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 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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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 (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. 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 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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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 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 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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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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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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Brandon Rios and Robert Garcia have landed in Denver (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
A crucial match for former lightweight champion Brandon Rios is just around the corner, as a third encounter with all-action Mike Alvarado is slated for Jan. 24 in Broomfield, Co.
This figures to be somewhat of litmus test on where Rios’ career stands at the moment.
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Manny Pacquiao was victorious vs. Chris Algieri last month (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
There will always be some kind of buzz about the possibility of a Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao matchup going down.
Following his dominant victory over Chris Algieri on Nov. 22, Pacquiao has again established himself as the biggest possible threat to Mayweather, who is coming off of a pair of decision victories over Marcos Maidana this year.
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Errol Spence putting in work in Dallas, Tex. (Photo: Stacey Verbeek)
By Chris Robinson
Upcoming welterweight prospect Errol Spence Jr. (14-0, 11 KO’s) is ready for a ring return this Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand.
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How will Amir Khan fair against Devon Alexander this weekend? (Photo: HoganPhotos)
By Chris Robinson
It’s common knowledge in the boxing game that Amir Khan is regarded as one of the more lucrative ring options for Floyd Mayweather heading into the 2015 boxing schedule. Mayweather is a few months removed from a rematch victory over Marcos Maidana and is once again eyeing a pair of matches in May and September of next year.
Khan’s spirits are fresh, today being his 28th birthday, and he is certainly one of the more marketable faces in the mix.
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Ohara Davies has improved to 4-0 (Photo: Facebook)
By Chris Robinson
News from London as the always brash but never dull Ohara Davies has improved to 4-0 with a 1st round blitzing of Oszkar Fido inside of York Hall in Bethnal Green, London.
Davies is a talkative one, that’s for sure, but he’s never disappointed in the ring to date. Whether we are discussing his stellar but brief success as an amateur, his many voyages to Las Vegas where he shined during sparring sessions around town, or his recent eye-openers as a pro, the kid is one to watch.
It was a big right hand from Davies that finished the job and it was a shot that was definitely thrown with conviction.
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Brian Viloria registered another win last night in Glendale, Calif. (Photo: Mikey Williams – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
A quick scan of the headlines shows that former two-division world champion Brian Viloria registered another victory when he stopped journeyman Armando Vasquez in the 4th round Saturday night inside of the Civic Auditorium in Glendale, Calif.
The bout was part of Top Rank’s UniMas “Solo Boxeo Tecate” card. Our guy Francisco Salazar was ringside and says that Viloria ended the show in the 4th after catching Vasquez with a left to the body.
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David Lemieux, left, handed Gabe Rosado, right, a defeat on Saturday night (Photo: Twitter)
By Chris Robinson
On Saturday night, inside of Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York, heavy-hitting Canadian David Lemieux stopped the always-game Gabe Rosado in the tenth round of a dandy of a fight.
Lemieux scores his 12th straight victory, as the 25-year old goes to 33-2 with 31 knockouts.
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Stephane Malenou running the streets of Las Vegas as he prepares for a ring return in early 2015 (Photo: Chris Robinson – www.HustleBoss.com)
By Chris Robinson
They like to say that a picture is worth a thousand words and such has been the case while filming Cameroon-born welterweight Stephane Malenou on the streets and in the gyms of Las Vegas during his forthcoming “Chance of a Lifetime” project.
Malenou moved to Las Vegas in the first quarter of 2014 and he has since become a fixture around the fight scene.
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Terence Crawford following his match with Ray Beltran last Saturday (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)
By Chris Robinson
On Nov. 29, WBO lightweight champion Terence Crawford easily handled rugged former title challenger Ray Beltran over 12 rounds. Showing great movement and the ability to switch from lefty to righty throughout the night, Crawford was simply a few steps ahead of his courageous opponent, winning by scores of 120-108 and 119-109 twice.
Crawford has established himself as one of the rising faces in the the sport of boxing and he is also becoming a staple on HBO’s airwaves. And while he was a bit of an unknown commodity a few years back, not everyone has been shocked to see such success coming from the Omaha, Neb. native.
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