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Navarrete vs. Valdez: Bring The Noise
This Saturday on ESPN an all-action main event between Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez will produce plenty of fireworks for the viewing audience at home and live from Glendale, Arizona in Desert…
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Cold spell in boxing
Marlon Tapales is the only Filipino champion left standing. No Filipino reigned as world champion in pro boxing’s four major governing bodies when the year ended last December and today, only WBA/IBF…
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Tapales out to tame The Monster
WBA/IBF superbantamweight champion Marlon Tapales isn’t fazed by the reputation of newly-crowned WBC/WBO titlist Naoya Inoue and said yesterday he’ll be ready to tame the Japanese Monster when they clash in a…
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IBA in death throes
The International Boxing Association (IBA) has been stripped of recognition by IOC and an appeal for reinstatement before the Court of Arbitration for Sport was recently denied, leaving the embattled organization virtually…
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Spence vs. Crawford: Know The Ledge
The time has come for Errol Spence and Terrence Crawford to decide who will stand along at the Summit of the welterweight division. Somebody’s ‘0’ has got to go. It’s been a…
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Fulton vs. Inoue: Turbo Speed Chess of Epic Proportions
Stephen Fulton vs. Naoya Inoue has a throwback vibe attached to it even the early weekday schedule on a Tuesday evokes memories of yesteryear when “Super Fights” didn’t always have to be…
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Alycia Baumgardner & Frank Martin: Keep Their Heads Ringing
Alycia Baumgardner and Frank Martin look to build on the momentum created from recent performances inside the ring. This weekend streaming live on DAZN Alycia Baumgardner faces the boxer that gave her…
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Ennis vs. Villa: Custom Made or High Alert for Boots?
Jaron Ennis vs. Roiman Villa is a head to head matchup of top-10 boxers at 147. This marks a positive step in the right direction as the dominos begin to fall to…
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Anderson vs. Martin: Good Test in Jared’s Hometown Toledo
Rising prospect Jared Anderson looks to turn heavyweight contender with a win over a solid vet in Charles Martin. It should be noted Charles Martin was in training camp to appear on…
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New hope for Jerwin
Former IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas rebounded from back-to-back losses to Argentinian nemesis Fernando Martinez to thrash Colombia’s Wilner Soto via a fifth round TKO at The Armory in Minneapolis last weekend…
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Jade refused to quit
It’s a rare thing in pro boxing that a chunk of a fighter’s ear is nearly torn off from excessive pounding. In 2006, Argentinian Sebastian Lujan’s ear was badly cut by Mexico’s…
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Adames vs. Williams SHO Card: Good Scraps Bad Stoppages
In this midwest state where Minneapolis is located, there’s an old slogan to describe the local population “Minnesota Nice”, and that’s exactly what we got in 3 or 4 early TKO calls…
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Adames vs. Williams: It’s Showtime for Carlos Adames
Premier Boxing Champions and Showtime returns to Minneapolis for a tripleheader at the Armory, but this time it won’t involve a blizzard or below zero temps. Carlos Adames looks to stay in…
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Prograis, Tszyu, & Aleem: Keep the Train on the Track
Tim Tszyu (L) and Carlos Ocampo (R) posing during their weighin in Australia. The boxing world eagerly anticipates meaningful matchups ahead for Regis Progais, Tim Tszyu, and Ra’eese Aleem. All three fighters…
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League of Destiny to ramp amateur boxing
Eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao has come up with an innovative plan to boost amateur boxing through his own MP League of Destiny where clubs from across the country will compete in…
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Tapales guns for unification
In a bold move, IBF/WBA superbantamweight champion Marlon Tapales is taking a big risk in foregoing an “easy” title defense to shoot for an immediate unification against the winner of the July…
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IOC moves to save boxing
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has recommended the withdrawal of recognition from the discredited federation International Boxing Association (IBA) and an extraordinary meeting of the organization will formalize the expulsion…
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Taylor vs. Lopez: Tough Talk, Let’s See Who Walks It
This Saturday night the lineal 140-pound title is at stake when former lineal lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez challenges current junior welterweight kingpin Josh Taylor. The trash talk hit a fever pitch during…
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Back to drawing board
It was a brief four-month reign as WBO minimumweight champion for Bukidnon’s Melvin Jerusalem but after losing the crown in his first defense to Puerto Rico’s Oscar Collazo in California last weekend,…
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Lopez vs. Conlan & Lara vs. Wood 2: Featherweight Festivities
The Mexican invasion commences this Saturday in a double dip of what should be all-action bouts giving fans in Manchester, Belfast, and across the world plenty to cheer about. In one of…
