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Solis Crumbles Before Vitali Klitchko

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Mar 21, 2011 in Featured Articles | Comments Off

By Michael Amakor In the biggest stage and most important fight of his career, former Cuban Olympic gold medalist crumbled in the very first round in his title challenge of Vitali Klitchko for the WBC heavyweight title before a crowded arena in Cologne Germany and over 100,000 eager and excited fans...

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Who is Zab Judah? — Mabuza Loses in Seven

Posted by George Hanson., Jr Esq. on Mar 20, 2011 in Featured Articles | Comments Off

The Mouthpiece By George Hanson, Jr Date: Saturday, March 5, 2011 Venue: The Prudential Center, Newark, NJ Promoters: Main Events & Super Judah Promotions Coverage: PPV Announcer: Joe Antonacci Matchmaker: J. Russell Peltz Referees: Steve...

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Air Force One – Barthelemy Upsets Ennis!

Posted by George Hanson., Jr Esq. on Mar 15, 2011 in Featured Articles | 2 comments

The Mouthpiece By George Hanson Jr., Esq. Date: Friday, March 4, 2011 Venue: Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey Promoter: Diane Lee Fischer, Dee Lee Promotions Inc. Matchmaker: Nick Tiberi Ring Announcer: ...

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Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez Does It Again

Posted by PATTEE MAK on Mar 14, 2011 in Featured Articles | 1 comment

By Patte Mak at Ringside | March 12, 2011 CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO LIVE POST FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE DiBella Entertainment! Gary Shaw Productions! Banner Promotions! Golden Boy Promotions! Boxing fans everywhere! You could feel the excitement all around you. On March 12, 2011, boxing was held live on HBO...

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Jimmy Lange Outhustles Holmes

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Mar 13, 2011 in Featured Articles | Comments Off

Jimmy Lange scored a 10 round unanimous decision against Jimmy “The Punching Teacher” Holmes at the Patriot Center at George Mason University in Fairfax Virginia. Listen to Michael Amakor from FightKings and Alec Kohut from Maxboxing.Com’s commentary of rounds 9 through 10. Also Listen to...

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Joppy Beats Cummings to Secure 40th Win

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Mar 13, 2011 in Featured Articles | Comments Off

Former three time middleweight champion William Joppy scored a unanimous decision against Cory “Black Ice” Cummings at Patriot Center in George Mason University in Fairfax Virginia in their billed grudge rematch. Listen to live commentary by Michael Amakor from FightKings.Com and Mike from...

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Joppy vs Cummings Rematch Preview

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Mar 5, 2011 in Featured Articles, Radio | 1 comment

By Michael Amakor | March 5, 2011 | Photo By Mike Greenhill Former two time WBA Middleweight champion William Joppy (39-6-2, 30 KOs) collides with Maryland State Super Middleweight champion Cory “Black Ice” Cummings (17-4-1, 13 KOs) in a grudge rematch on March 12. Gone almost unnoticed...

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Terror Squad, Lean Back—Rosado Stops Davis

Posted by George Hanson., Jr Esq. on Mar 4, 2011 in Featured Articles | Comments Off

The Mouthpiece Terror Squad, Lean Back—Rosado Stops Davis By: George Hanson Jr., Esq. Date: Saturday, February 26, 2011 Venue: Bally’s, Atlantic City, New Jersey Promoter: Peltz Boxing Promotions Matchmaker: J. Russell Peltz Coverage: www.gofightlive.com Ring Announcer: Joe Antonacci Referees: Allan...

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Jose “Yayo” Ortiz Returns to Massachusetts

Posted by PATTEE MAK on Mar 3, 2011 in Featured Articles | Comments Off

By Pattee Mak Jose “YAYO” Ortiz was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico and lived most of his life in Massachusetts. While in Puerto Rico, Ortiz put on his first pair of boxing gloves at the age of twelve and started training for what would become his future. He grew up watching boxing on television and knew...

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Night of the Rising Contenders

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Feb 27, 2011 in Featured Articles | Comments Off

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Donaire Annihilates Montiel!!!!!!

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Feb 20, 2011 in Featured Articles | Comments Off

By Michael Amakor | February 20, 2010 Nanito Donaire (26-1, 18ko’s) needed just two rounds to decapitate Fernando Montiel (42-2-2, 34ko’s) and seized his World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Bantamweight World titles at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas,...

