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Written by David A. Avila
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Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:52
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 Dig that 'do. Pacman showed off a Beiber bob in Cali on Thursday. Will Mosley have any luck getting to the Congressman's head when they clash in May? (photo by Chris Farina/Top Rank)BEVERLY HILLS-If fan popularity can be judged by a press conference, then Manny Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight title defense against Sugar Shane Mosley is going to be a blockbuster.... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 10 February 2011 13:55
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 Tomorrow Atlantic City's Shamone "The Truth" Alvarez (21-3, 12KO's) travels across the border, as he looks to get back into the win column when he takes on Canada's WBA #8 rated welterweight, Antoni Decarie (24-1, 7KO's) at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. The bout, scheduled for ten rounds, will headline this week's edition of ESPN's "Friday Night Fights." Alvarez-Decarie marks the return of Groupe Yvon Michel's highly regarded FAST AND FURIOUS boxing series, and is presented by the Casino de Montreal in collaboration with Videotron, and Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 10 February 2011 13:43
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 DOCUMENTARY SERIES “FIGHT CAMP 360°: Pacquiao vs. Mosley” Premieres Saturday, April 2, 12 Noon ET/ 9 a.m. PT on CBS With Three Episodes Airing on America’s Most Watched Network – Including a Prime Time Telecast on Saturday, April 30... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 10 February 2011 10:56
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 Publicity for the Strikeforce eight-man heavyweight tournament kicked into high gear with a presser at Chelsea Piers in New York City on Wednesday to promote this Saturday’s night of fights at the Izod Center in New Jersey.... Read more...
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Written by George Kimball
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Thursday, 10 February 2011 01:51
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 NEW YORK --- Lou DiBella doesn’t claim to have originated the concept, but over the years he has fine-tuned the formula to the point that the term “Broadway Boxing” conjures up its own specific image – that of club fights before a lively and emotionally-invested audience whose members have been lured by the inclusion of one of their own, be he (or she) a representative of an ethnic strain or a neighborhood or, sometimes, a boxing gym.... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 09 February 2011 18:07
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 McEwan, Dzinzi, Martinez and Lee, from left to right, in NYC. (photo by the estimable Teddy Blackburn) NEW YORK, NY (Feb 9, 2011) – The “Diamond Elite” WBC Middleweight Diamond Championship showdown between Sergio Martinez and Sergiy Dzinziruk was formally announced today at a kick off press conference Wednesday afternoon from the BB King Blues Club in Times Square. Also in attendance were Andy Lee and Craig McEwan who will battle in a “Celtic War” in the HBO-televised undercard. All four fighters and representatives from their respective camps were in attendance at today’s event.... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 09 February 2011 17:28
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 Former WBO Heavyweight Champion Siarhei Liakhovich and Main Events CEO Kathy Duva announced today that they have entered into a promotional agreement.... Read more...
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Written by George Kimball
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Wednesday, 09 February 2011 17:23
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 Duddy has taken a liking to the stage. The reviews have been kind to the man from Derry, who last month decided he'd hang up the gloves. (photo by Guy Warren) Does life imitate art, or art imitate life? Five years earlier, Wayne Kelly had been the referee who took Shelby Pudwill into protective custody the night John Duddy knocked him down three times in the first two minutes of their fight at Madison Square Garden. Now here was Kelly, counting over Duddy’s prostrate form in a ring on the stage at the Atlantic Theatre Company.... Read more...
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Written by Frank Lotierzo
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Wednesday, 09 February 2011 16:47
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 The February 9th edition of the Montrealgazette.com is reporting that the rematch between WBC light heavyweight title holder Jean Pascal 26-1-1 (16) and former middleweight/light heavyweight champ Bernard Hopkins 51-5-2 (32) is expected to take place on May 21, 2011 in Quebec City, the site of their controversial first fight. Pascal held on to his title on Dec. 18 when the 12-round bout with Hopkins was scored a majority draw.... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 09 February 2011 15:11
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Atlantic City, NJ (February 9) - This Friday, #4 IBF ranked heavyweight contender "Fast" Eddie Chambers (35-2, 18 KOs) will take on the #11 heavyweight contender Derric Rossy (25-2, 14 KO's) in an IBF Title Elimination bout on the undercard of the SHOWTIME ShoBox: The New Generation broadcast taking place at the world-famous Bally's Atlantic City.... Read more...
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