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At most of Zab Judah fights you are bound to see a star-studded boxing crowd, and Saturday’s phenomenal night of boxing is no exception. Iron Mike Tyson plans to be among the thousands of fans in attendance at Newark’s Prudential Center Arena this coming Saturday night, Nov. 6th, to support his close friend and fellow […]
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Marco Huck (30-1, 23 KOs) will make a fifth defense of his WBO Cruiserweight Title on December 18 when he faces mandatory challenger Denis Lebedev (21-0, 16 KOs) in Berlin. The fight will take place at the Max-Schmeling-Halle. “I look forward to fighting in Berlin again,” Huck said. “Lebedev is a tough challenger with a […]
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VICENTE ESCOBEDO, 2004 U.S. Olympian & Top Contender: “Everything is done. My preparation is done. This is the best camp I’ve ever had and I’m in the best shape of my life. I’m excited to fight for the first time on the East Coast. I came here for one thing and that is to win […]
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With eighteen days remaining for the hotly-anticipated rematch between reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) Middleweight Champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez and three-time World Champion Paul “The Punisher” Williams, both took time out of their training camps in Oxnard, CA and Washington, DC, respectively, to give us their thoughts. Sergio Martinez: “My training camp in Oxnard is […]
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Top Rank President Todd DuBoef announced earlier today that Brandon Rios (25-0-1, 18 KO) will in fact replace Kelly Pavlik and will now face Omri Lowther on the under card of the November 13th, Manny Pacquiao/Antonio Margarito card. Rios was scheduled to be on the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Alfonso Gomez card on December […]
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Puerto Rican superstar and WBO featherweight world champ Juan Manuel Lopez and Mexican legend and future Hall of Famer Rafael Marquez participated in an open workout at Fortune Gym in Hollywood on Monday, just five days before their rivalry fight on Saturday, Nov. 6, LIVE on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) […]
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It has been announced by Top Rank that Former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik has a injured rib and will not be fighting on the November 13 Pacquiao-Margarito pay-per-view card in Dallas. It appears Pavlik has sustained a rib injury as was confirmed by Top Rank President Todd DuBoef. […]
Vanes Martirosyan is next in line for a junior middleweight title shot. The WBO decided at their annual meeting that champion Sergiy Dzinzurik will face the Armenian fighter due to inactivity. The match up came about by default. Dzinzurik is suppose to face the number #1 ranked WBO contender, which at this point in time […]
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Lenny Zappavigna aka Lenny Zappa needed just 101 seconds to transform himself from undefeated Top-10 contender to International Boxing Federation (IBF) mandatory lightweight challenger when he blasted out top-rated Jin Hoon Kim last night in their IBF-sanctioned lightweight title elimination bout. The fight took place last night at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Center. “Lenny […]
IBF Middleweight Champion Sebastian Sylvester (34-3-1, 16 KOs) made a successful defense of his title on Saturday night when he outclassed Mahir Oral (28-3-2, 11 KOs) in front of 4,600 fans in Rostock. The Hurricane knocked his opponent down three times to clinch a unanimous points victory, with the judges scoring the bout 119-106, 117-107 […]
