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Boxing

05
Aug

Former bantamweight titlist Paul Butler training with Joe Gallagher

Former IBF bantamweight titleholder Paul Butler (21-1, 12 knockouts) is the latest acquisition for acclaimed British coach Joe Gallagher. Butler, a...

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05
Aug

Who is the greatest fighter alive? No. 5 revealed

The question was raised early this year as a group of knowledgeable boxing people – writers, publicists and others who...

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05
Aug

Juan Diaz: ‘I have that fire burning inside of me’

Former IBF/WBA/WBO lightweight titlist Juan Diaz is on the cusp of fighting for another major title. A win on Saturday night could...

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05
Aug

Joe Smith Jr. is in talks with Jean Pascal for a possible fall fight

Joe Smith Jr. is in preliminary talks to face former titleholder Jean Pascal in a possible fall clash, Smith’s promoter...

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05
Aug

Maurice Hooker takes lessons from Crawford camp to the ring

Photo: BoxRec Maurice Hooker admits that he knows almost nothing about his next opponent, Ty Barnett, whom he’ll face in a...

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05
Aug

Moroccan boxer arrested for sexual assault at Rio Games on Friday

A Moroccan boxer set to compete in the Olympics was arrested on Friday by Brazilian police in Rio de Janerio...

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05
Aug

BJ Saunders and Canelo Alvarez are in talks for a December HBO fight

Billy Joe Saunders and Canelo Alvarez are in talks to potentially meet in December in a middleweight title fight on...

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04
Aug

Olympians Claressa Shields and Shakur Stevenson get first-round byes

The best shot for U.S. gold at the 2016 Olympics in Rio will be missing in action when the first...

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04
Aug

Chazz Witherspoon to end yearlong layoff on Saturday

Almost a year to the day since his last fight, fringe heavyweight contender Chazz Witherspoon will return to the ring...

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04
Aug

Adonis Stevenson and a top opponent – will the twain ever meet?

Adonis Stevenson conjured up solid buzz with his outing last weekend, a stoppage of willing warrior Thomas Williams in Canada. That...

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