JOSEPH PARKER RETAINS WBO WITH WIN OVER HUGHIE FURY (AP)– Joseph Parker beat Hughie Fury by a majority points decision to retain his World Boxing Organisation (WBO) heavyweight title at the Manchester Arena on Saturday. The New Zealander endured a frustrating night and did not look confident ahead of the scores being announced, but [...]
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ESPN BOXING RESULTS & VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS FROM ARIZONA By ESPN Boxing TUCSON, Ariz. (September 23rd, 2017) — When Oscar Valdez fought for the first time in Tucson in 2015, he was a fast-rising prospect. But he promised he would return someday to fight in his childhood hometown as a world titleholder. That is just what [...]
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UFC FIGHT NIGHT JAPAN RESULTS Ovince Saint Preux vs. Yushin Okami — Saint Preux def. Okami by technical submission (Von Flue choke) at 1:50 of Round One Jessica Andrade vs. Claudia Gadelha — Andrade def. Gadelha by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-27) Takanori Gomi vs. Dong Hyun Kim — Kim def. Gomi by TKO (punches) [...]
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JORGE LINARES VS. LUKE CAMPBELL PRESS CONFERENCE & WEIGH-IN VIDEO Inglewood, CA (September 23rd, 2017)– Linares vs. Campbell is a 12-round fight for the WBA, WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine Lightweight World Championships, to be held Saturday, September 23 at the ‘Fabulous’ Forum in Inglewood, California. The championship event is presented by Golden Boy Promotions [...]
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Joseph Parker vs. Hughie Fury U.S. PPV WEIGHTS Airing live tomorrow afternoon MANCHESTER, UK (September 22, 2017) – The eight principal fighters for tomorrow night’s Parker vs. Fury Pay-Per-View card all made weight at today'(see below). Tensions erupt when Fury pushed Parker during the traditional face-off and members of both teams went at it before [...]
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ANDRE WARD ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT FROM BOXING AT AGE 33 Oakland, CA (September 21, 2017)– Andre Ward, who defeated Sergey Kovalev twice and took over the 168 and 175lb division has announced his retirement from boxing at age 33. Ward tweeted the following video as part of his announcement: Follow Andre S.O.G. Ward ✔@andreward MISSION [...]
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Raging Bull Jake LaMotta versus Sugar Ray Robinson Rivalry, When Boxing Was Great By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent “The three toughest fighters I ever fought were Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Sugar Ray Robinson. I fought Sugar Ray Robinson so many times, I’m surprised I’m not diabetic.” The flamboyant [...]
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NO. 8 LIGHTWEIGHT DUSTIN POIRIER TO FACE FORMER CHAMPION ANTHONY PETTIS IN UFC NORFOLK MAIN EVENT SATURDAY, NOV. 11 Plus: MATT BROWN vs. DIEGO SANCHEZ (#11) ANDREI ARLOVSKI vs. (#12) JUNIOR ALBINI TICKETS FOR UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: POIRIER vs. PETTIS ON SALE FRIDAY, SEPT. 22 Las Vegas – UFC® touches down in Norfolk, VA. for the first time, [...]
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Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz New York Press Conference Quotes & Photos Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder Defends Against Undefeated Contender Luis Ortiz On Saturday, Nov. 4 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Live on SHOWTIME Click HERE for Photos from Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME Click HERE for Photos from Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment NEW YORK, NY (Sept. 20, 2017) [...]
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BOXING LEGEND JAKE LAMOTTA PASSES AWAY AT AGE 96 Original Report By TMZ Los Angeles, CA (September 20th, 2017)– Boxing legend Jake LaMotta — the champ who was played by Robert De Niro in the movie “Raging Bull” — died Tuesday, TMZ has learned. He was 95. Jake’s wife tells TMZ, Jake died in a [...]
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Dimitrenko KOs (14-0) Granat in First, When Heavyweight Tune Up on Prospect By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Hamburg, Germany (March 19th, 2017)– How often does it happen when the tune up fighter paid to come in tunes up on the prospect he was supposed to lose to instead? It happens […]
JOSEPH PARKER VS. ALEXANDER DIMITRENKO RESULTS By Patrick McKendry/NZHerald It was called a risky fight but Joseph Parker blew away his opponent Alexander Dimitrenko in a victory which was tinged with controversy in Manukau tonight. There was no issue with who the better fighter was, but Parker’s blow which stopped the fight in the […]
Tale of Two Chambers: Rise and Fall of Steve and Eddie Chambers By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent A short thought to note life has been cruel of late and not particularly kind to the professional boxing careers of heavyweight contender Eddie Chambers and his brother, welterweight contender Steve Upsher […]
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