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• Walsh through on points

  21-02-2020 23:30 via skysports.com
  
  Ryan Walsh defeated Tyrone McCullagh by a unanimous decision in an entertaining clash to reach the Golden Contract featherweight final.
  
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• Shawn Porter to fight in June, wants BIG name

  21-02-2020 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  By Chris Williams: Showtime Shawn Porter says he’ll be fighting in June at the latest, and he’s hoping to get one of the big names at 147 to face him. However, he’s already ruling out 4 of the top 5 welterweights that WON’T be available to fight him in June. Porter (30-3-1, 17 KOs) says […]
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• LIVE STREAM: Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury II – Weigh Ins

  21-02-2020 20:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The long-awaited rematch of heavyweight titans is set, as undefeated WBC champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and unbeaten lineal champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury will continue their rivalry in the ring on Saturday, February 22 live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in a historic, joint FOX Sports PPV & […]
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• Golden Boy re-inks Patrick Teixeira

  21-02-2020 20:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Golden Boy is proud to announce that WBO Junior Middleweight Champion Patrick Teixeira (31-1, 22 KOs) has extended his promotional agreement with the company. Teixeira will return on a Golden Boy stacked card against his mandatory challenger on a soon-to-be-announced date. Teixeira, who originally calls Santa Catarina, Brazil his home, made his professional debut in […]
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• Brad Foster vs. Lucien Reid Fight Preview

  21-02-2020 19:54 via boxinginsider.com
  
  By: Oliver McManus
  A tough-to-call rematch on Saturday night to geteveryone talking… no it’s not Deontay Wilder’s behemoth clash with Tyson Furybut more domestic affair down at York Hall, Bethnal Green. British andCommonwealth super bantamweight champion Brad Foster squares off with, old foe,Lucien Reid.The pair first met in September over a fiercely fought twelve rounds that saw a majority draw declared on the night. Over the course of that contest it was Reid who served as t
  
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• Tyson Fury: ‘I’ll be on Deontay Wilder like a cheap suit’

  21-02-2020 19:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  By Tim Royner: Tyson Fury says he’s going to be in the attack mode from round one against Deontay Wilder, and he’s not going to stop with the constant pressure until he’s knocked out. Fury (29-0-1, 20 KOs) believes that his best chance for unseating WBC heavyweight champion Wilder (42-0-1, 41 KOs) is to attack […]
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• Davies blasts his way into final

  21-02-2020 18:55 via skysports.com
  
  Ohara Davies blasted his way into the final of the Golden Contract super-lightweight final after stopping Jeff Ofori at York Hall on Friday night.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Golden Contract stream

  21-02-2020 18:40 via skysports.com
  
  Watch a live stream of The Golden Contract undercard before the semi-finals start tonight on Sky Sports.
  
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• SugarHill Steward Steps Into The Spotlight

  21-02-2020 18:13 via boxinginsider.com
  
  By: Sean CroseIt’s hard to imagine coming up with a top five list of the greatest trainers in boxing history and not having Emanuel Steward appear among that handful of elites. So prominent was the Detroit based master that his passing in 2012 shook the fight world. Top names ranging from Thomas Hearns to Lennox Lewis to Wladimir Klitschko all turned to Steward for guidance, and that’s just to name a few. Even though Steward is gone, his name lives on, not only in boxing history, but
  
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• Emanuel Navarrete: ‘I want to be a global superstar’

  21-02-2020 17:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  By Dan Ambrose: WBO super bantamweight champion Emanuel Navarrete wants to use his fight against #5 WBO challenger Jeo Santisima as a catalyst to move forward to achieve his goal of becoming a global superstar. Navarrete (30-1, 26 KOs) and Santisima (19-2, 16 KOs) will be fighting on the pay-per-view portion of Saturday’s rematch between […]
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• Five classic heavyweight comebacks

  21-02-2020 16:09 via skysports.com
  
  If anybody knows what a 'comeback' consists of, it's Tyson Fury. The Gypsy King won his battle with depression to return to box in June 2018 to fight Sefer Seferi after nearly three years out of the ring.
  
