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Saturday Global Boxing Results: Marquez Bros. Win, Viloria and Mitchell Back in the Game, Huck Retains
It was a busy, fairly eventful Saturday for what was supposed to be a "slow" weekend in boxing. Here's everything that went down. Cancun, Mexico Juan Manuel Marquez KO-1 Likar Ramos: A gross mismatch in reality, and it always was going to be. The only risk was Marquez getting injured or cut, and...
Nicky Cook Update: Prolapsed Disc in Back, Overnight Hospital Stay
Nicky Cook lost his bid for the WBO super featherweight title earlier today, a TKO-1 defeat at the hands of Ricky Burns, but the unfavorable speculation about the fight continues today, and won't be done until the British Boxing Board of Control has a look. As we mentioned earlier, betting on the...
Ricky Burns Stops Nicky Cook in One, But 'Fix' Rumors Overwhelm Fight
UPDATE: A British Boxing Board of Control representative was on Sky Sports just after the fight, saying that it's "too early" to say there will be any inquiry into the fight, but trying to push "disappointment," and dismissing the word "farce." There's a lot about this that seems off. That's just...
Bad Left Hook Live Results and Coverage: Burns vs Cook and Murray vs Mitchell
Sky Sports is live at 4 p.m. EDT today with a nice card featuring a double main event in the 130 and 135 pound divisions. At super featherweight, titlist Ricky Burns (31-2, 8 KO) puts his WBO trinket on the line against Nicky Cook (30-2, 16 KO) in an intriguing matchup that could land Cook his...
British Scene Previews: Ricky Burns vs Nicky Cook - Tony Bellew vs Ovill McKenzie - Frankie Gavin vs Curtis Woodhouse
Dave Oakes previews the rest of Saturday's key matches from the Echo Arena show (check out Dave's Murray-Mitchell preview). Ricky Burns makes the third defence of his WBO title this Saturday night when he takes on former champion Nicky Cook on an action packed bill from the Echo Arena in...
The Bad Left Hook PIck'em Game: Season 7 - Week 6
There are six bouts on the pick'em line-up this week, with the majority of action taking place in the UK. The most anticipated clash of the weekend features British lightweights John Murray and Kevin Mitchell doing battle at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. Two other bouts on that show are also on the...
Boxing Breakfast: Vitali Klitschko and Tomasz Adamek Stare at Each Other
This isn't nearly as creepy and weird as the Wladimir Klitschko vs David Haye extended staredown, but man, nobody in boxing stares quite like Vitali Klitschko. Wladimir has been light-hearted and even funny during the Haye build-up. Vitali isn't mean or scary, really, he's just clearly a man not...
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...
Bad Left Hook Fight of the Month Poll: March 2009
UPDATE: Poll added with user suggestions. A new month, a new poll. Past Winners: January 2009: Antonio Margarito v. Shane Mosley (53%) February 2009: Juan Manuel Marquez v. Juan Diaz (93%) March was a REALLY shallow month for good, widely-seen fights. March's Contenders: Nicky Cook v....
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