WBO middleweight world champion Dmitry Pirog (19-0, 15 KOs) will make his third defense of the title against WBO #11 rated Nobuhiro Ishida (24-7-2, 9 KOs) on May 1, at Sport Complex Krylatskoe in Moscow, Russia. May 1 (a Tuesday) … Continue reading →
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WBO middleweight world champion Dmitry Pirog (19-0, 15 KOs) will make his third defense of the title against WBO #11 rated Nobuhiro Ishida (24-7-2, 9 KOs) on May 1, at Sport Complex Krylatskoe in Moscow, Russia. May 1 (a Tuesday) … Continue reading →
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WBO middleweight world champion Dmitry Pirog (19-0, 15 KOs) will make his third defense of the title against WBO #11 rated Nobuhiro Ishida (24-7-2, 9 KOs) on May 1, at Sport Complex Krylatskoe in Moscow, Russia. May 1 (a Tuesday) … Continue reading →
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The 47-year-old Bernard Hopkins stopped their last fight because of a shoulder injury, and Chad Dawson aims to win this time.
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The 47-year-old Bernard Hopkins stopped their last fight because of a shoulder injury, and Chad Dawson aims to win this time.
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Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez is the middleweight king. Five other so-called champions sit on waiting room chairs in the offices of alphabet organizations —he sits on a throne. By defeating Kelly Pavlik, who defeated Jermain Taylor, who defeated Bernard Hopkins, who became king the moment he defeated the second-ranked Felix Trinidad, …

Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez is the middleweight king. Five other so-called champions sit on waiting room chairs in the offices of alphabet organizations —he sits on a throne. By defeating Kelly Pavlik, who defeated Jermain Taylor, who defeated Bernard Hopkins, who became king the moment he defeated the second-ranked Felix Trinidad, …

Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez is the middleweight king. Five other so-called champions sit on waiting room chairs in the offices of alphabet organizations —he sits on a throne. By defeating Kelly Pavlik, who defeated Jermain Taylor, who defeated Bernard Hopkins, who became king the moment he defeated the second-ranked Felix Trinidad, …

 
Few prizefighters of world championship caliber travel overseas like Paul Malignaggi. You can go down the list of current world champions from the U.S. and you would be stymied by the effort.
New York City’s Malignaggi (30-4, 6 KOs) scoffs at the pundits that predict destruction at the hands of WBA …

 
Few prizefighters of world championship caliber travel overseas like Paul Malignaggi. You can go down the list of current world champions from the U.S. and you would be stymied by the effort.
New York City’s Malignaggi (30-4, 6 KOs) scoffs at the pundits that predict destruction at the hands of WBA …

By Gabriel F. Cordero World champions Jhonny Gonzalez, Elio Rojas and Juan Carlos Salgado conducted a public workout for fans and the press on Wednesday in the center of the city of Cancun, Mexico. Before about 4,000 boxing fans all … Continue reading →
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By Gabriel F. Cordero World champions Jhonny Gonzalez, Elio Rojas and Juan Carlos Salgado conducted a public workout for fans and the press on Wednesday in the center of the city of Cancun, Mexico. Before about 4,000 boxing fans all … Continue reading →
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Michael King has made a $20 million investment in bringing back the heavyweight division and, in the process, make some money.
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Michael King has made a $20 million investment in bringing back the heavyweight division and, in the process, make some money.
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MMA - 'Rampage + Pacquiao = awesome' is the title of this headline. Yeah, journalism is dead. Yet, the evolving world of social sharing and new age lingo is offering freedom in creative expression (?). Huh, whatever…

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One of the most fascinating aspects of covering fights live from ringside is being privy to the happenings on the untelevised portions of the undercard.  It may very well be the best thing about being a boxing writer.  Sure, boxing writers get access to promoters, fighters and ringside seats for …

EL PASO, Texas (AP) A June 16 fight between WBC world middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Andy Lee will not happen in El Paso as scheduled after the University of Texas System chancellor blocked the use of the Sun Bowl, promoters said Tuesday.
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Fresquez Productions held a press conference today to announce the much-anticipated June 15 rematch between French knockout-artist Anne Sophie Mathis and Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm, universally considered the two best female boxers in the world, at Route 66 Casino … Continue reading →
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Former welterweight titlist Antonio Margarito, who suffered a 10th-round knockout loss to Miguel Cotto in a junior middleweight title challenge on Dec. 3, is set to return.
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Former welterweight titlist Antonio Margarito, who suffered a 10th-round knockout loss to Miguel Cotto in a junior middleweight title challenge on Dec. 3, is set to return.
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Miguel Cotto banished his demons in a rematch with Antonio Margarito and is fully confident heading into his bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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Miguel Cotto banished his demons in a rematch with Antonio Margarito and is fully confident heading into his bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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EDITOR NOTE: I recently posted blogs on the ESPN New York website which touched on a question that dogs at me: does the boxing media treat Floyd Mayweather fairly, or is there a double standard applied to the outspoken boxer, as, say, compared to Manny Pacquiao. Our man at TSS …

EDITOR NOTE: I recently posted blogs on the ESPN New York website which touched on a question that dogs at me: does the boxing media treat Floyd Mayweather fairly, or is there a double standard applied to the outspoken boxer, as, say, compared to Manny Pacquiao. Our man at TSS …