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Cancio Victorious In
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By Albert Castillo
Photos: William Trillo
In the main event Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at Fantasy
Springs Casino and Resort in Indio, California, Andrew,
“Chango” Cancio (19-4-2, 14 KO’s) out of Blythe,
California, slugged out a unanimous decision over
Albanian, Dardan Zenunaj (14-5, 11 K0’s).
Andrew Cancio came out and fast and strong stunning
Zenunaj on multiple occasions throughout the first 7
rounds. Zenunaj withstood tremendous punishment but
gallantly fought back opening a cut over the right eye
of Cancio. No matter how many times Cancio snapped back
the head of Zenunaj, the Albanian kept moving forward.
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Andrew
Cancio W UD 10 Dardan Zenunaj
Photo Gallery
Photos: William
Trillo |
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Including:
Andrew Cancio W UD 10 Dardan Zenunaj
Luis Feliciano KO 5 Jonathan Fortuna
Rommel Caballero KO 1 Jahaziel Vazquez
Anthony Reyes W UD 4 Luis Montellano
Greg Vendetti W UD 10 Yoshihiro Kamegai
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Jennings & Hart Earn Big
Knockout Victories |
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Photos: "Sugar" Ray
Bailey
Bryant “B.Y.” Jennings’ climb up the heavyweight ladder
continued, as the Philadelphia native got up off the
deck to knock out Alexander “Sascha” Dimitrenko to win
the vacant IBF International and NABO heavyweight titles
in front of 2,543 fans at Ocean Resort Casino’s Ovation
Hall.
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Bryant
Jennings TKO 9 Alexander Dimitrenko
Photo Gallery
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Including:
Jesse Hart TKO 3 Mike Gavronski
Shakur Stevenson W UD 8 Carlos Ruiz
Christian Carto W UD 8 Javier Gallo
Jason Sosa W UD 8 Reynaldo Blanco
Thomas LaManna W UD 8 Matthew Strode
Joseph Adorno TKO 1 Agustine Mauras
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On This Day: Aug 20 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Albuquerque, New
Mexico:
Oscar Larrios won a 10 round UD over Ivan Alvarez.
2000, Tokyo, Japan:
Malcolm Tunacao retained the WBC Flyweight Title after a
12 round Draw with Celes Kobayashi.
1999, Chester, West Virginia:
Paul Spadafora won a 12 round UD over Israel Cardona to
win the Vacant IBF Lightweight Title.
1996, Temba, NW, South Africa:
Vuyani Bungu won a 12 round UD over Jesus Salud to
retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Title.
1994, Temba, South Africa:
Vuyani Bungu won a 12 round UD over Kennedy McKinney to
win the IBF Super Bantamweight Title. 1994 Upset of the
Year.
Buriram, Thailand:
Ratanapol Sor Vorapin TKO'd Marcelino Bolivar in the 4th
round to retain the IBF Minimumweight Title.
1989, Norfolk, Virginia:
Pernell Whitaker won a 12 round UD over Jose Luis
Ramirez to win the Vacant IBF Lightweight Title.
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Carl Frampton & Tyson
Fury Win
With Dominant Performances |
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Photos: Chris Roberts -
Frank Warren
Former two-division world champion Carl Frampton knocked
out Luke Jackson to retain his interim featherweight
title Saturday at Windsor Park in Belfast in a
doubleheader that streamed live on SHOWTIME Sports
social platforms.
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Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson
Fury Heavyweight World Championship Announced For Later
This Year |
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WBC Heavyweight World
Champion Deontay Wilder and lineal heavyweight champion
Tyson Fury announced on Saturday that they have agreed
to a heavyweight showdown later this year. The
announcement was made in Belfast immediately following’s
the undefeated Fury’s shutout decision of Francesco
Pianeta.
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Jose Antonio Rivera
Returns With A Bang;
KO Winner In His First Fight In 7 Years |
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Seven years after his last
fight, "El Gallo" Jose Antonio Rivera returned to the
ring in grand fashion last night (Saturday) to headline
"Homecoming, presented by Granite Chin Promotions in
association with Rivera Promotions Entertainment, at The
Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts.
The 45-year-old Rivera (42-6-1, 25 KOs), 35 pounds
lighter than he was in February when he started
training, packed the house in his hometown, fully
entertained his supportive fans. Three-time,
two-division world champion Rivera pressured Larry "Slomoshun:
Smith (10-38-1, 7 KOs) from the opening bell and he
never let up.
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On This Day: Aug 19 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, West Wendover, Utah:
Juan Manuel Marquez TKO'd Julio Gamboa in the 7th round.
2000, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Naseem Hamed TKO'd Augie Sanchez in the 4th round to
retain the WBO Featherweight Title.
Antonio Diaz won a 10 round UD over Micky Ward.
1997, Austin, Texas:
Jesus Chavez TKO'd Wilfredo Negron in the 5th round to
retain the NABF Super Featherweight Title.
Vernon Forrest won a 10 round UD over Jaime Lerma.
Joel Casamayor won a 6 round UD over Pat Chavez.
Fernando Vargas TKO'd Kevin Payne in the 1st round.
1995, Sun City, South Africa:
Philip Holiday TKO'd Miguel Julio in the 10th round to
win the Vacant IBF Lightweight Title.
Las Vegas, Nevada:
Bruce Seldon TKO'd Joe Hipp in the 10th round to retain
the WBA Heavyweight Title.
Quincy Taylor TKO'd Julian Jackson in the 6th round to
win the WBC Middleweight Title.
Terry Norris TKO'd Luis Santana in the 2nd round to
regain the WBC Light Middleweight Title.
Miguel Angel Gonzalez won a 12 round MD over Lamar
Murphy to retain the WBC Lightweight Title.
Mike Tyson won when Peter McNeeley was DQ'd in the 1st
round when his corner entered the ring after a
knockdown.
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Andrew Cancio Defeats
Dardan Zenunaj |
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Photos: Tom Hogan -
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Super featherweight contender Andrew "El Chango" Cancio
(19-4-2, 14 KOs) of Blythe, Calif. scored a 10-round
unanimous decision win against hard-hitting contender
Dardan Zenunaj (14-5, 11 KOs) of Pec, Kosovo in the main
event of Aug. 17 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. Cancio
won a hard-fought war with scores of 91-99, 91-99, and
96-94.
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On This Day: Aug 18 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Pasadena, California:
Alfonso Gomez won a 5 round UD over Peter Manfredo Jr. This
Middleweight Bout was shown as part of NBC's "The
Contender".
2002, Temecula, California:
James Toney KO'd Jason Robinson in the 7th round.
Steve Forbes won a 12 round SD over David Santos. The IBF
Super Featherweight Title was Vacant, when Forbes could
not make weight only Santos could win the Title.
2001, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Chris Byrd won a 12 round UD over David Tua to win the
USBA Heavyweight Title.
Robbie Peden won a 12 round UD over Sergio Perez to win
the NABF Featherweight Title.
1998, Tunica, Mississippi:
Vernon Forrest TKO'd Adrian Stone in the 11th round to
win the Vacant NABF Welterweight Title.
1995, Rancho Mirage, California:
Stevie Johnston KO'd Paquito Openo in the 7th Round to
retain the NABF Lightweight Title.
