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Monthly Archives: December 2014
Paulie Malignaggi insists that Amir Khan is more of a threat to Floyd Mayweather than Manny Pacquiao
Amir Khan was too much for Devon Alexander last night (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)
By Chris Robinson
There was much buzz in the air last night following Amir Khan’s dominant 12-round unanimous decision victory over Devon Alexander.
Facing off on Showtime’s airwaves, Khan was simply too fast, too precise, and too good for his formidable foe from St. Louis. Scorecards reading 120-108, 119-109, and 118-110 were read in the British star’s favor, as he eyes bigger business in 2015.
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Photos: Tim Bradley and Diego Chaves battle to a split-draw in Las Vegas
Tim Bradley and Diego Chaves scrapping in Las Vegas (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
On Saturday night, from The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, former two-division world titlist Tim Bradley (31-1-1, 12 KO’s) and Argentina’s Diego Chaves (23-2-1, 19 KO’s) battled to a split-draw verdict after 12 rounds of spirited action.
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Bermane Stiverne vs Deontay Wilder official; Don King speaks on big heavyweight title fight
Bermane Stiverne catching Chris Arreola (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)
By Chris Robinson
This weekend in Las Vegas, amidst the festivities of the Amir Khan vs. Devon Alexander matchup from the MGM Grand, it was officially announced that the highly-anticipated heavyweight title fight between WBC champion Bermae Stiverne and top contender Deontay Wilder will be taking place.
The match will take place on Jan. 17 on Showtime in what figures to be an intriguing showdown between two legitimate power punchers.
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Amir Khan explains why he would give Floyd Mayweather more trouble than Manny Pacquiao
Amir Khan looked sharp on Saturday night vs. Devon Alexander (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)
By Chris Robinson
Following his dominant 12-round unanimous decision over St. Louis’ Devon Alexander on Saturday night, British star Amir Khan began to eye his future.
Khan, a former junior welterweight titlist, was razor sharp vs. Alexander, who seemed confused behind his southpaw stance. It was perhaps Khan’s most complete performance, as the 28-year old showed off great stamina, movement, speed, and precise punching throughout the 12 rounds.
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Amir Khan: ‘I believe I have earned my shot against Floyd Mayweather’
Amir Khan landing vs. Devon Alexander (Photo: Showtime Sports)
By Chris Robinson
Moments ago from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, former junior welterweight titlist Amir Khan produced one of his finest performances as a professional with a 12-round master class performance vs. the very tough Alexander.
Scores of 120-108, 119-109, and 118-110 were read in the British star’s favor, as Khan improves to 30-3 with 19 knockouts while Alexander drops to 26-3 with 14 early outs.
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Is Floyd Mayweather the light at the end of the tunnel for Keith Thurman?
Keith Thurman coming face to face with Leonard Bundu (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)
By Chris Robinson
Later tonight, from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, power-punching Keith Thurman will step back into the ring when he meets up with Italian transplant Leonard Bundu (31-0-2, 11 KO’s) in a welterweight attraction.
Thurman (23-0, 21 KO’s), the WBA interim champion at 147 pounds, is a heavy betting favorite over Bundu (31-0-2, 11 KO’s), whose name is a bit obscure to many American fans.
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Legendary Harold Lederman excited to see Tim Bradley back in the ring vs. Diego Chaves
Tim Bradley, left, returns to the ring in Las Vegas tonight vs. Diego Chaves (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
For longtime HBO boxing analyst Harold Lederman, it’s always a welcome site to take in former two-divison world champion Tim Bradley in action.
Bradley has become a staple on the network in recent times and his recent stretch of fights vs. Ruslan Provodnikov, Juan Manuel Marquez, and Manny Pacquiao have all delivered some form of intrigue.
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Tim Bradley vs. Diego Chaves Official Weigh In from The Cosmopolitan [VIDEO]
Tim Bradley and Diego Chaves weighing in (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
As is often the case, it’s been a hectic week in Las Vegas.
With two fight cards taking place later tonight from different venues, with the MGM Grand hosting Amir Khan vs. Devon Alexander and The Cosmopolitan across the street hosting the Tim Bradley vs. Diego Chaves encounter, there has been a wealth of coverage to report on.
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Amir Khan vs. Devon Alexander Official Weigh In from the MGM Grand
Amir Khan and Devon Alexander weighing in (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)
By Chris Robinson
Earlier today, inside of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, former world champions Amir Khan and Dev0n Alexander weighed in ahead of their Showtime-televised duel on Saturday night.
