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• Aston Palicte vs. Kazuto Ioka announced for June 19 in Osaka, Japan

  16-04-2019 23:45 via boxingnews24.com
  World Boxing Organization (WBO) No. 1-ranked contender “Mighty” Aston Palicte (25-2-1, 21 KOs)will face three-division world champion Kazuto Ioka (23-2, 13 KOs)for the vacant WBO Junior Bantamweight World Championship, June 19 at Osaka Orefectural Gym in Osaka, Japan. UFC Fight Pass® has the worldwide live streaming rights outside of Japan. Palicte vs. Ioka will be […]
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• Povetkin willing to fight Dillian Whyte

  16-04-2019 23:02 via boxingnews24.com
  By Tim Royner: Alexander Povetkin is willing to fight #1 WBC heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte, who needs a dance partner for his July 13 contest on Sky Box Office. The former WBA champion Povetkin (34-2, 24 KOs) says he agreed to fight Whyte (25-1, 18 KOs) a long time ago, but he’s waiting for their […]
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• Rances Barthelemy training camp quotes & photos for April 27

  16-04-2019 22:04 via boxingnews24.com
  Former Two-Division World Champion Faces Former Champion Robert Easter Jr. for WBA Lightweight Title Saturday, April 27 Live on SHOWTIME® from The Chelsea Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and Presented by Premier Boxing Champions. (Photo credit: Irving Quinonez/Damian Vasquez – Team Barthelemy) Former two-division world champion Rances Barthelemy discussed changes to his training camp […]
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• Steve Rolls agrees to Gennady Golovkin fight in June

  16-04-2019 21:07 via boxingnews24.com
  By Mark Eisner: Canadian middleweight Steve Rolls has agreed to terms for a fight against Gennady Golovkin in June on DAZN, according to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. The Golovkin-Rolls bout is in advanced stages and is close to being finalized. This would be a tune-up/confidence booster for Golovkin. He’ll have been out of the […]
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• Canelo: I beat GGG twice, it’s over. I want Kovalev

  16-04-2019 20:01 via boxingnews24.com
  By Mark Eisner: As far as Saul Canelo Alvarez is concerned, he’s closed the chapter on his rivalry with Gennady Golovkin after beating him twice, and he now wants to move on to a potential fight against WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev in the near future. Canelo (51-1-2, 35 KOs) has gotten the most […]
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• James Kirkland Signs to Davies Entertainment

  16-04-2019 19:06 via boxingnews24.com
  James Kirkland (32-2, 28 KO) former regional WBO-NABO Junior Middleweight Champion inked a comprehensive management deal with up & comer Davies Entertainment in a move signaling: The Boom is Back! San Antonio, April 16, 2019 – Once hailed as “potentially, the most dominant offensive force in boxing since a prime Mike Tyson”, Kirkland, the aggressive […]
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• Jacobs says it’s “absurd” GGG doesn’t want rematch, even if he beats Canelo

  16-04-2019 18:37 via boxingnews24.com
  By Aragon Garcia: Daniel Jacobs thinks it’s crazy the way former middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and his team talk about fighters supposedly being afraid to fight him, but then they turn around and say they’ll still want to take the Saul Canelo Alvarez trilogy fight in September, even if Jacobs beats him on May 4. […]
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• Povetkin: Fight Whyte? 'Why not...'

  16-04-2019 17:40 via skysports.com
  
  Alexander Povetkin has claimed that he agreed a fight against Dillian Whyte "a long time ago".
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Crawford vs Khan Worldwide Live Stream On Saturday

  16-04-2019 17:26
  Top Rank Boxing and FITE announced today that the year’s most anticipated welterweight showdown between WBO Welterweight Champion Terence “Bud” Crawford and Amir “King” Khan will air live on www.TOPRANK.COM and the premier combat sports digital network, FITE, Saturday April 20th 9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT worldwide on a Pay Per View basis. This is the inaugural […]
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• Crawford vs. Khan analysis

  16-04-2019 17:20
  By Chris Williams: Amir Khan (33-4, 20 KOs) is being overlooked and counted out by a vast amount of boxing fans ahead of his fight against #2 pound-for-pound fighter Terence Crawford (34-0, 25 KOs) this Saturday night, but we could very well see an upset in this fight. WBA Super World welterweight champion Keith “One […]
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• Has Chris Eubank Junior Graduated to the Seniors?

  16-04-2019 16:20 via boxinginsider.com
  By G.E. Simons
  At the end of February, Chris Eubank Jnr. beat gold medal Olympian and former two-time IBF super-middleweight champion of the world, James DeGale, into retirement and earned a signature win in a curious career so far, which has generated column inches, the airbrushing of defeats and a rain of dollars earned.Junior, like his decorated father, just has that thing – it is undefinable, a lightning rod from Queensbury, infuriating, probably possibly impossible to deal with but v
  
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• Boxing Insider Notebook: Atlantic City, Khan, Crawford, Judah, WBC, and more..

