A tribute to ring announcer Ed Derian, the voice of Philadelphia boxing
For the better part of four decades, Ed Derian, who was 77 when he passed away on Sept. 26 at Kindred Hospital in Havertown, was the distinctive voice of Philadelphia boxing, the longest tenured and most cherished ring announcer to have graced local rings.
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Lem’s latest: De Leon, Arce return with wins
Mexican former titleholders Daniel Ponce de Leon and Jorge Arce each bounced back from losses with victories on Saturday night.
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Who wins Quillin-Rosado? Ask the experts
Undefeated WBO middleweight beltholder Peter Quillin is the favorite going into his title defense against Gabriel Rosado on Saturday, however Rosado’s reaction upon looking into Quillin’s eyes at Wednesday’s press conference was “I’m going to punish this dude.”
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Lem’s latest: Gamboa-Perez on Dawson-Stevenson card
Olympic gold medalist and former featherweight beltholder Yuriorkis Gamboa will meet Colombia’s Darley Perez in an HBO-televised lightweight match on June 8 in Montreal.
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Lem’s latest: Angry Angel says Judah gets KO’d in five
Angel Garcia, the father and trainer of Danny Garcia, called Zab Judah “a sissy” who is going to get his “ass whupped” for spoiling his son’s promotional signing event at a Brooklyn sports outlet on Tuesday.
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Belmontes-Kennedy slated for Dec. 8
Junior lightweight Jerry Belmontes, of Corpus Christi, Texas, will face Philadelphia’s Teon Kennedy on Dec. 8 on NBC.
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M. Jones eyes new trainer in Mayweather Sr.
Mike Jones on his potential switch in trainers: “They say that if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it. But it got broken, so I’m trying to fix something.”
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Jones-Bailey IBF title negotiations headed for purse bid
Mike Jones is in line to face Randall Bailey for the IBF’s vacant welterweight belt.
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Kennedy can right career wrongs with win over Martin in FNF debut
Teon Kennedy was incarcerated for a crime he did not commit and suffered his first loss last year, but the junior featherweight standout can regain his career’s momentum with a victory over Christopher Martin on Friday Night Fights this week.
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