1992, Pensacola, Florida:
Roy Jones Jr. TKO'd Glenn Thomas in the 8th round.
1990, Inchon, Korea:
Paul Banke TKO'd Ki-Jun Lee in the 12th round to retain
the WBC Super Bantamweight Title.
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Weights From
Ireland -
SHOWTIME Facebook/Youtube |
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Carl Frampton 126 vs. Luke
Jackson 124.25
Cristofer Rosales 111.1 vs. Paddy Barnes 112
(WBC Flyweight Title)
Tyson Fury 254.5 vs. Francesco Pianeta 258
Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Promoter: Frank Warren
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Weights From Fantasy
Springs - ESPN2 |
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Andrew Cancio 128 vs.
Dardan Zenunaj 127.8
Yoshihiro Kamegai 153.4 vs. Greg Vendetti 153.2
Rommel Caballero 129.6 vs. Jahaziel Vazquez 128.6
Luis Feliciano 141.4 vs. Jonathan Fortuna 141.2
Shakhram Giyasov 144.4 vs. Albert Mensah 143.6
Anthony Reyes 119.6 vs. Luis Montellano 119.6
Venue: Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
Promoter: Golden Boy Promotions
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Weights from Worcester,
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Jose Antonio Rivera 159 vs.
Larry Smith 155,5
Kendrick Ball, Jr. 162 vs. Fabian Valdez 171
Khiary Gray 154 vs. Antonio Chaves Fernandez 153
Wilfredo Pagan 150 vs. Engelberto Valenzuela 156
Joshua Orta 129 vs. Edwin Rosado 132.6
Eslih Owusu 149 vs. Bryan Abraham 148
Jose Angel Ortiz 159 vs. Patrick Leal 156
Venue: The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts
Promoter: Granite Chin Promotions in association with
Rivera Promotions
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Jon Fernandez vs.
O’Shaquie Foster
Headlines ShoBox Tripleheader Sept. 21 |
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Undefeated super
featherweight prospect Jon Fernandez will face O’Shaquie
Foster in the main event of a ShoBox: The New Generation
tripleheader on Friday, September 21 live on SHOWTIME®
at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT from Firelake Arena in Shawnee, Okla.
The telecast, headlined by two ShoBox veterans, is the
first of back-to-back ShoBox: The New Generation
telecasts on Fridays in September. The following week,
September 28, will mark the sixth telecast in 2018 of
the popular developmental series that has produced 77
world champions including the likes of Errol Spence Jr.
and Deontay Wilder.
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Cabrera-Mioletti To
Fight Padilla
At Battle At The Boat 117 |
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Following quite a bit of
shuffling Giovanni Cabrera-Mioletti now finally knows
who he will be facing in the main event at Battle at the
Boat 117.
The undefeated Cabrera-Mioletti will go up against
Carlos Padilla in a 10-round junior lightweight bout on
Sept. 8 at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash.
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Carl Frampton vs. Luke
Jackson
Final Press Conference |
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Photos: Chris
Roberts/Frank Warren
Former two-division champion Carl Frampton and
undefeated Australian contender Luke Jackson faced off
on Thursday in Belfast during the final press conference
for their featherweight showdown Saturday from Windsor
Park. Frampton’s first defense of the WBO interim belt
he won in April will stream live exclusively to U.S.
audiences on the SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page and
SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel beginning at 3:30 p.m.
ET/12:30 p.m. PT. SHOWTIME will air an encore
presentation later that evening on SHOWTIME EXTREME® (10
p.m. ET/PT).
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Shawn Porter Las Vegas
Media Workout Quotes |
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Former welterweight world
champion “Showtime” Shawn Porter hosted a media workout
at the Porter Hy-Performance Center in Las Vegas
Wednesday as he prepares to take on Danny “Swift” Garcia
for the vacant WBC Welterweight World Championship on
Saturday, September 8 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays
Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
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On This Day: Aug 17 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Atlantic City, New
Jersey:
David Tua KO'd Michael Moorer in the 1st round.
Jermain Taylor won a 10 round UD over Sam Hill.
Cardiff, Wales:
Joe Calzaghe won a 12 round UD over Miguel Jimenez to
retain the WBO Super Middleweight Title.
Daniel Santos won a 12 round UD over Mehrdud Takaloo to
retain the WBO Light Middleweight Title and Win the WBU
Light Middleweight Title.
Joan Guzman KO'd Fabio Oliva in the 3rd round to win the
Vacant WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
2001, Chicago, Illinois:
Cory Spinks won a 12 round UD over Larry Marks to win
the Vacant USBA Welterweight Title.
1996, Albuquerque, New Mexico:
Johnny Tapia won a 12 round UD over Hugo Soto to retain
the WBO Super Flyweight Title.
Diego Corrales TKO'd Cesar Morales in the 2nd round.
1994, Sheffield, England:
Naseem Hamed TKO'd Antonio Picardi in the 3rd round to
retain the European (EBU) Bantamweight Title.
Robin Reid KO'd Andrew Jervis in the 1st round.
1991, San Diego, California:
Terry Norris TKO'd Bret Lally in the 1st round to retain
the WBC Light Middleweight Title.
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Canelo Alvarez
Teleconference Transcript & Audio |
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OSCAR DE LA HOYA: Hi
there, everyone. Thank you very much for joining us and
for participating in the Canelo Alvarez international
media conference call.
September 15 couldn't be close enough. We are exactly
about one month away from one of the most anticipated
high-class action rematches of the middleweight division
between Lineal Middleweight Champion Saul Canelo Alvarez
and GGG, who is a WBC, WBA, IBO Middleweight World
Champion. This epic event will be produced and
distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at a
special time, which will start at 8:00 p.m. Eastern/5:00
p.m. Pacific time.
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Teleconference
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Carl Frampton vs. Luke
Jackson & Tyson Fury vs. Francesco Pianeta Public
Workouts From Belfast |
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Photos: Chris Roberts -
Frank Warren
Former two-division champion Carl Frampton and lineal
heavyweight champion Tyson Fury worked out in front of
the public and media for the final time ahead of their
respective bouts this Saturday, August 18 live from
Belfast, Northern Ireland on the SHOWTIME Boxing
Facebook page and SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel.
Frampton’s opponent for the interim WBO featherweight
title, undefeated Australian contender Luke Jackson, and
Francesco Pianeta, Fury’s challenger in his second
comeback fight, also worked out on Wednesday at Castle
Court Shopping Centre in Belfast.
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DiBella Entertainment's
Oleksandr Teslenko, Demond Nicholson & Ivan Golub In
Action This Sat. |
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DiBella Entertainment will
showcase three of their top contenders in televised or
streamed action this Saturday, August 18, including
undefeated heavyweight Oleksandr Teslenko, super
middleweight Demond Nicholson and welterweight Ivan
Golub.
A native of Chernivtsi, Ukraine, now fighting out of
Toronto, Canada, the 26-year-old Teslenko (13-0, 11 KOs)
will face Los Angeles, CA-based veteran Avery Gibson
(9-6-4, 3 KOs) in a scheduled eight-round clash from
Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. The bout will
be streamed live on ESPN+ as part of an eight-bout card
beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT.