Khan (29-3, 19 KO’s) will face off with Alexander (26-2, 14 KO’s) in what he considers to be a tryout for a possible crack at Floyd Mayweather next year.
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Abner Mares feels it’s not the end of Nonito Donaire’s career
Three-division world champ Abner Mares speaking from Las Vegas (Photo: Chris Robinson)
By Chris Robinson
This weekend, inside of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, former three-division world champion Abner Mares (27-1-1, 14 KO’s) will look to keep his momentum going when he faces off with Jose Hernandez (25-4, 15 KO’s) in a Showtime-televised attraction.
Mares is still looked at as one of the game’s top young talents and his spirits seem fully restored following his shocking first round knockout loss to Jhonny Gonzalez in August of last year.
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50 Cent warns Jay-Z about his foray into the boxing business
50 Cent (Photo: Facebook)
By Chris Robinson
Music moguel Jay-Z recently made waves when it was revealed that he would be jumping into the boxing game as a promoter with Roc Nation Sports.
Fellow music artist 50 Cent, who has seen his SMS Promotions make a mild impact in the boxing game, is unsure of what the future holds for Jay-Z.
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Errol Spence Jr. doesn’t want to see Mayweather face anyone but Pacquiao
Errol Spence Jr. speaking in Las Vegas (Photo: Chris Robinson)
By Chris Robinson
Watching fighters evolve and grow in the sport of boxing can be very rewarding.
Having kept tabs with 2012 U.S. Olympian Errol Spence Jr. dating back to shortly after his professional debut a few years back, it’s been pretty notable to see how far he has come in recent times.
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Amir Khan and Devon Alexander come face to face in Las Vegas as Showtime duel inches closer
Amir Khan and Devon Alexander facing off in Las Vegas (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)
By Chris Robinson
On Thursday afternoon, from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, British star Amir Khan came face to face with St. Louis’ own Devon Alexander ahead of their matchup this Saturday night.
The Showtime-televised attraction will see the two former champions duke it out in an effort to create bigger interest a huge fight in 2015.
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Diego Chaves compares Bradley to Keith Thurman; says Chris Algieri was ‘scared’ of Manny Pacquiao
Argentina’s Diego Chaves in Las Vegas ahead of his match vs. Tim Bradley (Photo: Chris Robinson)
By Chris Robinson
For Argentina’s Diego Chaves, this must seem a little like Deja Vu.
Once again the hard-punching, soft spoken pug will find himself inside of The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on Saturday night, the same location Chaves was when he lost a ninth-round disqualification to Brandon Rios just three months ago. This time, Chaves’ ring foe comes in the form of ultra confident former two-division titlist Tim “Desert Storm” Bradley.
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Keith Thurman calls out Floyd Mayweather, Marcos Maidana, and the Khan-Alexander winner in Vegas
Keith Thurman in Las Vegas (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)
By Chris Robinson
If there is anything you can spot with undefeated welterweight power puncher Keith Thurman, it’s just how brash and engaging of a character he is.
Thurman meets up with Italy’s Leonard Bundu on Saturday night from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in a Showtime-televised tripleheader that will see him attempt to defend his interim WBA welterweight belt. The fight takes place on the Amir Khan vs. Devon Alexander undercard.
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Tim Bradley’s spirits high; ripped physique ahead of Diego Chaves showdown
Tim Bradley is once again locked and loaded headed into battle (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
If there is ever anything you can say about former two-division world titlist Tim Bradley, it’s that the Palm Springs native is always in tremendous shape.
Bradley faces off with hard-pressing Diego Chaves on Saturday night from The Cosmpolitan in Las Vegas in an HBO attraction and his pristine physique was once again on display on Wednesday afternoon.
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Las Vegas’ latest revival – Exhibition Sparring at Johnny Tocco’s
Exhibition sparring sessions will be taking place on the first Friday of every month in Las Vegas (Photo: Chris Robinson)
By Chris Robinson
On the first Friday of every month, Johnny Tocco’s Boxing Gym in Las Vegas will play host to exhibition sparring matches between some of the rising faces in the city.
The renown gym is still going, as evidenced by their crop of talent that showed up for the inagural session in early November.
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Photos: Tim Bradley arrives in Las Vegas ahead of Diego Chaves showdown
Tim Bradley in Las Vegas ahead of his match with Diego Chaves (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
Moments ago, former two-division world champion Timothy Bradley made his official arrival to Las Vegas ahead of his showdown with tough Argentinean Diego Chaves.
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