21 May 2015

Andre Dirrell vs. James DeGale final press conference quotes

The final press conference for Saturday’s Premier Boxing Champions on NBC card took place today at historic Fenway Park in Boston. Andre Dirrell (24-1, 16 KOs) and James DeGale (20-1, 14 KOs) in a 12-round super middleweight showdown for the vacant IBF title at Boston’s Agganis Arena. Live televised coverage

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21 May 2015

Badou Jack vs. George Groves to happen in the U.S.

George Groves will get his third crack at a world title after two failed attempts against Carl Froch over the past two years as he will take on WBC super middleweight champion, Badou Jack. The news was made public by Sky Sports via their website as a purse bid was avoided

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21 May 2015

Jose Ramirez creates scholarship fund in Fresno to help students go to college

USA Olympian, NABF champion and undefeated professional boxer Jose Ramirez (14-0, 11 KOs), coming off a record setting 9,000 person arena sellout on May 9 in Fresno on a Top Rank Solo Boxeo Tecate boxing event on UniMas, has signed a five figure endorsement deal with Card City. Ramirez is

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21 May 2015

Sadam Ali faces Bradley-Vargas winner for WBO title

Sadam Ali will finally get his big shot after beating Francisco Santana on HBO as he is announced as the next in line for the vacant WBO welterweight title, a title that will find a home after Tim Bradley and Jessie Vargas fight on June 27th at The StubHub Center

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21 May 2015

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Matthew Macklin in talks for Las Vegas, NV

Matthew Macklin might be the next person to meet Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. at some sort of catchweight per a report from The Daily Mail.  The rumored bout would take place in Las Vegas, NV and be contested at a catchweight of 164 lbs. or for the humorous boxing types

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21 May 2015

Thurman vs. Collazo for July 11th

Keith “One Time” Thurman is likely out of the Floyd Mayweather sweepstakes for September as ESPN.com is reporting he will be facing veteran tough guy Luis Collazo on July 11th to serve as the first PBC broadcasted card on ESPN. Thurman has been wanting to face Collazo every since Collazo

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21 May 2015

Alexander Povetkin vs. Mike Perez weigh in results

network: ESPN/ ESPN3.com Alexander Povetkin 231.75 vs. Mike Perez 240.5 (WBC heavyweight eliminator) Grigory Drozd 199.75 vs. Lukasz Janik 200 (WBC cruiserweight title) Rakhim Chakhkiev 199.5 vs. Junior Anthony Wright 198 (IBO cruiserweight title) Dmitry Kudryashov 200 vs. Vikapita Meroro 200 Manuel Charr 252.5 vs. Alex Leapai 252.5 Svetlana Kulakova

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21 May 2015

Matchroom Boxing and Sky Sports extend contract for five more years

Fight fans may not have been happy in the UK with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing schedule of events for 2015 on Sky Sports, but that has not swayed Sky Sports from extended a contract with UK promoter for five more years into 2021.   The deal will give Sky Sports

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20 May 2015

Golovkin vs. Froch? Froch’s promoter thinks it is possible for summer

According to Eddie Hearn in a feature published today by The Daily Mail, Carl Froch is very tempted to make his farewell fight to the sport of boxing as tough as possible as he would like to welcome Gennady Golovkin to the super middleweight division. To add extra spice to

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20 May 2015

Flanagan vs. Zepeda for vacant WBO lightweight title

Terry Flanagan was hoping to face Ray Beltran, who was suppose to win the WBO lightweight title after knocking out Takahiro Ao in the second round of their contest on the debut of boxing to the truTV network. The problem was Beltran was TKO’ed on the scales as he came

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