13 Aug 2016

Flores impresses, Ugas upsets on ESPN

Featherweight Miguel Flores (21-0, 9 KOs) furthered his unbeaten ways over former prospect Ryan Kielczweski (25-2, 7 KOs) on Friday night at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. The fight saw Flores up big early, but the power of Kielczweski evening up the fight and nearly upsetting the

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12 Aug 2016

US Boxing Update: Mikaela Mayer wins opening bout

USA Boxing Mikaela Mayer outclassed a game, but inexperienced Jennifer Chieng of Micronesia in the afternoon bouts from Rio. Mayer ate a few more right hands then desired in the first round, which could have been a testament to some Olympic nerves, but once she was in her groove was

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12 Aug 2016

U.S. Olympic Update: Hernandez wins bronze, Balderas loses controversial

The great start for Team USA Boxing is over as Friday was bitter sweat for the Olympic squad. For starters, Nico Hernandez lost in the semi-finals to Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan in a close, but somewhat clear fight to score that was very high level. Though some thought Hernandez won, the feeling

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10 Aug 2016

U.S. Olympic Update: Nico Hernandez will medal, Russell wins opener

Team USA Boxing is continuing it’s amazing run as light flyweight Nico Hernandez of Kansas will at least earn a bronze medal after defeating Carlos Eduardo Quipo Pilataxi on Wednesday. Hernandez lost the first round, but rallied back to win the next two to win the decision. Hernandez will face Hasanboy

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09 Aug 2016

Olympics Update: First U.S. Olympian loses, all pros eliminated

Team USA Update: In what has been a great outing so far for Team USA Boxing, middleweight Charles Conwell will hold the nasty distinction of being the first 2016 U.S. Olympian to lose India’s Krishan Vikas  2-1 on all three cards. Conwell looked a bit sloppy and unable to adjust

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09 Aug 2016

Marcos Maidana retires from boxing

CHINO MAIDANA MAKES RETIREMENT OFFICIAL Dear boxing Friends, After a long time out of the rings and after… https://t.co/WGnJNxbFo3 — Team Maidana (@ChinoMaidana) August 9, 2016 The man many feel gave Floyd Mayweather Jr. his hardest fight of his career, has officially called it a day as he announced his

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08 Aug 2016

Andre Ward dominates in Oakland, undercard results as well

Light heavyweight Andre “S.O.G” Ward (30-0, 15 KOs) scored a twelve round unanimous decision over Alexander Brand (25-2, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the Oracle Arena in Ward’s hometown of Oakland, California. Ward dropped Brand once, but Brand proved to be a game vet, who survived until the final. The

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05 Aug 2016

Undefeated Rising Star David Benavidez Knocks Out Denis Douglin in Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN & ESPN Deportes Main Event from Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena

PHILADELPHIA (August 6, 2016) – Undefeated rising contender David “El Bandera Roja” Benavidez (16-0, 15 KOs) knocked out Denis Douglin (20-5, 13 KOs) in the 10-round main event of Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN and ESPN Deportes from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. Douglin, who is trained by his mother

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02 Aug 2016

Mikey Garcia impresses in comeback win

On Saturday night, July 30, 2016, twenty-eight year old professional boxer Mikey Garcia returned to the ring at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, after a two and a half year layoff due to a contract dispute with his former promotional company, Top Rank. On the Showtime televised broadcast,

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30 Jul 2016

Carl Frampton upsets Leo Santa Cruz, takes WBA title overseas

In the main event in front of a packed house in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center, Carl Frampton (23-0 14KOs) may have cemented his own legend as he went stateside to defeat highly touted Mexican-American featherweight Leo Santa Cruz (32-1-1 18KOs). From the early get-go, Frampton sat down

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