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• Angelo Leo & Neil Tabanao talk training camp in preparing for Friday, April 5 on Shobox

  01-04-2019 22:06
  Unbeaten 122-pound prospect Angelo Leo and Filipino Neil Tabanao talk training camp just days away from their ShoBox: The New Generation main event showdown Friday, April 5 live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT) from Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas. The ShoBox tripleheader co-feature will see unbeaten super featherweight prospect Xavier Martinez (13-0, 9 KOs) […]
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• David Price volunteers to face Wladimir Klitschko in comeback fight

  01-04-2019 21:58
  By Tim Royner: David Price (24-6, 19 KOs) has volunteered to be the opponent for former IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (64-5, 53 KOs) to face when/if he accepts a big offer that he’s rumored to have been given by DAZN to sign with them. Wladimir could be making his comeback on May 25 in […]
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• Cecilia Braekhus returning to the ring

  01-04-2019 21:30
  ‘The First Lady’ Cecilia Braekhus, (35-0, 9 KOs), is planning a big return to the ring following an extraordinary 2018 campaign filled with dominating victories inside the ring and a wealth of historical accolades outside. Based in Oslo, Norway, and undisputed welterweight world champion (WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO world titles) since September 2014, Braekhus, […]
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• Errol Spence Jr. and Shawn Porter in the works for September

  01-04-2019 20:20
  By Chris Williams: A welterweight unification fight between IBF champion Errol Spence Jr. (25-0, 21 KOs) and WBC champion Shawn Porter (30-2-1, 17 KOs) is in the works for September. This would be a pay-per-view fight, either on Fox Sports or SHOWTIME, and it could take place in Dallas, Texas, according to Mike Coppinger. Spence, […]
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• Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman in advanced talks for fight on July 13 or 20

  01-04-2019 19:16
  By Chris Williams: A fight in the works between WBA welterweight champions Manny Pacquiao and Keith “One Time” Thurman for July 13 or July 20th, according to Mike Coppinger. This is NOT an April Fool’s joke. The Pacquiao-Thurman negotiations are advanced for a fight that’ll likely be shown on Premier Boxing Champions on SHOWTIME. Despite […]
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• Kash Ali suspended for biting David Price

  01-04-2019 18:12
  By Trevor McIntyre: Kash Ali (15-1, 7 KOs) has been suspended by the British Boxing Board of Control [BBBofC] for biting heavyweight David Price (24-6, 19 KOs) in the fifth round last Saturday night on the Liam Smith vs. Sam Eggington card on DAZN and Sky Sports at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. Ali’s […]
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• Berchelt vs. Vargas and Navarrete vs. Dogboe on May 11

  01-04-2019 18:06
  Miguel “El Alacran” Berchelt and Francisco “El Bandido” Vargas waged pugilistic war once before. The Mexican warriors, two-plus years removed from their breathtaking battle, are set to do it again. Berchelt, who snagged Vargas’ WBC super featherweight title via 11th-round knockout in January 2017, will make the fifth defense of that belt on Saturday, May […]
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• Tevin Farmer Earns “Performance Of The Year” Award With Title Winner Over Dib

  01-04-2019 17:21
  IBF junior lightweight champion Tevin Farmer, earned the Briscoe Award for the “2018 Performance of the Year” with his 12-round unanimous decision over Billy Dib in Australia, last August. Farmer won the world title with the victory, and will receive his award on Sunday, April 14, 2019, at the Briscoe Awards in South Philadelphia. Farmer’s […]
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• Khan: ‘I’d be undefeated if I faced Crawford’s opponents’

  01-04-2019 16:33
  By Chris Williams: Amir Khan doesn’t think much of the opposition Terence Crawford has fought during his 11-year pro career to get to a 34-0 record. In fact, Khan believes that if he were fed the same opponents that the 31-year-old Crawford has faced since turning pro, he’d be undefeated just like him and a […]
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• Ali urged to apologise by trainer

  01-04-2019 16:00 via skysports.com
  
  Kash Ali's trainer has called for the heavyweight to issue an apology after he was disqualified for biting David Price.
  
