danny ?Swift? Garcia (25-0, 16 KO?s) of Philadelphia, PA in the main event…
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Boxing returns to Brooklyn with Garcia-Morales II and more
After an 81 year hiatus, world championship boxing will once again return to Brooklyn, a town that?s played host to some of the sports most legendary figures in their heyday to include…
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Donaire-Nishioka, Alvarado-Rios, science and savagery, who will prevail?
When former junior featherweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka (34-9-3, 24 KO?s) fighting out of Tokyo, Japan enters the ring this weekend at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California to face pound-for-pound prizefighter…
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Martinez ? Chavez Jr. The 12th round that could change boxing
Virtually all night long, with the exception of the final moments of the fight, pound-for-pound Argentinian sensation Sergio ?Maravilla? Martinez (50-2-2, 28 KO?s) was just that, sensational. This en-route to winning a…
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Part II-All eyes on Ward-Dawson, as divisional champions collide
Undefeated WBA/WBC and Ring Magazine super middleweight champion Andre ?S.O.G.? Ward (25-0, 13 KO?s) of Oakland, California is a realist in that he?ll be the first to tell you that he?s a…
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Part I-All eyes on Ward-Dawson, as divisional champions collide
Debuting on HBO from Oakland, California this coming weekend, hometown fighter and undefeated pound-for-pound rising star Andre S.O.G. Ward (25-0, 13 KO?s) is putting it all on the line against New Haven,…