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New Opponent For
Comebacking 3-Time,
2-Division World Champion Jose Antonio Rivera |
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Three-time, two-division
world champion "El Gallo" Jose Rivera has a new opponent
for his comeback fight this Friday night in
"Homecoming", presented by Granite Chin Promotions (GCP)
in association with Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE),
at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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On This Day: Aug 16 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Nurburg, Germany:
Markus Beyer retained the WBC Super Middleweight Title
when Danny Green is DQ'd in the 5th round from a
headbutt.
Uncasville, Connecticut:
Mark Johnson won a 12 round MD over Fernando Montiel to
win the WBO Super Flyweight Title.
Juan Manuel Marquez TKO'd Marcos Licona in the 9th
round.
1997, Le Cannet, France:
Marcelo Dominguez won a 12 round UD over Akim Tafer to
retain the WBC Cruiserweight Title.
Temba, South Africa:
Vuyani Bungu won a 12 round UD over Enrique Jupiter to
retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Title.
1996, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
Frankie Randall won a 12 round UD over Juan Coggi to
regain the WBA Light Welterweight Title.
Salvador de Bahia, Brazil:
Acelino Freitas TKO'd Gutemberg Ferreira in the 2nd
round to win the WBC Mundo Hispano Lightweight Title.
1991, San Diego, California:
Gabriel Ruelas won a 12 round Decision over Alvar
Bohorquez to win the NABF Super Featherweight Title.
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GGG Blog Part 1: "I Had
A Deal In Place To
Fight WBO Champion Billy Joe Saunders" |
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Did you ever worry that
this rematch might not happen? How close were you to
moving on to another opponent?
“Of course I wanted the rematch to happen but it was
never a worry for me if it did or did not happen. That
is because after Canelo failed two random drug tests in
February everything changed. After I beat Vanes
Martirosyan on May 5, I authorized my promoter Tom
Loeffler to begin a new negotiation for the rematch with
Canelo. Canelo and Golden Boy Promotions assumed I would
fight under the terms of the May 5 rematch and they were
unhappy when I gave them my terms. What they refused to
admit was that it was their side that changed everything
once Canelo failed his drug tests. That was their fault
not mine.
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Tyson Fury vs. Francesco
Pianeta
Final Press Conference Quotes |
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Lineal heavyweight champion
Tyson Fury and former two-time heavyweight title
challenger Francesco Pianeta faced off on Tuesday in
Belfast during the final press conference for their
10-round heavyweight bout this Saturday from Windsor
Park. The second comeback fight of the former unified
champion will stream live exclusively to U.S. audiences
on the SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page and SHOWTIME Sports
YouTube channel beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT
(please note new start time). SHOWTIME will air an
encore presentation later that evening on SHOWTIME
EXTREME® (10 p.m. ET/PT).
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Blair Cobbs Voted
Prospect Of The Year
By Nevada Boxing Hall Of Fame Committee |
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Prince Ranch Boxing's
undefeated welterweight, Blair "The Flair" Cobbs (10-7
KOs), who is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, was
voted "Prospect of the Year" by the Nevada Boxing Hall
of Fame committee. Please join Blair Cobbs along with
many other boxing greats this Friday when the Nevada
Boxing Hall of Fame hosts it's meet and greet event at
Caesars Palace.
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Ruben Villa Returns To
Action Aug. 24
From Omega Products In Corona, CA |
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Ruben Villa (12-0, 5 KOs),
one of the rising talents in the featherweight division,
takes to the ring for the fourth time this year on
Friday, Aug. 24 from Omega Products International in
Corona, Calif.
The southpaw from Salinas, Calif. battles well tested
veteran Jose Santos Gonzalez (23-6, 13 KOs) of Mexico in
the "Locked n' Loaded" 8-round main event.
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On This Day: Aug 15 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Austin, Texas:
Jesus Chavez won a 12 round UD over Sirmongkol
Singwangcha to win the WBC Super Featherweight Title.
1998, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
Jorge Barrios TKO'd Walter Rodriguez in the 2nd round to
win the South American Super Featherweight Title.
Los Angeles, California:
Oscar Larrios won an 8 round UD over Antonio Ramirez.
Diego Corrales TKO'd Rafael Morfin in the 2nd round.
Lamon Brewster TKO'd Big Foot Martin in the 4th round.
El Paso, Texas:
Luisito Espinosa won a 11th round TD over Juan Ramirez
to retain the WBC Featherweight Title.
Kostya Tszyu TKO'd Rafael Ruelas in the 9th round.
1991, Marbella, Spain:
Marcos Villasana won a 12 round UD over Ricardo Cepeda
to retain the WBC Featherweight Title.
1987, St Tropez, France:
Evander Holyfield TKO'd Ossie Ocasio in the 11th round
to retain the WBA and IBF Cruiserweight Titles.
Dwight Qawi TKO'd Lee Roy Murphy in the 6th round.
San Antonio, Texas:
Louie Espinosa KO'd Mike Ayala in the 9th round to
retain the WBA Super Bantamweight Title.
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Canelo Blog Part 1: "I’m
100% Focused
On This Upcoming Fight & Nothing More" |
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What have the last few
months been like for you? How do you feel about the
criticism you have received from some other fighters?
How have your fans responded?
“I’ve already spoke about what has happened. I want to
turn the page on this and focus on this big fight on
Sept. 15. I want to move forward. The people know. I
gave the explanation I needed to give at the moment I
needed to give it. I’m 100% focused on this upcoming
fight and nothing more.
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Frampton vs. Jackson,
Rosales vs. Barnes
& Fury vs. Pianeta This Saturday |
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One of the best
top-to-bottom pro boxing cards of the year will air
Saturday afternoon, August 18, in Canada exclusively on
Super Channel, live from Windsor Park in Belfast,
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Three-time, two-division world champion Carl "The
Jackal" Frampton takes on Luke "Action" Jackson in the
12-round main event for the Interim World Boxing
Organization (WBO) Featherweight World Championship in
the 12-round main event. Three-time Irish Olympian Paddy
"The Leprechaun" Barnes challenges World Boxing Council
(WBC) flyweight world champion Cristofer "El Latigo"
Rosales in the 12-round co-featured event. In a Special
Heavyweight Attraction, undefeated former unified world
heavyweight champion Tyson "Gypsy King" Fury continues
his comeback in a 10-round match against veteran
Francisco Pianeta.
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On This Day: Aug 14 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Chester, West Virginia:
Paul Spadafora won a 10 round UD over Chucky "T".
1999, Sonora, Mexico:
Jose Luis Castillo KO'd Sandro Marcos in the 8th round
to win the Mexican Super Featherweight Title.
Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Stevie Johnston won a 12 round UD over Angel Manfredy to
retain the WBC Lightweight Title.
Arturo Gatti TKO'd Reyes Munoz in the 1st round.
1998, Mexicali, Mexico:
Ruben Leon TKO'd Carlos Salazar in the 8th round to win
the WBO Flyweight Title.
Acelino Freitas TKO'd Juan Gutierrez in the 1st round.
1993, Bay St Louis, Mississippi:
Oscar De La Hoya TKO'd Renaldo Carter in the 6th round.
Roy Jones Jr. KO'd Thulane Malinga in the 6th round.
