Monthly Archives: February 2013

Exclusive photos: Adrien Broner shines; halts Gavin Rees in Atlantic City

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On Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner improved his record to 26-0 with 22 knockouts in hammering a braved but outmatched Gavin Rees over the course of five rounds.

Despite going down in flames, Rees gave a solid account of himself with his gritty display, as he surely won over his share of fans.

As for Broner, he now appears to be setting his sights on the winner of the March 16th Ricky Burns-Miguel Vazquez title unification tilt.

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Jeff Mayweather claims that Adrien Broner is ‘definitely’ the future of boxing

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Adrien Broner halting Gavin Rees in Atlantic City (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)

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By Chris Robinson

On Friday afternoon, I again made some rounds inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas.

Prior to leaving, I caught up with former junior lightweight contender and current day trainer Jeff Mayweather, as we looked ahead to WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner’s match with Newbridge, Wales native Gavin Rees.

At just 23 years of age, Broner has a rare combination of talent, confidence, and exuberance that you simply don’t come across too often. And in Mayweather’s eyes, there isn’t much not to like.
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Terrence Ross of the Tonto Raptors wins the Dunk Contest during All-Star weekend in Houston

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On Saturday night, Feb. 16, in Houston, Texas, Terrence Ross of the Toronto Raptors would emerge victorious in this year’s Slam Dunk Contest during the NBA All-Star weekend, as he beat out Jeremy Evans of the Utah Jazz in the finals.

While the overall landscape of this year’s Dunk competition was a little off, as several of the participants missed their dunks on repeated occasions, Ross pulled everything together in the finals. His highlight was a between-the-legs dunk over a young child that seemed to give him the edge.
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Is ‘Love and Hip Hop’ star Eric Mena sporting a baby bump?

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‘Love and Hip Hop’ star Erica Mena, pictured center, out with friends (Photo: Instagram.com)

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You have to give reality star and aspiring model/artist Erica Mena credit, as she surely does know how to keep her name in the headlines.

Just a few days removed from rumors that she may be starring in a sex tape with her on and off boyfriend Rich Dollaz, there are again shocking rumors regarding the “Love and Hip Hop” star.
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Breaking down Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vs. Austin Trout with trainer Eddie Mustafa Muhammad

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Chris Robinson catches up with former light heavyweight champion and trainer Eddie Mustafa Muhammad inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club on Friday, Feb. 15. Muhammad speaks on the recent news that Saul Alvarez may be facing Austin Trout on May 4 in a junior middleweight title clash

J’Leon putting final touches on training camp with Roger Mayweather [February 15th, 2013]

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Chris Robinson was on hand at the Mayweather Boxing Club on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, as undefeated middleweight prospect J’Leon Love (14-0, 8 KO’s) put some final touches on his training camp ahead of his bout with Derrick Findley on the February 23rd Cornelius Bundrage-Ishe Smith Showtime-televised junior middleweight championship bout…
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Roger Mayweather isn’t upset that his nephew will be working with Floyd Sr.

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Chris Robinson catches up with trainer Roger Mayweather inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club on Friday, Feb. 15. Roger speaks on his transition from being a world champion to a trainer and reveals that he isn’t upset that his nephew Floyd Mayweather will be working with his father Floyd Sr. for his May 4th fight in Vegas…

Photo: Rihanna rocks Chris Brown’s jacket as she lands in London for Fashion Week

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Rihanna seen wearing Chris Brown’s jacket in London (Photo: Chrianna.Tumblr.com)

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According to a report from the Daily Mail on Saturday, Feb. 16, pop superstar Rihanna was seen wearing Chris Brown’s leather jacket upon her arrival to London ahead of Fashion Week. Rihanna will be making a catwalk appearance for her clothing line with River Island as part of the festivities and she obviously still has some deep affection for Chris.

Turns out that Brown was wearing the exact same jacket a few nights earlier inside of the Playhouse nightclub in Hollywood.
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Jeff Mayweather speaks on Saul Alvarez vs. Austin Trout, Adrien Broner being boxing’s future, more

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Chris Robinson catches up with respected trainer Jeff Mayweather inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. Jeff breaks down the rumored Saul Alvarez-Austin Trout clash, Adrien Broner’s future in boxing, and the next move from Floyd Mayweather

Larry Merchant on Adrien Broner’s bout with Rees, PEDs in boxing, seeing Donaire-Mares fall through, and more

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Junior featherweight champion Nonito Donaire (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)

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By Chris Robinson

It had been a little while since I had touched base with longtime HBO analyst Larry Merchant to discuss the sweet science in depth.

No longer announcing fights for HBO and having recently celebrated his 82nd birthday, Merchant has been enjoying his newfound free time very well it seems. As one would guess, Merchant still has great enthusiasm for the boxing game and is always open to discussing anything related to the sport.

Calling up Merchant recently, we discussed some recent storylines, including WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner’s bout with Gavin Rees tonight in Atlantic City, his thoughts on junior welterweight brute Lucas Matthysse, the issues with performance-enhancing drugs in the sport of boxing, and why he would have preferred to see junior featherweight titlist Nonito Donaire face Abner Mares instead of Guillermo Rigondeaux.
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Video: Chris Brown releases his ‘Home’ documentary-style video

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As evidenced by a report from GossipCop.com on Friday, Feb. 15, music star Chris Brown has once again reached out to his fans with an intimate video titled “Home”.