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• ‘NOBODY cares about Anthony Joshua in America’ – Bob Arum

  21-02-2020 16:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  By Charles Brun: The American public doesn’t care about Anthony Joshua following his loss to Andy Ruiz Jr. in 2019, says Tyson Fury’s promoter Bob Arum. The Top Rank boss Arum says Joshua’s loss to Ruiz Jr. last year, and his subsequent safety-first approach to winning the rematch means he’s not a top-flight heavyweight and […]
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• Tony Yoka to fight on March 14 at MSG in New York

  21-02-2020 16:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  By Chris Williams: Tony Yoka has revealed that he’ll be fighting next month on March 14 at Madison Square Garden in New York. This is expected to be the first fight for the 2016 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist Yoka (7-0, 6 KOs) with his new promoters at Top Rank Boxing. Yoka, 27, will be […]
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• Wilder vs Fury clues on the weigh-in scales?

  21-02-2020 16:00 via skysports.com
  
  It was quietly uttered to Sky Sports that Deontay Wilder was so fraught with emotion before his first fight with Tyson Fury that he wasn't eating properly, and stepped into the ring too light.
  
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• Boxing Insider Notebook: Wilder vs. Fury Edition

  21-02-2020 15:30 via boxinginsider.com
  
  Compiled By: William Holmes
  The following is special edition of the Boxing Insider notebook for the upcoming Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder Pay Per View Rematch that take place on Saturday night.
  Photo Credit: Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions
  Wilder vs. Fury II Undercard MediaWorkout Photos
  Fighters competing on the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury IIundercard this Saturday, February 22 took part in a media workout Wednesday asthey near their respective showdowns at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in
  
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• False Bravado from the Gypsy King?

  21-02-2020 15:17 via boxinginsider.com
  
  By: Kirk Jackson
  Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder (42-0-1, 41 KO’s) meets “The Gypsy King” Tyson Fury (29-0-1, 20 KO’s) on Feb. 22 in a highly anticipated heavyweight showdown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as part of an first-time Fox and ESPN pay-per-view promotion. The two met in the ring once before to a highly disputed draw in 2018 and finally after a little over a year in waiting, the rematch is upon us.
  There’s has b
  
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• Lennox Lewis gives Deontay Wilder edge against Tyson Fury

  21-02-2020 14:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  By Allan Fox: Lennox Lewis is giving WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder a slight edge against Tyson Fury in their fight this Saturday night on ESPN and Fox PPV in Las Vegas. Former unified heavyweight world champion Lewis was impressed with the way that Wilder (42-0-1, 41 KOs) knocked out his last two opponents Luis […]
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• Franchon Crews-Dezurn Could Have Her Titles Returned as Alejandra Jimenez B Sample Comes Back Positive

  21-02-2020 14:52 via boxinginsider.com
  
  By: Hans Themistode
  The cries of innocence from Alejandra Jimenez will no longer be heard. The now former, Super Middleweight champion has begged and pleaded with the public to believe that her post fight drug test against Franchon Crews-Dezurn, which came back positive for a banned substance, was nothing more than a mistake. 
  When the two women met back at the Alamodome, in San Antonio Texas, they gave the crowd an absolute show. Crews-Dezurn had dreams of becoming a unified champion at th
  
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• Historical Significance of Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II

  21-02-2020 14:49 via boxinginsider.com
  
  By: Kirk Jackson
  Feb.22nd, 2020 marks the date that will live in infamy. The date marks greaterinterpretation, if not absolute clarification as who the man is at heavyweight.
  Deontay“The Bronze Bomber” Wilder (42-0-1, 41 KO’s) meets “The Furious One,” “TheGypsy King,” Tyson Fury (29-0-1, 20 KO’s) in a highly anticipated heavyweightshowdown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as part of an unparalleled, historic Foxand ESPN pay-per-view promotion.As refer
  
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• Deontay Wilder Keys To Victory Against Tyson Fury

