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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 11 April 2013 16:09
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 April 11, 2013, New York,NY --- "DONAIRE MEETS THE ROCKETTES" --- Two of the world famous "Rockettes" welcome 2012 Fighter of the Year/WBO World Jr. Featherweight champion Nonito "Filipino Flash" Donaire(ctr) to the historic Radio City Music Hall in New York City Thursday for a special sneak preview of the setup for Saturday's world championship fight. Donaire is preparing for his upcoming world championship battle against undefeated WBA World Super Bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux, Saturday, April 13 at the historic Radio City Music Hall in New York City and televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®. ... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 11 April 2013 15:14
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WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN VS. MATTHEW “MACK THE KNIFE” MACKLIN SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2013 FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO Live on HBO® NEW YORK CITY (April 10, 2013) – Foxwoods ® Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, will play host to the highly anticipated World Middleweight Championship bout between WBA (World Boxing Association) / IBO (International Boxing Organization) Champion GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN and top-rated contender and former world title challenger MATTHEW “MACK THE KNIFE” MACKLIN on Saturday, June 29, 2013 in the beautiful,... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 11 April 2013 12:13
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REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL TELLS THE HEARTWARMING STORY OF PRO BOXER BOYD MELSON WHEN THE EMMY®-WINNING SHOW RETURNS APRIL 16, EXCLUSIVELY ON HBO Now in its 19th season, REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL, TV’s most honored sports journalism series and the only sports program recognized with a prestigious 2012 George Foster Peabody Award, presents more enterprising features and reporting when its 193rd edition, available in HDTV, debuts TUESDAY, APRIL 16 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. Other HBO playdates: April 16 (3:10 a.m.), 19 (1:30 p.m., 9:00 p.m.), 21 (8:45 a.m.), 24 (7:00 p.m., 3:05 a.m.), 26 (1:00 a.m.), 27 (9:30 a.m., 11:15 p.m.) and 30 (11:00 a.m., 5:15 p.m.) HBO2 playdates: April 18 (11:30 a.m., midnight), 22 (3:30 p.m., 10:00 p.m.) and 26 (7:00 p.m.), and May 1 (9:00... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 11 April 2013 11:50
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 Brash heavyweight star Dereck Chisora says he’s ready to destroy his foe when he makes his big comeback against Argentinian Hector Alfredo Avila on Saturday, April 20 at Wembley Arena. The Former British and Commonwealth Champion and former WBC World Title Challenger will be featured in a ten-round contest on a packed show alongside British stars Nathan Cleverly, Paul Butler, Liam Walsh and Scott Harrison, all live and exclusive on BoxNation (Sky Ch. 437/Virgin Ch. 546). The hard-hitting Londoner has been out of the ring since July last year when he was stopped in the fifth round by rival David Haye in a... Read more...
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Written by David A. Avila
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Thursday, 11 April 2013 08:31
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 Hunger is a key ingredient overlooked in the sport of pro boxing, whether it’s from an impoverished childhood or a burning ambition to succeed. Two hungry undefeated light heavyweights, Marcus Oliveira (24-0-1, 19 Kos) and Ryan “Irish Outlaw” Coyne (21-0, 9 Kos) clash at the Treasure Island Casino and Hotel on Friday April 12, in Las Vegas. The fight on the Don King Promotions card will not be televised but should be. These two are famished for attention. Oliveira fights out of Lawrence, Kansas and has steadily built a career since 2006 with his blend of strength and power. He’s... Read more...
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Written by Michael Woods
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Wednesday, 10 April 2013 16:15
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 Bob Arum talked to TSS about why, in his eyes, we haven't seen and perhaps aren't likely to see a showdown between Nonito Donaire, his guy, and Abner Mares, who fights for Top Rank. Mares is an excellent fighter, he said today at Madison Square Garden for the final Donaire-Rigondeaux presser, and his manager, Frank Espinoza, is a cool guy. Arum said he offered Mares "three times" what he's been making for recent fights, over a million dollars, and Espinoza was keen to take it but Richard Schaefer nixed it. Arum explained that it only makes sense for that bout to land on HBO, since HBO put Donaire... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 10 April 2013 15:59
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 Las Vegas (April 10) - Six-Time and Four-Division World Champion Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero will attempt to hand Eight-Time and Five-Division World Champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather the first loss of his professional career when they face off on Saturday, May 4 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. in a fight which will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV®. While it has yet to be seen whether Guerrero's faith can will him to victory as he has recently claimed it will, it is evident that determination has guided him to the biggest fight of his career. Guerrero has shown that he can certainly back up his talk with his actions in the ring. In 2012, he won two back-to-back... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 09 April 2013 19:36
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STACKED UNDERCARD TO PUT GARDEN CROWD IN FIGHTING MOOD NEW YORK - Before Tyson Fury and Steve Cunningham go at it in the heavyweight showdown of the year on NBC network television, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in the afternoon of April 20th, a loaded undercard will warm up the New York crowd and have them ready for the anticipated main event. The stacked undercard is led by an 8-round middleweight match between Brooklyn's Curtis "Showtime" Stevens, 23-3, 17 KOs, and Chicago's Derrick "Superman" Findley, 20-9, 13 KOs. This nationally televised co-feature is likely to be a punch-out, with both fighters known as straight forward battlers with a taste for knockouts. The NBC broadcast will begin at 4PM ET. Stevens has smoked his last two foes in a single round, and Findley toppled Ronald... Read more...
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Written by Bernard Fernandez
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Tuesday, 09 April 2013 18:18
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 So little actual time elapsed. So many memorable quotes uttered. Boxing can be funny that way. Sometimes, so many say so much about so little. Gary Cooper “strong, silent types” are a rare commodity in a sport where bragging about what you expect to do (beforehand) or what you might have done (after you fail to do it) is common. Now or then, everyone has a detailed explanation – or an excuse – for what we all saw with our own eyes. Some of what is said is even a little bit believable, if not the absolute truth. The announcement of former heavyweight contender Carl “The Truth” Williams’ death at... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 09 April 2013 13:51
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 April 9, 2013, New York,NY --- 2012 Fighter of the Year and WBO World Jr. Featherweight champion Nonito "Filipino Flash" Donaire shadow boxes during media day in New York City Tuesday for his upcoming world championship battle against undefeated WBA World Super Bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux , Saturday, April 13 at the historic Radio City Music Hall in New York City and televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Caribe Promotions, Tecate and Madison Square Garden, tickets priced at $300, $150, $75 and $35, are available for purchase at the... Read more...
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