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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 19 June 2013 09:01
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On Tuesday Gary Hyde of Nowhere2Hyde Management signed 18 year old Issac Dogboe, who is a 2012 Olympian from Ghana. Isaac, who was just 17 when he competed in the London Olympics, also won a silver medal at the African Olympic Games. He also won the highly regarded English ABA title in April. "I have no doubt that this extremely talented young fighter will eventually be crowned 122 pound world champion," Hyde said. "He has so much power and ability for a young kid and he is a delightful young man full of charisma. Isaac will make his professional debut in the United States in October where his father Paul will continue to train him along with strength and conditioning coach DJ Monatnocordoba'.Tags:Gary HydeIsaac Dogboe... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Sunday, 16 June 2013 21:41
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NEW YORK (June 16, 2013) - Former Chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission, Ron Scott Stevens, and wheelchair boxer Ian Cannon will be special guest speakers this Tuesday evening (June 18, 7:00 p.m. ET) at historic Waterfront Crabhouse, in Long Island City, New York. Recognized as an expert in the boxing industry, Stevens will discuss state athletic commissions and their obligation to appoint only qualified judges to score bouts and, of course, how to achieve that. In addition to being a highly respected and nationally known boxing commissioner, he was also a promoter, matchmaker, boxing editor (Boxing Beat and Boxing Today) and writer, and he even did some ring announcing. A person of diverse interests, Stevens is also an accomplished playwright who has written seven plays, including his most recent, "Paper Tiger." Cannon, a University of Hartford student, was born with cerebral palsy, however, he has inspired and motivated countless people by creating his innovative Roll with... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Friday, 14 June 2013 19:22
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LOS ANGELES, June 7 - During what most thought would be a normal fight week for Golden Boy Promotions came a surprise when Chief Executive Officer Richard Schaefer called a staff meeting to announce several changes to the Los Angeles based company's staff. During the meeting, he announced that after six years of service, COO David Itskowitch has decided to leave the company in search of other opportunities and, as a result, boxing's leading promoter will be making several staffing changes including that current CMO Bruce Binkow will now also serve as COO and that long time Golden Boy VP of Operations Armando Gaytan will assume the newly created position of Deputy Chief Operating Officer and will also be named Senior Vice President of Operations. Other changes include Chief of Staff Robert Gasparri also taking on the role of VP of Operations, Outside Counsel Arnold Joseph joining the staff full time as General Counsel, Director of Communications and Events Monica Sears being promoted to VP... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Friday, 14 June 2013 11:26
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Tonight at 9:00 p.m. on MSG Network’s Friday Night Fights, hosted by John Duddy and Mark Breland: Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe (11/13/92). This classic first bout between Holyfield and Bowe featured one of the greatest single rounds of all-time. In the 10th Round, Bowe sent a flurry of punches at Holyfield and then stunned him with a right uppercut that looked like it was going to end the fight, but Holyfield weathered the storm and by the end of the round had an exhausted Bowe reeling. Bowe would hold on for the last two rounds to take the unanimous decision. Breland, who grew up with Bowe in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, notes that Bowe was labeled as slow and lazy as a kid, but proved everyone wrong by becoming a Golden Gloves, Olympic and, after this fight, a World Heavyweight Champion. Breland also knew Holyfield well, as teammates at the Olympics, and says that the two fighters were hard to compare. “Holyfield was a totally different type of guy. He was a... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 13 June 2013 19:37
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'50 Cent's Birthday Bash' Press Conference Photo Gallery July 5th ESPN Friday Night Fights at Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford  SMS Promotions promoter Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson (all pictures credit: Richard Esposito) HARTFORD (June 13, 2013) -- Below find pictures from yesterday's SMS Promotions press conference to announce its July 5th ESPN Friday Night Fights show at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. Headlining the stacked ESPN Friday Night Fights show, the first solo promotion by SMS Promotions, is an exciting 10-round clash, presented in association with Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM), between undefeated North American Boxing Organization (NABO) and North American Boxing Association (NABA) light heavyweight champion Eleider "Storm" Alvarez (12-0, 8 KOs) and... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 13 June 2013 19:34
