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• Erislandy Lara ready to beat Brian Castaño

  28-02-2019 23:23 via boxingnews24.com
  By Mike Smith: Former WBA Super World junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (25-3-2, 14 KOs) will be looking to dethrone unbeaten WBA World junior middleweight champion Brian Carlos Castaño (15-0, 11 KOs) this Saturday night in their fight on SHOWTIME. This is going to be a tough fight for Lara in facing 29-year-old amateur star […]
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• Erislandy Lara vs. Brian Castaño and Luis Ortiz final press conference quotes & photos

  28-02-2019 21:32 via boxingnews24.com
  Former world champion Erislandy Lara and WBA Super Welterweight Champ Brian Castaño went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before they headline action this Saturday live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, and presented by Premier Boxing Champions. (Photo credit: Stephanie Trapp/SHOWTIME) At the press conference, Cuban heavyweight Luis Ortiz […]
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• Canelo talks rehydration for Jacobs fight

  28-02-2019 21:26 via boxingnews24.com
  By Aragon Garcia: Saul Canelo Alvarez (51-1-2, 35 KOs) made it clear this week that the the 10 pound rehydration clause in the contract isn’t something that he asked for in his fight against IBF middleweight champion Daniel ‘Miracle Man’ Jacobs (35-2, 29 KOs) on May 4. The 10 lb rehydration limit, which applies for […]
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• Froch says he’d have smashed DeGale to bits

  28-02-2019 20:03 via boxingnews24.com
  By Scott Gilfoid: A bitter sounding Carl Froch really let James DeGale have it in commenting on the news of his retirement from boxing on Thursday after 10 years as a pro. Rather than former IBF/WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Froch (33-2, 24 KOs) smothering former two-time IBF 168 lb champion DeGale with niceties the way […]
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• Arum says Wilder vs. Fury II is still planned for late 2019

  28-02-2019 18:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum hasn’t given up on the idea of matching Tyson Fury against WBC heavy champion Deontay Wilder for later this year despite having pulled the plug on the idea of them facing each other on May 18. According to Arum, he hasn’t changed his plans on matching Fury […]
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• What’s Next For Chris Eubank Junior?

  28-02-2019 18:28 via boxinginsider.com
  By: Hans Themistode
  Chris Eubank Jr. (28-2, 21 KOs) got the biggest win of his career this past weekend when he knocked down former champion James DeGale (25-3-1, 15 KOs) twice and thoroughly dominated the contest. For Eubank Jr it was a win that he desperately needed. The story around him was that he looks like a world beater when he faces lesser opponents but when he steps up his level of competition he has failed.It’s hard to argue against it as Eubank Jr had lost his two biggest fight
  
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• NYC Press Conf Quotes: Canelo Alvarez vs Daniel Jacobs

  28-02-2019 18:25 via boxinginsider.com
  Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs), WBC, WBA, Lineal and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Champion, and Daniel "Miracle Man" Jacobs (35-2, 29 KOs), IBF Middleweight World Champion, hosted a press conference today at Hard Rock Cafe in New York City ahead of their 12-round unification fight during the celebratory weekend of Cinco de Mayo. The champion-vs.-champion event will take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Saturday, May 4 and will be streamed live exclusively on DAZN.
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• Luis Ortiz says Joshua will look bad if he doesn’t fight him next

  28-02-2019 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  By Jeff Aranow: Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (30-1, 26 KOs) says Anthony Joshua (22-0, 21 KOs) is going to look like he’s scared if he doesn’t take the fight with him after telling the media that he’ll look in his direction for his next match after his defense against Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller if he […]
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• WATCH: Erislandy Lara vs. Brian Castaño, Luis Ortiz vs Hammer Live Stream – Presser

  28-02-2019 17:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  SHOWTIME Sports will present live streaming coverage of fight week events as former world champion Erislandy Lara challenges unbeaten Brian Castaño for his WBA Super Welterweight World Title this Saturday live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. ### Former world champion Erislandy Lara, WBA Super Welterweight Champ Brian Castaño, heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz […]
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• Hearn offering Wilder $15M to fight Breazeale, Whyte or Kownacki next, then Joshua

