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LOS ANGELES, May 24 - A full undercard of action is expected on Saturday, June 8 when a roster of top local talent and international contenders step into the ring at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. to lead up to the highly anticipated SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® tripleheader headlined by the WBA Intercontinental Welterweight title bout between Marcos "El Chino" Maidanaand "The Riverside Rocky" Josesito Lopez.
A clash between welterweight contenders and a showdown of heavyweight power hitters will be on tap for SHOWTIME EXTREME® viewers when unbeaten Japanese standout Yoshihiro Kamegai faces Venezuela's former World Champion Johan Perez in a ten-round bout. Also on SHOWTIME EXTREME, undefeated heavyweight prospect Gerald Washington meets Sherman…
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FOX DEPORTES TO KEEP U.S. FIGHT FANS
BUSY THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND
ZULINA MUÑOZ VS. SOLEDAD MACEDO AND
BRUNO SANDOVAL VS. RAFAEL SOSA PINTOS
HEADLINE CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER
TELEVISA TO TELEVISE IN MEXICO
LOS ANGELES, May 24 - As the holiday weekend gets underway in the United States, there will be no rest for the warriors stepping into the ring at Domo De La Feria in Leon, Mexico, when Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions present a…
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On March 30, top-rated light heavyweight contender Isaac “Golden Boy” Chilemba (20-1-2, 9KO’s) and reigning WBC silver light heavyweight champion Tony Bellew (19-1-1, 12KO’s) battled to a 12-round split decision draw in Bellew’s backyard of Liverpool.
Now, the two combatants are set to go at it again this Saturday night, on the undercard of the much anticipated rematch between defending IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler at the beautiful O2 Arena in London. The bout, promoted by Matchroom Sport, in association with DiBella Entertainment, is scheduled for 12 rounds and will once again be for Bellew’s WBC Silver light heavyweight title.
“I am sharper, stronger and definitely healthier this time around,” said WBC #3, IBF #9,…
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Two straight wins for Juan Manuel LOPEZ has cranked up his confidence level.
"It shows me what I can do while being on a good conditioning and nutritional schedule," Juanma said from Caguas,Puerto Rico. "I want to prove I can still be an elite fighter in this (featherweight) division. Mikey Garcia is a good champion, a tough opponent. But I plan to return to Puerto Rico with the title belt."
Mikey Garcia vs Juan Manuel Lopez is scheduled JUNE 15 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. HBO will televise.
Juanma's chief trainers, Alex Caraballo and Orlando Pinero, say the former champion is training at a high…
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LOS ANGELES, CA.-Surprised by recent articles claiming his return to boxing ex World ChampionAntonio Margarito has announced that there is absolutely no truth on a possible return to the sport or that he is suffering from financial difficulties due to a divorce.
The Mexican fighter hasn’t been in the ring since his December 2011 rematch loss to Miguel Cotto. He announced his …
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With double working session and loads very intense in the gym, Juan Carlos Sanchez is in the most demanding stage of preparation, because on Saturday JUNE 8 for the third time expose their world championship, and this time, the stage and the opponent be big.
The "lefty" Sanchez (18-1-1, 10 KOs) will risk his IBF super flyweight world title, at his official challenger, undefeated Argentine Roberto Domingo Sosa (24-0-0, 14 ko's) depending on Zanfer and TOP RANK to be held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, and will be in the United States by Mexico UNIMAS and the sign of the "House of Boxing", Azteca 7.
Sanchez was crowned in…
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Mikey GARCIA'S daily roadwork begins at 7 am and it's something new each day.
"Track, mountains, long distance, sprints - it's a big mix and it is all done for conditioning," said his brother and chief trainer Robert Garcia.
Mikey is making the first defense of his WBO featherweight title against former champion Juan Manuel Lopez on JUNE 15 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
"We are looking at this as a tough, physical fight. All title defenses are big battles," Robert said.
"Juanma has nothing to lose," Mike said. "Those kind of fighters are dangerous."
Garcia vs Lopez will be televised on HBO.
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