16 Aug 2018

Bryant Jennings, Shakur Stevenson Press Conference Quotes

Boxing is being featured for the first time at the recently opened Ocean Resort Casino (formerly Revel), which is located steps from the Atlantic City boardwalk. Heavyweights will take center stage on Saturday evening when Philadelphia’s Bryant “B.Y.” Jennings faces Alexander “Sascha” Dimitrenko in the 12-round heavyweight main event. In the co-feature, Philadelphia native Jesse

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14 Aug 2018

Top Rank wins purse bid of “Mighty Mo” Hooker vs. Alex Saucedo

Roc Nation Sports today announced that Top Rank has won the purse bid for Maurice Hooker’s defense of the WBO Super Lightweight Title against top mandatory challenger Alex Saucedo, submitting a $1.625 million bid to secure the rights to promote the WBO title fight. Given the outcome, Hooker (24-0-3, 16

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07 Aug 2018

Fresno, CA gets action packed undercard for September 14th

On September 14th, local central valley hero and WBC super lightweight champion Jose Ramirez of Avenal, CA will make his first title defense against Antonio Orozco in 12-round world title fight from the Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA. Ramirez, a fighter with strong ties to the community in Fresno,

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03 Aug 2018

Hard luck fighter Farmer wins first world title this morning

Tevin Farmer now has a new title to add to his name, IBF junior lightweight champion after he defeated Billy Dib via a wide decision in Australia. The fight played out like as Farmer had of hoped as Dib just didn’t have anything to really impact Farmer’s movement as Farmer

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02 Aug 2018

ESPN and Top Rank Announce Historic Agreement

(Aug. 2, 2018)  – ESPN and Top Rank, the world’s premier boxing promotional company, today announced the most comprehensive, exclusive rights agreement in the history of boxing. This new seven-year deal runs from 2018 to 2025 and includes 54 events per year, as well as a full offering of exclusive shoulder programming,

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30 Jul 2018

Boxing Recap: Mikey Garcia beats Easter, Ito wins belt

Mikey Garcia dominates Easter Jr Mikey Garcia continues his career run through 4-division as he dominated and separated himself from IBF lightweight champion Robert Easter Jr. in a fight Easter never seemed to feel comfortable in. Garcia from the early bell pressed forward and though he may have lost a

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26 Jul 2018

Jose Ramirez face Antonio Orozco on September 14th in Fresno, Ca

Jose Ramirez will finally get to defend his WBC super lightweight title in Fresno, CA as his first title defense will take place on September 14th against Antonio “Relentless” Orozco at the Save Mart Center. Ramirez hoped to defend his title on July 7th at the same venue, but his

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25 Jul 2018

“Pitufo” Diaz Media Workout for world title fight on ESPN+

Christopher “Pitufo” Diaz (23-0, 15 KOs) is proud of his Puerto Rican heritage and is acutely aware of his homeland’s rich fighting history. Diaz, who fights Masayuki Ito (23-1-1, 12 KOs) on Saturday at the Kissimmee Civic Center for the vacant WBO junior lightweight world title, is hoping to become the fifth current male

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25 Jul 2018

Christopher Diaz hopes to be next Puerto Rican champion

Undefeated Puerto Rican contender Christopher “Pitufo” Diaz hopes that he can add his name to the lineage of great Puerto Rican boxers from the ‘Island of Enchantment’. Diaz will fight Japanese veteran Masayuki Ito for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior lightweight title on July 28 at the Kissimmee Civic Center, this Saturday. That being

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16 Jul 2018

Boxing Recap: Manny Pacquiao KO win, Prograis, Teofimo Lopez

HATE READING, BUT YOU CLICKED THE LINK – WELL LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/lukieboxing/episodes/2018-07-15T20_07_20-07_00 Pacquiao returns Manny Pacquiao all, but shut the doors on the career of Lucas Matthysse as the future hall of famer battered Matthysse into submission by way of a 7th round TKO. Pacquiao who had

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