1990, Saratoga Springs, New York:
Orlando Canizales KO'd Edwin Rangel in the 5th round to
retain the IBF Bantamweight Title.
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Billy’s Boxing Blog
A Little Mistake?
“Weight” A Minute! |
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By William Trillo
After JoJo Diaz defeated Jesus Rojas in a fight that had
literally not one ounce of significance whatsoever Diaz
let this little pearl of wisdom fly out of his pie hole,
“It was just one little mistake that we didn’t make the
weight, it was just one little crucial mistake.”
Where do I begin?
JoJo, a little mistake would be that you forgot to pack
your mouthpiece in your bag on fight night.
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Crawley & Garcia Battle
To
Majority Draw In Philadelphia |
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This past Friday night,
Tyrone Crawley, Jr. and Ricardo Garcia fought to an
eight-round majority draw before a capacity crowd at
SugarHouse Casino in a junior welterweight bout.
The fantastic nine-bout show was promoted by King's
Promotions.
It seemed that Garcia was leading the action by landing
combinations on the ropes. Crawley tried to keep the
fight at the center of the ring by trying to lead with
his left and flicking out the jab. Garcia dictated the
action, but the judges did not see it that way as two of
the voters saw the fight even at 76-76 and a 3rd judge
had it 79-73 for Garcia.
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On This Day: Aug 13 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Temecula, California:
Eddie Sanchez (11-3-2) a last minute substitute won a 12
round UD over Ranked Jr. Middleweight JC Candelo,
shocking upset.
Meanwhile another Shocker took place:
Laredo, Texas:
Yanqui Diaz TKO'd Juan Carlos Gomez in the first
round...Go Figure!
1999, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Mark Johnson won an 8 round TD over Jorge Lacierva to
retain the IBF Super Flyweight Title.
1996, Osaka, Japan:
Keiji Yamaguchi won a 12 round UD over Carlos Murillo to
retain the WBA Light Flyweight Title.
1995, Tagawa, Japan:
Eloy Rojas won a 12 round UD over Nobutoshu Hiranaka to
retain the WBA Featherweight Title.
1994, Las Vegas, Nevada:
David Tua won a 10 round UD over Everton Davis.
Andrew Golota TKO'd Jeff Lampkin in the 1st round.
1993, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
Juan Coggi won a 12 round UD over Jose Barboza to retain
the WBA Light Welterweight Title.
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Navarro Steals The Show
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By William Trillo
Photos: Marlene Marquez
Featherweight Jesus M Rojas (26-2-2, 19 KO’s) lost a
dull one-sided bout to Joseph Diaz (27-1, 14 KO’s).
Since Diaz decided not to make weight for this World
Boxing Association World Featherweight Title fight he
effectively rendered this fight as meaningless as
shredded hay. I am going to put as much effort in the
fight recap as Diaz put in to make weight. Final scores
read 116-112, 117-111 and 115-113.
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Ronica Jeffrey Impresses
In Main Event Of
Uprising Promotions Show At Club Amazura |
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Ronson Frank’s Uprising
Promotions, in association with The New Mexican
Promotions, brought another exciting night of boxing to
Club Amazura on Friday, with former super featherweight
titleholder Ronica Jeffrey (16-1, 1 KO) thrilling a
packed house with a unanimous decision victory over
Gabriella Mezei (8-15-3, 2 KOs) in the main event.
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On This Day: Aug 12 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Victoria, Australia:
Sam Soliman won a 12 round UD over Ramon Britez to
retain the IBF Pan-Pacific Middleweight Title.
2000, London, England:
Joe Calzaghe TKO'd Omar Sheika in the 5th round to
retain the WBO Super Middleweight Title.
Las Vegas, Nevada:
Evander Holyfield won a 12 round UD over John Ruiz to
win the Vacant WBA Heavyweight Title.
1995, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Oba Carr won a 12 round SD over Derrell Coley to win the
NABF Welterweight Title.
Freddy Pendleton TKO'd Tony Lopez in the 8th round to
retain the USBA Light Welterweight Title.
Paul Vaden TKO'd Vincent Petway in the 12th round to win
the IBF Light Middleweight Title.
1994, Tucuman, Argentina:
Jorge Castro won a 12 round SD over Reggie Johnson to
win the WBA Middleweight Title.
1988, Melbourne, Australia:
Jeff Fenech TKO’d Tyrone Downes in the 5th to retain the
WBC Featherweight Title.
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Photos: Marlene Marquez
Featherweight Emilio Sanchez (16-1, 11 KO’s) took on a
crafty Christopher Martin (30-11-3, 10 KO’s) in the main
event of The Golden Boy Promoted card from Downtown Los
Angles. Sanchez came in as the young hard hitting up and
comer while Martin took his usual role as gate keeper
and spoiler.
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Weights From Hollywood, Ca. - Facebook
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Photo: Tom Hogan –
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Jesus Rojas 125.8 vs. Joseph Diaz Jr. 126.6*
(WBA Featherweight Title)
*Diaz over the limit and cannot win the title in
Saturday’s fight.
Other Weights:
Damon Allen 139.2 vs. Jonathan Navarro 139.8
Ferdinand Kerobyan 155.6 vs. Jose Rivera 155.4
Aaron McKenna 146 vs. Rolando Mendivil 144
Jose Freddie Vargas 123 vs. Leonardo Reyes 120.6
Venue: The Avalon, Hollywood, California
Promoter: Golden Boy
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KlowdTV To Air Rakhimov
vs. Castellanos
Live & Exclusively In The U.S. On Aug. 19 |
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KlowdTV is proud to
announce that it will stream the IBO Super Featherweight
title bout between Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov and Robinson
Castellanos on Sunday, August 19th at 10:00 AM EST /
7:00 AM PST.
"We are happy to give boxing fans this special event
from Ekaterinburg, Russia," said Robert Herring, Sr.,
CEO of KlowdTV. "We got an incredible response for the
July 21st Cruiserweight world title fight, and all fans
who subscribed to that fight, will be able to see this
important bout featuring one of the best young fighters
in the world in Rakhimov against a tough competitor in
Castellanos, who has defeated many top names in the
sport."
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On This Day: Aug 11 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Mendoza, Argentina:
Julio Pablo Chacon KO'd Edward Barrios in the 5th round
to retain the WBO Featherweight Title.
Little Rock, Arkansas:
Jermain Taylor TKO'd Efrain Garcia in the 5th round.
2000, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Tim Austin won a 12 round UD over Arthur Johnson to
retain the IBF Bantamweight Title.
1998, Miami, Florida:
Vitali Klitschko TKO'd Ricardo Kennedy in the 1st
round.
1990, Stateline, Nevada:
Hector Camacho won a 12 round UD over Tony Baltazar to
retain the WBO Light Welterweight Title.
Pernell Whitaker KO'd Juan Nazrio in the 1st round to
retain the WBC, WBA and IBF Lightweight Titles.
1941, Bronx, New York:
Jake LaMotta won a 6 round decision over Cliff Koerkle.
1931, Los Angeles, California:
Hall of Fame Lightweight Chalky Wright KO'd Baby Jack
Dempsey in the 2nd round.
1930, Emeryville, California:
Max Baer KO'd Meyer Christner in the 2nd round.
Boston, Massachusetts:
"Cinderella Man" Jim Braddock lost a 10 round decision
to Babe Hunt.