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Felix Sturm Stops Hearns in Rd 7

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Feb 19, 2011 in Featured Articles | Comments Off

Listen to live commentary by FightKings Michael Amakor of the WBA Middleweight title defense by Felix Sturm over Ronald Hearns, Jr in...

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First Round Flurries from 2011

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Feb 6, 2011 in Editorial, Featured Articles, Radio | Comments Off

By Michael Amakor With the year 2010 just recently behind us, the world of boxing eagerly looks forward to 2011 dreaming and hoping that this year would shape up to be the best year in boxing ever. Perhaps 2011 would be the year many exciting fights would get made including the highly demanded super fight...

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The Eight Man Elimination Boxing Tournament

Posted by JIM AMATO on Feb 6, 2011 in Featured Articles | Comments Off

April 27th of this year will mark the 43rd anniversary of one of the World Boxing Association’s crowning achievements. The grand finale of their eight man elimination tournament to find a successor for the deposed Muhammad Ali. Acting with the swiftness matched only by Mr. Dooley of the New York...

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The Rise and Fall of George Chuvalo

Posted by JIM AMATO on Feb 5, 2011 in Featured Articles | Comments Off

For most of the 1960’s and part of the early 1970’s Canadian George Chuvalo was a mainstay in the talent rich heavyweight ratings. RING Magazine founder Nat Fleischer called George one of the most durable fighters he had ever seen. In his long distinguished career the rock jawed Chuvalo was NEVER off his...

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The Incomparable Harold Lederman

Posted by George Hanson., Jr Esq. on Feb 2, 2011 in Featured Articles | 2 comments

The Mouthpiece Can’t Stop the Music! “The Incomparable” Harold Lederman By: George Hanson Jr., Esq. Harold Lederman is a rock star! He doesn’t play a musical instrument; have tattoos or body piercings, sport long hair or strut around on stage wearing leather pants gyrating to the beat of the rhythm...

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Western New England Championships Round 2

Posted by PATTEE MAK on Jan 31, 2011 in Featured Articles | 1 comment

By Pattee Mak. On Saturday, January 29, 2011, I attended the second week of the Western New England Championships Round 2 competition that was held at Nomads Adventure Quest, 100 Bidwell Road, South Windsor, Connecticut. This is an amateur boxing event and is scored on a point system and not on a round...

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Listen to pawel Wolak and Eileen on fightkings radio

Posted by PATTEE MAK on Jan 28, 2011 in Featured Articles, Radio | Comments Off

Listen to Michael Amakor, Pattee Mak, and David Selwyn’s discussion with Eileen Olzshewki and Pawel Wolak on FightKings Radio. Listen to internet radio with FightKings Radio on Blog Talk...

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Jacboxer Donates Boxing Gloves Towards Tourney

Posted by Jacboxer on Jan 24, 2011 in Featured Articles | 2 comments

U.S.-based promoter, Ike Enwereuzor, has donated nine pairs of boxing gloves to organisers of the President Goodluck Jonathan tournament scheduled to hold in Enugu in March. Enwereuzor said at a news briefing in Enugu on Friday that he would donate more boxing gears if the March 8 to March 12 competition...

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In Living Color—Venroy “So Special” July

Posted by George Hanson., Jr Esq. on Jan 21, 2011 in Featured Articles | Comments Off

The Mouthpiece By: George Hanson Jr., Esq. Moniker: So Special Birthplace: St. Catherine, Jamaica Birth date: 2/24/83 Home: Suitland, MD Weight: 195 lbs Height: 6 feet 1 inch Stance: Southpaw Trainer: Adrian Davis Manager: Self-managed Promoter: Unsigned Professional Record: 5 wins – 0 losses – 1 draw...

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As in September, I once again ran out of gas in the 10th & 11th championship rounds of October & November with this column, but I recovered to complete them and will unleash a few more flurries to close out the 12th and final round.

In the first week of October, Hassan N’Dam won a UD over Curtis Stevens in an eliminator for the right to challenge Jermaine Taylor who defeated aging Sam Soliman to regain the IBF Middleweight title. How Taylor even earned this title shot is another story altogether, but it is all irrelevant as he is now the champion. However he will not have too much time to savor his victory as he has assault and battery charges pending against him and an upcoming court fight that may turn out to be the toughest fight of his life, just when things started to look up for him in boxing, we wish him luck.