Steve Kim
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Beltran Goes Rated R
By Steve Kim
[Writer?s Note: Warning: some of the language uttered in this article by and about lightweight Ray Beltran, who faces Luis Ramos on Friday night?s edition of ?ShoBox? from the Fantasy Springs Casino…
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Ramos Steps up in 2012
By Steve Kim
In what is the 2012?s inaugural edition of ?ShoBox,? lightweight Luis Ramos steps up in class as he faces seasoned veteran Ray Beltran at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California for…
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12 for ?12
By Steve Kim
First of all, I?d like to wish everyone out there a Happy New Year. Let?s hope 2012 sees all the fights you guys want to see come to fruition. My first column…
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Biting the Hand that Feeds Him?
By Steve Kim
It was no surprise that middleweight champion Sergio Martinez renounced all ties to the WBC at a press conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Thursday. Eye-opening were his comments that he would…
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The 2011 K9 Awards: Part Two
By Steve Kim
After a short intermission (Trust me; this interlude isn?t nearly as long as some of the time that elapses between fights on the non-televised portions of undercards), we now conclude the annual…
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The 2011 K9 Awards: Part One
By Steve Kim
Another year has come and gone in the world of boxing and it?s time to look back at the best, worst and most sublime that have taken place in this business. As…
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Is This Rock Bottom?
By Steve Kim
The sad decline of former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik took another turn for the worse as he was arrested on DUI charges according to this story, http://www.wfmj.com/story/16376293/kelly-pavlik-arrested-on-dui-charge-released-on-bond. The plan for Pavlik around…
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For Medina, It?s Win or Enlist
By Steve Kim
Michael Medina takes on Grady Brewer on enemy turf tonight at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. At stake is the NABF light middleweight title but for Medina, a whole…
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One Size Does Not Fit All
By Steve Kim
While the ?Super Six? final was happening in Atlantic City, New Jersey, this past weekend between Andre Ward and Carl Froch to determine the world?s best super middleweight, in Cozumel, Mexico, another…
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The Mandate
By Steve Kim
Last week at the 49th WBC Convention in Las Vegas, Jose Sulaiman?s organization ruled that its middleweight titlist Julio Cesar Chavez must face its ?emeritus champion,? Sergio Martinez, in his next fight.…
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Golden Plans for 2012
By Steve Kim
It?s just a few weeks till we officially hit 2012 but like everyone else involved in boxing, Golden Boy Promotions is setting its schedule for the upcoming year. In addition to shows…
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Peterson and Hunter Take Home Their Lombardi Trophy
By Steve Kim
On Saturday night, Lamont Peterson captured the WBA and IBF versions of the junior welterweight titles by dethroning Amir ?King? Khan in a thrilling back-and-forth battle at the D.C. Convention Center in…
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Viloria Finds New Gyms
By Steve Kim
During the lead-up to his bout this summer against then-WBO flyweight titlist Julio Cesar Miranda, Brian Viloria did his daily grind at the Azteca Boxing Club in the city of Bell, a…
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Mike Jones: Fighting for More than a Title Shot
By Steve Kim
Welterweight contender Mike Jones is virtually on the doorstep of a title opportunity. His bout this Saturday night at Madison Square Garden versus Sebastian Lujan (on the pay-per-view undercard supporting the rematch…
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Mares to Aim High and Away
By Steve Kim
IBF bantamweight titlist Abner Mares admits that enjoying his title in the immediate wake of his victory over Joseph Agbeko has been rather difficult given how controversial that contest was. Not only…
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Blood Sport at the Garden
By Steve Kim
In what is the most anticipated fight card of the year (at least in the United States), the controversial rematch between WBA junior middleweight titlist Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito takes place…
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A New World for Golden Boy?
By Steve Kim
Tonight, a split-site doubleheader on HBO takes place from Mexico City (where Saul Alvarez faces Kermit Cintron) and Cincinnati (where Adrien Broner takes on Vicente Martin Rodriguez). This will be another installment…
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Start Spreading the News
By Steve Kim
When it was all said and done, after much debate and consternation, the December 3rd bout between Antonio Margarito and WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto- the grudge match of the year-…
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A Game of Chicken
By Steve Kim
On December 3rd, Antonio Margarito will face WBA junior middleweight titlist Miguel Cotto in what is one of the most anticipated and controversial rematches in recent years. Right now, it has nothing…
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Chavez Jr. Faces a Former ?Contender?
By Steve Kim
Tonight from the Reliant Arena in Houston, Texas, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. defends his WBC middleweight belt versus Peter Manfredo Jr., best known for being a contestant on the inaugural season of…