Steve Kim
886 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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Banks to Carry on Kronk
By Steve Kim
Johnathon Banks has had perhaps as much on his plate coming into a fight as any boxer in recent memory. Not only did he lose his mentor, Emanuel Steward, in late October,…
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Azad Championship Report: Viloria Stayed Ready for Marquez
By Steve Kim
This Saturday night from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, Brian Viloria attempts to unify his WBO flyweight crown versus WBA beltholder Hernan ?Tyson? Marquez. This fight which was bandied about through much…
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The Dinner Must Go On
By Steve Kim
Despite the wreckage of Hurricane Sandy, which did immeasurable damage to the Eastern seaboard (especially to the five boroughs of New York), the 16th Annual Teddy Dinner in Staten Island (scheduled for…
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Martirosyan Tweaks Fans on Twitter
By Steve Kim
Chances are if you?ve followed Vanes Martirosyan - who faces Erislandy Lara this Saturday night at the Wynn Resort - on Twitter (@VanesBoxing) the past year or so, you?ve probably been either…
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The L.A. Sports Arena? Yes, It?s Still Standing
By Steve Kim
Twice in a span of four weeks (on November 17th and December 15th), the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena will host two boxing shows. First, Brian Viloria and Hernan Marquez will unify…
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What Can Brown Do for You?
By Steve Kim
On the night of October 20th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Eric Brown had to be the busiest man in the building. On this Showtime televised quadruple-header, Brown didn?t…
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Will Showtime Be ?Super??
By Steve Kim
There has been a lot of chatter that WBC/WBA junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia will be facing perennial contender and former champion Zab Judah in his next bout at the Barclays Center…
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Azad Championship Report: Vazquez to Go Old-School
By Steve Kim
This Saturday night from the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York, Miguel Vazquez defends his IBF lightweight crown versus his mandatory challenger, Marvin Quintero. After his defeat of Daniel…
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Donaire Goes Back to His Roots
By Steve Kim
After enjoying a string of dominant wins in somewhat uneven performances in his last three outings, Nonito Donaire, who essentially tried training himself in Las Vegas (where he now resides), is now…
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Freddie Roach Prepares for Manny Pacquiao Arrival
By Steve Kim
It?s another typically busy day for trainer Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Boxing Club, where he is constantly on the move. Whether it?s wrapping various sets of hands, overseeing sparring or…
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Roach Prepares for Pacquiao Arrival
By Steve Kim
It?s another typically busy day for trainer Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Boxing Club, where he is constantly on the move. Whether it?s wrapping various sets of hands, overseeing sparring or…
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Another Golden Night at the Staples Center
By Steve Kim
On Tuesday afternoon at the ESPN Zone at L.A. Live, Golden Boy Promotions held a press conference to officially announce their November 10th card which will be staged across the street at…
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Can Donaire Earn Style Points?
By Steve Kim
In a couple of weeks, a highly anticipated bout takes place between IBF/WBO junior featherweight champion Nonito Donaire and Toshiaki Nishioka (who held the WBC belt with distinction for several years) at…
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DiBella After Dark
By Steve Kim
This Saturday night on HBO (9 p.m., ET/PT) another edition of ?Boxing After Dark? takes place from the MGM Grand at Foxwoods featuring a tripleheader that has super middleweight Edwin Rodriguez versus…
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Azad Championship Report: A Lot Late but Way Too Little to Begin With
By Steve Kim
The record books will say that when Sergio Martinez took back his WBC middleweight title from Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., the date was September 15, 2012 at the sold-out Thomas and Mack…
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Josesito Lopez: The Riverside Rocky
By Steve Kim
Coming off his close 10-round defeat last September against Jessie Vargas, Josesito Lopez?s first scheduled bout of 2012 was to have taken place on June 22nd as the main event on ESPN2?s…
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Azad Championship Report: Grading the Cards
By Steve Kim
In case you haven?t heard - and there?s almost no way you couldn?t have - there are competing shows taking place this Saturday night from the MGM Grand and the Thomas and…
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Reunited and It Feels so Good
By Steve Kim
When Johnny Molina steps into the ring to challenge WBC lightweight beltholder Antonio DeMarco at the Oracle this Saturday night in Oakland, Joe Goossen will be in his corner. For a period…
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Boxing In December: Manny Pacquiao, Saul Alvarez, Amir Khan, Austin Trout vs. Miguel Cotto and more…
By Steve Kim
In December, it looks like it this upcoming one will be as busy as we've seen recently. Not only do you have Austin Trout vs. Miguel Cotto on the 1st, it looks…
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Manny Pacquiao Update
By Steve Kim
And here is your obligatory Manny Pacquiao update on his next fight (where both the date and the opponent is unknown as of yet) from Bob Arum: ?Well, we had a problem…