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Written by The Sweet Science
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Friday, 15 March 2013 08:31
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LOS ANGELES (March 15, 2013) -- Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion TIMOTHY BRADLEY, JR. (29-0, 12 KOs), of Palm Springs, Calif., and his opponent, top-rated contender RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV (22-1, 15 KOs), of Siberia, will hold their Official Weigh-In for their world welterweight title showdown, Today! Friday, March 15, in the Manhattan Ballroom at the Marriott Manhattan Beach (1400 Parkview Ave., Manhattan Beach, Calif. 90266). Fighters will report at 2:00 p.m. PT, with the weigh-in beginning at approximately 3:00 p.m. PT. Bradley and Provodnikov will step on the scale first, followed by undefeated welterweight contenders JESSIE VARGAS (21-0, 9 KOs), of Las Vegas, Nev., and WALE "Lucky Boy" OMOTOSO (23-0, 19 KOs), of Hollywood, Calif. *The public is invited to attend but space will be... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Friday, 15 March 2013 08:30
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REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL PROFILES FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP MIKE TYSON; WHEN THE EMMY®-WINNING SHOW RETURNS MARCH 19, EXCLUSIVELY ON HBO Now in its 19th season, REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL, TV’s most honored sports journalism program, presents more enterprising features and reporting when its 192nd edition, available in HDTV, debuts TUESDAY, MARCH 19 (10:00 p.m. ET/PT & 9:00 p.m. CT), exclusively on HBO. Other HBO playdates: March 19 (3:20 a.m.), 22 (2:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m.), 24 (8:30 a.m.), 27 (4:00 p.m., midnight) and 30 (8:30 a.m.), and April 1 (10:30 a.m., 2:30 a.m.), 4 (5:45 p.m.) and 13 (12:15 a.m.) HBO2 playdates: March 20 (11:30 a.m., 9:30 p.m.), 25 (1:30 p.m., 11:15 p.m.), 28 (4:30 p.m.) and 31 (7:40 a.m.), and April 6 (1:00 p.m.) HBO On Demand® availability: March 25-April 15. The show will also be available on HBO GO®. Segments include: *The Transformation of Tyson. Once dubbed “the baddest man on the planet,” and a fearsome presence in and out of the ring, former... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 12 March 2013 16:30
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(CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD.) - Gary Russell, Jr. (Capitol Heights, Md.) and his team, led by his father and trainer Gary Russell, Sr., are committed to their game plan for the undefeated featherweight's career. Russell has recently been courted by 50 Cent's SMS Promotions, but the 24-year-old has no plans to make changes to his team. "Over the last few days, we've been getting a number of phone calls from 50 Cent's SMS Promotions. They want us to sign with their camp. I don't have anything against his team; but we are not interested...I'm not interested," Russell said. "Like I've said before Team Russell is not signed to any promotions team. I have a manager, Al Haymon, and he is the only person I'm signed with." As boxing is a family affair in the Russell household, the 2008 Olympian and his team approach his career in the same manner. "Growing up with all brothers, our father taught us a long time ago that loyalty is important. I feel the same way about my relationship with Al.We consider him... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 12 March 2013 14:25
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As previously predicted, the year 2013 promises to be a determining one in the career of Montreal boxer Dierry Jean. The latter has just made his way into the 3rd position of the International Boxing Federation world rankings in the Junior Welterweight division and he will be presented with a golden opportunity to get significantly closer to a world championship title. Indeed, the American sanctioning body has ordered an elimination bout between Jean and American Cleotis Pendarvis (17-3-2, 6KOs) ranked 7th in the world rankings at 140lb. “We are thrilled with this news. Assuming he comes out victorious in this duel against Pendarvis, Dierry should be in position to face the current IBF Junior Welterweight champion, Lamont Peterson (31-1, 16KOs), in a maximum delay of 9 months. Even if the belt were to change hands before then, we have a guarantee that the mandatory challenger will have a chance to get their hands on this prestigious title in the agreed upon delay”, highlights the president... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Sunday, 10 March 2013 22:33
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NEW YORK (March 9, 2013) Last night Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing® kept their winning streak in major televised fights intact as junior welterweight Emanuel "The Tranzforma" Taylor stopped former world title challenger Victor Cayo in the eighth round in the main event of ESPN Friday Night Fights. Held at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the win for Taylor was his second big knockout in 2013, having kicked off the year with a sixth round stoppage of Raymond Serrano on JANUARY 25. "This was a terrific performance by Emanuel. He exhibited a quiet confidence before the fight and took care of business in the ring. Even when he was dropped in the fifth, he kept his poise and scored big in the sixth," said DeGuardia. 'It was a very solid fight for fans watching the broadcast and bodes very well for Taylor's future as he is a TV fighter fans will want to watch." The back to back impressive wins for Taylor likely earned him an opportunity to fight in a title eliminator. For Star... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 06 March 2013 18:47
