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Written by The Sweet Science
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Monday, 25 April 2011 08:25
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 Did we really just get through a weekend without a Fight of the Year candidate? And did I also make it through a week without receiving any emails worth printing? Yes and yes. But I did receive a short-and-sweet Twitter question worth answering (it was intended for the “Tough Questions” segment on Ring Theory, but we didn’t use it there), so let’s kick off the column with that: Tags:Bernard HopkinsFloyd MayweatherManny Pacquiao... Read more...
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Written by David A. Avila
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Saturday, 23 April 2011 22:51
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 LOS ANGELES-A revved upVic Darchinyan wasted little time in devouring Colombia’s Yonnhy Perez with a barrage of punches before the fight was stopped due to an accidental clash of heads. Darchinyan captured the vacant IBO bantamweight world title on the score cards on Saturday.... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Saturday, 23 April 2011 22:19
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KELLY PAVLIK,TRAINER JACK LOEW & PROMOTER BOB ARUMCONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTSPlayback Instructions:U.S. Toll Free: 800-355-2355International: 402-220-2946Playback Passcode: 38272**The Playback will be until May 7 Former World Middleweight Champion KELLY “The Ghost” PAVLIK, his trainer JACK LOEW and Hall of Fame promoter BOB ARUM participated in an international media conference call on Friday to discuss Pavlik’s upcoming return to boxing on Saturday, May 7 at the sold out MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev.... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Saturday, 23 April 2011 11:43
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TAPIA VS. ARCHULETA- A HISTORICAL RUBBER MATCH SET TO BROADCAST ON GFL COMBAT SPORTS NETWORK The ultimate setting for boxing fans is indisputably the “Rubber Match”. Legendary fighters such as, “Robinson” vs. “LaMotta”, “Ali” vs. “Frazier”, “Duran” vs. “Leonard”, and “Tarver” vs. “Jones” have carried the tie-breaking burden into the ring while fans sense personal bragging rights are all on the line.... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Saturday, 23 April 2011 10:23
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In the main event of ESPN's Friday Night Fights from the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT, Breidis Prescott (24-2, 19 KOs) won a near shutout unanimous decision over a game Bayan Jargal (15-2-3, 9 KOs). Prescott worked his jab and landed the better power punches throughout the fight. Jargal had no answer to Prescott's movement and hand speed. All three judges scored the bout for Prescott by scores of 99-91, 99-90, and 100-90. The five bout fight card was promoted by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing.
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Friday, 22 April 2011 21:36
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The main event features the much anticipated 10 round junior middleweight bout between Joel Julio of Monteria, Columbia (36-4, 31KOs) and Antwone Smith, of Miami Fl, (20-2-1, 12KOs). The Main Events Brick City Boxing Series card will take place in the intimate boxing club environment of Prudential Center's AmeriHealth Pavilion, in Newark, New Jersey.... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Friday, 22 April 2011 21:31
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 Two-division world champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan and former International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Yonnhy “El Colombiano” Perez both made weight one day before their main-event meeting on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING this Saturday, April 23, live on SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE.... Read more...
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Written by Ralph Gonzalez
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Friday, 22 April 2011 15:25
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 Lupe Pintor, Albert Davila, Carlos Zarate and Alfonso Zamora. These bantamweights were the fighters that shaped my image of the sport of boxing. Their courageous and outstanding performances made for entertaining evenings while I sat next to my father and an occasional uncle or friend who would stop on by.... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Friday, 22 April 2011 15:18
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 FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES:VIC DARCHINYAN AND YONNHY PEREZ,JOSEPH AGBEKO & ABNER MARES Thursday, April 21,ESPNZone L.A. LIVE, Los Angeles Telecast This Saturday, April 23, Live on SHOWTIME® at 10:30 p.m. ET/PTFrom Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Los Angeles;Live Card Begins At 5 p.m. PT LOS ANGELES (April 21, 2011) – Two-division world champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan and former International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Yonnhy “El Colombiano” Perez will clash in the new main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING this Saturday, April 23, live on SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from Nokia... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Friday, 22 April 2011 15:08
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 Peter ‘Kid Chocolate’ Quillin used ‘Torture’ machine to prepare for Apr. 29 title fight against Brinkley LOS ANGELES (April 22, 2011) – Prior to leaving for his Big Bear training camp in final preparation for his April 29th showdown against Jesse Brinkley, undefeated prospect Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin used a Vortex machine at his strength-and-conditioning coach Brad Bose’s Anatomy gym in Santa Monica in order to increase his arm strength and power punching.... Read more...
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