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Scott “Cujo” Sigmon Brings Extra Bite to March 12th Jimmy Lange Boxing Show

Scott “Cujo” Sigmon Brings Extra Bite to March 12th Jimmy Lange Boxing Show Popular Lynchburg Super Middleweight to Make Patriot Center Debut FAIRFAX, VA (February 28, 2011) — Popular super middleweight Scott “Cujo” Sigmon (14-2, 6 KOs) of Lynchburg, VA will make his highly-anticipated Patriot...
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Juarez and Galassi Collide for the WBC Flyweight Title

Juarez and Galassi Collide for the WBC Flyweight...
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Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Matthew “Magic” Hatton

SAUL “CANELO” ALVAREZ VS. MATTHEW “MAGIC” HATTON ON MARCH 5 AT ANAHEIM’S HONDA CENTER Only days to go before Alvarez and Hatton square off in a 12 round junior middleweight bout presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Canelo Promotions and Hatton Promotions and...
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Joppy and Cummings in Grudge Rematch

Joppy and Cummings Look to Settle Beltway Bragging Rights with Grudge Rematch on Jimmy Lange Boxing Card; Co-Main Event Set for March 12 at Patriot Center FAIRFAX, VA — After earning a majority draw last November in a crowd-pleasing, back-and-forth contest, former D.C. world champion William Joppy...
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Zab Judah vs Kaizer Mabuza On March 5

Kaizer Mabuza: “I’m glad to be back in America. It’s an honor to me to fight a person like Zab Judah. I think he had his time; he’s a former world champion. I think this is my time, because I’m still hungry for success. And I promise him, when I take the ring I change, I become...
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Griffin vs. Mack Fight for USBA Light Heavyweight Title

Griffin vs. Mack For IBF #1 Title Eliminator and USBA Light Heavyweight Title Woodland Hills, California (February 14, 2011) – Art of Boxing Promotions in association with Bash Boxing and Lights Out Promotions have added another USBA title bout to the third installment of WARNER CENTER WAR on Friday,...
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Rosado vs Davis on GFL

NEW YORK (FEBRUARY 24, 2011)—This Saturday night Peltz Boxing Promotions will present an action packed title bout plus some of the best prospects on the east coast as, it will be a “Philly War at the Shore.” In the Main event, “King” Gabriel Rosado will take on Jamaal “Da Truth” Davis in a...
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Rios Challenges Acosta For WBA Lightweight Title

BRANDON RIOS CHALLENGES MIGUEL ACOSTA FOR WBA LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE ON SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Antonio DeMarco Tangles With Reyes Sanchez in Lightweight Co-Feature Saturday, Feb. 26, Live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET NEW YORK (Feb. 17, 2011) — Four of the world’s best lightweight boxers highlight the...
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Kazuto Ioka Captures WBC Strawweight Title

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Perhaps a Bridge too Far for Oscar? Oscar vs. Mayorga Pre-Fight Analysis

By Michael Amakor On Saturday May 6, 2006, there will be an explosion of gagantum proportions as battle tested veteran Oscar De la Hoya tries to seize the WBC Light Middleweight Title from Ricardo “El Matador” Mayorga in a fight labeled Danger Zone at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino Las Vegas in one of...
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Big Time Challenge for Michael Grant

By Michael Amakor – August 10, 2010 – Watch Trailer On August 21, 2010 six foot seven two hundred and fifty plus pound former NABF & IBC Heavyweight champion “Big” Michael Grant 46-3 (34 KOs) will challenge Tomasz “Goral” Adamek 41-1 (27 KOs) for his IBF International and WBO North...
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Martinez vs Dzinziruk fight March 12

strong>Sergio Martinez returns March 12 vs. Sergiy Dzinziruk in a battle for middleweight supremacy at the MGM Grand Arena at Foxwoods, live on HBO World Championship Boxing Lee vs. McEwan highlights the undercard; tickets on sale Wednesday <NEW YORK, NY (Jan 25, 2011) – The consensus 2010 Fighter of...
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Ruiz vs Golota Pre-Fight Analysis

By Michael Amakor On Nov 2, Andrew “Foul Pole” Golota challenges John “Quiet Man” Ruiz for his WBA Heavyweight Champion on a star studded boxing card that features other championship bouts for supremacy in the heavyweight division. Back on July 11 1996, Golota was a punch away from heavyweight...
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Rahman vs Klitchko: Can Hasim Deal With Vitali’s Power?

By Michael Amakor: 17.08.05 Hasim Rahman scored a twelve round unanimous decision victory over Monte Barrett to become the Interim WBC Heavyweight Champion at the United Center in Chicago in a bout featured on pay per view on Showtime. For a fight of this magnitude it was very saddening to note that many...
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Brewster vs Krasniqi Pre-Fight Analysis

By Michael Amakor On September 28th 2005, Luan Krasniqi challenges Lamon Brewster for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Heavyweight title across the pond at the Color Line Arena, Hamburg in far away Germany. Brewster is a former WBO NABO and WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Champion, who exploded into...
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WBA Cruiserweight Title Eliminator

By Michael Amakor On Saturday at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, former WBC Cruiserweight Champion Wayne “Big Truck” Braithwaite (21-1, 17 KO’s) battles dangerous slugger and former WBA Fedelatin and WBC Latino Cruiserweight Champion Guillermo Jones (21-3-2, 25 KO’s) for the right...
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PETERS VS SYKES PRE-FIGHT ANALYSIS

By Michael Amakor On July 2nd at the Reno Events Center in Reno Nevada NABF and USBA Heavyweight Champion Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peters puts his titles on the line against Taurus “The Bull” Sykes in a unification bout on Showtime TV. Not much is known about the Bull, the thirty three year...
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Trinidad vs Mayorga Pre-Fight Analysis

strong>By Michael Amakor On Oct 2 Felix “Tito” Trinidad and Ricardo El Matador” Mayorga are on a roller coaster collision course for the Vacant WBA North American Middleweight Title and NABC Middleweight Title. Trinidad is making a comeback after a 21/2 year hiatus, his record was a spectacular one,...
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MAYWEATHER VS GATTI PRE-FIGHT ANALYSIS

By Michael Amakor / June 2005 In a fight labeled “Thunder versus Lightening”, Floyd Mayweather steps up in weight to challenge legendary Arturo Gatti for the WBC Light Welterweight (154lbs) belt on June 26 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City in a bout to be televised on HBO pay per view. Mayweather,...
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Brewster vs. Golota Pre-Fight Analysis

By Michael Amakor – May 2005 On May 21 2005, Andrew “The Foul Pole” Golota challenges Lamon “Relentless” Brewster for his WBO Heavyweight Title at the United Center in Chicago on HBO. Back on July 11 1996, a virtually unknown Andrew Golota was a punch away from scoring a career...
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