The official video takes viewers behind the scenes during Brown’s “Carpe Diem” tour amidst his hectic lifestyle. Pit stops at such locales as Paris, Germany, Amsterdam, and the United Arab Emirates are seen as Brown parties with friends, mingles with his screaming fans, travels on private jets, and much more.
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Sebastian Lujan (39-7-2, 24 KO’s) sparring Lanell Bellows (3-0-1, 3 KO’s) [Mayweather Boxing Club]

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Chris Robinson steps inside the Mayweather Boxing Club on Friday, Feb. 15, as former world title challenger Sebastian Lujan (39-7-2, 24 KO’s) faces off with unbeaten super middleweight contender Lanell Bellows (3-0-1, 3 KO’s) for some lively sparring…
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Rihanna reveals why she was ‘happy’ on Valentine’s Day

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On Thursday evening, Feb. 15, international pop superstar Rihanna took to her personal Instagram account, where she revealed to her legion of followers what she has received as one of her Valentine’s Day presents.

“Roses are green! Somebody knows how to make me happy,” stated the 24-year old Rihanna, as she showed off a picture of a huge marijuana plant that was loosely shaped like a heart.

It remains to be seen who exactly got Rihanna her gift, but given how closely she has been connected to her rekindled love interested Chris Brown in recent months, it would of no surprise if he was the one to surprise her.
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Reports of Chris Brown flirting behind Rihanna’s back seem unfounded as he was simply speaking to his artist Sabrina Antoinette

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Chris Brown speaking with his CBE artist Sabrina Antoinette

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On Friday, Feb. 15, MediaTakeOut.com ran yet another report on music star Chris Brown, this one claiming that the “Fortune” singer was yet again flirting behind the back of his rekindled love interested Rihanna.

“Sooo look what we got our hands on,” the site would claim. “Some pics of Chris Brown looking real FLIRTY FLIRTY with some OTHER chick not named Rihanna.”
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PHOTOS: Nicki Minaj shows off her assets while vacationing in Hawaii

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According to a report from MediaTakeOut.com on Friday, Feb. 15, pop superstar Nicki Minaj enjoyed her Valentine’s Day by vacationing to Hawaii.

The 30-year-old star was said to have been joined by family, close friends, and her on and off boyfriend Safaree Samuels.
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Floyd Mayweather shows love to HustleBoss.com and J’Leon Love

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HustleBoss.com is always giving you the exclusives from the Mayweather Boxing Club, and now even the champ himself is taking notice.

On Thursday night, Mayweather updated his followers of a recent HustleBoss.com exclusive, as undefeated middleweight prospect J’Leon Love put in some work with fellow prospect Semen Uporov (11-1, 5 KO’s)

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Former champion Hassan N’dam N’jikam seen sparring at the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas

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Inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club with Ishe Smith and Hassan N’dam N’jikam 

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This past October, former WBO middleweight champion Hassan N’dam N’jikam lost his title in a wild fight with Peter ‘Kid Chocolate’ Quillin inside of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Despite often setting the tempo of the contest, N’jikam suffered six knockdowns in the course of twelve rounds that ultimately sealed his fate.

While not much had been heard about the Cameroon native following his first professional loss, N’jikam was spotted yesterday inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas getting in some work.

While it’s unknown whether N’jikam is in the area to simply hone his boxing skills or for other reasons related to his career, he did find time to spar with two promising prospects in his first week in Vegas.
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Former champion Julio Diaz states his case for a shot at Amir Khan

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Julio Diaz training for his bout with Shawn Porter this past December in Indio, California (Photo: Chris Robinson – HustleBoss.com)

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By Chris Robinson

At the moment, there is still no official opponent locked in for former junior welterweight champion Amir Khan’s April 20th return.

One fight removed from his upset loss to Danny Garcia this past July in Las Vegas, Khan has since seen his spirits restored after teaming up with Northern California’s Virgil Hunter. The duo’s first ring endeavor resulted in Khan dominating and bloodying an outmatched Carlos Molina over ten rounds before the fight was called off.

While the very capable Josesito Lopez appeared to be in the running to face Khan, the two sides couldn’t agree on a catch weight for the fight, leaving the Bolton star without a dance partner as his next fight creeps closer.

One man who is throwing his name into the hat is former two-time champion Julio Diaz.
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Photo: Chris Brown rolling with Rihanna after Sunday night’s Grammys in Los Angeles

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Chris Brown rolling with Rihanna following Sunday night’s Grammys in Los Angeles (Photo credits: www.MediaTakeOut.com)

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By all accounts, it was hard to get a feel for how Chris Brown’s night at the Grammys went down.

At first glance, the “Fortune” singer seemed to be all smiles as he sat front and center in the Staples Center in Los Angeles with his rekindled love interested Rihanna, as the two embraced each other while being all smiles.

However, towards the end of the evening, Brown could be seen getting verbally berated by Grammy winner Adele, who seemed to take displeasure over the fact that Brown had decided to remain seated instead of standing for an applause after his newfound rival Frank Ocean beat him out for an award in the Best Urban Contemporary Album category.

While the Grammys wrapped up, Brown looked to cheer himself up by hitting up the Zing Vodka Post Grammy Party inside of Hollywood’s Supperclub, according to a report from AceShowbiz.com on Tuesday, Feb. 12. Continue reading →