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World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight champion Andre “S.O.G.” Ward and world contender Sakio “The Scorpion” Bika met with local Bay Area media members on Wednesday to discuss their anticipated world title fight just three days away. It will be the second consecutive defense of his world title for the local fighter Ward (22-0, 13 […]
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On Wednesday morning the final press conference for the vacant WBC Featherweight Championship between Juan Carlos Burgos (25-0, 12 KOs) and Hozumi Hasegawa (28-3, 12 KO’s) took place at the Nagoya Kanko Hotel in Nagoya, Japan. Both fighters kicked off the event with the ceremonial signing of their respective bout contract overseen by the Japanese […]
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Top-10 contender Pawel “Raging Bull” Wolak will be In Harm’s Way on Saturday, December 4, when he challenges undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a 12-round title fight. Wolak replaces the injured Alfonso Gomez, Chávez’s original opponent, who withdrew today after an MRI detected a ligament tear in […]
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Former world champions Arthur Abraham of Germany and Carl Froch of England were confident, yet respectful, during Wednesday’s Super Six World Boxing Classic jam-packed final press conference at Hartwall Arena in the Power Play Restaurant here on Wednesday. While there was no trash-talking — Froch (26-1, 20 KOs) was very quiet and didn’t want to […]
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In the midst of what he is calling the best training camp of his life, IBF bantamweight champion Yohnny Perez is looking forward to leaving his gym and heading to the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington for his December 11th showdown with Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko, who he defeated in their exciting first bout […]
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Fight Hub TV was on scene in Hollywood as Mexican Boxing Legend Juan Manuel Marquez held a media work out in preparation for his November 27th fight with Michael Katsidis at the MGM Grand. Marquez shared a great deal with our fight correspondent Marcos Villegas such as his views on his upcoming opponent Michael Katsidis. […]
Andre Ward and Sakio Bika participated in a national media conference call on Monday to discuss their upcoming world title fight on Saturday, Nov. 27, LIVE on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) from Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. Ward (22-0, 13 KOs) will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight […]
Read More… from Andre Ward and Saiko Bika spar words before they clash this Saturday
Following two dominant ShoBox stoppages, Edwin Rodriguez (17-0, 13 KOs) drew the attention of Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KOs) and his trainer Robert McCracken. Just days after an exciting ninth-round TKO over James McGirt Jr. on the Nov. 5 telecast of ShoBox: The New Generation, Froch and McCracken flew Rodriguez across the pond to help […]
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Robert Helenius (13-0, 8 KOs) gave the Finnish media a first-hand look at his punching power when he held an open work-out session in Helsinki on Monday afternoon. The “Nordic Nightmare” will take on Attila Levin (34-3, 27 KOs) on Saturday night at Hartwall Areena. After skipping the official press conference last month, Levin once […]
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In what was being billed as the rematch of the year, middleweight king Sergio Martinez knocked Paul Williams with a short left hook in round 2 (1:10). It was a major surprise to everyone at The Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It seemed Williams would set up the precedent for the rest of […]
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