  21-02-2020 14:30 via boxinginsider.com
  
  By: Hans Themistode
  For 42 of Deontay Wilder’s 43 professional fights, he has been able to walk into a contest with the same game plan. 
  Hit the guy really hard. 
  It may sound both primal and simplistic, but it’s worked. 
  Photo Credit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank Boxing
  Deontay Wilder has arguably the biggest right hand the sport of boxing has ever seen. Simply put, whenever he touches his opponent, they fall. Just take a look at his last contest against Heavyweight conten
  
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• Hatton: Fury will beat Wilder

  21-02-2020 12:12 via skysports.com
  
  Ricky Hatton believes Tyson Fury will overcome Deontay Wilder in their rematch in Las Vegas and hopes that a Fury win will set up an all-British heavyweight unification clash with Anthony Joshua.
  
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• PREVIEW: #GoldenContract semi-finals, live on Sky and ESPN+ tonight

  21-02-2020 11:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  York Hall plays host to a colossal night of boxing tonight as the #GoldenContract semi-finals take place – live on Sky Sports in the UK in association with Matchroom Boxing and on ESPN+ in the US in association with Top Rank. The final four in both the super-lightweight and the featherweight divisions will battle it […]
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• Charr could finally make WBA defence

  21-02-2020 10:04 via skysports.com
  
  Mahmoud Charr's WBA 'regular' heavyweight title defence against Trevor Bryan could finally go ahead after purse bids were ordered by the WBA.
  
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• Lewis: Wilder the best in the world, not AJ

  21-02-2020 09:16 via skysports.com
  
  Lennox Lewis has declared Deontay Wilder as the best heavyweight in the world and rates Tyson Fury more highly than unified champion Anthony Joshua.
  
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• Purses: Wilder $5M, Fury $5M, Navarrete $300K, Santisima $25k

  21-02-2020 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  By Jim Maltzman: Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will both be getting $5 million apiece for their guaranteed purses for Saturday’s rematch. On top of that Fury (29-0-1, 20 KOs) and Wilder (42-0-1, 41 KOs) will be getting an additional $25 million each as well as a percentage of the pay-per-view money from ESPN and […]
  Read full article: Purses: Wilder $5M, Fury $5M, Navarrete $300K, Santisima $25k @Boxing News 24
  
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• Fury-Wilder banned from weigh-in face-off

  21-02-2020 07:45 via skysports.com
  
  Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder have been banned from having a face-off at the weigh-in for their rematch in Las Vegas after clashing at a press conference on Wednesday.
  
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• Fury promoters target Joshua 'this year'

  21-02-2020 07:00 via skysports.com
  
  Tyson Fury’s US promoters Top Rank want to "strike while the iron is hot" and set up a mega-fight with Anthony Joshua this year, the company’s president has told Sky Sports.
  
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• Bob Arum Reportedly Interested In Selling Top Rank

  21-02-2020 03:38 via boxinginsider.com
  
  By: Sean Crose
  If boxing is a young man’s game, someone forgot to tell Bob Arum. The super promoter has been a noted player in the sport for almost half a century and hasn’t shown a whole lot of interest in slowing down. In fact, the man is one of the major forces behind this weekend’s heavyweight title rematch between WBC champion Deontay Wilder and arch rival Tyson Fury. Yet, while the octogenarian has been known to raise eyebrows over the years with some of his statements, A
  
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• Tyson’s Fury: Can He Stop Deontay Wilder?

  21-02-2020 02:08 via boxinginsider.com
  
  By: Kirk Jackson
  TheGypsy King” Tyson Fury (29-0-1, 20 KO’s) hasa tall task ahead this weekend, facing the long-reigning WBC heavyweightchampion, Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder (42-0-1, 41 KO’s) in their highlyanticipated rematch.Wilder,the hard punching knockout-artist is undefeated across 43 bouts, but Furyfancies himself the man fit for the job.https://twitter.com/PBConFOX/status/1229800831077105665?s=19
  Fury demeaned Wilder as “one-dimensional” a
  
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