28 Dec 2017

Cutman of the year: Phil Mondello

Cutman of the Year: Phil Mondello A fight this year didn’t stand-out with a bad cut that could have impacted the fight. We didn’t have a definitive and easy choice in which a corner man stepped in and saved the bout for the fighter as they stopped a dramatic cut.

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22 Sep 2017

Without Ward: Andre Ward’s Legendary Career Remembered

Andre “S.O.G.” Ward suddenly announced his retirement on the morning of September 21st to the shock of many who had no clue it was near.   Ward, was seemingly the living embodiment of the Frank Sinatra song “My Way”, going about the professional and amateur ranks in his own manner. I feel

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28 Jul 2017

Battle Tested Amateur Contest at King’s Gym in Oakland – Saturday

Tomorrow at the historic King’s Boxing Gym in East Oakland, CA located at 843 35th Ave, Oakland, CA 94601, will house one of the bigger amateur tournaments of the summer as Battle Tested presents “The 1st Annual Battle Royal”. The event starts at 1:30 PM with tickets costing $20. The event

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22 Jun 2017

T1 Visual Photo Gallery: Ward vs. Kovalev II

Professional photographer Anthony “T-1 Visuals” Hudson took full advantage of his media credential as he wiped up a unique look at the dramatic backdrop that was one of the best fights of the year between Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev II in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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16 Jun 2017

Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev II Grand Arrivals

Unified Light Heavyweight World Champion Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (31-0, 15 KOs) and former titleholder Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-1-1, 26 KOs) opened Fight Week Powered by Monster with their Grand Arrivals at Mizuya Lounge at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Tuesday, June 13, ahead of their ultimate rematch on Saturday,

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02 Jun 2017

De’von Abraham scores 37 second KO in Costa Mesa, CA

Featherweight De’von Abraham (1-0 1KO) made a name for himself with a brutal 37 second KO of Brennan Benton (0-1) at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, CA. The young fighter, fighting out of the historic King’s Gym in Oakland, CA was dropped in the first 10 second of the fight

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31 May 2017

Oakland, CA’s De’von Abraham fights tomorrow in OC, available on PPV

Featherweight De’von Abraham, originally from Detroit, Michigan, who relocated to Oakland, CA to go to college, and is currently training at King’s Boxing Gym in Oakland, CA, will make his professional debut on Roy Engelbrecht “Fight Club OC” on June 1st at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, CA. Abraham, who

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12 May 2017

King’s Boxing Gym holds Amateur Boxing Event Saturday May 13th!

Tomorrow at the legendary Oakland boxing gym “King’s Gym”, the heralded gym that Andre Ward first trained at, will be holding an event for USA Boxing. The event which is titled “Mama said ‘Knock You Out’” will begin at 1:30PM with tickets available at the door. Below is all the

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24 Apr 2017

Sergey Kovalev and Social Media: It Is Sort of Weird, Right?

Sergey Kovalev is not an easy character to describe. You might want to put him a category to describe him simply, but it would be an injustice. One thing is for sure is that he is the perfect foil to Andre Ward as he is similar yet different in many

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14 Apr 2017

Oakland’s Bilal Mahasin fights April 22nd in Carson, CA

Well known Oakland fighter Bilal Mahasin (9-3-1 1KO) will take on Top Rank prospect Maxim Dadashev (6-0 5KOs) on the undercard of Oscar Valdez vs. Miguel Marriaga in Carson, Ca. The bout will not be available as part of the Top Rank PPV on April 22nd, but tickets are still

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