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LOCAL PROSPECTS TO FIGHT AT BARCLAYS CENTER IN BROOKLYN THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, MARCH 9 ON BERNARD HOPKINS VS. TAVORIS CLOUD UNDERCARD BROOKLYN, March 6 - New York area favorites Michael Perez of Newark, Eddie Gomez of The Bronx and Staten Island's 2012 U.S. Olympian Marcus Browne will step into the ring in exciting preliminary action on Saturday, March 9 when they head up an action-packed undercard leading up to the IBF Light Heavyweight World Championship between Bernard Hopkins and Tavoris Cloud at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York which will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing. The co-main event, a clash between undefeated Florida knockout artist Keith "One Time" Thurman and former World Champion Jan "Mr. Sympathicus" Zaveck in a 12-round bout for Zaveck's WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight Championship, will also be telecast on HBO World Championship Boxing. Newark's Michael "The Artist" Perez(18-1-1, 10 KO's) bounced back from the lone loss of his career in January... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 06 March 2013 17:35
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PHILADELPHIA (MARCH 6, 2013)—On Friday night March 29th, Arthur Pelullo’s Banner Promotions and Greg Cohen Promotions will present ESPN Friday Night Fights featuring the NABO Middleweight champion Brian Vera. Vera will take on upstart Lithuanian Donatas Bondorovas in the twelve round bout that will headline a night of boxing at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York that will be broadcast live as part of ESPN 2 Friday Night Fights. Vera of Austin, Texas has a record of 22-6 with 13 knockouts. Vera started of 2013 with a bang as he stopped former world Jr. Middleweight champion Sergiy Dzinziruk in ten rounds at the Turning Stone Resort Casino on January 25th. In that bout, Vera dropped Dzinziruk twice in round one and once in the tenth to retain his NABO Middleweight title. Vera is currently ranked #1 by the WBO & #6 by the WBC. The thirty-one year old has some great wins over the likes of Samuel Miller (17-1); Max Alexander (14-1-1); Vera put the first loss on future... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 06 March 2013 17:07
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DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (March 6, 2013) - Top contender Argenis "The Thunderstorm" Mendez (20-2, 10 KOs) gets another shot at International Featherweight Boxing (IBF) Juan Carlos Salgado (26-1-1, 16 KOs) on Saturday night (March 9) in the 12-round main event, live on HBO Latino from The Hanger in Costa Mesa, California. Mendez recently returned from an eight-week training camp with his trainer, Lee Beard, in England. "I've been working hard to get ready for this fight," Mendez said. "I'm excited to be fighting once again for the world title and on HBO Latino. I'm going to take care of unfinished business. I'm not going to leave the final result in the hands of the judges this time. I'm coming back with the belt for my family and team, Acquniity Sports, and my country, Dominican Republic." Mendez earned his title shot in the Salgado rematch, as the 2004 Dominican Republic Olympian did the first time around, winning IBF title eliminators to become the mandatory challenger again. In 2011, Mendez... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 05 March 2013 15:50
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TBR Weekly Rankings 5 March 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. Tony Thompson 10. Robert Helenius 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. Peter Quillin 5. Matthew Macklin 6.... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 05 March 2013 15:48
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“Cornered: Michael Buffer” Premieres Tonight on HBO® March 5, 2013 – Following the national acclaim for last year's revealing new feature series “2 Days,” behind-the-scenes portrayals of boxers in the 48-hour lead-up to their prizefights, HBO® debuts an all-new companion series in 2013: “Cornered.” These short features focus on those who define the sport, even though they don't wear the gloves: prismatic and memorable personalities at prizefights both inside and outside the ring. The new feature series will be akin to “2 Days,” with HBO all-access cameras capturing a key boxing personality in and around a weekend of fight activities. The premiere edition “Cornered: Michael Buffer” will debut Tuesday, March 5 at 10:15 p.m. (ET/PT) with a behind-the-scenes look at boxing’s prolific and extraordinary ring announcer, Michael Buffer. HBO air times include: March 5 (10:15 p.m.), 16 (12:30 a.m.), 17 (12:45 p.m.), 18 (11:00 p.m.), 27 (12:15 p.m.) and 29 (12:15 a.m.). HBO... Read more...
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