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311 results for "contender"
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'Onward and upward' for Andy Lee
Dan RafaelMiddleweight contender Andy Lee returned with a vengeance on Wednesday night in New York, needing just 87 second to knock out Daryl Cunningham on promoter Lou DiBella's "Broadway Boxing" card at BB King's Blues Club. The win was Lee's second in a ...
Blog | May 16, 2013 -
Povetkin risking Klitschko fight
Dan RafaelTuneup fights can be a recipe for disaster. Just ask, for example, former heavyweight contender Tommy Morrison. He had a done deal worth $8 million to fight Lennox Lewis but took what was supposed to be an easy tuneup fight against Michael Bentt i...
Blog | May 15, 2013 -
DeGale ready for North American debut
Dan RafaelSuper middleweight contender James DeGale, a 2008 Olympic gold medalist for Great Britain, will make his North American debut Friday (WealthTV, 7 p.m. ET) when he faces Sebastien Demers at Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec. DeGale (14-1, 9 K...
Blog | May 15, 2013 -
Cristobal Arreola had surgery to fix badly broken nose suffered i...
Dan RafaelHeavyweight contender Cristobal Arreola, who suffered a badly broken nose in his loss to Bermane Stiverne last month, underwent surgery on Friday and had stents removed from the nose on Monday.
Story | Conversation | May 14, 2013 -
Khan: Kell Brook is 'a nobody'
Dan RafaelOne of the most talked-about potential fights, in England anyway, is a showdown between countrymen Amir Khan, the former unified junior welterweight titlist, and welterweight contender Kell Brook. But Khan (28-3, 19 KOs), who has heard the talk an...
Blog | May 14, 2013 -
Perez hoping to shock Gamboa
Dan RafaelAs an amateur fighter, Darley Perez was a 2008 Olympian for his native Colombia. As a professional, he is undefeated but a bit too old to still be called a prospect and not proven enough yet to be called a contender. But now that Perez (28-0, 19 K...
Blog | May 14, 2013 -
Robert Guerrero pleads to lesser charge in N.Y. court
Dan RafaelWelterweight contender Robert Guerrero, facing up to four years in prison for carrying an unloaded gun in a New York airport, had his case dismissed on Tuesday after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct in New York State Supreme Court for Queens County.
Story | Conversation | May 14, 2013 -
Lee returns; Crawford back on HBO
Dan RafaelA little of this and a little of that from the boxing world: • Middleweight contender Andy Lee (29-2, 20 KOs), 28, of Ireland, gets back in action May 15 on promoter Lou DiBella's Broadway Boxing card at B.B. King Blues Club in New Yor...
Blog | May 08, 2013 -
Sam Soliman suspended nine months for using performance-enhancing...
Dan RafaelSam Soliman, who outpointed former titleholder Felix Sturm in a world title elimination bout on Feb. 1, was suspended for nine months and had the result of the bout changed to a no contest, the German Boxing Federation announced on Tuesday.
Story | Conversation | April 29, 2013 -
Arreola, Stiverne ready for action
Dan RafaelIn 2011, former heavyweight title challenger Cristobal Arreola fought five times. That's a lot for a top contender, especially a heavyweight. But in 2012, the activity fell to just one fight in February, in part because of injuries. His 2013 opene...
Blog | April 26, 2013 -
George Groves to face Noe Gonzalez Alcoba in super middleweight b...
Dan RafaelSuper middleweight George Groves, boxing's busiest 168-pound contender, will be back in action to face former world title challenger Noe Gonzalez Alcoba on May 25 at the O2 Arena in London, promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport announced on Monday.
Story | Conversation | April 22, 2013 -
Ajose happy to be back in action
Dan RafaelJunior welterweight contender Olusegun Ajose, who gave a good battle to Lucas Matthysse in a 10th-round knockout loss in a September interim title bout, gets back to action Friday night. Ajose (30-1, 14 KOs), who fought just once in 2012 while awa...
Blog | April 19, 2013 -
Karo Murat: 'I will hurt Hopkins'
Dan RafaelThe specific date and location haven't been set, but German light heavyweight contender Karo Murat is just happy that titleholder Bernard Hopkins has decided to fight him. "I was so excited when I first found out about this," said Murat, 29. On...
Blog | April 13, 2013 -
Rematch set for light heavyweights Tony Bellew-Isaac Chilemba on ...
Dan RafaelTony Bellew and Isaac Chilemba will fight a rematch May 25 at the 02 Arena in London.
Story | Conversation | April 10, 2013 -
Carlos Molina to face Ishe Smith
Dan RafaelJunior middleweight contender Carlos Molina, a guy nobody really wants to fight, is the reason why mandatory challengers exist. If a sanctioning organization did not make him a mandatory challenger, it is very likely he would never get a title shot b...
Blog | April 09, 2013 -
Erislandy Lara-Alfredo Angulo, Sakio Bika-Marco Antonio Periban a...
Dan RafaelFights between junior middleweight contenders Erislandy Lara and Alfredo Angulo and super middleweight contenders Sakio Bika and Marco Antonio Periban have been added to round out a Showtime-televised tripleheader on June 8.
Story | Conversation | April 04, 2013