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Terence Crawford says the reason he didn’t ask for a catchweight for his fight against undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez is that he wanted him to be without “any excuses” after he beats him on September 13th. The question is, could Crawford, 37, have pressured Canelo into agreeing to fight him at catchweight? If Bud (41-0, 31 KOs) negotiated a catchweight below the 168-lb limit, Canelo (63-2-2, 39 KOs) would have something to use to explain away the defeat.
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Shakur Stevenson responded to his critics and doubters today, telling them not to “start backtracking now” after they’d predicted that he’s going to lose to William Zepeda on July 12th. Stevenson (23-0, 11 KOs) wants the skeptical fans to “stand on” the comments they made about him.
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1 week ago | 
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Brian Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) put in a stone-cold killer performance, crushing Jin Sasaki (19-2-1, 17 KOs) in five rounds in a successful title defense of his WBO welterweight title, then humiliated Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis by telling the fans that he’d “run” from the division rather than face him.
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1 week ago | 
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Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis gave fans the good news today on social media, revealing that he’s vacating his WBA and IBF welterweight titles to move up to the junior middleweight division to go after titles. Boots to 154 lbsSome fans are pleased with the move because Ennis (34-0, 30 KOs) had failed to take the interesting fights that were offered to him. Boots, 27, had spent the last two years talking about the goal of becoming the undisputed 147-lb champion, but only fighting one unification.
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1 week ago | 
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Canelo Alvarez will defend his undisputed super middleweight championship against Terence Crawford at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on September 13th. The fight needed a large venue to seat what is expected to be a large crowd for the 65,000-seat stadium. Allegiant Stadium Hosts Canelo-CrawfordIt’s not a big surprise that the Canelo-Crawford fight is being staged at the Allegiant Stadium because fans already knew for weeks it was headed there. It was the only place that made sense in Las Vegas.
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1 week ago | 
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Shane Mosley says fighters today are being overpaid and not putting in the work. Many of them are not fighting for the fans. They want to run around the ring, outpoint their opponents, and pick up a big check. Modern Boxing: No EffortMosley points out that when he fought, his opponents were “prey” and he was the “predator,” looking to knock them out. He says there are not enough fighters in this era who have that predator mindset. They just want to rob the bank and get the easy money.
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1 week ago | 
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Trainer Abel Sanchez predicts Canelo Alvarez will give away the first three or four rounds against Terence Crawford, but then take over the fight with his size and power to dominate the rest of the way in their clash on September 13th. Sanchez Predicts Canelo DominanceSanchez says Canelo (63-2-2, 39 KOs) will turn the fight into a sparring session, effortlessly beating the smaller, weaker, and older Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) to pound out a decision. “Crawford is a great fighter, but so is Canelo.
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2 weeks ago | 
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Richardson Hitchins says he’s got a lot of options now after his win over George Kambosos Jr. on Saturday night. He believes Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez want to fight him now after his eighth-round TKO win over Kambosos (22-4, 10 KOs) at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Credit: Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom)Post-Fight: Hitchins’ New Options“He’s saying move up to 147.
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2 weeks ago | 
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Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero isn’t buying the injury excuse some fans are making for his defeat on May 2nd at Times Square in New York. Garcia had recent surgery on his right hand following his 12-round decision loss to Romero (17-2, 13 KOs) on Turki Alalshikh’s Riyadh Season card. Ryan’s fans have used the hand problem as an excuse for why he lost.
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2 weeks ago | 
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Abdullah Mason and Sam Noakes are waiting for the WBO to order them to fight for the vacant lightweight title. The WBO is expected to order the Mason vs. Noakes fight this week to battle for the 135-lb belt that they stripped from Keyshawn Davis last Friday after he missed weight. Abdullah Mason’s Confidence LevelThe fearless, unbeaten 21-year-old Mason (19-0, 17 KOs) says he’d welcome the chance to fight Noakes (17-0, 15 KOs) in his home country in the UK if it comes to that.
