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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 25 April 2013 15:55
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 WBA WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION PAULIE "THE MAGIC MAN" MALIGNAGGI TO DEFEND TITLE AGAINST TWO-DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION ADRIEN "THE PROBLEM" BRONER IN MALIGNAGGI'S HOMETOWN OF BROOKLYN AT BARCLAYS CENTER ON SATURDAY, JUNE 22 PLUS, THE HEAVYWEIGHT REMATCH BETWEEN JOHNATHON BANKS AND SETH "MAYHEM" MITCHELL FEATURED ON EXCITING LIVE SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING TELECAST TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 27 AT 10:00 AM ET! BROOKLYN (April 25, 2013) - Since the beginning of their professional careers, Paulie "The Magic Man" Malignaggi and Adrien "The Problem"... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 25 April 2013 09:21
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“MAYWEATHER,” A REVEALING ONE-HOUR DOCUMENTARY NARRATED BY LL COOL J ABOUT THE LIFE OF UNDEFEATED WORLD BOXING CHAMPION, FLOYD “MONEY” MAYWEATHER, TO AIR ON CBS, APRIL 27 “MAYWEATHER” Will Feature the Debut of LL COOL J’s New Song “We’re The Greatest” with Eddie Van Halen from Upcoming Album AUTHENTIC The Welterweight World Championship Fight, “May Day: Mayweather vs. Guerrero” To Be Presented by SHOWTIME PPV® on Saturday, May 4 CBS will debut MAYWEATHER, a revealing one-hour documentary about the life of undefeated eight-time world boxing champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather and his rival, six-time world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero on Saturday, April 27 (8:00-9:00PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The special airs one week before the boxing event... Read more...
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Written by Michael Woods
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Thursday, 25 April 2013 00:00
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 The fight game can suck you in, make you an addict, and then, if you stay in long enough, or maybe too long, you can begin to find elements of it repellant. The high diminshes, you feel the hangover longer, harder. For promoter Lou DiBella, the romance curdles awhile aback, and he now struggles with the darker sides of the sport. Check out this mini-documentary by film-maker John James, in which DiBella, the Harvard-educated New York based deal-maker who used to run HBO's boxing programming and now finds himself contemplating an exit from the business which he finds makes him long for copious cleansing showers, vocalizes... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 24 April 2013 15:55
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   LUCIAN BUTE OPEN MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & PICTURES FROM PALM BEACH, FLORIDA  MONTREAL (April 24, 2013) -- Lucian Bute (31-1-0, 24 KOs)... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 24 April 2013 06:45
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 BROOKLYN, N.Y. (April 23, 2013) – Former Two-Division World Champion Zab “Super” Judah worked out for the media on Tuesday in preparation for his fight against Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Danny Garcia this Saturday, April 27, live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT) from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Joining Judah at Judah Brothers Boxing Gym in Brooklyn on Thursday were top middleweight contender Danny Jacobs (24-1, 21 KOs), of Brooklyn and 2012 U.S. Olympian Marcus Browne (3-0, 3 KOs), of Staten Island, both of whom will be featured in non-televised undercard bouts. One of New York’s most accomplished boxers of all time, Brooklyn’s... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 23 April 2013 19:56
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 ALL ACCESS: MAYWEATHER vs. GUERRERO EPISODE 3 PREMIERES TOMORROW AT 10 P.M. ET/PT ON SHOWTIME® “This is a religious guy, you know... He’s preaching how he’s supposed to be a role model… He’s contradicting himself. Big-time hypocrite.” – Floyd Mayweather on opponent Robert Guerrero With less than two weeks before their big showdown, undefeated Eight-Time and Five-Division World Champion Floyd Mayweather and Six-Time and Four-Division World Champion Robert Guerrero continue to work with their teams in preparation for “MAY DAY: Mayweather vs. Guerrero” taking place Saturday, May 4 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Monday, 22 April 2013 16:53
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SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING WEB EXTRA: DANNY GARCIA AND HIS FATHER ANGEL GARCIA Angel Garcia plays many roles for his son Danny: father, trainer and, most importantly, best friend. The outspoken dad and his quiet-yet-confident son have been virtually inseparable since the undefeated rising star was born in a Philadelphia hospital with his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck. From that frightening beginning through Angel’s inspirational triumph over Stage 4 throat cancer, the father-son duo has risen together to lay claim to the Unified Super Lightweight World Championship.  Tune in this Saturday, April 27, LIVE on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT) to see if the Garcias can extend their unbeaten streak... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Monday, 22 April 2013 12:08
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 LAS VEGAS (April 22, 2013) – With less than three weeks to go before “MAY DAY: Mayweather vs. Guerrero,’’ Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero participated in media workouts on back-to-back days last week in Las Vegas. Eight-Time and Five-Division World Champion Mayweather worked out Wednesday, April 17 at the Mayweather Boxing Club and Six-Time and Four-Division World Champion Guerrero (seen in above Esther Lin photo) on Tuesday, April 16 at the IBA Gym. Joining Mayweather on Wednesday was Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions, and several up and coming... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Monday, 22 April 2013 09:26
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 NEW YORK (April 21, 2013) - Charismatic world champion prizefighter Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (28-0, 20 KOs) is holding his World Boxing Organization (WBO) middleweight title belt hostage, as he prepares to make his first defense this Saturday evening (April 27) against challenger Fernando Guerrero (25-1, 19 KOs) on Showtime Championship Boxing, airing live from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The 29-year-old Quillin, fighting back at home once again in New York City, captured the WBO championship this past... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Friday, 19 April 2013 19:07
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 Juan Manuel Marquez has finally made his choice. He has picked Timothy Bradley as his next rival and the fight will take place at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 14. Why Bradley? The answer would be Why not Bradley? A fifth fight with Manny Pacquiao seems unlikely from a financial point of view, and Bradley showed some of his vulnerabilities in his performance against Ruslan Provodnikov. Besides Bradley and Pacquiao there were other names thrown in the mix as possible opponents for Marquez; Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado were among them; but it seems that the most attractive one for... Read more...
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