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4 days ago |
boxing247.com | James Slater
First, there was a ton of hype, then there was a forced postponement, this due to one of the two fighters seeing his drug test come back with those two dreaded words: adverse findings. Then there was yet more hype, followed by an ‘egg slap’ at the presser, which was in turn followed by a nasty fine to the tune of £100 grand. Now, finally, the fight is here.
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4 days ago |
boxing247.com | James Slater
Seventy years ago this week (April 21, 1955), future heavyweight king Sonny Liston avenged his first pro loss. This is a loss that remains the subject of, well, of what the hell happened! Liston, who was so strong, who was so devastating a puncher, who was a man who needed multiple sparring partners so as to get a sufficient workout, was a real force of unstoppable nature in the 1950s.
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4 days ago |
boxing247.com | James Slater
Last night in Oceanside, California, unified women’s flyweight champion Gabriela Fundora retained her belts with a commanding stoppage win over Marilyn Badillo. The end came in round seven, as “the best female fighter on the planet,” according to promoter Oscar De La Hoya, dropped Badillo with a powerful straight left. Referee Rudy Barragan waved the action over at the 1:44 mark.
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5 days ago |
boxing247.com | James Slater
Tomorrow’s return fight between British light heavyweights Ben Whittaker and Liam Cameron is a fight plenty of us are looking forward to seeing, mostly to see if showman Whittaker can deliver the type of impressive performance he and his supporters felt would be the case back in October.
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5 days ago |
boxing247.com | James Slater
Canelo Alvarez has stated that, as far as the 175-pound division goes, there is only one fight out there that he would “really take.” This is a return fight with Dmitry Bivol, who, as we know, won a 12-round unanimous decision over the Mexican star some time back, with plenty of fans having it wider for Bivol than the three judges had it.
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