  16-04-2019 16:15 via boxinginsider.com
  By: William Holmes
  The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of April 9th to April 16th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed.Amir Khan Confirms First ‘Ring the Changes’ Initiatives to Help Young People Across the UK
  Boxing superstar Amir Khan and online financial trading broker ThinkMarkets have confirmed their first partnerships as part of the ‘Ring the Changes’ initiatives aimed at providing support and oppo
  
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• Katie Taylor vs Delfine Persoon on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York

  16-04-2019 15:06
  Katie Taylor will face Delfine Persoon for the undisputed Lightweight championship of the World on Saturday June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK. Taylor (13-0 6KOs) added the WBO title to her IBF and WBA crowns in March, […]
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• Taylor's undisputed fight on AJ bill

  16-04-2019 15:00 via skysports.com
  
  Katie Taylor’s historic undisputed title fight against Delfine Persoon has been added to the undercard for Anthony Joshua’s US debut against Jarrell Miller, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
  
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• Daniel Jacobs Discusses Showdown With Canelo At Media Workout

  16-04-2019 14:39 via boxinginsider.com
  By: Hans Themistode
  Daniel Jacobs (35-2, 29 KOs) is less than three weeks away from the biggest fight of his career. Come May 4th, Jacobs will be standing across the ring from Canelo Alvarez (51-1-2, 35 KOs) in Las Vegas Nevada. At stake will be Alvarez’s WBA, WBC and Ring Magazine titles, while Jacobs will have his IBF belt on the line as well.Jacobs has always had a supremely high self confidence in not just his matchup with Alvarez, but also about his abilities against anyone.Photo Cre
  
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• Algorithms, Crocodile Tears and EPO in Mixed Martial Arts

  16-04-2019 14:34 via boxinginsider.com
  By: Jesse Donathan
  Even if you’re a “filthy casual,” as the MMA Twitter community has affectionately dobbed non-hardcore mixed martial arts fans, you’ve probably heard the news that former bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw recently tested positive for the banned substance erythropoietin (EPO).Erythropoietin is Lance Armstrong famous, being one of a handful of drugs centered in the legendary cyclist’s now infamous doping scandal, though according to The Sun colum
  
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• Jack Wants Josh Clash: Catterall vs Taylor?

  16-04-2019 14:11
  IF EVERYTHING PLAYS out according to plan, Jack Catterall would like to be contemplating a world title unification clash against Josh Taylor in the not too distant future. There are several obstacles standing in the way of such a prospect at present, not least the fact that Catterall has got his mandatory challenge to the […]
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• VIDEO: Crawford vs Khan – Fight Breakdown – Live On BT Sport Box Office

  16-04-2019 11:02
  · Watch Crawford v Khan only on BT Sport Box Office · BT Sport Box Office available on BT TV, Sky, Virgin TV and online · A night packed full of world-class boxing action for just £19.95. On Saturday 20th April Amir Khan will return to the ring to face Terence Crawford for the WBO […]
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• Jacobs: I'll prove I'm the best

  16-04-2019 10:30 via skysports.com
  
  Daniel Jacobs has vowed to beat Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and prove he is the best middleweight in world boxing.
  
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• Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford: Why it needs to happen and why it might not

  16-04-2019 09:14
  By Joseph Hirsch (author of My Tired Shadow and other novels) – Boxing fans are a fickle bunch. If you don’t believe me, go back through the historical record and check. Yes, these days people love “The Bronx Bull” Jake Lamotta, and recognize that even as flawed as he was (or was depicted in Raging […]
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• Deontay Wilder: ‘I’ll soon be world’s highest paid athlete

  16-04-2019 07:51
  By Allan Fox: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder recently turned down a reported $193 million deal to sign with DAZN, but he now says he’ll soon be the highest paid athlete in the world. Wilder (40-0-1, 39 KOs) isn’t just talking about being the highest paid fighter in boxing. He’s saying he’ll be the highest […]
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• David Allen: No time for laughter

  16-04-2019 07:00 via skysports.com
  
  David Allen is days away from a career-changing fight with Lucas Browne - and needs to forget that 'White Rhino' persona when the first bell rings...
  
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• Jacobs wants GGG rematch after Canelo fight

  16-04-2019 06:44
  By Sean Jones: IBF middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs (35-2, 29 KOs) has a goal in mind to avenge his loss to Gennady Golovkin after he deals with WBA/WBC champion Saul Canelo Alvarez in their fight next month on May 4 on DAZN at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo credit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Boxing […]
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• Jesse Hart vs. Eleider Alvarez at 175 on June 15

  16-04-2019 05:52
  By Jim Dower: Former two time 168 lb world title challenger Jessie Hart (25-2, 21 KOs) revealed on Monday that he’ll be moving up to light heavyweight to take on former WBO 175 lb champion Eleider “Storm” Alvarez (24-1, 12 KOs) on June 15 on the undercard of the Top Rank Boxing promoted card headlined […]
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• Deontay Wilder says NO remorse for Breazeale if he hurts him

  16-04-2019 03:47
  By Tim Royner: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder says he won’t regret hurting mandatory challenger Dominic Breazeale when they face each other next month on May 18 on Showtime Championship Boxing at the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York. Wilder, 33, sees boxing as the hurt business where a fighter can be permanently hurt at […]
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• Daniel ‘Miracle Man’ Jacobs New York media workout quotes, photos

  16-04-2019 03:31
  IBF Middleweight World Champion Daniel Jacobs (35-2, 29KOs) of Brooklyn, N.Y. hosted a media workout today at CEA Fitness in Long Island, N.Y. ahead of his 12-round unification fight against Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) of Guadalajara, Mexico. Andre Rozier, his trainer, also attended the workout. The event will take place Saturday, May 4 at […]
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• Arum expects Crawford-Khan crowd to exceed 12,000

  16-04-2019 00:35
  By Mark Eisner: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is expecting a big crowd of over 12,000 fans for this Saturday’s title fight between WBO welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford and former two-time light welterweight champion Amir “King” Khan at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Crawford-Khan fight will be steamed on DAZN on Saturday. […]
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• Set Up to Fail: Why Women’s Boxing Needs Three Minute Rounds

  16-04-2019 00:14
  By Eric Coronado Jr.: Last weekend we saw Claressa Shields (9-0-0, 2 KOs) masterfully dismantle long-time undefeated champion Christina Hammer, who now has a record of 24-1-0. Considering Shield’s accomplishments as a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and Hammer’s impressive reign as WBO female middleweight champion, this event should have been one of the biggest fights […]
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