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• AJ: Ruiz rematch? They called me crazy

  04-04-2020 21:27 via skysports.com
  
  Anthony Joshua has recalled being labelled "crazy" for agreeing to a rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr so soon after losing to the Mexican.
  
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• Modern Classics: Curry-McCrory

  04-04-2020 20:50 via boxinginsider.com
  
  By: Sean Crose
  Donald Curry was a rising star in the sport of boxing. Milton McCrory, too, was a fighter on the rise. Both men were welterweights. Both men held world titles. A unification match was in order for divisional supremacy, and to further the career of the winner. And so, on the 6th day of December 1985, Curry and McCrory met at the Las Vegas Hilton to decide who was the best man at welterweight. The 23-0 Curry was the favorite walking in, but the 27-0-1 McCrory, who fought out of
  
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• Fighting Fit to launch on Sky Sports

  04-04-2020 12:00 via skysports.com
  
  Fighting Fit, a brand-new health and fitness series produced by Matchroom Boxing and Sky Sports, will land on television screens next week, with the box set available via Sky Sports On Demand from Monday, April 6.
  
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• Devin Haney on Vasiliy Lomachenko: ‘I DON’T care’

  04-04-2020 10:10 via boxingnews24.com
  By Chris Williams:  Devin Haney has reached the stage where he no longer cares about trying to get a fight against unified lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko. Haney earned the WBC mandatory spot, but Lomachenko never fought him. Now that Lomachenko has the Franchise Tag, he’s exempt from having to fight Haney. Additionally, he’s not showing […]
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• Eubank Jr: Why wait around for Canelo?

  04-04-2020 08:00 via skysports.com
  
  Chris Eubank Jr has criticised Billy Joe Saunders and Callum Smith by insisting he would "not put his career on hold" by waiting for Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez.
  
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• Anthony Yarde loses his grandmother to COVID-19

  04-04-2020 07:47 via boxingnews24.com
  By Jim Maltzman: Light heavyweight contender Anthony Yarde revealed on Friday that his grandmother has passed away due to the COVID-19. She died on Thursday. For Yarde, this is the second family member that he’s lost in the past week to the dreaded virus. Yarde’s father lost his life last Sunday from coronavirus as well. […]
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• Ryan Garcia: ‘Tyson Fury doesn’t have the TALENT Deontay Wilder has’

  04-04-2020 06:59 via boxingnews24.com
  By Scott Gilfoid: Ryan Garcia made light of Tyson Fury this week by saying that former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has more talent than him. The lightweight contender Garcia reveals that he had bet on Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs) beating Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs), but ‘The Bronze Bomber’ blew it by not adapting and […]
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• Josh Kelly discusses postponement of David Avanesyan fight

  04-04-2020 04:43 via boxingnews24.com
  By Charles Brun: Eddie Hearn and Josh Kelly spoke earlier on Friday about the canceled fight against EBU welterweight champion David Avanesyan. Kelly (10-0, 6 KOs) and Avaneysan (26-3, 14 KOs) were scheduled to fight on March 28 on Sky Sport a the O2 Arena in a Matchroom Boxing card. On the instructions by the […]
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• Old Dogs, New Tricks: Deontay Wilder and the Paradox of Trying to “Fix” a Puncher

  04-04-2020 01:31 via boxingnews24.com
  By Joseph Hirsch: “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” “A leopard can’t change its spots.” I’m sure you can think of other chestnuts that make the same point. Applied to boxing you sometimes hear people say things like “Power can’t be taught.” Sure, one can improve the delivery system, teaching someone how to […]
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• Jaime Munguia wants Canelo Alvarez fight

  04-04-2020 00:53 via boxingnews24.com
  By Sean Jones: Fernando Beltran of Zanfer Promotions is interested in matching Jaime Munguia against Canelo Alvarez, and he views it as an easy fight to make. The former WBO junior middleweight champion Munguia (35-0, 28 KOs) is ready to step it up and challenge for a world title against WBA ‘160-lb champion Canelo after […]
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• Amir Khan Ponders Retirement: “Should I fight?”

  04-04-2020 00:34 via boxinginsider.com
  
  By: Hans Themistode
  While the rest of the boxing world is wondering when they’ll fight, former two division world champion Amir Khan is reflecting on whether or not he will ever enter the ring again. 
  It’s been a number of years since Khan has been considered a title contender. And it’s been even longer since he wore gold around his waist. The one time silver medalist may have a number of credible names that he’s defeated in the ring on his resume, but he hasn't beat
  
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