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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 14 May 2013 11:19
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“2 Days: Gennady Golovkin” Premieres Saturday, June 8 on HBO® May 14, 2013 – HBO Sports® debuts an all-new installment of “2 Days” when the feature segment returns with a behind-the-scenes look at fast-rising 160-pound star Gennady Golovkin. The episode debuts Saturday, June 8 at 12 midnight (ET/PT) or immediately following the HBO Boxing After Dark® doubleheader from Montreal. “2 Days” is a revealing and intimate look at a 48-hour span in the life of a boxer in the lead-up to one of his fights and the next edition will focus on 31-year-old undefeated middleweight title-holder Gennady “GGG” Golovkin. HBO cameras followed the sensational knockout artist prior to his showdown in January against Gabriel Rosado. “2 Days: Gennady Golovkin” will add to the HBO Boxing programming... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Monday, 13 May 2013 13:05
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 Johnny Bos forgot more about boxing than most of today’s so-called experts ever knew, but his career in the sport he loved had been a Shakespearean tragedy for years. He could predict the outcome of most fights so long as one of his own guys was not involved. We called him Wizard—the Wizard of Bos. I met him in 1969 outside what used to be called the Felt Forum on 8th Avenue between 31st and 33rd Streets. We were kids in love with boxing. Bos was 17 years old. I was 22. The Felt Forum was the 5,000-seat arena inside the larger Madison Square Garden and I’d take the train up there to watch the Friday Night Fights which Teddy Brenner and Harry Markson... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Saturday, 11 May 2013 10:42
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 MIAMI, Okla. (May 11, 2013) – Undefeated Dierry “Dougy Style” Jean (25-0, 17 KOs), of Quebec, Canada, overcame a bad cut on the side of his right eye to register two knockdowns en route to a fourth-round TKO over southpaw Cleotis “Mookie” Pendarvis (17-4-1, 6 KOs), of Long Beach, Calif., in the main event Friday on ShoBox: The New Generation from Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Okla. By winning, Jean becomes the No. 1 contender in the IBF 140-pound division. He entered the scheduled 12-rounder ranked No. 3, four spots higher than Pendarvis. In a battle of unbeaten middleweights in the co-feature, John “Apollo... Read more...
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Written by David A. Avila
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Friday, 10 May 2013 12:33
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 Every so often a young boxer falls through the cracks and is lost for awhile until climbing out on his own. Meet Cleotis “Mookie” Pendarvis. Pendarvis is one of those boxers whose fighting abilities were spotted early on. Even people without boxing knowledge could see that at the age of 16 the Los Angeles youngster had extraordinary reflexes and abilities. He was a young Mozart of boxing. Now, 26, and living in Lancaster, CA, the ultra-quick Pendarvis (17-3-2, 6 Kos) fights Canada’s undefeated Dierry Jean (24-0, 16 Kos) tonight (Friday, May 10). Showtime will televise the main event from Miami, Oklahoma. It’s only the... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 20:52
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 LAMONT PETERSON, ANTHONY PETERSON AND UNDERCARD FIGHTERS WASHINGTON, D.C. MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES Fighters Preparing For Respective May 18 Bouts At Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City Doubleheader Headlined By Lamont Peterson vs. Lucas Matthysse To Be Televised Live on SHOWTIME®  Undefeated... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 15:46
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 May 9, 2013, Dallas ,Texas --- Dallas Maverick's owner Mark Cuban (ctr) welcomes WBO World Featherweight champion Mikey Garcia (L) and Juan Manuel Lopez (R) during the press conference in Dallas, Texas to announce their upcoming world title fight to take place on Saturday, June 15, televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark from the American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas. Garcia vs Lopez will be promoted by Top Rank in association with PR Best Boxing,Foreman Boys Promotions and Tecate.--- Photo Credit : Chris Farina - Top Rank... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 15:43
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NEW YORK (May 9, 2013) - Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) middleweight champion Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (29-0, 21 KOs) has officially arrived on the International boxing scene, after destroying challenger Fernando Guerrero (25-2, 19 KOs) en route to victory by seventh-round technical knockout in his first title defense, April 27 on Showtime Championship Boxing from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Now, the 29-year-old Quillin is one of the hottest boxers in the world, ready to unify the 160-pound division, assuming he can overcome some potential boxing politics in order to make a deal against one of the other major world middleweight title holders. "I want to fight one of the other champions," Quillin said. "Sergio Martinez would be my first choice, but he's injured and... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 13:40
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 DALLAS (May 9, 2013) -- Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion MIKEY GARCIA will make his first title defense, against former two-division world champion JUAN MANUEL "Juanma" LOPEZ, Saturday, June 15, at the American Airlines Center (2500 Victory Ave., Dallas, TX 75219). The fight will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark®, beginning at 10:45 p.m. ET/PT.This will be the first time HBO has televised a boxing event from the American Airlines Center. Making their Dallas debut, Garcia and Lopez boast a combined record of 64-2 (56 KOs) -- a winning percentage of 97% and a victory by... Read more...
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Written by Michael Woods
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 12:43
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 Heavyweight contender Dereck Chisora told the UK newspaper "The Sun" that he's set to face rising prospect Deontay Wilder June 15 at Wembley Arena. But Wilder has a pending legal situation hanging over his head, as he was arrested on Saturday morning, on domestic violence charges, in Las Vegas. Reports say Wilder (seen in above Hogan photo knocking out Audley Harrison in his last fight, April 27), a 27-year-old from Alabama who won bronze for the US at the 2008 Olympics, was detained after cops came to a hotel and saw a "bruised woman" who indicated to them that she had been struck by the boxer. I checked in with Wilder's trainer, Jay... Read more...
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Written by Michael Woods
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Wednesday, 08 May 2013 16:48
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 With any luck, the fight between Paul Malignaggi, the WBA welterweight champion, and challenger Adrien Broner at Barclays Center on June 22 will feature the fire and fury that we've seen recently in the interactions between the two fighters. They had words on April 26 at Barclays, at the weigh-in for the card topped by Danny Garcia-Zab Judah. And they got into it even more on Saturday morning in Las Vegas at the official news conference to announce the clash between Malignaggi, a Brooklyn native whose way with words might even surpass his ring generalship, and Broner, the man who calls himself "Mr. HBO" and makes no secret of his belief that he thinks... Read more...
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