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Martinez vs Macklin Undercard: Edwin Rodriguez and Donovan George Ready for Action
A pair of hungry, hard-fighting super middleweight prospects will get a chance to show what they can do on March 17, live on HBO, as Edwin "La Bomba" Rodriguez and Don "Da Bomb" George square off in a 10-round clash that promises some good action. Rodriguez (20-0, 14 KO) is coming off of a debated...
Bute vs Froch Won't Happen in April, Froch Looking For Homecoming Bout Instead
Despite the claims by both sides that they wanted to make an April 14 fight, and that they'd do it with or without backing in the U.S. from Showtime, a Lucian Bute vs Carl Froch fight appears to be off the table for now. Froch will instead focus on returning home, as he told Sky Sports (via Phil D....
Robbery or Close Fight? - The Failings of the 10 Point Must System in Boxing
Ryan Bivins returns to Bad Left Hook this afternoon with a look at the current, often controversial scoring system in boxing. * * * * * Background Information: Once upon a time in a galaxy not so far away boxing wasn't scored on points, but rather rounds. In the last ~100 years has scoring really...
Felix Sturm vs Andy Lee: Negotiations Are Serious, Lee Pulled From Martinez vs Macklin Show
Andy Lee was set to make his return to the ring on March 17 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, part of the undercard for the Sergio Martinez vs Matthew Macklin show. But now it appears he may not have to wait much longer to receive the world title shot that Lou DiBella promised him at a press...
Weekend Boxing Results: Donaire Wins Wide, Wonjongkam Keeps Flyweight Championship, and More
Now that I'm back on duty full time, let's rock. Here's some stuff that happened. New York, New York (10/22) Read Andrew Fruman's main event recap. Results: Nonito Donaire UD-12 Omar Narvaez, Mikey Garcia TKO-4 Juan Carlos Martinez. Analysis: Donaire (27-1, 18 KO) wasn't the shock-and-awe destroyer...
The Bad Left Hook Pick'em game: Season 8 - Week 10
The Season 8 championship is still very much up for grabs as we head into the final week of play, and of course for players a little further back, there's still plenty at stake with Player of the Year Points up for grabs. We'll be giving out prizes at the end of the year to the top 10 players - so...
ShoBox Notes: Arroyo vs Sanchez, Kayode Lead Off Five-Show Run on Sept. 9
ShoBox: The New Generation will get its schedule kicked up a notch in September and October, as five cards are slated to come your way on Friday nights over the two months. Kicking off the run will be a two-fight show on September 9 from the Grand Casino in Hinckley, Minn., a familiar ShoBox haunt....
Saturday Global Boxing Results: Angulo and Montiel Win in Mexico, Fuentes Wins in Japan
Ensenada, Mexico Results: Fernando Montiel KO-3 Alvaro Perez ... Aaron Herrera UD-10 Carlos Wiston Velasquez ... Jorge Silva KO-8 Alvaro Robles. Analysis: Two straight bounce-back wins for Montiel (46-3-2, 36 KO), and you have to like how he jumped right back into the ring after the devastating...
Fight Chatter: Abraham Wants Sturm, Barros-Caballero and Aydin-Dan Rematches, Juanma Lopez Return, More
Tons of fight talk going around right now, so let's look at some of the news. Juan Manuel Lopez will take a tune-up fight while waiting for a rematch with Orlando Salido in 2012. October 1 is the date being passed around, and the fight would take place in Puerto Rico. No opponents have been...
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