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Q&A: Malignaggi can’t wait for Barclays Center debut

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17
Aug

Q&A: Malignaggi can’t wait for Barclays Center debut

Paulie Malignaggi: “When you’re someone like me, and you’re fighting out of Brooklyn, the only reason you dream of fighting out of Madison Square Garden is because there was never something like the Barclays Arena in Brooklyn to keep dreaming about.”

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14
Aug

Mares-Moreno, Abril-Bogere, Russell, Olympians eyed for Oct. 13-14

WBC junior featherweight titleholder Abner Mares, lightweight contender Sharif Bogere and featherweight prosepct Gary Russell Jr. could be a part of a big weekend that includes 2012 Olympian pro debuts, Oct. 13-14, on Showtime and CBS.

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14
Aug

Exclusive Q&A: Peterson targets Judah, if not Marquez or Bradley

Lamont Peterson on his positive drug test and the IBF’s decision to allow him to keep their title: “The IBF did the proper process and they did an excellent job. I feel like the IBF did the job and they cleared my name.”

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09
Aug

Lem’s latest: Dirrell eyes November debut under TMT Promotions

Super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell anticipates being back in action in November under TMT Promotions, the company formed by Floyd Mayweather Jr. and rapper 50 Cent.

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08
Aug

Vargas-Martinez slated for Sept. 13 in Las Vegas

Unbeaten welterweight prospect Jessie Vargas will debut under Top Rank against Aaron Martinez on Sept. 13 in Las Vegas.

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06
Aug

Pacquiao eyes rematches with Bradley, Cotto, Marquez

Manny Pacquiao’s advisor and promoter are on their way to the Philippines to discuss the fighter’s next move, which could be a return bout with either Tim Bradley, Juan Manuel Marquez or Miguel Cotto.

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03
Aug

Mayweather granted midnight release from jail a month early

Floyd Mayweather Jr. was released from the Clark County Detention Center in Nevada just after midnight on Aug. 3 after having served 63 days of an 87-day sentence thanks to good behavior.

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02
Aug

Velez-Brea on Wilder-Manswell undercard

Featherweight Jayson Velez will pursue his 19th straight win without a loss against Leivi Brea on Saturday night’s Deontay Wilder-Kertson Manswell undercard.

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31
Jul

Lem’s latest: Arum “rooting for” TMT Promotions

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum applauds the creation of TMT Promotions by rapper 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather Jr., saying it will energize the sport and possibly set the stage for Mayweather vs. Pacquiao.

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12
Jul

Chavez Sr. gets cake, gets colorful on 50th birthday

Feisty at fifty: Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. says RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez has “been talking a lot of bulls–t.” Martinez meets his son, WBC beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., on Sept. 15 in Las Vegas.

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