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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 06 February 2013 20:52
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SAN DIEGO, CA –February 5th 2013 - WealthTV has secured the rights to air the bout between the WBA #2 contender Felix Sturm (37-3, 16KO) and the IBF #1 contender Sam Soliman (42-11, 17KO). The contest received 5 out of 5 star rating from BoxRec.com. WealthTV will air the fight on February 14th at 10 PM ET during WealthTV’s usual Thursday “Fight Night” time slot. It will be the first airing of the February 1st fight in the United States. The bout was the first non-title fight for Sturm since 2007 as he looked to bounce back from a tough loss against Soliman’s fellow Australian, Daniel Geale. Soliman put his title on the line twelve times before finally losing it to Geale. Soliman needed to win this fight in order to put himself in line for an all-Australian IBFtitle fight against Daniel Geale. Geale successfully defended his title against another Aussie, Anthony Mundine, a day before. “Boxing fans will enjoy this world-class matchup that is exciting from start to finish,” stated... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 05 February 2013 21:14
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NEW YORK, (February 5, 2013, 2013) "The Fighting Pride of Huntington, New York", undefeated junior welterweight prospect Chris Algieri, 15-0-0 (7KO's) will face the biggest fight of his career, challenging Jersey City, New Jersey's Jose "Mangu" Peralta, 10-1-0 (6KO's) in the televised co-main event of the acclaimed and nationally televised NBC Sports Network, FIGHT NIGHT card on Saturday, FEBRUARY 23, LIVE from The Paramount in Huntington. The telecast will begin at 10:30PM ET. Kathy Duva, CEO of Main Events and Joe DeGuardia, President of Star Boxing are very enthusiastic about the opportunity to showcase the Algieri/Peralta battle along with the sensational, sold out crowds that have become common on Long Island's premier boxing venue. "We're very excited to bring NBC Sports Network to the boxing hotbed of Long Island, New York and The Paramount in Huntington where we've sold out five straight shows and have a received a tremendous amount of fan and media support," said Joe DeGuardia.... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 05 February 2013 21:11
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Transnational Boxing Rankings Weekly Rankings 5 February 2013 * = new entry Heavyweight 1. Wladimir Klitschko 2. Vitali Klitschko 3. David Haye 4. Alexander Povetkin 5. Tomasz Adamek 6. Kubrat Pulev 7. Eddie Chambers 8. Tyson Fury 9. Robert Helenius 10. Steve Cunningham Cruiserweight 1. Marco Huck 2. Yoan Pablo Hernandez 3. Kryzstof Wlodarczyk 4. Ola Afolabi 5. Denis Lebedev 6. Antonio Tarver 7. Troy Ross 8. Lateef Kayode 9. Francisco Palacios 10. Firat Arslan Light Heavyweight Champion: Chad Dawson 1. Bernard Hopkins 2. Tavoris Cloud 3. Jean Pascal 4. Sergey Kovalev 5. Nathan Cleverly 6. Beibut Shumenov 7. Gabriel Campillo 8. Karo Murat 9. Issac Chilemba 10. Tony Bellew Super Middleweight Champion: Andre Ward 1. Carl Froch 2. Mikkel Kessler 3. Lucian Bute 4. Arthur Abraham 5. Robert Stieglitz 6. Thomas Oosthuizen 7. Sakio Bika 8. George Groves 9. Edwin Rodriguez 10. Adonis Stevenson Middleweight Champion: Sergio Martinez 1. Daniel Geale 2. Gennady Golovkin 3. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. 4.... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 05 February 2013 18:55
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ART HOVHANNISYAN RISKS HIS PERFECT RECORD AGAINST ALEJANDRO PEREZ IN MAIN EVENT ON SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION FRIDAY, FEB. 22, FROM MORONGO CASINO RESORT IN CABAZON, CALIF. In Clash Of Unbeaten Middleweights in Co-Feature, Tureano Johnson Faces Willie Fortune Live on SHOWTIME® At 11 p.m. ET/PT NEW YORK (Feb. 5, 2013) — On Friday, Feb. 22, Gary Shaw Productions will present a doubleheader on ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) that features fighters with a combined record of 59-3-3 with 37 knockouts. Two of Shaw’s top prospects will be featured in each of the fights. His popular, promising super featherweight, Art Hovhannisyan (15-0-2, 8 KOs), of Glendale, Calif., will headline against Alejandro Perez (16-3-1, 11 KOs), of Salinas, Calif., in the 10-round main event at Morongo Casino Resort in Cabazon, Calif. The eight-round co-feature that opens the telecast will showcase GSP’s Tureano “Reno” Johnson (13-0, 10 KOs), who represented... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Friday, 01 February 2013 16:35
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ZOU SHIMING, TWO-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST, MAKES U.S. GRAND ARRIVAL Olympic Icon from the People's Republic of China Visits LAX in Los Angeles – Monday, February 4 The Venetian Las Vegas – Tuesday, February 5 LAS VEGAS, NV – (February 1, 2013) – Zou Shiming, two-time Olympic gold medalist and three-time World Amateur Champion, will arrive in the United States on Monday, February 4, to begin training for his professional boxing debut. Shiming will land in Los Angeles at LAX on Monday, February 4, at 5:00 p.m. PT aboard Air China. Shiming's Grand Arrival at The Venetian Porte Cochere (3555 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, Nev. 89109), will take place the following day, Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Noon PT. Shiming will be greeted by his promoters, Bob Arum and Todd duBoef of Top Rank; his new trainers, Freddie Roach and Miguel Diaz; and John Caparella, president and COO of The Venetian and The Palazzo. Media opportunities will be available at LAX and at The Venetian. The itinerary is as... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 31 January 2013 16:09
