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Written by The Sweet Science
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Friday, 29 March 2013 20:59
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 March 29, 2013, Las Vegas, Nevada --- (L-R) Former Lightweight champion Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios and Mike Alvarado weigh in (both fighters 140 lbs) Friday for the upcoming exciting rematch of their 2012 Fight of the Year-nominated fight. Rios-Alvarado II will take place, Saturday, March 30 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev. Promoted by Top Rank®, in association with Tecate, this Junior Welterweight championship rumble will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark®. --- Photo Credit : Chris Farina - Top Rank Tags:Rios Vs. Alavarado II... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Friday, 29 March 2013 20:57
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 Monte-Carlo (3/29/13) - WBA middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin, challenger Nobuhiro Ishida, and all four participants of the Monte-Carlo Million Dollar Super 4 Tournament, Edwin Rodriguez, Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna, Zsolt Erdei and Denis Grachev weighed in earlier today for their mega event tomorrow night in Monaco at the Salle d'Etoile. Golovkin tipped the scales at a ripped and ready 159¼lbs. (72.3 kg) while Ishida weighed 158½lbs. (71.9 kg). Rodriguez weighed in exactly at 168lbs. (76.2 kg) for his super middleweight contest against Maderna, who weighed in just below the super middleweight limit at 167½lbs. (76 kg). Former... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Friday, 29 March 2013 14:48
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 March 29, 2013- First and foremost, I want everyone to know that I did not knowingly take any P.E.D., nor do I believe I unknowingly took any P.E.D. The facts are as follows: My camp, at my instruction, requested WADA level testing in connection with my bout with Lamont Peterson. Post bout urine samples were sent to the WADA accredited laboratory testing lab in Salt Lake City. We repeatedly attempted to obtain the lab results from the D.C. Commission, with no success until yesterday. We did, however, receive an email from the Commission stating that both fighters had passed their test. Nonetheless we wanted the actual lab results. Yesterday... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 28 March 2013 21:55
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 March 28, 2013, Las Vegas,Nevada --- (L-R) Former Lightweight champion Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios and Mike Alvarado pose during the final press conference Thursday in Las Vegas for their upcoming exciting rematch of their 2012 Fight of the Year-nominated fight. Rios-Alvarado II will take place, Saturday, March 30 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev. Promoted by Top Rank®, in association with Tecate, this Junior Welterweight championship rumble will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark®. --- Photo Credit : Chris Farina - Top RankTags:Rios Vs. Alvarado II... Read more...
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Written by Michael Woods
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Thursday, 28 March 2013 21:03
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 Today was one of the craziest news days in the boxing sphere in recent memory. Robert Guerrero was arrested Thursday morning at NY airport for gun possession, and then RingTV.com reported that Lamont Peterson tested positive following his Feb. 22 fight against Kendall Holt for HCG, a hormone which can bolster testosterone. That report was quickly removed from the Ring website, and later that evening, Peterson's promoter, Golden Boy, which owns Ring, put out a release about the Peterson non-positive: Washington, DC (March 28) - Contrary to earlier erroneous media reports, Lamont Peterson did not fail a post-fight drug test following his successful IBF Junior Welterweight World Championship defense against... Read more...
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Written by Michael Woods
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Thursday, 28 March 2013 13:27
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 UPDATE: The original story has been taken down from RingTV.com, and now the circumstances of the whole affair are even less clear. We aren't sure who, or if anyone, frankly, tested positive. Seems like it is up to the IBF to clarify what has happened; hopefully they will do that in timely fashion, because if indeed Peterson did not test positive, he deserves that news to be put out ASAP. Is it two strikes and you're out for Lamont Peterson? The DC based boxer has tested positive for human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), according to Lem Satterfield of RingTV.com. Lem cited a "source familiar with the fighter's post-fight results" of a drug test administered after Peterson... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 28 March 2013 11:18
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 NEW YORK (March 28, 2013) - A star-studded list of world champions, past and present, as well as many other boxing dignitaries have committed to attending the 88th annual Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) awards dinner on Thursday evening, April 11 at Capitale in New York City. Limited tickets remain on sale, priced at $200.00 per person, $150.00 for BWAA members. Tables of 10 are available to purchase for $2,000.00. A limited number of special VIP tickets are also available for $400.00 per person and $4,000.00 for a table of 10. VIP tickets include premium seat at dinner, photo opportunity with honorees, and a special VIP gift. Credit card (Mastercard, Visa and American Express), PayPal,... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 28 March 2013 11:16
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 Monte Carlo (3/28/13) - Gennady Golovkin is in peak physical condition ahead of the seventh defense of his WBA and IBO middleweight titles in Monte Carlo on Saturday. The unbeaten Kazakhstani yesterday went through his paces during a public 45-minute workout at the suitably grand Monte Carlo Casino. With his shirt off, he looked lean and ripped as he worked the pads with top trainer Abel Sanchez. "I'm ready to go," said Golovkin. "I had an eight-week camp and all has gone according to plan." He defends against Nobuhiro Ishida, a fighter he isn't underestimating. "We're expecting a hard fight," said manager Tom Loeffler. "Ishida is tall and has some power, but Gennady is in tremendous shape." Earlier, Ishida... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 28 March 2013 10:03
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 The Five Star banquet hall in Long Island City was packed on Wednesday night with fans that were treated to an exciting night of boxing that saw local favorite Patty Alcivar win a NY State title. In the main event of the Uprising Promotions card, Alcivar (7-1, 3KO) faced the experienced Eileen Olszewski (7-5-2) in an eight round bout for the vacant NY State women’s flyweight championship. Both fighters had vocal cheering sections in the audience as the bell sounded for round one. In something of a “feel out” round Alcivar (in Chris Wheat photo, at left) initiated the action as Olszewski seemed content to wait for opportunities to counter. The second frame started at the same pace but a head butt from Olszewski... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 27 March 2013 10:58
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Middleweight Contender Brian Vera to Meet Donatas Bondorovas on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights Special ESPN Airing of FNF to Include Interview with Robert Guerrero The March 29 edition of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights presented by Corona Extra will feature Middleweight contender Brian “The Warrior” Vera (22-6, 13 KOs) and “Donatas Bondas” Donatas Bondorovas (17-3-1, 6 KOs) in the 10-round main event. Friday’s show from the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, N.Y., will air live at 9 p.m. ET in a special airing on ESPN (rather than its usual ESPN2 home). Friday’s show will also air live on ESPN Deportes and will be available online through WatchESPN.com and on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app. The card is promoted by Banner Promotions. Watch Teddy Atlas and Bernardo Osuna preview... Read more...
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