Paulie Malignaggi Vs. Artem Lobov: The Grudge-Match Of The Year?

05/22/2019 James Slater

With Paulie Malignaggi as mad as hell as he really does seem to be right now, I made sure to … continue

Paulie Malignaggi To Box Bare-knuckle Debut On June 22, Against Artem Lobov

05/10/2019 James Slater

A couple of months ago, Paulie Malignaggi, a man who suffered with chronic hand injuries throughout his largely successful boxing … continue

Paulie Malignaggi Signs Bare Knuckle Fight Deal, Calls Out Conor McGregor

03/08/2019 James Slater

It is perhaps seemingly ironic that Paulie Malignaggi, a man who suffered with chronic hand pain during his career, a … continue

Hearn says Paulie Malignaggi vs. Conor McGregor possible for DAZN

11/08/2018 Michael Collins

Matchroom Boxing USA promoter Eddie Hearn says he’s spoken to former two division world champion Paulie Malignaggi (36-8, 7 KOs) … continue

Malignaggi: A fight with Conor McGregor would do 1.25 – 1.5M PPV Buys

10/13/201710/12/2017 Srithar Visuasam

Paulie Malignaggi is confident that Conor McGregor’s best pay day lies in boxing and with a fight with himself.

Speaking to The SportsBar Life podcast, Malignaggi, a former two division world champion, explains why a fight with him and McGregor would make the most financial sense for the two division Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title holder and that he is avoiding his biggest payday by not fighting him.

“This is a guy who is going to avoid major money by not fighting me in boxing. At the end of the day, you are never going to make Mayweather money ever again. But because the boxing ring has the Ali Act in the United States, you keep more of a percentage of your money in boxing than you will in Mixed Martial Arts in the United States.”

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Paulie Malignaggi lays into former spar-mate Conor McGregor: He whimpers like a girl when ripped to the body

08/06/2017 James Slater

Former heavyweight king Mike Tyson caused something of a stir when he said, after beating up Tyrell Biggs almost 30 years ago, how his hated (at the time) rival “made woman-type gestures when I hit him to the body.” Well, Paulie Malignaggi, via twitter, has fired similar shots at MMA star/soon to become a boxer, Conor McGregor.

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Three great boxing careers ended in one astonishing night?

03/06/201703/05/2017 James Slater

“There’s a new sheriff in town,” so said the man of the moment, Tony Bellew in last night’s post-fight presser, Bellew having sensationally upset David Haye in one of the most jaw-dropping fights you’ll ever see. And while Bellew can now pick and choose what he wants to do next, fans are wondering if we have seen the last of David Haye.

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Conor McGregor gets boxing license, Paulie Malignaggi wants to fight him

12/02/201612/01/2016 James Slater

MMA superstar Conor McGregor has been successful in his attempts at getting himself a license to box in the state of California, and though this news does not in all likelihood mean we are any closer to seeing the much talked about McGregor-Floyd Mayweather “Super-Fight,” actually take place, it does mean other pro boxers are already busy calling McGregor out.

One of these boxers is former two-time world champ Paulie Malignaggi. Upon hearing about McGregor’s success in California, “The Magic Man” took to his official Twitter account to call the Irishman out.

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Santa Cruz, Frampton, Garcia, Malignaggi quotes

07/27/2016 Showtime Boxing

(Photo credit: Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME) BROOKLYN (July 27, 2016) – Undefeated featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz and undefeated former unified 122-pound world champion, Irish star Carl Frampton, were joined by undercard fighters in Manhattan at Church Street Boxing Wednesday for the final media workout before Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader live from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Televised coverage begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on SHOWTIME following fights on SHOWTIME EXTREME that begin at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

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Malignaggi faces Bracero on 7/30

07/14/201607/13/2016 Showtime Boxing

Former two-division world champion Paulie Malignaggi is set to defend Brooklyn’s World Championship Belt in a 10-round welterweight showdown after being challenged on Twitter this afternoon by fellow Brooklyn-native Gabriel Bracero on Saturday, July 30 live on SHOWTIME EXTREME.

Malignaggi earned the title of “King of Brooklyn” when he defeated another Brooklyn-born star in former world champion Zab Judah in December of 2013 at Barclays Center. This version of the “Battle for Brooklyn” will once again have local bragging rights on the line, with both men looking to impress in front of a hometown crowd.

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