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Ricky Burns vs Adrien Broner Talks Ongoing, But Burns Wants Fana
There have been strong talks of a possible Ricky Burns vs Adrien Broner fight in November, possibly in the U.S., and Frank Warren and Golden Boy Promotions are still discussing that. But the Glasgow Evening News reports that Warren is also still worried about giving Burns his wish, which is to...
Boxing Breakfast: Agbeko Feeling Better, Zbikowski Suspension Lifted and More
Agbeko Feeling Better, Still Wants Mares BoxingTalk.com interviewed Joseph Agbeko, who says he's feeling much better and is still looking forward to fighting Abner Mares. Agbeko had to pull out of his April 23 Showtime bantamweight tournament final with Mares due to a bout with sudden onset...
Wednesday Global Boxing Results: Mzonke Fana dominates Cassius Baloyi in rematch
Brakpan, South Africa Mzonke Fana UD-12 Cassius Baloyi. Fana, who turns 37 in October, dominated old rival Baloyi, 35, in their rematch for the vacant IBF super featherweight title. Baloyi (37-5-1, 19 KO) lifted the belt from Fana (30-4, 12 KO) back in 2008. This was really Fana's first serious...
TV and Internet Fight Schedule - Weekend of September 3
Usually Brickhaus does this feature, but he's been feeling under the weather recently, so I'm taking a crack at it this week. I've never conferred with him on this, and after doing it once, I now appreciate what a pain in the ass this feature is, and I'm sure I missed something or other. Wednesday,...
Mandatory Eight Count - Mandatory Madness
Deandre Latimore to face Sechew Powell in Eliminator | Fightnews Latimore was originally scheduled to face Lucas Konecny in an eliminator, but the corrupt IBF kicked Konecny out of the eliminator because he took a stay-busy fight before the eliminator. The winner would become the mandatory to face...
Rankings Update: Junior Lightweight
Bad Left Hook Junior Lightweight (130) Rankings <!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter Record (KO) 1 Humberto Soto 48-7-2 (31) 2 Robert Guerrero 25-1-1 (17) 3 Malcolm Klassen 24-5-2 (15) 4 Roman Martinez 22-0-1 (13) 5 Jorge Linares 27-0 (18) 6 Kevin Mitchell 29-0...
TV and Internet Fight Schedule - Weekend of July 30
After a dud of a weekend last week, everyone schedules all their fights to happen this week. Note the early start time for FNF this week. Thursday, July 30 Versus,10:00 p.m. Eastern, Charles Huerta vs. Derrick Wilson, Luis Ramos vs. Sandro Marcos, Enrique Ornelas vs. Robert Baro. In the second...
Tuesday Morning Notes: Adamek-Golota rumored
According to Portal Boksernews, Tomasz Adamek vs. Andrew Golota on October 10 in Poland is nearly signed, sealed and delivered. There's been a big moving smokescreen on this one, so it's hard to tell what's actually happening and what isn't, especially since Adamek has been known to tell the...
Tomato Cans: August 4, 2008
The September 13 head-to-head between Showtime Championship Boxing and HBO pay-per-view is a pretty legitimate question. You have to ask yourself, "Do I want to pay 40-50 bucks to see Joel Casamayor and Juan Manuel Marquez, or does Nate Campbell-Joan Guzman stack up just as well?" The HBO...
Ranking the Super Featherweights: June 2008
The 130-pound division (super featherweight, junior lightweight, whichever you prefer) is undergoind massive changes. Just a couple of months ago, the top three would've been Manny Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez and Joan Guzman, three of the most talented fighters in the sport today. Last night,...
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