Weigh-in and Quotes: Showtime Boxing

In a rematch of a thrilling, action-packed slugfest that wound up as one of 2005’s most shocking upsets, “The Ghostbuster,” Gamaliel “Platano” Diaz (20-5-2, nine KOs), will face Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (17-1-1, 10 KOs) in the “ShoBox: The New Generation” main event Friday, June 23, on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. …

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Boxing Contender Malignaggi Recovering From Surgery

Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi (21-1, 5 KOs) had successful surgery last Saturday to repair his fractured right cheekbone, suffered June 10 against World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (27-0, 22 KOs), at the Lahey Clinic & Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts. Malignaggi, who gained valuable experience and …

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Boxing Rematch: Gamaliel Diaz – Robert Guerrero

After Gamaliel Diaz shocked the boxing establishment by winning a thrilling, hard-fought, 12-round split decision over then-World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 2 contender Robert “The Ghost’’ Guerrero (Dec. 5, 2005 also on “ShoBox”), he thought he was headed for a showdown with the WBC’s top 126-pound contender, Nicky Cook. The …

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CES Signs Hot Boxing Prospects

Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES) has signed Swedish super lightweight prospect Benjamin Kalinovic and Philadelphia amateur star “Hammering” Hank Lundy, CES president Jimmy Burchfield announced today. Swedish native Kalinovic (3-0, 2 KOs), 24, is now based out of Vero Beach, Florida, where famed Buddy McGirt trains him. Benjamin was …

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