  28-02-2019 16:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  By Trevor McIntyre: Eddie Hearn is saying that he’ll offer Deontay Wilder $15 million for his next title defense if he faces Dominic Breazeale, Dillian Whyte or Adam Kownacki, and agrees to a two-fight deal with Anthony Joshua. Wilder wouldn’t be tied into a five to six-fight deal with Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing USA promotional company. […]
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• James DeGale announces his retirement

  28-02-2019 15:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  By Tim Royner: After 10 years as a pro, James DeGale has officially retired from boxing following his recent loss to Chris Eubank Jr. in London, England. This was an expected move for the 33-year-old DeGale (25-3-1, 15 KOs), as he was soundly beaten by a fighter that many believe that he would have had […]
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• Introducing Shannon Courtenay

  28-02-2019 12:53 via skysports.com
  
  Shannon Courtenay tells Sky Sports about a secretive start to amateur boxing, teaming up with Adam Booth, and making an explosive impact as a professional.
  
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• James DeGale Statement: Ten and Out!

  28-02-2019 10:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  London (28 February 2019) Two-Time World Champion and 2008 Olympic Champion James DeGale MBE has today issued the following statement… Today marks ten years since my professional debut fight on 28th February 2009 and today is the day I am announcing my retirement from boxing. It’s been an unbelievable journey and I’ve had an amazing […]
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• DeGale retires from boxing

  28-02-2019 10:06 via skysports.com
  
  Olympic gold medallist and former super-middleweight world champion James DeGale has retired from boxing.
  
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• Jacobs: ‘”Canelo beating GGG doesn’t mean he beats me”

  28-02-2019 07:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  By Sean Jones: Danny Jacobs says Saul Canelo Alvarez’s victory over Gennady Golovkin in the past is meaningless when it comes to predicting the outcome of their fight on May 4 on DAZN. Jacobs (35-2, 29 KOs) point out quite rightly that in boxing, ‘styles make fights,’ and that makes it difficult to predict the […]
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• Canelo talks GGG trilogy fight, and Kovalev

  28-02-2019 05:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  By Mike Smith: Saul Canelo Alvarez (51-1-2, 35 KOs) says he’s more than willing to face Gennady Golovkin in a trilogy fight if he signs on with DAZN, and he’s interested in facing WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev in the future at some point. (Photo Credit: Tom Hogan-Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions) Canelo met with the […]
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• Luis Ortiz: ‘Christian Hammer won’t go the distance with me’

  28-02-2019 03:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  By Jeff Aranow: Former heavyweight world title challenger Luis Ortiz says he’s not going to let Christian Hammer go the 10 round distance with him this Saturday night on March 2 in their fight on SHOWTIME at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo credit: Stephanie Trapp/SHOWTIME) Ortiz, 39, wants an explosive performance in […]
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• Erislandy Lara vs. Brian Castaño, Luis Ortiz vs Hammer media workout quotes & photos

  28-02-2019 01:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  Former world champion Erislandy Lara, WBA Super Welterweight Champ Brian Castaño, heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz and the rest of the fighters competing in the Premier Boxing Champions event taking place this Saturday live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, participated in a media workout at world famous Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn […]
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• Jaime Munguia vs. Dennis Hogan official for April 13 on DAZN

  28-02-2019 01:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  By Dan Ambrose: It’s now official that WBO junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia (32-0, 26 KOs) will be making his next mandatory defense against #1 WBO Dennis Hogan (28-1-1, 7 KOs) on April 13 on DAZN at the Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. Munguia’s promoters at Golden Boy Promotions agreed to terms with the management […]
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• Jacobs: Alvarez my final hurdle

  28-02-2019 01:00 via skysports.com
  
  Daniel Jacobs is confident he can physically dominate Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in their middleweight unification bout.
  
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