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Weights From Los Angeles
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Emilio Sanchez 125 vs.
Christopher Martin 125.8
Hector Tanajara Jr. 135 vs. Emmanuel Morales 134.4
Raymond Muratalla 138.4 vs. Guillaume Lorenzo 138.4
Oscar Acevedo 130.6 vs. Gerardo Molina 130.2
Recky Dulay 133.8 vs. Juan Sandoval 133.8
Venue: Belasco Theater, Los Angeles
Promoter: Golden Boy
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Weights From Tampa -
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Danny Lozano 118 vs.
Ricardo Espinoza 118
Santiago Arroyo 117 vs. Edwin Rodriguez 118
Hairon Socarras 125 vs. Jose Nieves 127
Nestor Bravo 136 vs. Isaias Cardona 138
Jean Carlos Rivera 125 vs. Luis Hinojosa 126
Tommy Logan 131 vs. Felix Santana Jr. 131
Luis Melendez 127 vs. Nery Garcia 129
Venue: Brian Glazer JCC, Tampa, Florida
Promoter: All Star Boxing/Tutiking Promotions
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Weights From
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Weights from Philadelphia
Tyrone Crawley, Jr. 138.5 vs. Ricardo Garcia 140.7
Christopher Brooker 169 vs. Eric Moon 167.9
Poindexter Knight 149.9 vs. Greg Averil Young 147.4
Joshafat Ortiz 128.6 vs. Javier Oquendo 128.8
Rasheed Johnson 145.5 vs. Tony Morris 149.4
Paul Kroll 151.5 vs. DeAngelo Alcorn 150.8
Rasheen Brown 122.9 vs. Bryann Perez 127.1
James Martin 151.9 vs. Jonathan Burrs 150.9
Nicoy Clarke 209.4 vs. Jose Nunez 216.2
Venue: SugarHouse Casino
Promoter: King’s Promotions
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Weights From New York |
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Ronica Jeffrey 123.4 vs.
Gabriella Mezei 123.4
Ariel Lopez 118 vs. Rudolph Hedge 118.4
Lawrence Gleeson 138.2 vs. Mark Szoros 139
Jose Gonzalez 125.8 vs. Jeno Tonte 123
Harrison Barba 125.6 vs. Deron Smith 124.4
Paul Anthony 145.8 vs. Demetrius Williams 146.8
Venue: Club Amazura, Queens, NY
Promoter: Ronson Frank’s Uprising Promotions
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Amanda Serrano To Fight
For World Title
In Record Sixth Weight Division On Sept. 8 |
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Amanda Serrano will fight
for a world title in a sixth weight division on
Saturday, September 8 at Barclays Center, the home of
BROOKLYN BOXING™. Brooklyn’s Serrano will face Yamila
Esther Reynoso for the vacant WBO Junior Welterweight
World Championship. If successful, Serrano will set a
women’s boxing record as a six-division world champion,
joining Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya as the only
boxers, male or female, to reach the mark.
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On This Day: Aug 10 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Newark, New Jersey:
Omar Sheika won a 10 round SD over James Butler.
2002, Marseille, France:
Jean-Marc Mormeck TKO'd Dale Brown in the 8th round to
retain the WBA Cruiserweight Title.
2001, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Ben Tackie won a 12 round MD over Ray Oliveira to win
the NABF Light Welterweight Title.
1996, Hamburg, Germany:
Darius Michalczewski retained his WBO Light Heavyweight
Title when Graciano Rocchigiani was DQ'd in the 7th
round.
Phitssanlok, Thailand:
Saman Sorjaturong TKO'd Shiro Yahiro in the 9th round to
retain the WBC Light Flyweight Title.
Sirimongkol Singwangcha TKO'd Jose Luis Bueno in the 5th
round to win the WBC Bantamweight (Interim) Title.
1991, Santiago, Chile:
Isidro Perez won a 12 round SD over Alli Galvez to
retain the WBO Flyweight Title.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Bazinyan vs. Ntetu - Oct. 13 At The Montréal Casino |
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By Daniel: Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - Camille Estephan, the promoter of The Eye Of
The Tiger Management Group in Montréal, will present two
boxing shows in a span of two weeks in October. The
heavyweights Simon Kean (15-0-0), from Trois-Rivières,
Québec, will face Dillon Carman (13-3-0), from Toronto,
October 6th at the Videotron Centre in Québec City, and
the following Saturday, the Montrealer super
middleweight Erik Bazinyan (20-0-0) will defend his NABO
168 pounds North American championship at the Montréal
Casino, against Francy NTetu (17-2-0), a fighter from
the Republic of Congo living in Chicoutimi, Québec.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Kean vs. Carman - Oct. 6 In Québec City |
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By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL —— The promoter of The Eye The Tiger Management
Group in Montréal, Camille Estephan, confirmed that his
heavyweight Simon Kean, from Trois-Rivières, Québec,
will fight Dillon Carman, from Toronto, October 6th at
the Videotron Centre in Québec City. Kean has a perfect
record (15-0-0), Carman 13-3-0. Kean is a fighter of 237
pounds, Carman 230.
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SuperFly 3 Kick-Off
Press Conference |
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Champions and contenders in
the vaunted Super Flyweight Division came together today
in Los Angeles to discuss their upcoming fight at the
highly anticipated SUPERFLY 3 event set for Saturday,
September 8, 2018 at the “Fabulous” Forum and televised
on HBO Boxing After Dark beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT.
Joining the fighters were special guest, four-division
world champion Roman “Chocalatito” Gonzalez and 360
Promotions’ Tom Loeffler.
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Danny Roman Makes Third
Defense Of WBA
Title On Oct. 6 Against Gavin McDonnell |
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Danny Roman (25-2-1, 9
KOs), the current WBA super bantamweight champion, will
defend his crown against the No. 4 ranked challenger in
Gavin McDonnell (20-1-2, 5 KOs) on Saturday, Oct. 6 from
the Wintrust Arena in Chicago.
The 12-round world title clash was formally announced
today at a Chicago press conference. The championship
fight will be available for viewing via DAZN, a live and
on-demand streaming service that will make its U.S.
debut in September.
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DeLomba Faces Unbeaten
Moylette
For 140-Pound Supremacy |
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Junior welterweight
bragging rights are on the line Friday, Sept. 14th, 2018
at Twin River Casino as CES Boxing and Murphys Boxing
team up to bring New England fight fans one of this
year's most highly-anticipated main-event showdowns.
Reigning UBF All-America champion and Rhode Island's own
Nick DeLomba (13-2, 3 KOs) returns to the Twin River
Event Center for the first time in more than a year to
face undefeated Irish junior welterweight and two-time
amateur gold medalist Ray Moylette (11-0, 4 KOs) in the
eight-round headliner of CES Boxing's latest installment
of the 2018 Twin River Casino Fight Series.
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TMB & PRB Entertainment
Presents "Fight Night
At The Scottish Rite 2" Sept. 8 In San Antonio TX |
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Professional boxing returns
to the Scottish Rite Theatre in downtown San Antonio,
TX, on September 8, 2018, when TMB & PRB Entertainment
present, "FIGHT NIGHT AT THE SCOTTISH RITE 2". The
8-round main event will showcase Armando Cardenas (9-1,
5 KOs), a local fan favorite, vs. Gilbert Venegas (9-0,
6 KOs) from East Moline, Illinois, in a super
welterweight bout.
