Don Smith
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Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: True Pac-Man Fan Passes, Arizona Boxing & More
Omega. Boxing Fans, Ely M. Omega passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 3:25 A.M. while a patient at the Arizona Heart Hospital. You probably didn?t know her; but she was…
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Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: Ike Ibeabuchi Arrest, Salute to Manny & Much More
Boxing Fans, Former Boxer Ikemefula Charles Ibeabuchi?s highly publicized comeback attempt is on strangle hold after he was apprehended by a routine roundup conducted by the U.S. Marshal?s office and other police…
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Arizona Boxingt News & Notes With Don Smith: Mission of Kindness, Hands of Stone & Much More
Boxing Fans, Rhonda Costa is a freelance photographer who devotes most of her shutter time to boxing; but occasionally she finds her way on pit row where she directs her zooms and…
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Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: Mosley Set for Title Fight in Arizona & More
Boxing Fans, It is official, ?Sugar? Shane Mosley (49-9-1) will fight David ?Ava? Avanesyan ((21-1?1 w/ 11 knockouts) for the British based Russian pugilist?s WBA Welterweight interim world title -scheduled for 12…
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Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: Idol Defeats Fan, Tourney Recap & Much More
Roy Jones. Boxing Fans, It was an online televised buffet of combat sports presentation that gave Vyron Phillips a chance to fight his idol, boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. The UR Fight…
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Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: Olvera Wins, Bradley vs. Pacquiao & More
Boxing Fans, an estimated 775 boxing patrons gathered at Valentino?s Event Center in Phoenix on Saturday, March 12 to watch Warfare: The Battle Begins promoted and produced by Fight Hard Promotions. The…
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Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: Warfare Card Changes, AZ Ring News & More
Boxing Fans, It would take an accountant from the esteemed Price-Waterhouse accounting firm to keep up with the additions and subtractions made to the Saturday March 12 ?Warfare: The Battle Begins? show.…
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Arizona Boxing News & Notes: ?President? Plans Return, Ring Talk, Stone Update
Ibeabuchi. Boxing Fans, A mystery surrounds the release of former boxer Ike Ibeabuchi from an I.C. E detention Center in Eloy Arizona in November of 2015. We do know that he appeared…
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Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: Nike Boots Manny, Iron Boy 32 Recap & Boxing News
Boxing Fans, after what has been described as a ?homophobic rant? and verbal assault on the lawful compliance of same sex marriage, boxer Manny Pacquiao can still wear Nike Shoes, but the…
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Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: GGG on HBO, Alcine Moves to Arizona, & More
Boxing Fans, Tickets went on Sale Tuesday, February 16 (noon PT) at the Forum in Los Angeles for the scheduled 12 round World Championship Middleweight bout between titleholder Gennady ?GGG? Golovkin ,34-031…
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Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: Bradley/Pacquiao Update, Amir Khan vs. Saul Alvarez
Boxing Fans, within days after Top Rank INC. announced Manny ?Pac Man? Pacquiao (57-6-2) would challenge Timothy ?Desert Storm? Bradley (32-1-1) for his WBO World Welterweight Title on April 9, critics wondered…
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Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: HC Hopes for Pac-Man Nod, Del Sol Recap & More
Boxing Fans, US presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hilly Clinton is an unabashed fan of boxing legend Manny Pacquiao and if he decides to endorse HC, it would be a…
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Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: 84 Olympic Moment, Warfare: The Battle Begins & News
Holyfield. Boxing Fans, Editor?s Note: The Sport of boxing dates back to Egypt around 3,000 BC and contrary to rumors; I wasn?t ringside at the inaugural bout holding a papyrus scroll with…
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Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith: Martinez Wins Gold, Iron Boy 32, News & Notes
Boxing Fans, 17 year old Phoenix, Arizona Boxer Fernando Martinez Jr won a coveted Gold Medal (114 lb. division) at the recently concluded 2016 Youth & Junior National Tournament held in Reno…
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Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith: Sanchez Set for ?Warfare? Card & Inside Stuff
Sanchez Castro. Boxing Fans, Featherweight boxer Salvador Sanchez Castro, nephew of boxing legend Salvador Sanchez, will headline the Warfare: The Battles Begin boxing show at Valentino?s in Phoenix on February 6. The…
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Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: Casino Del Sol Show, Boxing Election & Much More
Boxing Fans, 3 scheduled title fights highlight the Casino Del Sol Resort boxing show set for Friday, January 22 in Tucson, Arizona. The event is promoted by Roy Jones Promotions, Greg Cohen…
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Arizona Boxing News & News With Don Smith: Reno Results, RV: Recreational Violence, Castro Signs
Boxing Fans, The final phase of Olympic selection for the 2016 USA men?s boxing squad took place on 12/7-13 with the national trials held in Reno, Nevada. Winning the US Trials doesn?t…
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Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith: 2016 wish list, Servin Update, Stone Trial & More
Boxing Fans, ABNN is back from a short respite and ready to embrace a new year of boxing. We know December has 31 days and 2015 isn?t over until six days after…
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Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith: Bounced Check Burns Fighter, Fight News & Trivia Quiz
Boxing Fans, in our last column we recapped the results of the Desert Heat III card at the Clarion Hotel in Tucson Arizona, Friday November 13. In particular ABNN focused on the…
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Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith: McCumby Hungry for Title, The Homecoming 12/12
McCumby. Boxing Fans, Top Rank?s Light Heavyweight fighter Trevor McCumby (21-0-16 knockouts), managed by Cameron Dunkin, is currently listed as the 9th best Lt. Heavy in the world by the World Boxing…
