Bill Tibbs
178 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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The bull versus the matodor – Isaac Cruz meets Lamont Roach
By Bill Tibbs
On December 6, live from the Frost Bank Centre in San Antonio, Texas, Mexico’s Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz (28-3-1, 18 KOs) fights Washington, DC’s Lamont “The Reaper” Roach (25-1-2 10 KOs). The two…
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Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao opens camp with familiarity
By Bill Tibbs
Freddie and Marie Roach, and hundreds of guests from fighters to fans to friends converged on the Wild Card Boxing Club this past weekend for its 30-year anniversary. Things have been fun…
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Patient Gervonta Davis catches a ghost
By Bill Tibbs
WBA lightweight champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) scored a “play of the week” KO 8 against challenger Frank “The Ghost” Martin (18-1, 12 KOs). Martin outboxed Davis for the first…
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Mark Magsayo works toward another world title shot
By Bill Tibbs
Saturday, June 15, from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, former world featherweight champ Mark Magsayo will return to the ring for a bout that he hopes will lead to another…
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MaxBoxing / News The Call to the Hall Fred Sternburg
By Bill Tibbs
From steak houses to slug fests and everything in between, he has represented them all. The latest addition of inductees into the International Boxing Hall of Fame includes promotional legend Fred Sternburg.…
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MaxBoxing / News Exposing the Boogie Man – The Bully by Teddy Atlas – Dynamic Striking video review
By Bill Tibbs
Hall of Fame announcer and legendary trainer, Teddy Atlas, has released his latest video for Dynamic Striking - “Exposing the Boogie Man / The Bully." This is the latest for Atlas, who…
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Mark Magsayo scores impressive win in 130 pound debut
By Bill Tibbs
Saturday night in Long Beach. California, former 126-pound world champion Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo (25-2, 17 KOs) delivered the magnifico KO of the night. One might argue it is up there for KO…
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Mark Magsayo hoping to look “Magnifico” at 130-pounds
By Bill Tibbs
Former WBC featherweight world champion, Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo (24-2, 16, KOs), returns to the ring, on December 9, in Long Beach, California. Magsayo, hailing from Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines, will face Mexico’s…
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Jerwin Ancajas wins – eyes world title fight next
By Bill Tibbs
Former long reigning, IBF junior bantamweight titleholder Jerwin Ancajas got back into the win column on Saturday night at the Armory in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. He stopped Colombia’s Wilner Soto (22-13, 12…
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Callum Walsh in Commerce June 9
By Bill Tibbs
Callum Walsh will have Irish eyes smiling in Commerce, California on June 9. On Friday, June 9, Tom Loeffler’s ‘360 Promotions’, live on UFC Fight Pass, will present another night of boxing…
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Canelo Alvarez batters super gritty John Ryder
By Bill Tibbs
Boxing superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez was fighting at home in his native Mexico Saturday night for the first time in a decade defending his undisputed super middleweight titles against interim WBO champion,…
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Shakur Stevenson eyes lightweight world title
By Bill Tibbs
One of boxing’s most talented fighters, Shakur Stevenson, will make another appearance in his hometown when he takes on Japan’s Shuichiro Yoshino, on April 8 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.…
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Manny Pacquiao to return to the ring?
By Bill Tibbs
It looks like Manny Pacquiao may be returning to the ring in 2023 and not just for a relatively safe, victory-lap, exhibition payday. Nope – Manny is looking to lace them up…
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Looking back at Freddie Roach the fighter
By Bill Tibbs
Long before he was one of the world’s best trainers, he was an exciting fighter. It’s hard to believe that 2023 marks 45 years since the pro debut of Freddie Roach. Freddie…
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Artur Beterbiev heads to London to defend light heavyweight titles
By Bill Tibbs
Russia-born, Montreal-Canada residing Artur Beterbiev, the WBC, WBO, and IBF light heavyweight champion, will face contender Anthony Yarde on January 28th in Yarde’s hometown of London at Wembley Arena. Beterbiev, who had…
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Maxboxing 2022 “Prospect of the Year” – Keyshawn Davis
By Bill Tibbs
Approaching two years as a professional, he’s banked 7 wins, with 5 stoppages. He calls himself the “The Businessman”, and business has been good. Keyshawn Davis hails from Norfolk, Virginia, and fights…
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David Morrell successfully defends title Saturday in Minneapolis
By Bill Tibbs
WBA Super middle king David Morrell (8-0, 7 KO’s) keeps impressing with title defenses. His career is unique. Morrell is an undefeated world champion who, in a Lomachenko-esque move, won a world…
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William Zepeda proves he’s for real, out fights Joseph Diaz over 12 rounds
By Bill Tibbs
In a bout that could see the winner headed to a championship fight in the near future, it was Downey, California’s Joseph “JoJo” Diaz, Jr. against Mexico’s undefeated, rising star, William “Camarón”…
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Key matchup this Saturday night at Cache Creek Casino
By Bill Tibbs
Don Chargin Productions and Paco Presents Boxing is returning on October 29th to light things up at the Cache Creek Casino Resort Event Center in Brooks, California. I n the main event,…
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Jose Pedraza and Richard Commey fight to a draw
By Bill Tibbs
Saturday night, from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma, former world champions Richard Commey and Jose Pedraza battled in the main event on ESPN. With both fighters coming in…