Category: News
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Boxing News: Week of September 21st, 2020
Boxing just added more events to the fourth quarter calendar which was already looking good from Showtime’s announced bouts back in August. According to ESPN the following fights are confirmed: October 31st: Uysk vs Chisora at heavyweight in a clash rescheduled from May. Usyk is the WBO’s top contender and like Dillian Whyte he risks…
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Boxing News Week 3 August 2020
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is seen by most as the successor to Floyd Mayweather Jr as the new face of the sport and shot caller. Right now Alvarez finds himself in a bizarre spot as it is being announced that the WBC have ordered a match between himself and 29 year old Turkish fighter Avni Yildirim…
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Boxing News Week 2 August 2020: Lightweight On Fire!
Loma vs Teo The remainder of 2020 continues to look brighter as 2 more great match ups are coming our way. The 135 lb title landscape will be significantly altered when Teofimo Lopez unifies his IBF title vs Vasiliy Lomachenko who risks his WBA, WBO, and WBC belts (the WBC gave him the unnecessary tag…
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Pac vs Mac: Thoughts on Conor McGregor vs Manny Pacquiao
In a year in which it seems anything can happen it now looks like Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor might meet in a boxing match. There is no real official reporting here but there are social media posts from both men and comments from insiders like Dana White insinuating that something might be brewing between…
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Errol Spence vs Danny Garcia November 21!
The Fight The boxing calendar continues to become more exciting as WBC/IBF 147 lb champion Errol Spence is set to meet former WBC 147 lb champion and former 140 lb unified champion Danny Garcia. This was a bout that was scheduled for January of this year but was derailed last October when Spence was in…
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The Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr Exhibition
In what appears to be the biggest boxing exhibition in years (if you don’t count Mayweather vs McGregor) Tyson and Jones Jr will be meeting September 12th. Social media has been discussing this fight rabidly and my friends all want to get my thoughts on this match up. When I first heard about this fight…
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Premier Boxing Champions: Schedule Released
Last week Premier Boxing Champions and Showtime Sports announced their schedule for the remainder of 2020. My gut reaction is excitement with the lineup of fights they are offering fans to finish off the year. Showtime did not have a very good 2019 and their 2020 was not off to a great start but as…
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Vergil Ortiz Jr: Statement Win on DAZN
Vergil Ortiz Jr reached 16-0 last night and maintained his 100% KO percentage in Indio, California. As ESPN dominated the return to boxing behind Bob Arum’s Top Rank promotions, Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions returned with their first show in the COVID Era. This fight had a lot on the line with all…
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