Errol Spence Jr. winds down his training camp with sparring against middleweight Tony Mack today at Maple Avenue Boxing Gym in Dallas, Tex. The undefeated welterweight prospect and 2012 Olympian Spence takes on Ronald Cruz at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV as the main event onShobox: The New Generation on Friday June 27th at 9:30pm ET/PT on Showtime.
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Photos: Errol Spence Jr. winds down camp ahead of 6/27 Ronald Cruz showdown
Errol Spence Jr. winds down his training camp with sparring against middleweight Tony Mack today at Maple Avenue Boxing Gym in Dallas, Tex. The undefeated welterweight prospect and 2012 Olympian Spence takes on Ronald Cruz at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV as the main event on Shobox: The New Generation on Friday June 27th at 9:30pm ET/PT on Showtime.
All photos courtesy of Stacey Verbeek
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Chad Dawson speaks ahead of his June 21 return vs. George Blades on Showtime Extreme
HustleBoss.com’s Chris Robinson speaks with former two-time light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson about his June 21 return to the ring vs. George Blades on Showtime Extreme
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Chad Dawson speaks ahead of his June 21 return vs. George Blades on Showtime Extreme
HustleBoss.com’s Chris Robinson speaks with former two-time light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson about his June 21 return to the ring vs. George Blades on Showtime Extreme
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Photos: Vasyl Lomachenko training for June 21 clash vs. Gary Russell Jr.
Photos from Los Angeles as two-time Olympic gold medalist Vasyl Lomachenko (1-1, 1 KO) trains ahead of his Showtime showdown vs. Gary Russell Jr. (24-0, 14 KO’s) for the vacant WBO World Featherweight championship at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Photos: Vasyl Lomachenko training for June 21 clash vs. Gary Russell Jr.
Photos from Los Angeles as two-time Olympic gold medalist Vasyl Lomachenko (1-1, 1 KO) trains ahead of his Showtime showdown vs. Gary Russell Jr. (24-0, 14 KO’s) for the vacant WBO World Featherweight championship at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
All photos courtesy of Chris Farina (Top Rank)
Chris Robinson can be reached at Trimond@aol.com
Exclusive photos: Two-time champion Ava Knight spars with Sergio Lopez in Las Vegas
Exclusive photos from the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Nevada as two-time female flyweight champion Ava Knight (12-2-3, 5 KO’s) spars with local fighter Sergio Lopez (2-1-1) as she waits for news on her next fight.
Exclusive photos: Two-time champion Ava Knight spars with Sergio Lopez in Las Vegas
Exclusive photos from the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Nevada as two-time female flyweight champion Ava Knight (12-2-3, 5 KO’s) spars with local fighter Sergio Lopez (2-1-1) as she waits for news on her next fight.
All photos courtesy of Chris Robinson (www.HustleBoss.com)
Chris Robinson can be reached at Trimond@aol.com
Kobe Bryant says he’s not alright with Tim Duncan possibly passing him with 6 rings
Kobe Bryant says he’s not alright with Tim Duncan possibly passing him with 6 rings
Perennial all-star Tim Duncan is still soaking up the aura following the San Antonio Spurs’ five-game thrashing of the Miami Heat that led him to his fifth world championship.
Duncan is without question one of this generation’s finest, yet don’t expect fellow champion Kobe Bryant to be over supportive.
Bryant, who has collected five rings himself with the Los Angeles Lakers, was asked about Duncan possibly capturing a sixth ring and he seemed unsure.
“If you ask me if I’m okay with Tim doing it, I’m not,” Bryant said. “I’m not okay with that.”
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Gym Diaries: Newcomer Allante Williams looks to defy the odds
Allante Williams training inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club (Photo: Chris Robinson – www.HustleBoss.com)
By Allante Williams
After growing up in an environment where engaging in physical combat was frowned upon, being physically abused, had confidence shattered growing up, I’m becoming more more comfortable with the act of putting hands on a willing opponent.
Confidence is building dangerously rapidly.
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CHANCE of a LIFETIME l The Stephane Malenou Project
HustleBoss.com introduces its first web series ‘CHANCE of a LIFETIME l The Stephane Malenou Project’, as we will be following the Cameroon-born fighter around Las Vegas and other locations as he chases his dreams of becoming a world champion.
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CHANCE of a LIFETIME l The Stephane Malenou Project
HustleBoss.com introduces its first web series ‘CHANCE of a LIFETIME l The Stephane Malenou Project’, as we will be following the Cameroon-born fighter around Las Vegas and other locations as he chases his dreams of becoming a world champion.
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Joel Diaz feels that Omar Figueroa can hurt Mickey Bey but admits a move up in weight is coming
HustleBoss.com’s Chris Robinson continues to speak with Indio-based trainer Joel Diaz about the possibility of his fighter, lightweight champion Omar Figueroa, facing Mickey Bey in the future
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Joel Diaz feels that Omar Figueroa can hurt Mickey Bey but admits a move up in weight is coming
HustleBoss.com’s Chris Robinson continues to speak with Indio-based trainer Joel Diaz about the possibility of his fighter, lightweight champion Omar Figueroa, facing Mickey Bey in the future
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Exclusive photos: Damien ‘Sugar’ Vasquez sparring Yosi Ramirez at the Top Rank Gym
HustleBoss.com steps inside of the Top Rank Gym in Las Vegas as 17-year old flyweight prospect Damien ‘Sugar’ Vasquez spars with junior flyweight Yosigey Ramirez (1-2-2). Vasquez is now working under Cuban trainer Ismael Salas, with respected veterans Miguel Diaz and Richie Sandoval rounding out his team.
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Exclusive photos: Damien ‘Sugar’ Vasquez sparring Yosi Ramirez at the Top Rank Gym
HustleBoss.com steps inside of the Top Rank Gym in Las Vegas as 17-year old flyweight prospect Damien ‘Sugar’ Vasquez spars with junior flyweight Yosigey Ramirez (1-2-2). Vasquez is now working under Cuban trainer Ismael Salas, with respected veterans Miguel Diaz and Richie Sandoval rounding out his team.
All photos courtesy of Chris Robinson (www.HustleBoss.com)
Chris Robinson can be reached at Trimond@aol.com
Floyd Mayweather Sr. says Miguel Cotto would ‘get his *ss whooped again’ by his son
Miguel Cotto hammering Sergio Martinez in New York (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)
By Chris Robinson
We are a week removed from Miguel Cotto’s shocking destruction of Sergio Martinez, and the options for the Puerto Rican star are aplenty.
Cotto is slated for a December ring return, either in New York or Las Vegas, and has a bevy of potential foes floating around between 154 and 160 pounds.
Some people have expressed interest in a rematch between Cotto and Floyd Mayweather. Two years ago in Las Vegas, Mayweather beat Cotto via a unanimous decision in the face of a strong effort from Miguel.
Cotto looks as focused as ever since linking up with trainer Freddie Roach, so the intrigue in a second encounter is there.
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Photos: Chris Algieri upsets Ruslan Provodnikov via split-decision
Photos from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York as upstart Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) captures the WBO junior welterweight championship with a surprise split-decision victory over Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KO’s). Algieri was dropped twice in the first round but showed great composure afterwards.
All photos courtesy of Naoki Fukuda
Photos: Chris Algieri upsets Ruslan Provodnikov via split-decision
Photos from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York as upstart Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) captures the WBO junior welterweight championship with a surprise split-decision victory over Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KO’s). Algieri was dropped twice in the first round but showed great composure afterwards.
All photos courtesy of Naoki Fukuda
Chris Robinson can be reached at Trimond@aol.com