17 Dec 2022

2022 Northern California Fight Of The Year: Alan Sanchez vs. Saul Bustos

2022 Northern California Fight of the Year 2021 Winner: Mikey Garcia vs. Sandor Martin Alan Sanchez vs. Saul Bustos The proper fight of the year for the Northern California region. With a lot on the line, Sanchez and Bustos proceeded to beat each other up, as neither man left without

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16 Dec 2022

2022 Fight Of The Year…

Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano  2021 Winner: Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III 2021 Women’s Winner: Chantelle Cameron vs. Mary McGee Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano – Simply put the best fight I have seen all year, with an electric atmosphere, non-stop action, and a ton of debate about who should’ve

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16 Jun 2022

The 2022 Mid-Year Boxing Awards | Who Is Standing Out?

As we get to the halfway point in the year, here is Lukie’s take on the awards as we head into a stacked summer schedule of boxing. Boxer Of The Year 2021 winner: Canelo Dmitry Bivol – After defeating Canelo Alvarez, the consensus pound-for-pound best fighter in the world, Bivol

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26 Dec 2021

2021 Fight of the Year: Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III

Rarely is the lasting image of a trilogy the best one, and even more so, is it the one we will talk about to define the series, but not unlike an episodic TV program on a subscription service, Fury vs. Wilder got better over time, and didn’t fizzle out.  The

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12 Sep 2020

ICYMI: Alex Dilmaghani vs Smir Ziani, A Fight-of-the-Year Worthy Bout

Lightweight Alex Dilmaghani and Samir Ziani may never rule the lightweight division for years to come, and realistically, they may end up in a brutal fight down the road, as a stay-busy for a future legend of the sport, but that doesn’t diminish the fact that when they faced each

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02 Jan 2019

2018 Northern California Fight of the Year: Ryan Bourland vs. Jose Hernandez II

In a rematch of their bout earlier this year in which Jose Hernandez picked up the decision over the hometown Bourland for the regional light heavyweight GBO title, Bourland made his last fight before retirement a good one. In a close and competitive bout, that saw both men have their

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01 Jan 2019

2018 Fight of the Year: Vasyl Lomachenko vs Jorge Linares

A lot of fight of the year contenders or winners I have noticed have been bouts in which both fighters make critical mistakes and both have to fight back with a pension of heart after a physical or cognitive impairment forcing them out of their comfort zone. Well, this is a

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01 Jan 2018

Northern California Fight of the Year: Eddie Diaz vs. Luis Garcia II

Northern and Central California fight of the year – Eddie Diaz vs. Luis Garcia II In a rematch that was put on by local Northern California promoter Mike Bazan, Luis Garcia and Eddie Diaz did battle over all eight rounds of a regional title fight in a bout that was

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01 Jan 2018

Fight of the Year: Gennady Golovkin vs. Daniel Jacobs

Fight of the Year – Gennady Golovkin vs. Daniel Jacobs Daniel Jacobs had been disrespected, belittled and largely marginalized going into his bout with Gennady Golovkin as whispers of being dropped by Dmitry Pirog loomed heading into fighting the furious puncher, Golovkin. What happened instead was a modern day classic in

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24 Dec 2017

Round of the Year: Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko, Round 5

Round of the Year – Round 5, Klitschko vs Joshua In what was Anthony Joshua crowning moment as a heavyweight boxer was not without a fright as Wladimir Klitschko sent Joshua to the canvas in the fifth round that deafened a sold-out crowd at Wembley Stadium. Joshua, a charismatic British

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