16 Mar 2020

COVID-19 STOPS BOXING FOR MONTHS, THOUGHTS FROM TIME AWAY FROM BOXING

Most of my adult life, sports have structured it, and most of the people on social media only follow me for my opinions on boxing despite, what I might think at times.  I have found it comforting having a built-in schedule during the week knowing I could watch something when

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03 Apr 2018

Canelo vs. Golovkin 2 officially canceled, May 5th bout off

BREAKING: Canelo has withdrawn from his May 5 rematch with @GGGBoxing after his failed drug test. Fight is off #CaneloGGG2 pic.twitter.com/Z9QpuvnJDn — Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) April 3, 2018 The super-fight and rematch between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin has been officially called off as via a conference call, Alvarez

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08 Jun 2017

Avtandil Khurtsidze arrested, Saunders title fight canceled

One of the fights that fight fans were looking forward to will no longer happen as Billy Joe Saunders middleweight title defense against #1 contender Avtandil Khurtsidze is now off due to Khurtsidze’s legal troubles. Khurtsidze, who is from Russian, but relocated to Brooklyn, New York, was arrested on Wednesday

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02 Mar 2017

Gary Russell Jr. vs. Oscar Escandon card postponed

The featherweight championship match between Gary Russell Jr. and Oscar Escandon, scheduled for Saturday, March 11 at the MGM National Harbor in Maryland, has been postponed after Escandon was injured his back in his training camp. The news of the injury further pushes back the return of Gary Russell Jr.,

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02 Feb 2017

Cotto-Kirkland card canceled, Kirkland out w/ injury

Roc Nation Sports/Throne Boxing as informed by James Kirkland’s team that Kirkland has suffered an undisclosed injury which will force him to withdraw from his match against Miguel Cotto on Saturday, February 25, 2017. The rumor is that Kirkland suffered an injury to his nose of some sort. The big news is

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23 Sep 2016

Fury-Klitschko II off again, Fury more than likely out for 2016

WBA and WBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has pulled out of his October 29 rematch against former champ Wladimir Klitschko for the second time this year as Fury was declared “medical unfit” to fight. The first time the bout was postponed was due to an ankle injury for Fury. Fury also

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15 Jul 2016

Daniel Valdivia off card in Arizona

Fan favorite Daniel Valdivia of Tulare, California will not be fighting in Arizona on this weekend’s Iron Boy card as he informed fans via social media. The popular fighter expressed his sadness over not being able to fight via his Facebook page which is quoted below. Last year, Valdivia won

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15 May 2016

Wilder-Povetkin canceled over Povetkin’s failed drug test

In some sad, but unsurprising news – Deontay Wilder(36-0 35KOs)  will not be fighting  per a SKY Sports report. Alexander Povetkin (30-1 22KOs), who failed for meldonium, the substance that Maria Sharapova was caught with last year in tennis after VADA conducted random tests weeks out from the fight. To

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11 Mar 2016

David Lemieux misses weight, de la Rosa suspended; fight off

David Lemieux fresh off his pay-per-view headlining bout against Gennady Golovkin missed weight today by nearly three pounds and now the fight is off. After missing weight and having no qualms with being overweight, a frustrated James de la Rosa decided that the money being offered was not worth the

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24 Feb 2016

March 12th Showtime card canceled

Well, that was fun while it lasted, but boxing will no longer be broadcast on March 12st at Mohegan Sun Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut broadcast nationwide on Showtime as the card has now been scrapped. As reported earlier today, Gary Russell Jr. versus Patrick Hyland was suppose to function as

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