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On This Day: Aug 9 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Miami, Florida:
Acelino Freitas TKO'd Jorge Barrios in the 12th round to
retain the WBO and WBA Super Featherweight Title.
2001, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic:
Joan Guzman KO'd Hector Avila to win the Vacant WBO NABO
Super Bantamweight Title.
1997, Boston, Massachusetts:
Vince Phillips TKO'd Micky Ward in the 3rd round to
retain the IBF Light Welterweight Title.
1996, Austin, Texas:
Jesus Chavez won a 12 round UD over Javier Jauregui to
win the Vacant NABF Featherweight Title.
1991, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Bobby Czyz won a 12 round UD over Bash Ali to retain the
WBA Cruiserweight Title.
Riddick Bowe KO'd Bruce Seldon in the 1st round.
Charles Brewer TKO'd Joaquin Velasquez in the 2nd round.
1987, Windsor, Berkshire, England:
Rocky Lockridge TKO'd Barry Michael in the 8th round to
win the IBF Super Featherweight Title.
Nigel Benn KO'd Eddie Smith in the 3rd round.
Jakarta, Indonesia:
Jum Hwan Choi TKO'd Azadin Anhar in the 3rd round to
retain the IBF Light Flyweight Title.
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Weights
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Ali Akhmedov 177 vs. Jorge
Escalante 190.6
Abraham Lopez 142 vs. Gloferson Ortizo 140.6
Brian Ceballo 146.4 vs. Tavorus Teague 146.6
Adrian Corona 129.4 vs. Teodoro Alonso 129.2
Elvina White 137.2 vs. Jasmine Clarkson 135.2
Vardges Vardanyan 153.6 vs. Camerson Christopher 154
Marco Deckmann 194 vs. David Damore 195
Venue: Avalon, Hollywood, California
Promoter: 360 Promotions
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SHOWTIME Sports To
Present Carl Frampton’s Interim Title Defense & Tyson
Fury’s Second Comeback Fight On August 18 Live From
Belfast |
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SHOWTIME Sports will
present Carl Frampton’s interim featherweight title
defense and the second comeback fight of lineal
heavyweight champion Tyson Fury on Saturday, August 18
live from Belfast, Northern Ireland. SHOWTIME BOXING
INTERNATIONAL® will stream live exclusively to U.S.
audiences on the SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page and
SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel beginning at 4 p.m. ET/1
p.m. PT with an encore presentation later that evening
on SHOWTIME EXTREME (10 p.m. ET/PT).
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Ryan Garcia To Face
Carlos Morales In Main Event
Of Sept 1. Golden Boy Fight Night On Facebook Watch Live
From Fantasy Springs Resort Casino |
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NABF and NABO Super
Featherweight champion Ryan "Kingry" Garcia (15-0, 13
KOs) will face his toughest challenge yet as he takes on
NABA Super Featherweight Champion Carlos "The Solution"
Morales (17-2-3, 6 KOs) in a non-title fight scheduled
for 10 rounds in the lightweight division. The clash
will be the main event of the Sept. 1 edition of Golden
Boy Fight Night at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in
Indio, Calif.The action will be streamed live on
Facebook Watch in the U.S. and globally on the Golden
Boy Fight Night Page.
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Tyrone Crawley Jr. Looks
For 1st Title In 9th
Bout This Friday Night At Sugarhouse Casino |
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The old saying is "Like
Father, Like Son." That will be evident this Friday
night at SugarHouse Casino as Tyrone Crawley Jr. battles
Ricardo Garcia (14-3, 9 KOs) for the WBF Junior
Welterweight championship.
The eight-round bout will headline a 10-bout card that
is promoted by King's Promotions.
Crawley (7-1) of Philadelphia has had an excellent camp
as he prepares for Garcia.
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Undefeated Junior
Featherweight Powerhouse Arnold Khegai Returns To Action
On August 19 |
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Undefeated junior
featherweight Arnold Khegai (12-0-1, 8 KOs), the ethnic
Korean, Ukrainian-born strongman, will return to action
on Sunday, August 19, at the Korston Club Hotel Moscow,
in Moscow, Russia in a 10-round showdown with Uganda’s
Remmy Igga (12-5, 6 KOs).
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Selina Barrios Returns
To The Ring
September 22 In Corpus Christi |
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Undefeated NABF Lightweight
champion, Selina "Aztec Queen" Barrios (4-0, 2 KOs),
returns to the ring on September 22, 2018, against an
opponent TBA. The 10-round bout will take place at
Whataburger Field, home to the Corpus Christi Hooks, the
double-A affiliate of the Houston Astros.
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On This Day: Aug 8 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Little Rock, Arkansas:
Jermain Taylor won a 12 round UD over Alfredo
Cuevas-non-title bout.
1998, Scarborough, England:
Paul Ingle KO'd Rakhim Mingaleev in the 4th round to win
the IBF Inter-Continental Featherweight Title.
1997, Bangkok, Thailand:
Yokthai Sithoar won a 12 round UD over Jesus Rojas to
retain the WBA Super Flyweight Title.
Kansas City, Missouri:
Freddy Norwood won a 12 round UD over Agapito Sanchez
to retain the IBA Continental Americas Featherweight
Title.
Las Vegas, Nevada:
Paulie Ayala TKO'd Roberto Lopez in the 5th round to
retain the NABF Bantamweight Title.
Lamon Brewster TKO'd Aaron Conway in the 1st round.
1987, Miami, Florida:
Sugar Baby Rojas won a 12 round UD over Santos Laciar to
win the WBC Super Flyweight Title.
1964, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
Nicolino Locche won a 10 round decision over Abel
Laudonio in a non-title bout.
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Billy’s Boxing Blog
Trainer Marc Ramsay Talks About His New Champion
Alvarez: "Game Plan Worked To Perfection" |
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By William Trillo
Don’t look now but Montreal, Canada has become the
hotbed for Light Heavyweight World Champions. Three of
the four major 175 pound titles in boxing reside in
Quebec’s Metropolis. Even more remarkable is the fact
that one trainer has tutored two of those champs to the
very top. That trainer would be Marc Ramsay. That’s
quite an accomplishment for Ramsay who has been working
with fighters since 1995.
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Umar Salamov Challenges
Light Heavyweight Champions Bivol & Alvarez |
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Russian light heavyweight
contender Umar Salamov (21-1, 16 KOs) is issuing a
challenge to newly crowned WBO Champ Eleider Alvarez and
WBA ruler Dmitry Bivol.
While many of the top 175-lb fighters would prefer to
avoid Alvarez and Bivol, two of the hardest punchers in
the division, the 24-year-old Salamov says he’s up for
the challenge any time.
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USA Boxing Alumni
Association Announces
Hall Of Fame Class Of 2018 |
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The USA Boxing Alumni
Association has announced its second class to be
inducted into its Hall of Fame, December 7, at the
Radisson Hotel (215 S. Temple St.) in Salk Lake City,
Utah.
The reception is being held in conjunction with the 2018
USA Boxing Elite and Youth National Championships and
Junior and Prep Open, Dec. 2-8, also held in Salt Lake
City.
