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• Fury: I was born for Vegas

  12-06-2019 22:30 via skysports.com
  
  Tyson Fury was all smiles as he came face to face with Tom Schwarz on Wednesday ahead of a "dream" Las Vegas debut.
  
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• Keith Thurman working on his power for Manny Pacquiao clash

  12-06-2019 21:12
  By Dan Ambrose: Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman has shaken off a lot of the cobwebs in training for his fight against Manny Pacquiao next month on July 20 on Fox Sports Pay-Per-View at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada. WBA Super World welterweight champion Thurman (29-0, 22 KOs) posted a short training video […]
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• Jamal James vs. Antonio DeMarco on July 13 on FS1 in Minneapolis

  12-06-2019 19:11
  Unbeaten welterweight contender and Minneapolis-native Jamal “Shango” James will battle former world champion Antonio DeMarco in a 10-round welterweight attraction that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes Saturday, July 13 from The Armory in Minneapolis. Robert Helenius vs. Gerald “El Gallo Negro” Washington Televised coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT […]
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• Sky Live: WBSS Cruisers Collide

  12-06-2019 19:09 via skysports.com
  
  Mairis Briedis is on home soil as part of the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight semi-finals, which are live on Sky Sports Arena from 9pm on Saturday.
  
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• Quigley handed Johnson test

  12-06-2019 18:46 via skysports.com
  
  Jason Quigley will take on Tureano Johnson on July 18 in Indio, California, as he builds towards a world title shot.
  
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• Krzysztof Glowacki the New WBO Cruiserweight Champion

  12-06-2019 18:36 via boxinginsider.com
  By: Shane WilloughbyAhead of his bout with Mairis Briedis this Saturday, Krzysztof Glowacki has now been awarded the WBO Cruiserweight belt, after Oleksandr Usyk relinquished the belt.
  Glowacki beat Maxim Vlasov last November by unanimous decision to become the WBO interim champion but with Usyk moving to heavyweight, he has now been elevated and is now a two time world champion at the division.The Polish fighter held the WBO title for a year before losing it to Usyk in 2016. Since then he has
  
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• Jason Quigley vs. Tureano Johnson on July 18

  12-06-2019 18:10
  Undefeated Irish contender Jason Quigley (16-0, 12 KOs) will return to the ring to defend his NABF Middleweight Title against battle-tested Tureano Johnson (20-2-1, 14 KOs) in the 10-round main event of the July 18 edition of the Golden Boy DAZN Thursday Night Fights at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, Calif. The fights will be […]
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• Tyson Fury must look good against Tom Schwarz

  12-06-2019 17:15
  By Scott Gilfoid: Tyson Fury will be under the microscope on Saturday night in facing the huge 12 to 1 underdog Tom Schwarz on ESPN+ at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fury (27-0-1, 19 KOs) has been telling everyone that he’s the best heavyweight on the planet, and that’s putting a lot […]
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• Warrington vs. Galahad final press conference quotes

  12-06-2019 16:55
  The talk has now been talked ahead of Saturday night’s IBF world featherweight title clash between the champion Josh Warrington and his mandatory challenger Kid Galahad at the FD Arena, live on BT Sport. (Photo credit: Action Images/Ed Sykes) The final press conference took place earlier today and below are selected quotes from the media […]
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• Glowacki vs Briedis: “It is going to be a great war!”

  12-06-2019 15:17
  Mairis Briedis (25-1, 18 KOs) and Krzysztof Glowacki (31-1, 19 KOs) are both ready for a spectacle when they meet in a WBSS Semi-Final for the WBC & WBO World Cruiserweight Championships on Saturday at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia. “I am very happy to be here and I just can’t wait for Saturday,” […]
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• UK Boxing: Ohara Davies, Troy Williamson, Lewis Benson

  12-06-2019 14:56
  Ohara Davies has told the ESPN+ audience they can expect some top-class entertainment when he faces Miguel Vazquez over a scheduled 10 rounds at York Hall on July 28. Hackney super-lightweight ‘Two Tanks’ (18-2, 14 KOs) faces off with former world champion Vazquez (41-7, 15 KOs) on an #MTKFightNight that will also be broadcast live […]
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• April Adams ready for Dina Thorslund on June 22

  12-06-2019 14:50
  April Adams (11-1-1, 4 KOs) hopes to have her compatriot Crown Princess Mary of Denmark ringside when she challenges Dina Thorslund (13-0, 6 KOs) for the WBO World Super Bantamweight title on June 22 at the Forum Horsens. Adams travels to Denmark in an attempt to dethrone the reigning 122 lbs ruler Thorslund, and the […]
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• Top Rank Publicist Lee Samuels Inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame

