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Lem’s latest: Jimmy Ellis dies; Mayweather-Maidana press scores

06
May

Lem’s latest: Jimmy Ellis dies; Mayweather-Maidana press scores

Former heavyweight boxing champion Jimmy Ellis, who trained with fellow Louisville fighter Muhammad Ali and squared off against some of his era’s best fighters, has died in his hometown at the age of 74.

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29
Apr

Nathan Cleverly makes belated cruiserweight debut next month

Former light heavyweight titleholder Nathan Cleverly will make his much-delayed cruiserweight debut on May 17 when he faces Guyana journeyman Sean Corbin at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales.

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30
Mar

Welsh duo Nathan Cleverly, Lee Selby top May 17 card in Cardiff

Promoter Eddie Hearn announced at a press conference last week that Welsh duo Nathan Cleverly and Lee Selby will co-headline a bumper show on May 17 in Cardiff, Wales, against opponents to be announced.

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25
Feb

Britain’s best pick Ricky Burns to top Terence Crawford

Ricky Burns defends his lightweight title against Terence Crawford on Saturday in perhaps his toughest test yet. Will he come out on top? The UK’s top fighters from the past and present seem to believe so.

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20
Jan

Ring Ratings Update: Jean Pascal climbs light heavyweight rankings

Former light heavyweight champ Jean Pascal made a large leap up THE RING’s 175-pound rankings following his unanimous decision over Lucian Bute. The magazine’s Ratings Panel also saw fit to update and reshuffle the light heavyweight top 10.

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07
Jan

Tony Bellew reflects on Stevenson loss, targets cruiserweight elite

Tony Bellew will make his cruiserweight debut on March 15 in Liverpool, England, and the two-time light heavyweight title challenger has vowed to fullfil his dreams in the new weight class. Bellew spoke to RingTV.com about his loss to Adonis Stevenson, his thoughts on a Stevenson-Sergey Kovalev showdown and his move to cruiserweight.

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04
Jan

Lem’s latest: Thabiso Mchunu faces Olanrewaju Durodola on Jan. 24

Hard-punching African cruiserweights Thabiso “The Rock” Mchunu and Olanrewaju “God’s Power” Durodola will clash on Jan. 24 in Atlancit City.

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27
Dec

Nathan Cleverly to face cruiserweight puncher on Golovkin undercard

Former WBO light heavyweight titleholder Nathan Cleverly will face hard-punching cruiserweight contender Ilunga “Junior” Makabu on the Gennady Golovkin-Osumanu Adama undercard in Monte Carlo on Feb. 1.

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27
Dec

Beibut Shumenov wants Bernard Hopkins next

WBA beltholder Beibut Shumenov wants to unify all of the belts in the division, beginning with a bout against IBF titleholder Bernard Hopkins in March or April.

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12
Nov

Lem’s latest: Tyson on Ward

RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward is “a good guy” fighting in a “bad guy era,” according to Mike Tyson. 

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