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• Golovkin to decide next opponent this week says Sanchez

  26-03-2019 22:19 via boxingnews24.com
  By Sean Jones: Trainer Abel Sanchez said Gennady Golovkin and his team will sit down this week and decide on who his next opponent will be when he returns to the ring for his first fight of a three-year deal with DAZN in June. According to Sanchez, they have decided on an opponent yet. As […]
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• Chris Colbert vs. Mario Briones on Quillin-Truax card on April 13

  26-03-2019 21:34 via boxingnews24.com
  Unbeaten rising prospect Chris Colbert will take on Mexico’s Mario Briones in a 10-round lightweight showdown that headlines Premier Boxing Champions Prelims on FS2 and FOX Deportes Saturday, April 13 from The Armory in Minneapolis. Prelims begin at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and will also see super lightweight Jose Miguel Borrego (14-2, 13 KOs) […]
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• Kovalev’s manager says UK offer was “unacceptable” for Yarde fight

  26-03-2019 19:59 via boxingnews24.com
  By Tim Royner: Sergey Kovalev’s manager Egis Klimas is hoping that a deal can be made for Sergey’s title defense for his WBO light heavyweight title against mandatory challenger Anthony Yarde this week, but if not, then says it’ll go to a purse bid, according to Boxingtalk. Klimas says the offer to stage the fight […]
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• Pulev refuses to apologise over kiss

  26-03-2019 19:11 via skysports.com
  
  Heavyweight boxer Kubrat Pulev has refused to apologise for kissing a female reporter after a post-fight interview.
  
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• Jarrett Hurd thought too highly of Mikey Garcia before Spence fight

  26-03-2019 19:00 via boxingnews24.com
  By Dan Ambrose: Jarrett Hurd says he overestimated Mikey Garcia going into his March 16 PPV fight against Errol Spence Jr. in Arlington, Texas. IBF/WBA junior middleweight champion Hurd, who may be the best fighter in the 154 lb division today, says he didn’t underestimate Spence’s ability to win the fight, since he felt he […]
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• Boxing Insider Notebook: Frampton, Top Rank, Hurd, Williams, Hall of Fame, and more…

  26-03-2019 18:52 via boxinginsider.com
  Compiled By: William Holmes
  The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of March 19th to March 26th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed.Jarrett Hurd vs. Julian Williams Press Conference Quotes
  Unified and undefeated IBF and WBA 154-pound "Swift'' Jarrett Hurd and top contender Julian "J-Rock'' Williams previewed their recently announced showdown at a press conference Sunday before they meet in primetime in Premier Boxing Champions on
  
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• Daniel Dubois ready to KO Joe Joyce, but focused on Richard Lartey

  26-03-2019 18:49 via boxingnews24.com
  DANIEL DUBOIS INSISTS he has got a job to do first before turning his attention towards a British title showdown against Joe Joyce. The British Boxing Board of Control last week mandated Dubois (10-0) and the 2016 Olympic silver medallist Joyce (8-0) to fight for the coveted British heavyweight championship and notified both parties that […]
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• Claressa Shields vs. Christina Hammer non-televised undercard

  26-03-2019 18:35 via boxingnews24.com
  Undercard action on Saturday, April 13 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City will feature an exciting lineup, including a women’s featherweight world title matchup and unbeaten prospects stepping in the ring, leading up to the SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION tripleheader headlined by the Claressa Shields vs. Christina Hammer showdown for the undisputed 160-pound world championship. […]
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• Ariza: Maidana wants Pacquiao fight

  26-03-2019 17:26 via boxingnews24.com
  By Allan Fox: One of the fights that Marcos Maidana is making a comeback for is a match against superstar Manny Pacquiao, according his conditioning trainer Alex Ariza, who says a fight between those two stars would be a huge one. Ariza acknowledges that the former two division world champion Maidana (35-5, 31 KOs) still […]
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• Khan: ‘I’m the best fighter Crawford has faced

  26-03-2019 16:42 via boxingnews24.com
  By Chris Williams: Amir Khan isn’t impressed with the resume of WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford, and he firmly believes he’s going to hand him his first career defeat next month in their fight on April 20 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The two will be facing each on ESPN PPV next month […]
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• William Hill Team Up With Lawrence Okolie And Joshua Buatsi

  26-03-2019 14:36 via boxingnews24.com
  William Hill are delighted to announce the signing of Lawrence Okolie and Joshua Buatsi as ambassadors following their victorious weekend at the Copper Box Arena. The two up and coming stars are part of the 258 stable and join William Hill’s boxing ranks alongside World Heavyweight Champion, Anthony Joshua . Okolie, who added the Commonwealth […]
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• David Benavidez to face Anthony Dirrell in August or September

  26-03-2019 14:24 via boxingnews24.com
  By Dan Ambrose: David Benavidez will be challenging WBC super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell for his title in August or September, according to ESPN. Benavidez’s promoter Sampson Lewkowicz revealed that they have an agreement for the unbeaten former World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Benavidez (21-0, 18 KOs), who is currently the WBC Champion in […]
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• Boxing Insider’s Boxing Befuddlements: The Tallest Boxers of All Time

  26-03-2019 14:09 via boxinginsider.com
  By: Oliver McManus
  Last week we kicked off a new series for Boxing Insider by looking at the heaviest professional boxers of all time. In the second edition ofBoxing Befuddlementswe’ll be looking at the tallest boxers of all time.
  As with the heaviest fighters there is an obvious starting point for the category in Nikolay Valuev. We profiled his rise to world glory as part of that heavyweight feature so won’t repeat the same information but the Russian giant goes down in history as
  
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• Adrien Broner’s Troubles Outside The Ring Continue

  26-03-2019 14:07 via boxinginsider.com
  By: Sean Crose
  It's been a difficult few months for Adrien Broner. Although he was part of a successful Pay Per View broadcast with iconic fighter Manny Pacquiao last January, Broner lost that fight in one sided fashion – then argued it was clear that he had actually won. The Cincinnati native did so by making a scene of it before Showtime's Jim Grey and countless others shortly after the widely accepted decision was read. The public has long accepted the fact that Broner's brashness cros
  
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• McGregor retires from MMA

  26-03-2019 07:05 via skysports.com
  
  UFC star Conor Mcgregor has announced his retirement from MMA.
  
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• How to train like Katie Taylor

  26-03-2019 07:00 via skysports.com
  
  Katie Taylor is one world title away from becoming an undisputed champion, so we asked her to offer insight into her training plan, dietary regime and other secrets to success...
  
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• Warren says Canelo and Eubank Jr. didn’t want Saunders fight

  26-03-2019 02:43 via boxingnews24.com
  By Tim Royner: Promoter Frank Warren revealed that Saul Canelo Alvarez and Chris Eubank Jr. wanted no part of facing Billy Joe Saunders, who is moving up to super middleweight to broaden his horizons to go after all the belt holders in that division. (Photo credit: Action Images/Andrew Couldridge) After winning the WBO middleweight title […]
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• Kubrat Pulev kisses female reporter on the mouth during interview

  26-03-2019 01:11
  By Sean Jones: Heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev is taking heat on social media for kissing a female reporter on the mouth at the end of an interview following his seventh round knockout victory over Bogdan Dinu (18-2, 14 KOs) last Saturday night on ESPN at The Hanger, in Costa Mesa, California. Pulev, 37, surprised the […]
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