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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 20 March 2013 12:51
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 LOS ANGELES (March 19, 2013) -- Undefeated former world lightweight champion BRANDON "Bam Bam" RIOS (31-0, 22 KOs), of Oxnard, Calif., and Trainer of the Year Robert Garcia hosted a Los Angeles Media Workout Tuesday,March 19, at Fortune Gym in Los Angeles, Calif. Rios is in his final two weeks of training in preparation for his rematch against top-rated contender "Mile High" MIKE ALVARADO (33-1, 23 KOs), of Denver. Check out this video interview, in which Rios talks about plans for the rematch, what he might do differently this time around. Rios-Alvarado II, a rematch of their 2012 Fight of the Year-nominated fight and one of the greatest fights of the 21st Century, will take place next week!... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 20 March 2013 12:40
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 Jean Pascal and Lucian Bute dropped the ceremonial first puck last night at the Montreal Canadians -Buffalo Sabres hockey game at Bell Centre, where it was officially announced that Bute vs. Pascal will be held there on May 25. Lucian Bute vs. Jean Pascal May 25 at Bell Centre in Montreal MONTREAL (March 20, 2013)- The ultimate Canadian boxing showdown on May 25, featuring world champions Lucian Bute and Jean Pascal, will be held at historic Bell Centre in Montreal, it was officially announced last night at the iconic venue by co-promoters InterBox and Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) during the Montreal Canadians... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 20 March 2013 12:37
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 Denis Lebedev & Guillermo Jones Meet In WBA Cruiserweight Championship On May 17 At Crocus City Hall In Moscow, Russia MOSCOW, Russia—The long-awaited unification bout between World Boxing Association cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev (25-1, 19 KOs), from Chekhov, Russia, and WBA cruiserweight champion in recess Guillermo “El Felino” Jones (38-3-2, 30 KOs), from Colon, Panama, will take place on May 17 at Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia. Jones’ promoter Don King is thrilled to have his fighter appearing in Moscow with co-promoters Andrey Ryabinsky and Vlad Hrunov. “My Russian co-promoters named the fight, ‘The One Will Stand,’ and it will be from Russia with love,” King said. “This... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 20 March 2013 12:35
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HBO BOXING® PRESENTS A KNOCKOUT ONE-TWO PUNCH WITH A PRIME-TIME ENCORE OF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®: TIMOTHY BRADLEY JR. VS. RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV, PLUS ROAD TO RIOS-ALVARADO II SUNDAY, MARCH 24 HBO Boxing has a knockout one-two punch for fans of the sweet science, beginning with a prime-time encore of last Saturday’s epic welterweight title showdown WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: TIMOTHY BRADLEY JR. VS. RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV this SUNDAY, MARCH 24 at 10:35 p.m. (ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. The HBO Sports team of Jim Lampley, Max Kellerman and Roy Jones Jr. call all the action, presented in HDTV and in Spanish on HBO Latino, followed immediately by an encore of the revealing special “Road to Rios-Alvarado II.” Both presentations follow the debut of HBO Films’ “Phil Spector” at 9:00 p.m.... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 19 March 2013 20:28
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 March 19 , 2013, Hollywood,Calif. --- Former Lightweight champion Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios works out with trainer Robert Garcia during media day at Fortune Boxing Gym for his upcoming exciting rematch against Mike Alvarado 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... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 19 March 2013 14:07
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 NEW YORK, NY (March 19, 2013) -- Live world championship boxing continues its EPIX run in April and May with two more exciting events featuring the kings of the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) light heavyweight champion NATHAN CLEVERLY defends his title against No. 1 contender ROBIN KRASNIQI on Saturday, April 20, at London's Wembley Arena. The following month, World Heavyweight Champion WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO, making his fourth consecutive appearance on EPIX, defends his WBO/International Boxing Federation (IBF)/World Boxing Association (WBA)/International Boxing Organization (IBO)/The Ring world titles against undefeated Top-10 contender FRANCESCO... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 19 March 2013 09:23
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 LOS ANGELES, CA (March 19, 2013) A media lunch for the Los Angeles boxing press was held on Saturday afternoon for WBA/IBO Middleweight World Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and contender Nobuhiro Ishida who will clash on Saturday, March 30 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The Golovkin/Ishida battle will be broadcast LIVE by Integrated Sports Media at 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via IN Demand, DIRECT TV, DISH and Avail-TN/$24.95. Gennady “GGG” Golovkin “Thank you all for coming today, this will be a great fight and I’m looking forward to fighting in Monte Carlo, a beautiful part of the world. It’s very good for boxing that this is event is being held there.”... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Monday, 18 March 2013 12:20
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There can only be one winner, and that is Arthur Abraham (36-3, 28 KOs).At least, that is the opinion of the WBO Champion himself and his team. The world title rematch between Abraham and Robert Stieglitz (43-3, 24 KOs) is just around the corner and unsurprisingly both camps are convinced that they have the edge over their opposition. At today’s press conference, in Magdeburg, Germany, the protagonists of the world title bout as well as their trainers and the WBO´s current number one heavyweight contender, Robert Helenius (18-0, 11 KOs), gave their statements ahead of Saturday night. Abraham-Stieglitz II will be televised live ringside to the U.S. from GTEC Arena in Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt,... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Monday, 18 March 2013 12:04
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Robert Stieglitz (43-3, 24 KOs) feels very confident. The 31-year-old super middleweight will face off with Arthur Abraham (36-3, 28 KOs) in a world championship rematch on March 23rd. Stieglitz is hoping to avenge his loss on points back in August of last year when the pair meets up for a second time in Magdeburg, Germany. But according to Stieglitz himself, their next fight will be a whole different story and he will ensure that the WBO title finds its way back to Magdeburg. Abraham-Stieglitz II will be televised live ringside to the U.S. from GTEC Arena in Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany on This Saturday!March 23, beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. PT, exclusively on EPIX, the premium entertainment... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Monday, 18 March 2013 12:03
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 HOUSTON. (March 17, 2013) - After working together for four fights and nearly two years, head trainer Ronnie Shields is confident that undefeated, United States Boxing Association (USBA) super middleweight champion Edwin "La Bomba" Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KOs) is now a complete fighter as he heads to Monaco for the "Monte Carlo Million Dollar Super 4" at Casino de Monte-Carlo. Rodriguez takes on unbeaten 2008 Argentina Olympian Ezequiel "El Olimpico" Maderna (19-0, 13 KOs) in the opening round of four-fighter tournament. Rodriguez vs. Maderna is half of a historic four-man tournament, also matching two-time, two division world champion Zsolt Erdei (33-0, 18 KOs) and Denis Grachev (12-1-1, 8 KOs) in a light... Read more...
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