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HBO, Showtime fall dates to clash

15
Aug

HBO, Showtime fall dates to clash

Showtime’s Stephen Espinoza once said of co-existing with HBO that “there is room for two very successful, very active networks in boxing.”

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15
Aug

HBO lands Mitchell-Banks, Broner on Oct. 6 from Atlantic City

Unbeaten Adrien Broner on his inability to land an opponent thus far for Oct. 6: “Don’t nobody want to grab that rope to hang themselves, man. But anybody can get it. Everybody that’s anybody can get it.”

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09
Aug

Rios: Alvarado brawl will conjure Corrales-Castillo, Gatti-Ward

Unbeaten former lightweight titleholder Brandon Rios on his Oct. 13 clash with undefeated 140-pound contender Mike Alvarado: “It’s going to be a very violent, very bloody fight. It’s going to be a can’t-miss fight.”

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09
Aug

Ward inspired Shields, first U.S. women’s boxing Olympic champ

Far in advance of Thursday’s history-making Olympic gold medal-winning performance, Claressa Shields was offered encouragement by RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward, an Olympic gold medalist in 2004.

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08
Aug

Ward recalls Olympic gold medal glory

Andre Ward on winning an Olympic gold medal: “To accomplish a goal that big was surreal. Standing on that podium and hearing the national anthem play for me was surreal.”

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07
Aug

Kessler extends contract with Sauerland Events

Three-time super middleweight titleholder Mikkel Kessler has extended his contract with Sauerland Events through 2014.

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21
Jun

Ward, wife welcome birth of newest child

RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward’s fourth child, Micah, was born on Thursday.

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24
May

Bute or Froch? Can the experts pick a winner?

Saturday’s super middleweight clash between IBF titleholder Lucian Bute and Carl Froch is a close call, as evidenced by the narrow selection of the winner by RingTV.com’s expert voting panel.

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15
May

Ward-Dawson “close,” approved for title by WBC for Sept. 8

RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward could defend his WBA and WBC belts against RING and WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson on Sept. 8.

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12
May

Dirrell recovering after motorcycle accident, surgery on broken leg

Anthony Dirrell, an unbeaten super middleweight contender and cancer survivor, is recovering from surgery to repair a broken leg he suffered in a motorcycle accident on Friday. 

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