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Martinez and James weigh in ahead of their fight at the ProBox TV Events Center
Undefeated super middleweights Lester Martinez and Joeshon James are set to clash in a bout with potential title implications, headlining Wednesday Night Fights at the ProBox TV Events Center. The event will be available on the ProBox TV app and stre...
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Joeshon James readies for ProBox Wednesday Night Fight
Joeshon James' second campaign at super middleweight is not going to be an easy one. The Vallejo, California native must show grit against hard-hitting Lester Martinez of Guatemala in their 168-pound contest at ProBox TV Events Center in Florida on W...
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Twenty years on from British boxing’s nastiest one-punch knockout
On this day 20 years ago Wayne Alexander, wounded badly by a body shot, found the mother of all left hooks to disconnect Takaloo from his senses and turn their fight on its head. Here, he remembers that stunning night at York Hall.
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Bogeyman: Carl Thompson on the lessons he taught David Haye and us all
On this day 20 years ago, Carl Thompson simultaneously derailed the career of David Haye and provided the Londoner with a valuable lesson he would later use in his quest to become world cruiserweight champion. Now 62, Thompson remembers the night fon...
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Oluwafemi Oyeleye tops bustling card in Philadelphia
Oluwafemi Oyeleye, 16-0 (10 KOs), is among the star attractions this Saturday night at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia where R and B Promotions stage a Pro-Am card. The 29-year-old junior middleweight prospect takes on Ricardo Villalba over six rounds...
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Edgar Berlanga: You have to have no remorse, no respect
Edgar Berlanga undoubtedly knows how to talk the talk. It’s one of the primary reasons the Brooklyn fighter with a loaded right hand and Puerto Rican blood in his veins has landed Saturday’s rich date against Mexico’s four-division and three-belt sup...
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Just another day at the office for Joeshon James as he readies for Lester Martinez
Taking a risk is something that the team of Joeshon James are familiar with as the middleweight prepares for yet another tough challenge in his young career, facing his fifth unbeaten fighter in his 12th professional bout.
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Edgar Berlanga on Canelo Alvarez: ‘People want a new face, I’m going to retire him’
Edgar Berlanga believes boxing needs a changing of the guard. The 27-year-old undefeated knockout artist Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) will try to take matters into his own hands on Sept. 14 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas when he fights the face of box...
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Frank Warren reveals where Daniel Dubois vs. Anthony Joshua will be won and lost
IBF heavyweight champion, Daniel Dubois, and former two-time unified champion, Anthony Joshua, are entering their final few days of serious training before they begin tapering down and focusing on their fight at Wembley Stadium on September 21st.
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Robson Conceicao and O’Shaquie Foster to engage in rematch on Nov. 2
Robson Conceicao and O'Shaquie Foster will engage in a rematch on Saturday, Nov. 2, at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Their first encounter, which took place on July 6, saw Conceicao nab the WBC junior lightweight title via exceptio...
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TV Picks of the Week: Canelo Alvarez headlines on PPV vs. Edgar Berlanga
Perhaps you are among the many who think this is a mismatch and want to see how quickly Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) takes out Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs). After all, Berlanga has never faced opponents anywhere near Canelo’s level.
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Mexico and Puerto Rico: The friendliest of vicious rivalries
On 8 June 1969, the soccer teams of El Salvador and Honduras met in the first leg of a two-legged tie to qualify for the following year's World Cup. The game took place in the shadow of growing tension between the neighbors; and after Honduras won th...
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Lester Martinez in tough test against Joeshon James on ProBox TV’s Wednesday Night Fights
Super middleweight Lester Martinez will face his toughest opponent to date, Joeshon James, in a 10-round main event on Wednesday as part of ProBox TV’s Wednesday Night Fights from the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida
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Caleb Plant says Edgar Berlanga 'doesn't have the boxing skills, IQ or chin' to beat Canelo Alvarez
Add Caleb Plant to the growing list of people who predict that +1000 betting underdog Edgar Berlanga doesn’t have a chance against super middleweight king Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in Las Vegas on Sept. 14.
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Chris Eubank Jnr offers his thoughts on prospective opponents, including Benn, Saunders, Canelo, and Crawford
When seeing that Chris Eubank Jnr had been tasked with offering his opinion on four fighters – Conor Benn and Billy Joe Saunders, plus Terence Crawford and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez – one couldn’t help but feel his opinion on 50% of this so-called Hit Li...
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Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez: The greatest hits
Since the age of 15, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez has gradually fought his toughest potential opponents, and in the two defeats he has recorded from his 65 professional contests, lost partly because the two fights he agreed to – against Floyd Mayweather and...
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Fighting Words: PBC’s first non-PPV date is hopefully, finally, a sign of more to come
Premier Boxing Champions’ upcoming broadcast on October 19 will feature Bakhram Murtazaliev defending his junior middleweight title vs. Tim Tszyu. The most important news isn’t the “who,” however, but rather the “where” – the show will stream for sub...
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Daily Bread Mailbag: The pound-for-pounders of the future; what it takes to be a trainer
In this week's dose of Stephen “Breadman” Edwards, the long-serving trainer with the educated boxing brain discusses what makes a good trainer, his future pound-for-pound list, an evolution in the sport since the glamorous eighties, and more