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• Errol Spence Jr. vs. Mikey Garcia: Why this Trend has to stop.

  01-04-2019 14:42 via boxinginsider.com
  By: Rahat Haque
  There is a reason there are weight classes in boxing, and the mid-March main event between Mikey Garcia and Errol Spence Jr proved it. While it is great to see two star names face off against each other, it is not so great to see a one sided beat down. The fight started off well enough, showing signs of a high level chess match between two fighters who didn’t want to risk it. Anytime you have such a boxing match, you get butterflies in your stomach, the stakes are high, an
  
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• Billy Joe Saunders talks Warrington vs Galahad

  01-04-2019 14:14
  BILLY JOE SAUNDERS suspects there is the genuine possibility of Josh Warrington overlooking the threat presented by his mandatory challenger Kid Galahad when the pair face each other with the IBF world featherweight title at stake at the FD Arena in Leeds on June 15. Setting aside the natural bias Saunders might have for his […]
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• Fitzgerald wants Cheeseman at O2

  01-04-2019 14:10 via skysports.com
  
  Scott Fitzgerald hopes a British title battle with Ted Cheeseman can be staged at The O2 as he plans to produce another stunning victory in his opponent's backyard.
  
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• Ali's licence suspended after Price bite

  01-04-2019 09:49 via skysports.com
  
  Kash Ali's licence has been suspended by the British Boxing Board of Control after he was disqualified for biting opponent David Price.
  
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• Hopkins: ‘Ryan Garcia is a threat to 135 lb champions’

  01-04-2019 07:57
  By Aragon Garcia: Bernard Hopkins says Ryan Garcia showed last Saturday night that he’s a threat to all the lightweight champions with his lightning fast second round blowout win over Puerto Rican fighter Jose Lopez in a 10 round scheduled contest on DAZN. Hopkins wants the 20-year-old Garcia (18-0, 15 KOs) to take a step […]
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• Lebedev tells Okolie: Make the fight!

  01-04-2019 07:00 via skysports.com
  
  Lawrence Okolie has been told that Denis Lebedev is eager for a world title showdown – but the champion hopes to fight in Russia.
  
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• Andre Ward questions Gvozdyk’s “mental makeup”

  01-04-2019 05:58
  By Chris Williams: Andre Ward says fans wanted to see more offense from undefeated WBC light heavyweight champion Oleksander Gvozdyk (17-0, 14 KOs) than what he showed last Saturday night in defeating #8 WBO fringe level opponent Doudou Ngumbu (38-9, 14 KOs) by a fifth round injury stoppage on ESPN at the 2300 Arena, in […]
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• Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis exchange words in Twitter war

  01-04-2019 04:14
  By Aragon Garcia: Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis didn’t like someone telling him that they’d like to see him fight the young lightweight superstar in the making Ryan ‘Kingry’ Garcia (18-0, 15 KOs) last Saturday night, and he ignited a mini-war of words by taking a shot at the young 20-year-old Golden Boy Promotion fighter on Twitter. […]
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• Canelo Alvarez reacts to Ryan Garcia beating Jose Lopez

  01-04-2019 01:26
  By Aragon Garcia: Saul Canelo Alvarez is one of many people that was impressed with the performance of the young talented lightweight prospect Ryan Garcia (18-0, 15 KOs) with his second round knockout of Jose “Wonder Boy” Lopez (20-4-1, 14 KOs) on DAZN last Saturday night in front of a large and enthusiastic crowd at […]
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• Hearn planning Callum Johnson vs. Joe Smith Jr. next

  01-04-2019 00:01
  By Tim Royner: Eddie Hearn is planning on matching light heavyweight knockout artists Callum Johnson and Joe Smith Jr. in their next fight. He wants to have the winner of the Callum vs. Smith fight to face the winner of the Dmitry Bivol vs. Marcus Browne contest, which is about to be ordered. He sees […]
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