Keith Idec
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DiBella: Stuff Hearn Is Saying About Haney Is Untrue, Insulting; Shut The F— Up!
By Keith Idec
Lou DiBella has taken exception to Eddie Hearn’s contention that Devin Haney has had “no promoter” and “no help” during the buildup toward his showdown with George Kambosos Jr. on Sunday afternoon…
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Canelo Noncommittal On Whether Bivol Rematch Or Third Triple-G Fight Will Be Next
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez reiterated during his post-fight press conference late Saturday night that he wants a rematch with Dmitry Bivol. The four-division champion wouldn’t commit, however, as to whether he’ll…
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Canelo: Bivol’s Gonna Be More Difficult Than Kovalev; He’s Strong, Young, Really Good Fighter
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS – Sergey Kovalev gave Canelo Alvarez enough difficulty during their light heavyweight title fight that one of the judges had it even entering the 11th round. Alvarez led by the…
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Canelo, Who’ll Turn 32 In July, Wants To Fight ‘Maybe Six, Seven Years’ Before Retirement
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez has been a professional boxer for almost 17 years. The Mexican superstar is still just 31 years old, in his physical prime, yet he’ll get paid to…
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Filip Hrgovic Withdraws From IBF Eliminator With Zhang Zhilei On Canelo-Bivol Undercard
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS – The most intriguing fight on the Canelo Alvarez-Dmitry Bivol undercard has been scrapped. BoxingScene.com has learned that Filip Hrgovic has withdrawn from his 12-round heavyweight fight against Zhang Zhilei.…
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Stevenson: Never Been In There With Somebody As Strong As Valdez, With That Type Of Will
By Keith Idec
Shakur Stevenson is certain Oscar Valdez will realize quite quickly Saturday night that he has never encountered a boxer with Stevenson’s skill set. Stevenson admitted, though, that he, too, will face an…
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PED Testing Expense Excludes Most Fighters From Protection Stevenson, Valdez Received
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS – Shakur Stevenson seemed pleased Thursday with the extent of performance-enhancing drug testing prior to his showdown with Oscar Valdez on Saturday night. Comprehensive PED testing was a point of…
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Spence On Crawford Negotiations: His People, My People Will Meet Up; It’ll Make Sense
By Keith Idec
ARLINGTON, Texas – About an hour after Errol Spence Jr. made it clearer than ever that he wants to fight Terence Crawford, the unbeaten IBF/WBA/WBC welterweight champion wasn’t about to begin negotiating…
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Errol Spence Breaks Down, Stops Yordenis Ugas in Ten To Unify Titles
By Keith Idec
ARLINGTON, Texas – Errol Spence Jr.’s surgically repaired left eye held up well Saturday night. It was Yordenis Ugas’ right eye, however, that eventually ended their welterweight title unification fight during the…
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Spence To Ugas: My Name’s Not Manny Pacquiao; He Was A Lot Older; I’ll Get My Redemption
By Keith Idec
ARLINGTON, Texas – The night of August 21 wouldn’t necessarily have been significant for Errol Spence Jr. because his showdown with Manny Pacquiao would’ve represented a career-defining fight. A much younger Spence…
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We Can Only Hope Spence Spoke ‘The Truth’ About Boxing Crawford Next If He Beats Ugas
By Keith Idec
ARLINGTON, Texas – A misinformed member of the media asked Errol Spence Jr. and Yordenis Ugas at their final press conference Thursday how their fight will unfold because they’re both southpaws. Only…
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Sebastian Fundora Gets Off The Floor, Stops Erickson Lubin in Nine Rounds
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS – Kevin Cunningham couldn’t watch Erickson Lubin absorb any more damage to his face Saturday night. Lubin’s respected trainer told referee Russell Mora Jr. to stop his highly competitive, entertaining…
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Golovkin ‘Feels Great At My Age,’ But Admits Fighting At 40 ‘Might Be One Of My Issues’
By Keith Idec
Gennadiy Golovkin would’ve preferred much more activity than he has had since his brutal battle with Sergiy Derevyanchenko in October 2019. He has fought just once in the 30 months since he…
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Joet Gonzalez Stops Tough Jeo Santisima In 9th Round On Ramirez-Pedraza Undercard
By Keith Idec
Joet Gonzalez engaged in another action-packed fight Friday night. Four-and-a-half months after his one-sided defeat to Emanuel Navarrete, though, the featherweight contender stopped a game Jeo Santisima in the ninth round of…
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Hector Garcia Drops, Shocks Chris Colbert To Win Decision in WBA Eliminator
By Keith Idec
Hector Garcia capitalized on the opportunity of his lifetime Saturday night. The largely unknown underdog overwhelmed heavily favored 130-pound contender Chris Colbert en route to beating up the brash Brooklyn native and…
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Kell Brook: I Want A Sensational Knockout, Would Love What Canelo Gave Amir Khan
By Keith Idec
Kell Brook doesn’t just want to punctuate his longstanding rivalry with Amir Khan by knocking out his fellow 35-year-old former champion on Saturday night. Brook would love to record a highlight-reel knockout,…
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Leo Santa Cruz: Magsayo Is A Great Opponent; He Doesn’t Run; He Comes To Fight
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS – Now that he has ended a 15-month layoff, Leo Santa Cruz wants to challenge the undefeated fighter who knocked off Gary Russell Jr. Santa Cruz told BoxingScene.com that he…
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Fury-Whyte: Wembley Stadium Will Be Venue For April 23 Fight If Deal Is Consummated
By Keith Idec
Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte will become the next British heavyweights to headline a boxing show on the hallowed grounds of Wembley Stadium. BoxingScene.com has learned that Fury’s fight against Dillian Whyte…
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Robson Conceicao Boxes Past Xavier Martinez For Unanimous Decision
By Keith Idec
Robson Conceicao responded to his first professional defeat by beating an undefeated contender Saturday night. In his first fight since unbeaten WBC super featherweight champ Oscar Valdez defeated him, the 2016 Olympic…
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Magsayo’s Promoter: Gary Russell Absolutely Deserves A Rematch; He Fought Gallantly
By Keith Idec
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – Mark Magsayo doesn’t have a contractual obligation to grant Gary Russell Jr. a rematch. Though free to fight any contender ranked within the top 15 by the…