Keith Idec
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Mark Magsayo vs. Julio Ceja Set For Spence-Pacquiao Undercard August 21
By Keith Idec
Another Filipino fighter trained by Freddie Roach will try to take a significant step toward a title shot August 21. BoxingScene.com has learned that undefeated Mark Magsayo and Julio Ceja have agreed…
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Gervonta Davis Drops Mario Barrios Three Times, Stops Him in Eleventh of Fireworks Fight
By Keith Idec
ATLANTA – Size definitely didn’t matter to Gervonta Davis on Saturday night. A shorter Davis moved up two weight classes and knocked out previously unbeaten 140-pound champion Mario Barrios in the 11th…
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Jermall Charlo Fights Off a Very Game Juan Macias Montiel For Unanimous Decision
By Keith Idec
An awkward, courageous underdog surprisingly took Jermall Charlo the distance Saturday night. Charlo hurt Juan Macias Montiel in the fifth and sixth rounds, but a resilient Montiel survived those troublesome moments, rallied…
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Bob Arum: Fury Will Knock Wilder On His Ass Quicker This Time Than He Did Last Time
By Keith Idec
Bob Arum doesn’t expect a new head trainer or anything else to enable Deontay Wilder to avenge his only professional defeat. Arum anticipates another knockout victory for Tyson Fury in his third…
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Nonito Donaire-Nordine Oubaali Main Event Averaged 217,000 Viewers On Showtime
By Keith Idec
Showtime drew almost the same viewership for its main event Saturday night as the premium cable network maintained two weeks earlier. Nielsen Media Research revealed Wednesday that an average of 217,000 viewers…
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Devin Haney Boxes Past Jorge Linares For Unanimous Decision
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS – Devin Haney held on Saturday night, literally and figuratively. The 22-year-old lightweight champion was in complete command of his fight against Jorge Linares until the dangerous Linares hurt him…
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Hearn: Making Canelo-Plant Not Complicated; DAZN, FOX Will Make Huge Offers
By Keith Idec
ARLINGTON, Texas – Eddie Hearn doesn’t anticipate negotiations for a Canelo Alvarez-Caleb Plant fight to become complicated. The British promoter expects Alvarez’s position as a fighter who isn’t contractually bound to a…
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Canelo Alvarez Stops Billy Joe Saunders in Eight To Unify WBC, WBO, WBA Titles
By Keith Idec
ARLINGTON, Texas – Canelo Alvarez made Billy Joe Saunders do something Saturday night Saunders swore he’d never do. The previously unbeaten British southpaw declined to continue after the eighth round of their…
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Eddy Reynoso: Canelo Will Come & Get Saunders; This Fight Is Gonna End By Knockout
By Keith Idec
ARLINGTON, Texas – Eddy Reynoso promised that a bigger ring won’t help Billy Joe Saunders on Saturday night. Canelo Alvarez’s trainer predicted that the determined Mexican champion will knock out Saunders in…
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Canelo: I’m Open To Fighting Golovkin After Unifying, But It Would Be At 168 Pounds
By Keith Idec
ARLINGTON, Texas – Canelo Alvarez is open to giving Gennadiy Golovkin an opportunity to avenge his only loss. If Alvarez fully unifies boxing’s super middleweight titles in his next two fights, the…
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Canelo On Saunders’ Beef Taunts: He’s The Last Person To Be Talking About Doping
By Keith Idec
ARLINGTON, Texas – Billy Joe Saunders taunted Canelo Alvarez as they stood face to face for a photo shoot Wednesday. The antagonistic Englishman repeatedly asked Alvarez if he loves “the Mexican beef,”…
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Hearn: Saunders Has Never Boxed In Ring This Big; Canelo Had No Problem With It
By Keith Idec
ARLINGTON, Texas – As soon as Billy Joe Saunders set foot inside the boxing ring where he’s training at his hotel near AT&T Stadium, he immediately complained to Eddie Hearn. That ring…
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De La Hoya: Ryan Garcia On Different Level Than Haney; He Needs To Build Profile, Resume
By Keith Idec
Oscar De La Hoya disputes Devin Haney’s version of why Ryan Garcia didn’t agree to fight him after defeating Luke Campbell. Haney, the WBC world lightweight champion, feels it’s obvious that Garcia…
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Ancajas: My Trainer Wants Me To Box; I Want To Show I Can Brawl With Rodriguez
By Keith Idec
UNCASVILLE, Connecticut – Jerwin Ancajas couldn’t help but grin when Jonathan Rodriguez’s comments were relayed to him Thursday. When informed Rodriguez expects “a true Filipino-Mexican war” with Ancajas on Saturday night, the…
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Wallin: Joshua Has All The Tools To Beat Fury; Just Has To Believe In Himself More
By Keith Idec
UNCASVILLE, Connecticut – Having gone 12 rough rounds with Tyson Fury, Otto Wallin knows exactly how tall of an order it’ll be literally and figuratively for Anthony Joshua to beat him. That’s…
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Juan Francisco Estrada Decisions Chocolatito Gonzalez in Classic War To Unify
By Keith Idec
Even Juan Francisco Estrada seemed surprised to hear Michael Buffer announce that he had won yet another rematch Saturday night. Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez seemingly out-worked Estrada in their terrific fight, but two…
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Hearn: Saunders is Tougher Fight For Canelo Than Caleb Plant
By Keith Idec
MIAMI GARDENS, Florida – Eddie Hearn thinks Canelo Alvarez might be unbeatable now that Hearn has watched his past two fights from ringside seats. Of the two titleholders Alvarez must beat to…
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Canelo Alvarez-Avni Yildirim Weigh-In Results From Miami
By Keith Idec
MIAMI – Canelo Alvarez and Avni Yildirim came in at exactly the same weight Friday afternoon at the JW Marriott. Other than that, they are viewed entirely differently entering their 12-round, 168-pound…
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Haney: Pacquiao Fight Doesn’t Make Sense For Ryan Garcia, Not Very Winnable
By Keith Idec
Devin Haney obviously wants Ryan Garcia to fight him, not Manny Pacquiao. That isn’t the only reason that Haney thinks Pacquiao-Garcia is a bad idea. Apart from potentially taking away one of…
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Hearn: Joshua, Fury Will Make ‘Mayweather Money’ For One Of Biggest Fights Of All Time
By Keith Idec
Eddie Hearn was careful not to attach actual numbers when asked how much money Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will make for their heavyweight showdown. Joshua’s promoter did predict that they’ll be…