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Nevada MMA Rules: Fouls & Forbidden Acts
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS FOULS - NEVADA The following acts are forbidden and classified as fouls, according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission: 1 - Butting with the head. 2 -…
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Derek Chisora Interview: I will hunt, catch and destroy Wladimir
By Ezio Prapotnich After months spent following the Klitschko-Haye soap opera, today we met a man who is not afraid to fight. On April 30 in Manheim, Germany, the man…
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Pacquiao-Mosley Not Ideal, But Still Attractive
By Dave D. Let’s face it: no matter how you slice it, the announcement of a Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley fight was not the announcement most online sports betting fans and…
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Pacquiao-Mosley Don’t Shy Away From Las Vegas Fans’ Questions At One-Of-A-Kind Press Conference
Check Out the BoxingInsider Facebook page for Photos. All the questions posed by the members of the Las Vegas media had been answered by global superstar and Philippine Congressman Manny…
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Rico Ramos Wins Hard Fought Decision Over Valdez
Rico Ramos landed the crisper, cleaner shots en route to a hard fought unanimous decision over fellow super bantamweight Alejandro Valdez, scored 97-93 two times and 98-92. In the fleeting…
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Misc Boxing News: Adamek McBride Moved, Judah Undercard, Sergio Martinez, more
Adamek-McBride Fight Moved to April 9th Tomasz Adamek vs. Kevin McBride originally scheduled for late April at Newarks Prudential Center has been moved to Saturday April 9th it was announced…
Hennessy’s British Title Double-Header Still Shining, Sans Stars
By Ezio Prapotnich “Nothing so big ever runs smoothly” Don King famously said when “The Rumble in The Jungle” was jeopardized because of an injury that George Foreman sustained in…
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Manny Pacquiao vs Shane Mosley: LA Press Conf Quotes
More than 300 members of the mainstream sports and boxing media converged into a jam-packed standing-room only ballroom at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday for the kickoff press conference…
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A Look At The World’s Young Heavyweights
They are training hard. Aiming and aspiring to reach the heavyweight mountain top, where fame and fortune await. These are the young heavyweight boxers, motivated and inspired with hopes and…
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Friday Night Lights: Antonin Decarie, Jo Jo Dan, Shamone Alvarez, and Steve Forbes
by Hans Olson This Friday night the bright lights of ESPN’s nationally televised Friday Night Fights will showcase the skilled Laval native Antonin Decarie and Romanian/Canadian punching prodigy Jo Jo…
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World Boxing Council Responds To Manny Pacquiao Vacating Title
From WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán: In reponse to the recent announcement that the WBC super welterweight title is now vacant, the WBC received a nice letter from former champion…
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Media Interview w/ Fernando Montiel & Nonito Donaire
FERNANDO MONTIEL NONITO DONAIRE Donaire Trainer Robert Garcia & Hall of Fame Promoter Bob Arum CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT Tuesday, February 8, 2011 BOB ARUM: This fight between Nonito Donaire and…
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Chambers vs Rossy IBF Heavyweight Title Elimination, Camp Notes
Atlantic City NJ February 9 This Friday, #4 IBF ranked heavyweight contender Fast Eddie Chambers (35-2, 18 KOs) will take on the #11 heavyweight contender Derric Rossy (25-2, 14 KO's)…
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Miles Davis Was a Boxing Fan
Jazz musician friends told me that the legendary Miles Davis was a devoted boxing lover. With curiosity, I decided to research Miles Davis and what he said about the art of pugilism…