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On This Day: Aug 7 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Mashantucket,
Connecticut:
Diego Corrales TKO'd Acelino Freitas in the 10th round
to win the WBO Lightweight Title.
2003, Temecula, California:
Robbie Peden TKO'd Lamont Pearson in the 7th round to
win the vacant USBA Super Featherweight Title.
1999, Dagenham, Essex, England:
Johnny Nelson TKO'd Willard Lewis in the 4th round to
retain the WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Le Cannet, France:
Acelino Freitas KO'd Anatoly Alexandrov in the 1st round
to win the WBO Super Featherweight Title.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Marco Antonio Barrera won a 12 round UD over Pastor
Maurin to retain the WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
1997, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Roy Jones Jr. TKO'd Montell Griffin in the 1st round to
regain the WBC Light Heavyweight Title.
1994, Tokyo, Japan:
Hiroshi Kawashima won a 12 round UD over Carlos Salazar
to retain the WBC Super Flyweight Title.
1983, San Juan, Puerto Rico:
Hector Camacho TKO'd Rafael Limon in the 5th round to
win the Vacant WBC Super Featherweight Title.
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Billy’s Boxing Blog
Krushed By Storm In Atlantic City |
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By William Trillo
Photos: "Sugar" Ray Bailey
Not since Hurricane Sandy hit the Jersey shores has such
a devastating Storm hit the famed Atlantic City
Boardwalk. With one Krushing right hand in round seven
Eleider Alvarez took Kovalev out into the deep water and
left him there to try to swim out of danger. With no
life preserver in sight Kovalev struggled to stay afloat
but he was no match for the weight of Alvarez’s barrage
of punches. Less than a minute later Kovalev sank to the
canvas as a jubilant Alvarez celebrated his championship
winning performance.
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Eleider Alvarez KO 7 Sergey Kovalev
Photo Gallery
Photos: "Sugar" Ray
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Including:
Dmitry Bivol W UD 12 Isaac Chilemba
Karl Dargan W UD 6 Jonathan Perez
Frank Galarza KO 2 Alex Duarte
Bakhram Murtazaliev KO 1 Fernado Carcamo
Meiirim Nursultanov RTD 2 Jonathan Batista
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Cloutier's Canada Corner
Eleider Alvarez: "In The Sixth Round, I Felt
That Kovalev Was Less Energetic Than Me" |
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By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL — The new WBO light heavyweight champion of the
world, the Montrealer Colombian Eleider Alvarez,
believes he won a battle of strategies against the
Russian Sergey Kovalev. Saturday evening in the ring of
the Hard Rock Hotel-Casino in Atlantic City, Alvarez
(24-0-0) dethroned Kovalev (32-3-1) as WBO 175 pounds
champion of the world, with a victory by KO in the
seventh round.
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Cloutier's Canada Corner
Kean & Beterbiev Will Fight In Separate Bouts On Oct.
6th; Kean In Québec City, Beterbiev In Chicago |
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By Daniel Cloutier
ATLANTIC CITY —— The promoter of The Eye Of The Tiger
Management Group in Montréal, Camille Estephan,
confirmed that the heavyweight Simon Kean, from
Trois-Rivières (a city located between Montréal and
Québec City), will dispute his next bout on October 6th
at the Videotron Centre in Québec City.
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On This Day: Aug 6 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1995, Bangkok, Thailand:
Chana Porpaoin KO'd Ernesto Rubillar in the 6th round to
retain the WBA Minimumweight Title.
1994, Juarez, Mexico:
Miguel Angel Gonzalez TKO'd Leavander Johnson in the 8th
round to retain the WBC Lightweight Title.
1993, Bayamon, Puerto Rico:
Felix Trinidad TKO'd Luis Garcia in the 1st round to
retain the IBF Welterweight Title.
Gerald McClellan KO'd Jay Bell in the 1st round to
retain the WBC Middleweight Title.
1989, Sanchongpo, Korea:
Bong Jun Kim won a 12 round MD over Sam-Joong Lee to
retain the WBA Minimumweight Title.
El Paso, Texas:
Jorge Paez won a 12 round UD over Steve Cruz to retain
the IBF Featherweight Title.
1977, Berlin, Germany:
Rocky Mattioli KO'd Eckhard Dagge in the 5th round to
win the WBC Light Middleweight Title.
Los Angeles, California:
Pipino Cuevas KO'd Clyde Gray in the 2nd round to retain
the WBA Welterweight Title.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Alvarez Beats Kovalev By KO;
Bivol Still WBA Champion |
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By Daniel Cloutier
Photos: David Spagnolo - Main Events
ATLANTIC CITY - Destiny turned superbly for the
Montrealer Colombian Eleider Alvarez Saturday evening in
the ring of the Hard Rock Hotel-Casino in Atlantic City.
The bookies in Las Vegas were establishing the Russian
Sergey Kovalev favorite by 4-1, but they missed the
target. Alvarez surprised the Russian, beating him by KO
in the seventh round.
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Alvarez Shocks Kovalev With 7th Round
Knockout |
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Eleider Alvarez (24-0, 12
KO's) won the WBO & IBA Light Heavyweight Titles with a
7th round knockout over Sergey Kovalev (32-3-1, 28 KO's)
following 3 knockdowns. Alvarez started early, peppering
jabs and right hands within the first 3 rounds. In round
4, Kovalev came back and stunned Alvarez with his power,
staggering him more than once with big left hooks and
rights, upstairs and to the body. Kovalev began to take
control and hurt Alvarez again in the 6th. In round 7,
the tide completely shifted when a perfect right hand
from Alvarez landed on the side of Kovalev's head that
sent him reeling backwards and to the canvas. Kovalev
would rise on shaky legs, but it was clear that the
damage had been done with that single shot. Alvarez
would drop Kovalev again with a jab, right combo, and
again Kovalev would rise on uneasy legs, only to fall a
3rd and final time to the same combination. The fight
was waived off at 2:45.
On the undercard, Dmitry Bivol (14-0, 11 KO's) won a
12-round Unanimous Decision over Isaac Chilemba (25-6-2,
10 KO's). The fight started at a decent pace, but turned
into a bit of a lackluster affair by both men. Bivol did
not appear to throw many, if any, body shots the entire
fight, while Chilemba is notoriously known for making
awkward and drawn-out fights. Final scores were 120-108
twice and a 116-112.
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On This Day: Aug 5 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Uncasville, Connecticut:
Zab Judah TKO'd Terron Millett in the 4th round to
retain his Light Welterweight Title.
Madison, Wisconsin:
Eric Morel won a 12 round UD over Sornpichai
Kratingdaengym to retain his Flyweight Title.
Bones Adams TKO'd Andres Fernandez in the 6th round to
retain his Super Bantamweight Title.
1996, Inglewood, California:
Mark Johnson TKO'd Raul Juarez in the 8th round to
retain his Flyweight Title.
1961, St Vincent d'Aoste:
Duilio Loi won a 15 round decision over Chris
Christensen to retain the World Light Welterweight
Title.
Ogden, Utah:
Gene Fullmer won a 15 round SD over Florentino Fernandez
to retain the World Middleweight Title.
