Steve Kim
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Rios-Gamboa Heads to ?The Bay?
By Steve Kim
The original plan from Top Rank called for former WBA lightweight titlist Brandon Rios and Yuriorkis Gamboa to co-headline an HBO televised doubleheader from the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, as…
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Arreola Gets ?Extreme?
By Steve Kim
Last year in the wake of a bitterly disappointing 2010, a plan was mapped out by Goossen Tutor, trainer/manager Henry Ramirez and Al Haymon to help Chris Arreola regain his mojo by…
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It?s Espinoza?s Show(time) Now
By Steve Kim
Stephen Espinoza In the weeks after Ken Hershman left his post as the head of Showtime Sports, there were many names mentioned to replace him. This job is one of the most…
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Peterson to Rematch Khan in Las Vegas
By Steve Kim
In the past week or so, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer had been rather tough to corral on the phone. He was, however, in a rather talkative mood on Thursday afternoon…
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Special Request Mailbag
By Steve Kim
I?ve gotten a few requests to do a mailbag in recent weeks. Honestly, these really aren?t my forte but hey, ask and you might just receive (just don?t expect a pound-for-pound list…
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?The Czar? Moves Across the Street
By Steve Kim
Last week, I had my first chance to talk to Ken Hershman since he took over the post at HBO Sports after his lengthy tenure at Showtime. There he served as the…
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How Good? Good Enough
By Steve Kim
In front of his frenzied partisans at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. proved that while he may never truly become an elite fighter, he is a legitimate…
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Lamont Peterson and Juan Manuel Marquez to Meet in Jerry?s World?
By Steve Kim
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has announced that Amir Khan will be headlining May 19th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The question is, who will he be facing? The…
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It Takes Two to Tango
By Steve Kim
On the night of October 22nd at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden, Nonito Donaire was involved in the easiest yet most unfulfilling night of his career against the reluctant (to…
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Purse Strings Attached
By Steve Kim
The latest hysteria involving the fight that won?t happen in May or June centers on the listed purses (courtesy of the Nevada State Athletic Commission) for both Manny Pacquiao?s and Floyd Mayweather?s…
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Is this Police Academy?
By Steve Kim
Promoter Bob Arum labeled the reports surfacing over the weekend regarding Miguel Cotto facing Manny Pacquiao on June 9th as ?totally premature.? While the Puerto Rican star may take on the ?Pac-Man?…
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The First Quarter
By Steve Kim
Ken Hershman and Stephen Espinoza have not been at their jobs all that long at HBO and Showtime, respectively. However, their networks already have their first quarter of boxing programming set. When…
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If You Build It?Will They Come?
By Steve Kim
Despite whatever rhetoric has been uttered recently, the truth of the matter is that Floyd Mayweather was always going to fight on May 5th at the MGM Grand against someone other than…
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A New Main Event on ?Fight Night?
By Steve Kim
Kathy Duva admits finding out last Friday that Eddie Chambers- slated to face Sergei Liakhovich in the main event on the inaugural edition of ?Fight Night? on NBC Sports Network (Saturday, 9…
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Ponce de Leon Turns the Page
By Steve Kim
For featherweight Daniel Ponce de Leon, his 10th year as a professional was one he?d rather forget. Yeah, he made some money as he appeared on HBO twice in 2011 but he…
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K9 on a Leash
By Steve Kim
Currently, Cornelius ?K9? Bundrage is the reigning IBF junior middleweight champion. Since 2009, Bundrage, best known for being on ?The Contender? reality series (ESPN - second season), has fought just once a…
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A Free and Focused Kennedy on FNF
By Steve Kim
Oftentimes, when you talk to fighters and their camps in the wake of losses or disappointing outings, some of the things you?ll often hear about are lack of focus or various distractions.…
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Those Are Fighting Words?or Are They?
By Steve Kim
Floyd Mayweather caused quite the Twitter tizzy on Tuesday as he tweeted to one Manny Pacquiao: ?Manny Pacquiao I'm calling you out let's fight May 5th and give the world what they…
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Don?t Hold Your Breath for Pacquiao-Mayweather
By Steve Kim
As the news broke on Friday that Floyd Mayweather would not have to report to prison till June 1st, the immediate focus turned to the possibility of a May 5th showdown between…
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The Year that Was in Vegas
By Steve Kim
Through its ups and downs, Las Vegas will always be an important component of the boxing landscape. While there is a recent trend of big fight cards taking place in other major…