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Jamal James Edges Abel Ramos in Minneapolis
By: Andrew Johnson Jamal “Shango” James outlasted a sturdy and persistent Abel Ramos last Friday night in front of a loud, partisan crowd at the Armory in snowy Minneapolis. He…
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Frank Santos De Alba Loses Disputed Decision to O’Shaquie Foster
By: Ken Hissner At the Sands Event Center in Bethlehem, PA, Friday night Marshall Kauffman’s King’s Promotion put on an 8 bout card. In the Main Event Super Featherweight southpaw…
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Tyson Fury Announces Return
By: Ciaran O'Mahony Tyson Fury is officially back, but he won’t be fighting Joshua or Wilder just yet. Former Heavyweight World Champion Tyson Fury has finally agreed terms with promoter…
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Gennady Golovkin and the Scramble to Find an Opponent
By: Kirk Jackson Middleweight champion Gennady ‘Triple G’ Golovkin 37-0-1 (33 KO’s) is stuck between a rock and a hard place; with the recent dilemma stemming from ‘PED fallout’ with…
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Will Christian Carto Be Philly’s Next Bantamweight Champion Since “Joltin” Jeff Chandler?
By: Ken Hissner Former Philadelphia WBA World Bantamweight Champion “Joltin” Jeff Chandler was 13-0-1 with 4 knockouts after his first 14 fights. His fourteenth fight was his first 10 rounder.…
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Boxing Insider Notebook: Charlo, Trout, Fury, Jennings, Murata, Garcia, and more…
Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of April 4th to April 11th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing…
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Tim Tszyu Following in His Father Kostya Tszyu’s Footsteps
By: Ken Hissner Kostya Tszyu is a former legendary world champion. In January 28, 1995 he won the vacant IBF World Super Lightweight championship stopping Jake “The Snake” Rodriguez, 26-2-2,…
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Jamal “Shango” James: The African God of Thunder…from the Tundra
By: Andrew Johnson Jamal “Shango” James (22-1, 10 KOs) faces fellow welterweight Abel Ramos (18-2-2, 13 KOs) this Friday night in PBC on FS1’s main event (FS1 9:00 EST) at…
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Floyd Mayweather vs. Himself: The Octagon Theory
By: James Risoli What makes a person who they are? What propels and motivates us to do the things we do? More specifically, why do fighters have such a hard…
The Return of Frank De Alba Friday at Sands in Bethlehem, PA
By: Ken Hissner Marshall Kauffman’s King’s Promotions return’s to the Sand’s Event Center Friday night with their second show in a week. It’s been a year since southpaw Frank De…
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Boxing Insider Interview with Bob Arum on Pacquiao, Lomachenko, ESPN, Haymon, and more…
By: Bryant Romero Boxing Insider was able to catch up and talk boxing with the “Bobfather” Bob Arum CEO of Top Rank to discuss numerous topics surrounding the boxing world.…
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Andre Ward, Freddie Roach, and Naazim Richardson Join The Contender
Premium pay television network EPIX®, an MGM company, has announced that undefeated boxing champion Andre “Son of God” Ward will host the new version of the seminal The Contender boxing…
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2018- the Year of the Vulnerable Heavyweight
By: Greg Houghton Whether you love it, hate it, or feel indifferent towards the current state of the heavyweight division, the unpredictability of the division is such that right now…
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“Marvelous” Marvin Hagler & Eddie “Flame” Mustapha Muhammad Were Schooled in Philly Before Becoming World Champions
By: Ken Hissner Philadelphia was a hot bed for boxing back in the 1970’s especially in the middleweight division. Out of own boxers would come in to test the water.…
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Mayweather Bodyguard Reportedly Shot In Atlanta
A man claiming he's Floyd Mayweather's bodyguard was reportedly shot early Monday morning in Atlanta. The victim, who at this point remains unidentified, took a bullet to the leg but…