1931, Brooklyn, New York:
Maxie Rosenbloom won a 15 round decision over Jimmy
Slattery to retain the World Light Heavyweight Title.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Kovalev Established Favorite To Win,
But Alvarez Is Ready To Suffer To Win |
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By Daniel Cloutier
ATLANTIC CITY - What is the destiny for the Montrealer
Colombian Eleider Alvarez? Win his first world
championship bout in pro boxing or suffer of his first
defeat in pro boxing?
We will have the answer in few hours.
Saturday evening in the ring of the Hard Rock
Hotel-Casino in Atlantic City, Alvarez (23-0-0) will try
to dethrone the Russian Sergey Kovalev (32-2-1) as WBO
light heavyweight champion of the world. The event will
be televise by HBO.
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Tevin
Farmer Wins IBF Junior Lightweight World Title |
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Tevin "The American Idol"
Farmer (26-4-1, 5 KOs), of Philadelphia, PA, won the IBF
Junior Lightweight World Title today via 12-round
unanimous decision against Australian Billy Dib (43-5,
24 KOs), at Technology Park, in Eveleigh, a suburb of
Sydney, Australia.
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Weights From Atlantic City - HBO |
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Photos: David Spagnolo -
Main Events
Sergey Kovalev 174 vs. Eleider Alvarez 174.4
(WBO Light Heavyweight Title)
Dmitry Bivol 174.6 vs. Isaac Chilemba 175
(WBA Light Heavyweight Title)
Meiirim Nursultanov 159.4 vs. Jonathan Batista 164
Bakhram Murtazaliev 153 vs. Fernando Carcamo 164
Frank Galarza 154.4 vs. Alex Duarte 151.6
Madiyar Ashkeyev 153 vs. Eduardo Flores 153
Vaughn Alexander 166.4 vs. Denis Douglin 167.2
Karl “Dynamite” Dargan 135.6 vs. Jonathan Perez 136
Enriko Gogokhia 147.4 vs. Ronald Montes 148.8
Ismael Villarreal 156.4 vs. Kieran Hooks 156.4
Venue: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City
Promoter: Main Events
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Weights from Long Island
- FOX, FS1 |
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Andre Berto 146 vs. Devon
Alexander 146.8
Joey Spencer 155.8 vs. Bruce Lutchmedial 156
Peter Quillin 167 vs. J’leon Love 168
Sergei Lipinets 148.8 vs. Erick Bone 146.6
Brandon Figueroa 122.8 vs. Luis Suarez 120.8
Alicia Napoleon 156.6 vs. Hannah Rankin 158.2
(WBA female super middleweight title)
Marcus Browne 175.8 vs. Lenin Castillo 175.8
Luis Collazo 147.2 vs. Bryant Perrella 146
Gary Antuann Russell 138.6 vs. Jose Esquivel 144
Richard Commey 136.4 vs. Yardley Cruz 135.2
Marlo Moore 225.6 vs. Thomas Hawkins 274
Venue: NYCB LIVE, Uniondale, NY
Promoter: TGB Productions/DiBella Entertainment
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Undefeated Cabrera-Mioletti
To Face Cardona
In Main Event Of Battle At The Boat 117 |
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Undefeated junior
lightweight Giovanni Cabrera-Mioletti will look to
continue his quest towards a top 20 world ranking when
he faces Isaias Martin Cardona in the main event of
Battle at the Boat 117 on Sept. 8 at the Emerald Queen
Casino in Tacoma, Wash.
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Welterweight Erick Bone
Looking For Breakthrough Win Tonight Against Sergey
Lipinets In Long Island |
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This Saturday night at NYCB
Live, Home of The Nassau Coliseum, streaking
welterweight Erick Bone will look to register the
biggest win of his career when he takes on former IBF
Junior Welterweight world champion, Sergey Lipinets.
The ten-round bout will be part of a nationally
televised card that will be presented by Premier Boxing
Champions on FOX & FOX Deportes at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30
p.m. PT.
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On This Day: Aug 4 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Marseille, France:
Lou Del Valle and Bruno Girard fought to a 12 round Draw
for the Vacant WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
Las Vegas, Nevada:
Wlad Klitschko TKO'd Charles Shufford in the 6th round
to retain the WBO Heavyweight Title.
Paulie Ayala won a 12 round SD over Bones Adams to win
the Vacant IBO Super Bantamweight Title.
1988, Mexicali, Mexico:
Jorge Paez won a 15 round MD over Calvin Grove to win
the IBF Featherweight Title.
1985, Seoul, Korea:
Jung Koo Chang won a 12 round UD over Francisco Montiel
to retain the WBC Light Flyweight Title.
1984, Okinawa, Japan:
Satoshi Shingaki won a 15 round SD over Joves De La Puz
to win the IBF Bantamweight Title.
1980, Caracas, Venezuela:
Hilario Zapata won a 15 round UD over Hector Melendez to
retain the WBC Light Flyweight Title.
1979, Chicago, Illinois:
Ernesto Espana TKO'd Johnny Lira in the 9th round to
Retain the WBA Lightweight Title.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Kovalev: "I Will Impress My Fans"
Alvarez: "Kovalev’s Fans Will Be Disappointed" |
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By Daniel Cloutier
ATLANTIC CITY — The Russian Sergey Kovalev and the
Montrealer Colombian Eleider Alvarez have confidence in
their artillery at few hours to be nose to nose in the
ring of the Hard Rock Hotel-Casino in Atlantic City.
Saturday evening, Kovalev will proceed to the defense of
his WBO light heavyweight championship of the world
against the Alvarez, an undefeated fighter who was
ranked first contender by the WBC during the last two
years and a half.
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Joseph Diaz Jr. &
Undercard Fighters
Los Angeles Media Workouts |
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Photos: Tom Hogan -
HoganPhotos/Golden Boy
Joseph "JoJo" Diaz Jr. (26-1, 14 KOs) hosted a media
workout today at Legendz Boxing in Norwalk, Calif. in
preparation for his battle for the WBA Featherweight
World Title currently held by Puerto Rican warrior Jesus
Rojas (16-1-2, 19 KOs) in the inaugural edition of
Golden Boy Fight Night on Saturday, Aug. 11. The
12-round battle will be Diaz, Jr.'s second opportunity
at a world title in the stacked featherweight division.
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Kovalev vs. Alvarez &
Bivol vs.
Chilemba Final Press Conference |
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Photos: Photos: David
Spagnolo - Main Events
Kathy Duva, CEO of Main Events
"Oh, if these walls could talk! There are so many
stories. If I got started, we'd never hear from anyone
today. Main Events could not be happier to be bringing
world championship boxing back to Atlantic City. We hope
it's a long, enjoyable stay.
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Canelo Alvarez
Intensifies Training Camp In Preparation For Highly
Anticipated Rematch
Against Gennady Golovkin On Sept. 15 |
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Photos: Tom Hogan -
HoganPhotos/Golden Boy
Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez
(49-1-2, 34 KOs) has stepped up training camp in his
second home of San Diego, Calif. as he prepares to face
WBC, WBA, and IBO Middleweight World Champion Gennady
"GGG" Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) in the most anticipated
bout of 2018. The event will take place Saturday, Sept.
15 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will be produced
and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at a
special time of 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.
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