Danny Only Has “One Fight Now” says Angel Garcia /Says He’ll End Malignaggi In 4

07/29/2015 Olly Campbell

Danny Garcia makes his welterweight debut this Saturday against Paulie Malignaggi in New York on the PBC on ESPN card in a non-title fight that has been heavily criticised by many fans as meaningless.

Given Garcia’s recent questionable performances against Mauricio Herrera and Lamont Peterson either side of last years Rod Salka mismatch, many question why he is fighting a light-hitting 34 year old who has been inactive 15 months and is coming off a brutal beatdown at the hands of Shawn Porter last April.

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Danny Garcia says He’s No Cherry-Picker & Is Ready For Malignaggi

07/28/2015 Olly Campbell

Saturday night sees the debut of Danny Garcia at welterweight, when he fights Paulie Malignaggi on the PBC on ESPN card from the Barclays Centre, Brooklyn, NY.

Garcia has come under fire from some quarters for his victories over both Mauricio Herrera and Lamont Peterson either side of last year’s awful Rod Salka mismatch, with some fans on social media renaming the Philly fighter Danny “Gift” Garcia in lieu of him controversially getting the nod on those occasions.

Ahead of Saturday’s fight with Malignaggi, Garcia has spoken to ESPN.com to say he is feeling stronger at the weight and has no concerns regarding his 34 year old opponent, who is boxing for the first time since being destroyed in 4 rounds by Shawn Porter 15 months ago.

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Amir Khan: “Arum Has Approached Us Over Pacquiao Fight” / Floyd “Running Scared”

08/01/201507/28/2015 Olly Campbell

After all his pitiful Floyd Mayweather chasing came to nothing – with the P4P king looking at a ‘soft’ defence against Andre Berto in September – Britain’s Amir Khan is being forced to look at other options, and has insisted that 2016 is going to be his year, with a potential fight against the returning Manny Pacquiao possible for Dubai.

Speaking to the National, Khan insisted;

“There have been talks of an Amir Khan fight in Dubai for many years now,. Everyone knows my position: I am ready to fight if they are serious about it. Bob Arum has contacted my team to fight Manny Pacquiao around March or April in Dubai. Let’s see how that develops.

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Is a Kell Brook v Amir Khan Fight Edging Closer For 2016?

08/01/201507/28/2015 Olly Campbell

Although there has yet to be any ‘official’ announcement regarding Floyd Mayweather’s September 12th opponent, the consensus in the boxing world is that Florida’s Andre Berto has got the call to be Mayweather’s 49th dance partner, and Britain’s Amir Khan – who had been so desperately pleading for the fight – has been left on the sidelines, jilted before he even got to the altar.

It would seem to most right-thinking fans that the best fight for both men would be an all-British clash between Khan and current IBF 147 lb champion Kell Brook, yet Khan has been aggressively insistent that he feels the champion is undeserving of a fight against him, given he thinks he is the bigger name and attraction (having fought at a higher level) in spite of him not being a current, reigning world champion.

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Eddie Hearn Talks Double City, 2 Fight Carl Frampton/Scott Quigg Offer

08/01/201507/27/2015 Olly Campbell

If British boxing fans in particular have resided themselves to the fact that we aren’t going to see an Amir Khan/Kell Brook fight just yet, those very same fans cling to the hope that we may yet still see a bumper super-bantamweight clash between IBF 122 lb boss Carl Frampton and Bury’s WBA (reg) champion Scott Quigg.

The two camps have thus far failed to negotiate a satisfactory deal for the contest, with Eddie Hearn recently and very publicly offering Frampton a flat £1.5 million, that when the financial minutiae had been scrutinized – according to Frampton – seemed to favour Quigg, who doesn’t yet actually hold a “full” world title given the WBA’s ridiculous insistence on having 3 champions per weight class. (Guillermo Rigondeaux is their ‘real’ champion at the weight.)

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Peter Fury Won’t Take Anything for Granted / Says Tyson Will Rise to the Occasion Against Klitschko

08/01/201507/27/2015 Olly Campbell

Tyson Fury goes into his world title challenge for the undisputed heavyweight championship against Wladimir Klitschko in October brimming with confidence and full of self belief, convinced that his sheer size and skill-set will present the long dominant champion with a set of unique challenges that will ultimately be enough to see him through to victory.

Speaking to iFLtv his trainer and Uncle, Peter Fury, has said that while Tyson is indeed fearless going in against Wladimir, it is up to him to assess things realistically and come up with the right strategy for his nephew to win the fight, something no other man has managed in over 11 years.

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Shane Mosley Is Convinced He Has More To Give / Wants To Avenge Losses

07/27/2015 Olly Campbell

Win or lose Shane Mosley fought a lot of guys twice in his career – the late Vernon Forrest, Oscar De La Hoya, Fernando Vargas and Winky Wright, yet for reasons beyond the understanding of many fans who enjoyed the prime Mosley, the washed up and shot to pieces version goes into battle for the second time against Ricardo Mayorga on August 29th in a much maligned fight that will set American fans back a hard to justify $49.95 on PPV.

Thankfully curious Brits keen to watch the fight can via Boxnation as part of their normal monthly subscription, though how many on both sides of the Atlantic will when it goes head to head with the PBC on ESPN Leo Santa Cruz/Abner Mares fight on the same night is anybody’s guess.

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Carson Jones: Back on UK Shores to Cause the Upset

08/01/201507/27/2015 Olly Campbell

This Saturday in Hull, America’s Carson Jones once again comes to the UK to face former 154 lb world title challenger Brian Rose, in what will be a “repeat or revenge” affair following on from their first meeting back in February.

On that occasion the Blackpool fighter wobbled the American early in the opening stanza, yet moments later Jones managed to connect over Rose’s guard with a big right hand that landed on the ear and scrambled his senses, forcing the intervention of referee Ian John Lewis – a stoppage Rose and promoter Eddie Hearn claimed was premature.

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‘Full Credit to David Lemieux for Stepping Up’ says Tom Loeffler / Golovkin v Lemieux

07/26/2015 Olly Campbell

Boxing fans the world over were rejoicing last night at the news big hitting middleweights Gennady Golovkin and David Lemieux are set to face off in a huge unification showdown, live on HBO PPV on October 17th at the legendary Mecca of boxing, Madison Square Garden.

Newly crowned IBF champion Lemieux had thought to be first considering making a mandatory defence of the title he won last month against Hassan N’Dam, although earlier this week his promoter Oscar DeLa Hoya had confirmed provisional talks to make the fight had begun.

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If Ward Fights Kovalev, He’s In Trouble says John David Jackson

07/26/2015 Olly Campbell

Last night Sergey Kovalev was at his destructive best in Las Vegas, blowing away mandatory challenger Nadjib Mohammedi with consummate ease inside three one sided rounds.

After the fight, Kovalev’s promoter Kathy Duva stated her man will be out in November, in a big homecoming fight in Russia, possibly against countryman Artur Beterbiev, who they are eyeing as the potential opponent.

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