  12-06-2019 14:44 via boxinginsider.com
  By: Rich Mancuso
  Lee Samuels tells family, friends, and colleagues that a boxing publicist does not deserve recognition. As the lead publicist for Top Rank Boxing for 38 years, he has worked with the greats and witnessed some of the greatest championship fights.Sunday afternoon in the small town of Canastota New York, the newest inductee into the International Boxing Hall of Fame took it all in.
  “Really, I am so thankful to be here, he said. “But I still don’t know how I got h
  
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• Dorticos Hoping to Meet Briedis in the Final

  12-06-2019 14:34 via boxinginsider.com
  By: Shane Willoughby
  Yunier Dorticos is hoping to face Mairis Briedis in the final of the World Boxing Super Series if he can get past undefeated Andrew Tabiti.
  Dorticos came into the competition as the 2nd seed behind Briedis but the Cuban is hoping to take on the pre-series favourite in the final. How ambitious!However it is very odd for him to already be looking to the next round, especially, as he has a very game opponent in front of him. Tabiti is more than a strong opponent and has never
  
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• Josh Warrington vs. Kid Galahad Fight Preview

  12-06-2019 14:31 via boxinginsider.com
  By: Oliver McManus
  Josh Warrington embarks on the second defense of his IBF featherweight title this Saturday when he faces Kid Galahad in a contest pitting Leeds’ home hero against the prickly-natured Sheffield-based mandatory challenger. Neither are shy of the spotlight and Warrington has been in full song surrounding his technical superiority whilst Galahad and, trainer, Dominic Ingle are sanguine that they have spotted weaknesses.
  An aggressively ran marketing campaign from BT Sport i
  
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• Okolie plots world title move

  12-06-2019 09:00 via skysports.com
  
  Lawrence Okolie is predicting world title glory within a years' time as he looks to make an emphatic start to life under new trainer Shane McGuigan.
  
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• Arum tells Hearn “good luck” about Whyte situation

  12-06-2019 06:51
  By Tim Royner: Promoter Bob Arum isn’t worried about Dillian Whyte’s promoter Eddie Hearn talking about there being a serious legal issue if Tyson Fury and WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder face each other twice in 2020 without Whyte (25-1, 18 KOs) his mandatory title shot if he beats Oscar Rivas on July 20th. Although […]
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• Andy Ruiz Jr. tells his fans: “Don’t doubt this chubby anymore”

  12-06-2019 03:50
  By Aragon Garcia: Andy Ruiz Jr. quieted many of his critics this month in knocking out the highly popular IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in the seventh round to become the first Mexican heavyweight world champion of all time. The win for Ruiz (33-1, 22 KOs) put him in the position where he’ll make even […]
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• Tyson Fury Hits Vegas: quotes for Tom Schwarz fight

  12-06-2019 02:28
  The undefeated lineal heavyweight champion of the world — Tyson Fury AKA “The Gypsy King” — put on a show Tuesday afternoon in Las Vegas at the media workout to promote Saturday’s title defense against Tom Schwarz at MGM Grand Garden Arena. (Photo Credit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank) Jesse Hart vs. Sullivan Barrera In the co-feature, […]
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• Golden Boy signs Franchon Crews-Dezurn

  12-06-2019 01:48
  Golden Boy’s stable has just gotten even better as WBC Super Middleweight World Champion Franchon “The Heavy-Hitting Diva” Crews-Dezurn (4-1, 1 KO) has signed a promotional agreement with the company. Crews-Dezurn will return in a 10-round fight against a soon-to-be-announced opponent on the undercard of Ballard vs, Espadas.The event will take place on Thursday, June […]
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• Arum says Joshua fighting Ruiz again is stupid

  12-06-2019 01:19
  By Scott Gilfoid: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is advising Anthony Joshua that he’s making a stupid mistake in choosing to face Andy Ruiz Jr. in an immediate rematch later this year. Joshua will get beaten just like before when he faces Ruiz later this year, according to Arum. It’s dumb for Joshua be put […]
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• Andrew Cancio and Alberto ‘Explosivo’ Machado international media conference call transcripts

  12-06-2019 00:24
  Andrew “El Chango” Cancio (20-4-2, 15 KOs) and Alberto “Explosivo” Machado (21-1, 17 KOs) hosted an international media conference call today to discuss their upcoming 12-round rematch for the WBA Super Featherweight World Title. Oscar De La Hoya, Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy, and Miguel Cotto, President of Miguel Cotto Promotions, participated on the […]
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