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Here are the weights for the Friday NBC Sports Network card. BRYANT JENNINGS,227.5 vs. ANDREY FEDOSOV, 224.5 10 Rounds - Heavyweight  Jennings - Fedosov Photo Credits to Rich Graessle/Main Events SERGEY KOVALEV,174.8 vs. CORNELIUS WHITE, 173.1 12 Rounds - IBF Light Heavyweight Eliminator  Kovalev - White Photo Credits to Rich Graessle/Main Events RONALD CRUZ,147.9 vs. RAYMOND NARH, 147.9 10 Rounds - Welterweight  Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 13 June 2013 19:29
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June 13, 2013, Fort Worth, Texas --- Undefeated WBO Featherweight Champion Mikey Garcia (L) of Oxnard, Ca. speaks as former two-time world champion Juan Manuel Lopez (R) of Caguas, Puerto Rico looks on during the final press conference for their upcoming WBO Featherweight world championship fight, Saturday, June 15 from the American Airlines Center in Dallas,Texas. Garcia vs Lopez, televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark® will be promoted by Top Rank®, in association with PR Best Boxing, Foreman Boys Promotions and Tecate. --- Photo Credit : Chris Farina - Top Rank NOTE: The Official Weigh-in will take place on Friday, June 14 at the American Airlines Center. Garcia & Lopez will be announced to the scale promptly at 2:30 PM ET. The undercards will begin at 2:15 PM ET.... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 12 June 2013 22:40
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HARTFORD (June 12, 2013) -- Famed rapper and new boxing promoter Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson held a press conference today in Hartford to announce that his company, SMS Promotions, will present the "50 Cent's Birthday Bash" professional boxing event, July 5 live on ESPN Friday Night Fights, at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. Headlining the stacked ESPN Friday Night Fights show, the first solo promotion by SMS Promotions, is an exciting 10-round clash between undefeated North American Boxing Organization (NABO) and North American Boxing Association (NABA) light heavyweight champion Eleider "Storm" Alvarez (12-0, 8 KOs) and former world super middleweight title challenger Allan "Ghost Dog" Green (32-4, 22 KOs). The fast-rising, explosive Alvarez (12-0-0, 8 KOs), a 2008 Colombian Olympian who lives in Montreal, is on his way to positioning himself for a world title shot. Already ranked No. 4 by the World Boxing Association (WBA) and No. 7 by the World Boxing Organization (WBO),... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 12 June 2013 19:48
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 TOP YOUNG TALENT ROUNDS OUT JUNE 22 FIGHT CARD AT BARCLAYS CENTER IN BROOKLYN UNDEFEATED JULIAN WILLIAMS VS. FORMER WORLD CHAMPION JOACHIM ALCINE & 2012 U.S. OLYMPIAN MARCUS BROWNE VS. MEXICO'S RICARDO CAMPILLO TO BE FEATURED ON SHOWTIME EXTREME® BROOKLYN'S JUAN DOMINGUEZ AND FRANK GALARZA SET FOR ACTION IN SEPARATE BOUTS BROOKLYN, N.Y. (June 12, 2013) - Unbeaten junior middleweight prospect Julian Williams is the latest in the line of Philadelphia fighters to make an impact in the boxing world beyond the City of Brotherly Love. On Saturday, June 22 Williams will headline a star-studded undercard at Brooklyn's Barclays Center against former World Champion Joachim Alcine in the featured eight-round fight on SHOWTIME EXTREME®. Also... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 12 June 2013 18:02
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Tomasz Adamek's opponent for the August 3, NBC Sports Network Fight Night card has been confirmed. Adamek, 48-2, 29 KO's,will take on Tony Grano, 20-3-1, 16 KO's, in Grano's own hometown in a 10-round heavyweight challenge. The number of Tomasz's legion of loyal Polish boxingfansmay well rivalthe popular Grano's hometown crowd.One thing is certain, the house will be rocking at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT. Main Events CEO, Kathy Duva said, "This match up is against two guys that are right in front of each other and can punch, either can go at any time. This promises to be an excitingbrawl." Headlining the card is a 10-round middleweight contest featuring Brooklyn's Curtis "Showtime" Stevens, 24-3, 17 KO's against tough Saul Roman, 37-9, 31 KO's of Tijuana, Mexico. In a 10-round cruiserweight battle "Fast" Eddie Chambers, 36-3, 18 KO's, from Philadelphiameets up with South African, Thabiso Mchunu, 12-1, 9 KO's. Adamekis happy to be backin the ring,"After fighting four fights in... Read more...
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