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NBC Sports Fight Night: What Worked and What Didn't in the Series Premiere
What Worked * The commentary was very strong throughout the night. The most incredible thing was how Kenny Rice, Freddie Roach, and BJ Flores managed to continue sounding like they were interested in the fight that was going on in front of them, which they were being paid to call. Unlike the...
NBC Sports Boxing Premiere: Rosado vs Soto Karass Bumped to Main Event, Liakhovich Out, Two Fights Added
The junior middleweight fight between Gabriel Rosado and Jesus Soto Karass has been bumped to main event status on Saturday night's NBC Sports network boxing premiere, and two new fights have been added to the broadcast as well. Editor's Note and Correction: The main event is actually the...
Chambers vs Liakhovich: Fighters Discuss First NBC Sports Show in Philly
The debut of the Main Events boxing series on NBC Sports is coming up quickly on January 21, headlined by a heavyweight bout between contender Eddie Chambers and former titlist Sergei Liakhovich, with scrappers Gabriel Rosado and Jesus Soto Karass in a 10-round junior middleweight co-feature. Main...
Bob Arum's Top Rank Wins 2011 Promoter of the Year (Bad Left Hook Boxing Awards)
Bob Arum may be a lightning rod for criticism, but it still is easily argued that nobody puts on a big event the way the now 80-year-old head of Top Rank does, and thanks to his big fights and a strong stable of fighters, as well as the increasing input of Todd duBoef, Top Rank Inc. is the winner...
Boxing on Versus/NBC: Hoping For Better Than Before
Kory Kitchen is back at Bad Left Hook this morning, hoping that the reported deal to put boxing back on the Versus network -- and possibly NBC -- will not turn into another glorified promoter-specific infomercial. Marvin Hagler, Larry Holmes, Sugar Ray Leonard, Evander Holyfield, Roberto Duran,...
Zab Judah Files Protest With Nevada, WBA, IBF Over Amir Khan Fight
According to a press release from Main Events, Zab Judah has filed a formal protest with the Nevada State Athletic Commission and has sent letters to the World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) in hopes of receiving an immediate rematch with Amir Khan. On July 23,...
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