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Andre Ward, Floyd Mayweather Jr. birthdays are back-to-back

24
Feb

Andre Ward, Floyd Mayweather Jr. birthdays are back-to-back

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Andre Ward, THE RING’s Nos. 1- and 2-rated boxers, pound-for-pound, also share back-to-back birthdays. Mayweather turned 37 today, a day after Ward celebrated his 30th birthday.

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20
Feb

Adonis Stevenson likes ‘options’ with Al Haymon

RING/WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson, who signed with manager/advisor Al Haymon on Tuesday with the goal of unifying the 175-pound division, says he can now “focus on knocking everybody out.”

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19
Feb

Promoter Yvon Michel talks Adonis Stevenson, Al Haymon, HBO

Promoter Yvon Michel said he’s happy that his star fighter RING/WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson has signed with manager/advisor Al Haymon, during an interview with RingTV.com on Wednesday.

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18
Feb

Adonis Stevenson signs with Al Haymon

RING light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson has joined the stable of power-broker Al Haymon. Stevenson is in negotiations to defend his title against Andrzej Fonfara on May 24.

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28
Jan

BWAA honors Floyd Mayweather Jr. as Fighter of the Year

The Boxing Writers Assoc. of America voted Floyd Mayweather Jr. as the Fighter of the Year for 2013. The organization also honored Tim Bradley and Ruslan Provodnikov (Fight of the Year), Freddie Roach (Trainer of The Year), and Al Haymon (Manager of the Year).

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02
Jan

Floyd Mayweather Jr. calls Manny Pacquiao rumors ‘a lie’

Floyd Mayweather has acknowledged the potential for bouts with either Amir Khan or Marcos Maidana, while dismissing the notion of a fight with Manny Pacquiao.

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30
Dec

Lem’s latest: Manager makes case for Marcos Maidana against Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Marcos Maidana’s manager, Sebasian Contursi, believes his fighter would make for a more exciting bout against Floyd Mayweather Jr. than would Amir Khan.

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15
Dec

Keith Thurman: ‘I’m ready for the world’

Richard Schaefer: “I think the question is, who can beat Keith Thurman? I don’t there there’s anybody. I just don’t think there is anybody who is going to beat Keith Thurman.”

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31
Oct

Adrien Broner calls Marcos Maidana ‘one-dimensional’

Adrien Broner plans to “light up” Marcos Maidana “like a Christmas tree” on Dec. 14. Broner, the WBA welterweight beltholder, defends his title against the hard-punching Maidana in the headliner of a Showtime card in San Antonio.

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21
Oct

Wilder: Fans will see the next heavyweight champion

Deontay Wilder is 29-0 with as many knockouts heading into Saturday’s bout with Nicolai Firtha in Atlantic City, N.J.

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