Luis Ortiz injures thumb in sparring, off April 22 card in Brooklyn
Luis (King Kong) Ortiz suffered a right thumb injury while sparring and is off the April 22 card at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, promoter Lou DiBella told RingTV.com on Friday.
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Adams to fight three minute rounds, wants to change female boxing
Nicola Adams will fight three-minute rounds in her second professional fight on May 13 in Leeds, a departure from the standard two-minute rounds for women.
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Porter says he may use Mayweather blueprint to flummox Berto
The aggressive and physical Shawn Porter suggested he may use Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s blueprint to beat Andre Berto and box him when they meet on April 22 in Brooklyn.
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Vaughn Alexander to get national exposure on HBO Latino
Vaughn Alexander, the older brother of Devon Alexander, is about to get a burst of publicity with some early national television exposure on HBO Latino on Saturday.
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Easter Jr. and Shafikov reach deal for June 30 in Toledo
Lightweight titleholder Robert Easter Jr. and Denis Shafikov struck a deal to fight on June 30 in Easter’s hometown of Toledo, Ohio at the Huntington Center, Robert Easter Sr. told RingTV.com Wednesday.
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Canelo says he will stay at middleweight after bout with Chavez Jr.
Canelo Alvarez said he intends to campaign as a middleweight after his bout with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on May 6, fueling speculation he may be ready to face Gennady Golovkin in the fall.
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De La Hoya seems pleased by report that GGG won’t fight in June
Oscar De La Hoya wasn’t aware of a report that GGG will skip a bout on June 10 in Kazakhstan to rest for a possible fall blockbuster with Canelo Alvarez but he seemed pleased by the news.
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Lomachenko delivered impressive ratings on Saturday on HBO
Vasyl Lomachenko’s nine-round beatdown of Jason Sosa was the highest rated fight on premium cable this year, showing that Lomachenko’s athletic brand of boxing is catching on.
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Pacquiao vs. Horn is officially announced for July 1 in U.S.
Manny Pacquiao’s bout with Jeff Horn on July 1 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia was officially announced on Monday, ending a lengthy and at times difficult process to finalize the fight.
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Roc Nation eyeing June 24 return for Miguel Cotto against Kamegai
Roc Nation president Michael Yormark said his company is eying a return for Miguel Cotto on June 24 with Japanese contender Yoshihiro Kamegai one of the leading candidates to face him.
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