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Margarito hints at return at age 37
Antonio Margarito told ESPN Deportes that he is back to training that the junior middleweight and middleweight division have interesting fights for him. Margarito who has been out of the ring for 42 months, or in terms people can actually understand 3 1/2 years with his last bout being a loss
Luke Campbell to face Tommy Coyle in lightweight eliminator
Luke Campbell and Tommy Coyle will clash in an official eliminator for the WBC World lightweight title at Craven Park in Hull on August 1, live on Sky Sports. The Hull pair have been on a collision course over the last year and will come face-to-face at a public press
Main Events signs middleweight Arif Magomedov
As Main Events continues its search across the globe for top prospects, the New Jersey-based promotional company added another undefeated Russian to their lineup. Middleweight, Arif ‘Mayhem’ Magomedov (15-0, 9 KOs), is the fifth international fighter, on an already stacked roster, that Main Events co-promotes with an overseas promoter. Main
Wilder vs. Molina media workout quotes
Unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, challenger Eric Molina, along with co-headliners Puerto Rican junior lightweight Jose Pedraza and Russian amateur standout Andrey Klimov, kicked off fight week working out for the press at Round 1 Gym in Birmingham, Ala. in advance of their Showtime Championship Boxing bouts this Saturday
Walters vs Marriaga media day quotes
Undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight world champion Nicholas “Axe Man” Walters of Jamaica, and the boxing gem of Puerto Rico, undefeated No. 3 world-rated lightweight contender Felix “El Diamante” Verdejo and their opponents, Top-10 contender Miguel “The Scorpion” Marriaga and Iván “Bam Bam” Najera, respectively, hosted a media workout
N’Dam unhappy with elected officials for June 20th IBF fight
Per Gary Hyde, Hassan N’Dam’s manager and number 1 ranked mandatory contender for the middleweight division, have objected to two officials being named to officiate the June 20th fight against David Lemieux in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The problem lies in the fact that two of the officials are from
Mayweather-Pacquiao event tallied 600 million dollars
According to Forbes.com, the fight of the century between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao netted a total revenue of 600 million dollars for the fight. The number eclipses other numbers for boxing events in the past , but also paints a negative neoliberal, business minded approach to boxing that is
Roy Jones wants to fight twice in August
Former four-division world champion and future Hall of Famer Roy Jones Jr. (61-8) will continue his quest towards a world title in a fifth weight class on August 15th. Jones, who has reeled off 7 victories in a row, will headline Knockout Season 2’s live fight card at the Foxwoods