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Kaliesha West is Ready to Lead Women’s Boxing Into the Spotlight
As the sun breaks the horizon in the East, “Joe and Jane Boxing Fan” reluctantly rise from their beds and shuffle around the kitchen in a subdued haze. When Joe and Jane finally leave for work in the morning, Kaliesha West might be gutting out the last few rounds of sparring for the day, only [...]
Nonito Donaire vs. Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. to Co-Headline HBO Boxing, Saturday February 4th
Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire (27-1, 18KOs) vs. Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (21-1-1, 18KOs), in the junior featherweight division, will be featured as one part of a doubleheader put on by Top Rank, who has dubbed this fight card “Welcome to the Future.” The other part will feature a WBC middleweight title bout with Julio Cesar [...]
Provodnikov Wins In Six On Great Fight Night: FNF Recap
By Fox Doucette Russian prospect Ruslan Provodnikov (21-1, 14 KOs) continued his climb through the ranks on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, winning a minor WBO trinket at junior welterweight in a 6th round KO of severely overmatched local journeyman David Torres (21-3-2, 13 KOs), who has only one win in his last six fights. In [...]
WBO Promotes Ricky Burns to World Champion as Marquez Steps Down
In a statement on their website, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) has officially removed Juan Manuel Marquez as its lightweight World Champion and promoted Scotland’s Ricky Burns from Interim Champion to World Champion. Marquez, who won the vacant title (along with the vacant WBA lightweight title) against Juan Diaz in 2009, agreed to vacate his [...]
Burns — Crolla Talks Breakdown – Paulus Moses Steps In
One of Scotland’s finest ever, Ricky Burns, appears to have failed to agree terms for his all-British outing with Englishman Anthony Crolla in March, and has instead drafted in Namibian Paulus Moses for the March 10th clash at the Brae head Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.
WBO Super Middleweight Titleholder Robert Stieglitz to take on Henry Weber, Saturday January 14th
Robert Stieglitz (40-2, 23KOs) will make his fifth title defense against the 23-year-old Henry Weber (15-0-1, 3KOs) in Offenburg, Germany at the Baden Arena on Saturday, January 14th.
More WBA Champions is Bad for Boxing, But Good for Business
On the night of Saturday August 27, the World Boxing Association (WBA) will crown a new world champions in the heavyweight division. Alexander Povetkin and Ruslan Chagaev will fight for the WBA heavyweight title; a title previously held by David Haye, while Marcos Maidana will defend the WBA jr. welterweight title he was gifted last [...]
Lowered Expectations: The Modus Operandi of the World Boxing Organization
Tim Harrison is back with Part 3 of his 4-part series about boxing’s nefarious sanctioning bodies.
Independent Media, Unite! Magno’s Monday Rant
Why you should read and support the Independent Media…The WBF disses Holyfield-Nielsen…Joppy, Vargas, a White Wolf, Adamek’s Passion of the Pole, and much, much more in this week’s Monday Rant.
Paul Magno’s Monday Rant
The Boxing Tribune Editor in Chief holds nothing back, each and every Monday. Read what’s on his mind this week.
Braehmer-Shumenov to unify WBO/WBA Light Heavy titles…Cleverly Next
Read Story and Comment Here: Braehmer-Shumenov to unify WBO/WBA Light Heavy Titles…Cleverly Next Related Posts:Lowered Expectations: The Modus Operandi of the World Boxing OrganizationIt’s the End of the Year as We Know It, and I Feel Fine (Part I); Magno’s Monday RantMore WBA Champions is Bad for Boxing, But Good for BusinessFor Make Benefit Glorious [...]
Calderon vs. Segura: Science vs. Violence
Two true opposites meet this Saturday…Will science prevail over violence?
Why Jose Sulaiman is Pushing Sergio Martinez Out The Door
by Paul Magno You can’t think of a fighter more worthy of respect than Sergio Martinez. He’s come up the hard way, earning each half-step up the ladder and suffering through the injustices that befall many fighters who don’t happen to have the right connections on the way up. From obscure club fights in Argentina [...]
Purse Bid Ordered for Fernando Montiel- Eric Morel
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