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 MONTREAL (January 31, 2013) - As previously announced, Fast & Dangerous Series 3.0 is back at the Bell Centre on February 8 as talented Quebec fighter Kevin Bizier (19-0-0, 13 KOs), rated No. 5 in the world by the WBA, defends his North American Boxing Association (NABA) welterweight championship in the biggest challenge of his career. Originally, Bizier was scheduled to fight 27-year-old Englishman John O'Donnell (27-2-0, 11KO), promoted by Hennessy Sports Canada group's Adam Harris, but he broke his left hand in training last weekend. He has been replaced by former unified IBF, WBA & WBO (2008-2009) world champion Nate "The Galaxy Warrior" Campbell (36-9-1, 26 KOs) in the 12-round main event. Despite being 40 years old, Campbell continues to have great success in the ring. In 2010 and 2011, he extended future world champions Victor Ortiz and Danny Garcia to modest wins in 10-round bouts... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 31 January 2013 10:49
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LOWELL, Mass. (January 31, 2013) -- Chicago Fight Clubs Promotion is bringing professional boxing back to Lowell, Massachusetts - home of "Irish" Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund - on Saturday night, March 16 to kick-off St. Patrick's Day weekend, at Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell. "CFC Fight Night" will be a reunion, of sorts, for people involved in the award-winning movie, "The Fighter," which portrayed the lives of the Ward and Eklund brothers. Lowell fan favorites "Irish" Joe McCreedy and Sean Eklund, whose uncles are Micky and Dicky, will be showcased at home in Lowell for the second time as professionals. Dicky trains both fighters. McCreedy (13-6-2, 6 KOs) will be fighting for the vacant United States Boxing Organization ("USBO") light heavyweight title against an opponent to be determined in the 10-round main event. Eklund (11-4, 2 KOs) will be fighting in the eight-round -co-feature. Three other Lowell boxers -- light heavyweight Ricky Sylvester, junior welterweight Noun Soriya and bantamweight... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 30 January 2013 21:18
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 QUOTES FROM TODAY'S DETROIT PRESS CONFERENCE TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE FEBRUARY 23 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING CARD TAKING PLACE AT THE MASONIC TEMPLE THEATRE IN DETROIT HEADLINED BY DEVON ALEXANDER VS. KELL BROOK WORLD TITLE CLASH Exciting Night Of Boxing To Feature Cornelius "K9" Bundrage Vs. Ishe Smith And J'Leon Love Vs. Bronco McKart, Cornelius "K9" Bundrage, IBF Junior Middleweight World Champion "When it was time to decide who I was going to fight, I went to Golden Boy [Promotions] and they presented me with several fighter names. They mentioned James Kirkland, Alfredo Angulo and Ishe Smith. It was special with Ishe because not only did they say I could fight him, but they said I could fight him in Detroit. That was an easy decision for me to make and now we are here. "Not only am I getting paid, but I am getting paid to fight right here in Detroit. How great is that? "I had to look up Ishe... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 30 January 2013 17:47
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PHILADELPHIA (January 30, 2013)--World ranked Jr. Middleweight Demetrius Andrade is now eying a world title opportunity after his impressive performance this past Friday night as he scored a shutout unanimous decision over former world title challenger Freddy Hernandez on SHOBOX: The New Generation. The bout was held at the Paramount Theatre and Andrade’s promoters, Arthur Pelullo’s Banner Promotions, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing & JEG Boxing are now looking to make a title fight for Andrade a reality. In the bout against Hernandez, Andrade was nearly flawless as he switched between orthodox and southpaw and Hernandez had no answer for any of the great skills that Andrade possessed. In round six, Andrade pivoted beautifully and landed a hard right to the top of the head that sent Hernandez to the canvas. From that point on, Andrade showed the impressive arsenal that made him go from 2007 world amateur champion, 2008 U.S. Olympian and now top three world ranked contender. Andrade... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 29 January 2013 18:19
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January 21, 2013 - Heavyweight prospect Joey DaWejko (7-1-2, 3 KOs) makes a quick return to the ring as he will face another undefeated fighter in Didier Bence (6-0, 2 KOs). The 6-round bout promoted by Yvon Michel's GYM Promotions in association with Boxing 360, will take place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on February 8. DaWejko fought four hard rounds against Jarrell Miller (4-0-1, 4 KOs) in his last outing. The bout ended in a draw with DaWejko winning the final two rounds. Miller was deducted two points for excessive shoving. With the Miller fight behind him, DeWejko now looks forward to facing Didier Bence on his home turf. "Miller was a tough fight as I was up against another undefeated opponent, but I showed I can compete with the bigger heavyweights," said Dewjko. "He was using his K-1 tactics to put me in awkward positions and it cost him a couple of points. Maybe sometime in the future Miller and I can fight again if he chooses to stay in boxing." "My whole focus... Read more...
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