Keith Idec
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Bivol: Pascal’s Style Will Make Better Fight Than Chilemba Bout
By Keith Idec
Dmitry Bivol decisively defeated Isaac Chilemba on August 4. The unbeaten WBA light heavyweight champion started strong, took control of their 12-round title fight early and won all 12 rounds on two…
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Espinoza: If You Think Broner Is Easy For Pacquiao, Think Again
By Keith Idec
NEW YORK ? Stephen Espinoza expects Adrien Broner to give Manny Pacquiao a difficult fight January 19. Showtime?s president of sports and event programming understands why handicappers have installed Pacquiao, who?ll turn…
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Pacquiao: Right Now, I Have No Intention Of Running For President
By Keith Idec
NEW YORK ? Manny Pacquiao?s demanding jobs as a senator in the Philippines? and as a boxer keep him plenty busy. The Filipino superstar thus has no plans, at least not now,…
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Pacquiao: I Think Fans Are Excited For Rematch With Mayweather
By Keith Idec
NEW YORK ? Manny Pacquiao isn?t concerned consumers? remorse will limit interest in a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. The 39-year-old Pacquiao told a group of reporters Monday in Manhattan that he…
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Pacquiao Confirms He’ll Work With Roach Again For Broner Bout
By Keith Idec
NEW YORK ? After one fight away from longtime trainer Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao and Roach have rejoined forces for his fight against Adrien Broner. The Filipino legend revealed before a press…
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Pacquiao-Broner Press Conferences Set For Monday, Tuesday
By Keith Idec
Now that Manny Pacquiao has wrapped up his trip to the United Kingdom for speaking engagements at Oxford and Cambridge, the Filipino boxer/senator has scheduled another trip abroad. The boxer/senator will fly…
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Loyalty Led Bivol To Taking Less Money To Headline HBO Show
By Keith Idec
Dmitry Bivol could?ve accepted more lucrative offers from competitors once HBO?s executives revealed late in September that the network would stop televising boxing in 2019. The unbeaten WBA light heavyweight champion appreciated…
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Daniel Jacobs Drops, Decisions Derevyanchenko For IBF Title
By Keith Idec
NEW YORK ? This time, Daniel Jacobs got the nod against unbeaten opponent in a highly competitive middleweight title fight at Madison Square Garden. Jacobs beat rugged former sparring partner Sergiy Derevyanchenko…
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Pacquiao: I Want To Face Top PBC Fighters For Rest of Career
By Keith Idec
Manny Pacquiao officially announced Monday that he has signed with influential adviser Al Haymon. The 39-year-old Pacquiao was promoted for most of his career by Bob Arum?s Top Rank Inc. The Filipino…
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Crawford-Benavidez ESPN Show Averaged 2.245 Million Viewers
By Keith Idec
More viewers tuned in to watch ESPN?s boxing broadcast Saturday night than for any of the network?s telecasts of the sport since Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn. According to Nielsen Media Research ratings released…
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Bob Arum: I Don’t Believe There’s An Al Haymon; He’s Fictional
By Keith Idec
OMAHA, Nebraska ? Bob Arum is confident that, if given the opportunity to meet again with Al Haymon, they can come to an agreement to make a Terence Crawford-Errol Spence Jr. fight…
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Kavaliauskas-Arriaza Winner Could Be Next Foe For Crawford
By Keith Idec
OMAHA, Nebraska ? Bob Arum admits he would rather match Terence Crawford against Errol Spence Jr. or another welterweight champion next. In the likely event that typical boxing obstacles prevent any of…
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Bob Arum: I Would Love To Make Crawford-Spence Fight Next
By Keith Idec
OMAHA, Nebraska ? Bob Arum doesn?t really rate Shawn Porter or Keith Thurman as legitimate threats to Terence Crawford?s perfect record. Errol Spence Jr., however, is the welterweight Arum assumes would give…
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Terence Crawford-Jose Benavidez: Stats & Stakes
By Keith Idec
One week after UFC went about a 4 on the Bowe-Golota fight riot Richter scale, a building tide of trash talk and animosity ended with a highlight worthy hard sell in the…
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Benavidez: Mark My Words, I’ll Beat The F*** Out Of Crawford!
By Keith Idec
Jose Benavidez Jr. couldn?t care less about the lopsided odds, prevailing public opinion or anything Terence Crawford says. The unbeaten Benavidez is convinced he?ll pull off what would be boxing?s biggest upset…
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Crawford Hopes For Unifications With The ‘Real’ Champs at 147
By Keith Idec
When Terence Crawford says he wants to fight any of the other recognized welterweight champions, he doesn?t mean Manny Pacquiao. There was a time in the not-too-distant past when Crawford wanted to…
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Fury: Wilder’s Best Opponent 49-Year-Old Ortiz; He’s In Trouble
By Keith Idec
Tyson Fury isn?t impressed with any of Deontay Wilder?s conquests, not even Luis Ortiz. Fury belittled Wilder?s resume Monday, when they kicked off a three-day, three-city press tour to promote their December…
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Ancajas: I Wasn’t Impressive In Last Fight; Will Try To Be Better
By Keith Idec
Jerwin Ancajas didn?t even impress himself in his last fight. The IBF super flyweight champion admits he doesn?t think much of his last performance, even though he easily defeated fellow Filipino Jonas…
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Brook Trainer: Khan Doesn’t Want the Fight; Hope He Mans Up
By Keith Idec
Dominic Ingle hopes a Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao rematch happens. Kell Brook?s trainer doesn?t necessarily want to watch those superstars fight again. But if Pacquiao faces Mayweather a second time, it?ll take…
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Anthony Joshua: I’ll Fight Wilder Even If He Loses To Tyson Fury
By Keith Idec
A Deontay Wilder win over Tyson Fury obviously would be better for continuing to build Wilder-Anthony Joshua into what promoter Eddie Hearn said Saturday night would ?definitely be the biggest fight in…