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Matthew Macklin Back With Buddy McGirt for Martinez Fight
Matthew Macklin has reunited with trainer Buddy McGirt for his upcoming March 17 fight with middleweight world champion Sergio Martinez, reports Terence Dooley at BoxingScene.com. Macklin (28-3, 19 KO) started his career with Billy Graham, moved to McGirt, and then in 2009 paired up with top UK...
Buddy McGirt Wants Antonio Tarver to Stay at Cruiserweight
Though Antonio Tarver has spoken recently about wanting to go up to heavyweight to challenge Vitali Klitshcko, friend and co-trainer Buddy McGirt tells Steve Kim that he believes Tarver should stay at cruiserweight. Tarver recently routed Danny Green in Australia to capture the lightly-regarded IBO...
Cory Spinks hires Buddy McGirt, may fight on March 26
Jake Donovan of BoxingScene.com reports that IBF junior middleweight titlist Cory Spinks has hired Buddy McGirt as his new trainer, after Spinks split recently with long-time friend and trainer Kevin Cunningham. Cunningham decided to part with Spinks after the fighter showed up 40 pounds overweight...
Forrest wanted to fight on Sept. 19, then challenge Pavlik
With the sport of boxing taking such massive hits in July from early, unexpected deaths all around the sport, I do have to say it's been interesting to see how the boxing world has remembered the different fallen warriors. Arturo Gatti is remembered as an electric action star and a fun guy to be...
Gatti's wife releases statement to Associated Press
Amanda Rodrigues, the 23-year old wife accused of murdering Arturo Gatti, sent a letter to the AP denying her involvement in her husband's death. "This is a pain that has become inexplicable and intolerable, this loss and this malicious accusation," Rodrigues wrote. "I lost my husband!" The...
Klitschko rids world of Rahman in seven
The major heavyweight year ended much as it started, with Wladimir Klitschko owning the division against overmatched opposition, and with Hasim Rahman being nothing but a shell of the man that once shockingly knocked out Lennox Lewis. Klitschko (52-3, 46 KO) dominated Rahman (45-7-2, 36 KO) over...
Rahman changes trainer, going with Buddy McGirt for Saturday
Source: BoxingScene.com Hasim Rahman has decided to dump longtime trainer Marshall Kauffman in favor of the more famous Buddy McGirt for his Saturday fight against Wladimir Klitschko. And yes, it is Friday. Kauffman says he was in camp with Rahman up until Wednesday, and that he's not sure of...
Points of Interest: Hatton-Malignaggi
There's only one Ricky Hatton! I'm going to have to simply agree with Dan Rafael and many others -- Saturday night was the best that Ricky Hatton has looked since his 2005 win over Kostya Tszyu. Not only did Hatton charge and rush more effectively than he has in recent years, but he did show some...
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