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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Title: RCMGreece Boxing/MMA: Interview meets with BBBC Trainer Alec Wilkey By: Antonis Andronikakis Mr Wilkey, tell us about your career as a boxing coach. How long have you been coaching in boxing? AW:I have been coaching for 35 years as an amateur coach and now as a professional coach. I was head coach at […]
By: Jon Campbell Ricky Hatton’s Comeback Fight: Has He Still Got It? The time has come; on November 24th in The Manchester Arena, Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton (45-2) will finally return to the ring to take on the awkward Ukranian Vyaschlav Senchenko (32-1). As a Manchester native myself it brings me great pleasure and excitement […]
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Kell Brook Vs Amir Khan – Breakdown. By: Callum Meads Hull, UK – Rivalries are too often manufactured, brought together through commercial gain and public naivety. A combination that has caused us to endure several British showdowns in recent years that have not met up to the hype and expectation. Thankfully, a true and genuine rivalry […]
Bute can continue training according to foot specialist By: Eliud Vazquez Torres Lucian Bute can resume his training. The IBF super middleweight champion was bothered by a foot infection that was discovered last Saturday. After visiting a foot specialist in Florida, Lucian was given the ok to continue the last leg of his training. Bute […]
REAL COMBAT MEDIA INTERVIEWS ENGLISH CRUISERWIGHT TITLE CONTENDER JON-LEWIS DICKINSON By: UK Boxing Writer Peter Mann UK fighter, boxing out of Tyneside’s Birtley Boxing Gym finds himself this weekend coming up against the undefeated Matty Askin, in Oldham, England for the English Cruiserweight title. The fight, Dickinson’s 13th with a 10(3) – 2(2) is […]
EPIX RETURNS TO THE RING! LUCIAN BUTE vs. CARL FROCH WORLD SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP EPIX and EpixHD.com Snag Exclusive U.S. Rights for Live Telecast Saturday, May 26 Press Release NEW YORK, NY (April 3, 2012) – Undefeated International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion LUCIAN BUTE will make his 10th world title defense […]
INTERVIEW WITH BRITISH LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION, BRIAN ‘THE LION’ ROSE By: UK Boxing Writer Peter Mann Presently residing in Blackpool,England, Brian Rose is the current British Light Middleweight champion having defeated Prince Arran for the belt in December 2011 after twelve, grueling rounds. It was a fight that the Birmingham-born boxer admits to being ‘the […]
KELL BROOK VS. MATTHEW HATTON RECAP By : Boxing Writer Adam Millican Brook Dominates Hatton, Gets UD Win In front of a hometown crowd of 10,000 fans in Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, England, Kell Brook methodically broke down the game but overmatched Matthew Hatton over the course of twelve rounds to score a unanimous […]
(Travis Dickinson left and Jon-Lewis Dickinson right) MATCHROOM SPORT PRESENTS……….THE PRIZEFIGHTER SERIES By: Peter Mann The first Prizefighter series event of 2012, and the 23rd in total since its inception back in 2008, will happen in Wolverhampton, England on 11th February. The event will see the second run out for the Light Welterweight […]
UFC 141: BROCK LESNAR VS. ALISTAIR OVEREEM VIDEO: UFC BY: MMA WRITER ANTHONY L. GONZALEZ UFC 141 finishes the year very strong with a stacked fight card and one of the best main events in years. Alistair Overeem (35-11-1) takes on former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Brock Lesnar (5-2) for the number one contender spot in […]
SUPER SIX UNDERCARD : KELL BROOK VS. LUIS GALARZA BY: ADAM MILLICAN In the featured undercard bout, Kell Brook brings his undefeated record of 25-0 (17 KO) across the pond from Sheffield, England to square off with journeyman Luis Galarza (17-2 with 13 KO). Although Galarza is riding an eight fight win streak, he’s […]
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