28 Feb 2023

February 2023 Fight of the Month: Luis Nery vs. Azat Hovhannisyan

Simply the best fight we have seen so far, as Luis Nery vs. Azat Hovhannisyan delivered in more ways than one, and might not just be the best fight of the month, but the best fight of the year.  After the fight, I said the following in my news column

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28 Feb 2023

February 2023 Fighter of the Month: Mauricio Lara

The U.K. for the second month in a row will see the best fighter of the month of a bout in their country, as Mauricio Lara’s knockout of Leigh Wood was the most memorable performance, to me, and should put him in one of the top spots in the featherweight

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25 Feb 2023

Subriel Matias Drops, Stops Jeremias Ponce to Become 140 lb Champion

In a phone booth kind of a fight, power punching jr. welterweight Subriel Matias (19-1, 19 ko) dropped Jeremias Ponce (30-1, 20 ko) at the end of the fifth, causing his corner to stop the fight before the start of the sixth to win the vacant IBF title and ending

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22 Feb 2023

Boxing TV Schedule: Title Fight, Jake Paul & ProBox TV.

Jake Paul Returns to Saudi. Sunday, February 26th, 8 AM PST | ESPN+ PPV Whether fight fans want to believe it or not Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury at some form of a cruiserweight limit will be the marquee a-list fight of the weekend, as the YouTuber turned pro boxer,

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16 Mar 2022

The Top Ten Puerto Rican Boxers Of All Time

With Edgar Berlanga main eventing this week on ESPN against Steve Rolls, and Xander Zayas featured in the co-main event, we thought it might be a good time to look at the greatest Puerto Rican boxers of all time. Here is the list ITRBoxing’s staff came up with. 01) Felix

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19 Jan 2022

Gary Russell Jr. vs Mark Magsayo, Sacramento Boxing Friday, and UFC PPV Preview

Gary Russell Jr. Returns Saturday, January 22nd, 6 PM PST on Showtime Gary Russell Jr. has been the WBC featherweight world champion for seven years, yet he doesn’t appear on pound-for-pound lists, and if compared to anyone, his closest comparison might be Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny, as, from

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13 Jun 2021

Monday Morning Boxing Coach: Thoughts On Shakur vs Nahathila, Full Boxing Breakdown for June 19th

Don’t like to read check out the podcast with similar info here Shakur Stevenson wins a form of the 130 lbs world title Shakur Stevenson defeated WBO junior lightweight mandatory opponent, Jeremiah Nakathila for the WBO super featherweight interim world title, on Saturday from Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout was

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01 Jun 2021

Who Is Subriel Matias – Half-Hagler, Half-Zombie – Now #2 For IBF Super Lightweight World Title

You might not know who Subriel Matias is now, but the Puerto Rican, 140 lbs, super lightweight, nicknamed “Browny”, might be someone over the coming years, you find ending up on your tv screen more and more often. At 17 wins with 1 lone defeat, and 16 KOs, as well

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30 May 2021

Monday Morning Boxing Coach: Devin Haney Passes Test, Donaire An ATG

Haney Passes First Career Test Devin Haney checks the boxes for being an elite fighter, with a strong in-ring IQ, and unmatched quickness and physical traits, Haney seems destined for big things, and his 12-round win over Jorge Linares was yet another accomplishment, that felt like high-school graduation for a

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29 May 2021

Nonito Donaire Turns Back Time, KO’s Oubaali.

May 29th, Carson, CA – Nonito Donaire (41-6, 27 KOs), is now a nine-time world champion, as the man who one day will be in the hall-of-fame knocked out WBC bantamweight world champion, Nordine Oubaali (17-1, 12 KOs), in main event of a fight being held at the Dignity Health

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