Asif Vali Joins Team Fury As Business Advisor
Asif Vali, who recently ended an eight year relationship as Business Manager for former unified light welterweight world champion Amir Khan has joined Team Fury as a Business Advisor.
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ESPN August 9 Morongo Casino Show Heats Up
Gary Shaw Productions in association with Lucas Oil look to put on a stellar edition of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, August 9 at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, Calif. In action that night, rising lightweight Rustum Nugaev (24-6, 14 KOs) squares off against Jose Hernandez (14-6-1, 6 KOs) in the evening’s main…
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Adamek, Stevens Win, Chambers Shut Out At Mohegan Sun
The mid-summer doldrums are upon the boxing world in full force, as evidenced by an underwhelming card at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT as main event of the weekend. The show was headlined by former light heavyweight and cruiserweight world champ Tomasz Adamek, 49-2 (29), who continued on his quest to repeat that…
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Rico Muller Defeats Late Replacement Ramhadani Shauri In Tough Test
Rico Muller successfully defended his IBO intercontinental welterweight championship after an exciting twelve-round battle Saturday night in Eberswalde, Germany. The local hero scored a unanimous decision against late sub Ramhadani Shauri from Tanzania even though Shauri made Muller work hard for his first title defense.
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McKenna, Myers Strike Gold For Ireland At Citywest Hotel
Irish captain Aaron McKenna and Jordan Myers claimed double gold for Ireland on Saturday at the EUBC European Schoolboy Championships finals at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin. The Monaghan (Old School BC) and Sligo (Inishfree BC) pair beat Russia’s Kirill Shchukarev and Denys Levenchenko of Ukraine in the 46kg and 59kg finals.
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Figueroa vs. Arakawa Round Three Slugfest An Instant Fan Favorite
The fans have spoken and round three is the overwhelming favorite from Saturday’s classic slugfest between Omar Figueroa and Nihito Arakawa. During re-airings of this past Saturday’s Showtime Championship Boxing telecast, fans were encouraged to Tweet their favorite round of the tripleheader.
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The Magnificent Seven: Irish Boxers Shine At EUBC Tournament
Seven Irish boxers will be aiming for gold in Saturday’s EUBC European Schoolboy Championships finals at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland. Team captain Aaron McKenna, twin brothers Jason and Jamie Harty, Barry McReynolds, Paul Ryan, Sean Whelan and Jordan Myres all won their semi-finals today.
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WBA Celebrates August 2 In Its Storied Boxing History
Detroit was the historical battle site for Thomas Hearns and José “Pipino†Cuevas 30 years ago and where Hearns became the welterweight world champion of the World Boxing Association. The fan expectation was all over Hearns, who had the power to finish his opponent very fast. The Mexican was facing his 12th defense after four…
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Jorgensen Out, Ramadhani Shauri In Against Rico Muller Tonight In Germany
Geir Inge Jorgensen from Norway pulled out of his IBO Intercontinental welterweight Championship bout against Rico Muller scheduled tonight in Eberswalde, Germany. It is already the second time that the Norwegian canceld a fight against Muller on short notice. Luckily, Muller’s management was prepared this time and has an equally strong opponent for the 25-year-old…
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Matty Askin Moves Closer To Jon-Lewis Dickinson Rematch
Matty Askin believes Hatton Promotion’s deal with specialist broadcaster BoxNation puts him closer to a return with British cruiserweight champion Jon-Lewis Dickinson. The Blackpool ace lost a ten round decision to Dickinson in an English title clash last year, but is confident it’ll be a different story if they meet again.
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Coldwell Boxing Signs Birmingham Middleweight Tommy Langford
In a week when Coldwell Boxing announced the mouth-watering lightweight clash between Derry Mathews and Curtis Woodhouse, promoter Dave Coldwell has also been busy bolstering his booming stable by completing the signing of highly-talented Birmingham middleweight Tommy Langford. A star amateur who had the prestigious honour of captaining his nation in international competition, Langford was…
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WBA Update: Japan’s Kameda Brothers Get World Title Trifecta
On Thursday the Kameda brothers made history in the boxing world when the youngest brother won the world championship. Tomoki Kameda became the new Bantamweight champion of the WBO. Tomoki equals the accomplishment of his brother Koki who recently defended his WBA bantamweight title.