Roach: Pacquiao will make a statement against Horn

06/27/2017 Bob Trieger

World Boxing Organization (WBO) Welterweight World champion Manny “Pacman’ Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 KOs) and his Hall-of-Fame trainer, Freddie Roach, held a media workout today in Australia, preparing for this Saturday night’s showdown between Pacquiao and his title challenger, Jeff Horn (16-0-1, 11 KOs).

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Beibut Shumenov hangs up his gloves

06/26/2017 Bob Trieger

Two-division World Boxing Association (WBA) World Champion Beibut Shumenov has relinquished his WBA cruiserweight world title, due to his career-ending eye injury, and he has announced his retirement from the ring.

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Krasniqi vs Abraham – Weights – Video

04/22/201704/20/2017 Bob Trieger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_i0pBMbTPs

Robin Krasniqi (75,6 kg / GER) vs. Arthur Abraham (76,2 kg / GER)
Tom Schwarz (107,3 kg / GER) vs. Adnan Redzovic (107,4 kg / BIH)
Adam Deines (79,3 kg / GER) vs. Lukasz Golebiewski (78,6 kg / POL)
Emre Cukur (76,3 kg /GER) vs. Zoltan Sera (75.6 kg / HUN)
Mohammed Rabii (67,5 kg / MAR) vs. Jean Pierre Habimana (67,7 kg /BEL)
Marco Calic (79,1 kg / CRO) vs. Attila Körös (77,5 kg /HUN)

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Lucian Bute vs Eleider Alvarez on Friday

02/24/201702/21/2017 Bob Trieger

Lucian Bute vs. Eleider Alvarez OFFICIAL WEIGHTS for this Friday’s fight at the Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Quebec. Live on PPV in North America tomorrow (Friday) night from Videotron Centre of Quebec City

WBC Silver Light Heavyweight Championship & Mandatory Title Eliminator (12 rounds)*
Eleider Alvarez (21-0, 10 KOs), Champion, Montreal, Quebec, Canada via Colombia 174.6 lbs.
Lucian Bute (32-3-1, 25 KOs), Challenger, Laval, Quebec, Canada via Romania 173.6 lbs.

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Lucian Bute battles Eleider Alvarez on Feb.24

12/13/201612/12/2016 Bob Trieger

Group Yvon Michel (GYM) and Gestev are very happy to confirm the Clash of Titans mega-event as former International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight world champion Lucian Bute (32-3-1, 25 KOs) will face World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver light heavyweight champion Eleider “Storm” Alvarez (20-0, 10 KOs), Friday, February 24, in a 12-round light heavyweight bout at Vidéotron Centre of Québec City.

This event is a presentation of Vidéotron, in association with Mise-O-Jeu.

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Lucian Bute update

11/25/201611/25/2016 Bob Trieger

A settlement has been reached between Lucian Bute and the District of Columbia Athletic Commission, several months after an initial anti-doping test result was announcement regarding traces of Ostarin found in Bute’s urine samples this past May.

Following the World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight world title bout between defending champion Badou Jack and challenger Bute, which ended in a draw, a positive test result was announced to the general surprise of Bute.

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Eleider Alvarez faces Norbert Dabrowski on 12/10

11/02/201611/01/2016 Bob Trieger

The “GYM 2016-2017 BOXING SERIES” at the Montreal Casino Cabaret, a PRESENTATION OF MISE-O-JEU, IN COLLABORATION WITH VIDEOTRON, will host its second card of the 2016 season and 50th since 2004 ON Saturday, December 10. The World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver champion and WBC #1 light heavyweight contender, Eleider “Storm” Alvarez (20-0, 10 KOs), will face tough-as-nail Polish fighter Norbert “Noras” Dabrowski (19-5-1, 7 KOs).

Dabrowski, a southpaw who has never lost by knockout during his career, will come to Montreal to try and spoil the party. In his last outing, he shattered the perfect record of his countryman. Marek Matyja (11-0).

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Wilfredo Vázquez, Jr. wants to KO Juan Manuel Lopez

10/28/201610/28/2016 Bob Trieger

This Saturday night’s grudge match between Puerto Rican former world champions Wilfredo “Papito” Vázquez, Jr and Juan Manuel “JuanMa” López is no hype job. Plain and simple, they really dislike each other immensely and both have predicted knockouts in their 12-round Special Attraction showdown, contested at a 129-pound catch-weight, which will air live on pay per view from Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Late replacement Erik Ruiz upsets Hanzel Martinez !

10/01/201610/01/2016 Bob Trieger

Late replacement Erik “El Trumpo” Ruiz upset Hanzel Martinez in tonight’s “Knockout Night at the D” main event in front of another sold-out crowd at the outdoor Downtown Las Vegas Events Center.

The “Knockout Night at the D” series, presented by the D Las Vegas and Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, is promoted by Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions. Hall Of Fame announcers Jim “J.R.” Ross and Al Bernstein called the action from ringside with Sean Wheelock on CBS Sports Network in North America and internationally via ESPN.

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Artur Beterbiev vs. Isidro Prieto on December 23

09/29/201609/29/2016 Bob Trieger

Ottawa and Outaouais boxing fans in Canada will receive a special Christmas gift when Montreal’s adopted son and the most dangerous world title challenger,Artur Beterbiev (10-0, 10 KOs), faces Paraguay slugger and reigning WBC Latino light heavyweight champion Isidro Ranoni Prieto (26-1-3, 22 KOs) in a real power punching affair, December 23 in Gatineau as part of the GYM Boxing Series, presented by the Casino de Lac Leamy in collaboration with Videotron.

Beterbiev is world ranked by all over the major sanctioning bodies: International Boxing Federation (IBF) #2, World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA) #3, World Boxing Organization (WBO) #4, and The Ring magazine #6.

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