MIAMI – Jerry Forrest is a step up in competition from Zhang Zhilei’s last opponent. The unbeaten Chinese heavyweight contender and his trainer still had hoped to fight someone more formidable on the Canelo Alvarez-Avni Yildirim undercard Saturday ni...
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MIAMI – Avni Yildirim is well aware of the boxing public’s perception of his fight against Canelo Alvarez. The Turkish contender is widely viewed as a gargantuan underdog who has next to no chance of upsetting perhaps the sport’s best boxer, pound-fo...
MIAMI – Under normal circumstances, Eddie Hearn would hope to draw a sizable crowd for Demetrius Andrade’s next hometown fight. The unbeaten WBO middleweight champion’s promoter would settle for whichever reasonable number of fans government official...
MIAMI – Canelo Alvarez and Avni Yildirim came in at exactly the same weight Friday afternoon at the JW Marriott. Other than that, they are viewed entirely differently entering their 12-round, 168-pound title fight Saturday night at nearby Hard Rock S...
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MIAMI – Eddie Hearn doesn’t expect Bob Arum’s antagonistic reaction to Hearn’s company bidding on the Teofimo Lopez-George Kambosos Jr. lightweight championship match to negatively impact ongoing negotiations for the biggest fight in boxing.
The WBA elevated Yordenis Ugas to “super” champion recently, but Shawn Porter still feels Ugas needs to legitimize himself as a welterweight champ. If Ugas attempts to do that against Errol Spence Jr., Porter predicted during a recent appearance on “...
Junior Fa’s handlers expressed concern about the selection of judges for his all-New Zealand heavyweight showdown with Joseph Parker on Saturday night. David Higgins, Parker’s promoter, assured them during a press conference Monday that the judges wo...
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By Keith Idec - MIAMI – Eddie Hearn is baffled by Bob Arum’s anger regarding Hearn’s company simply bidding for the right to promote the Teofimo Lopez-George Kambosos Jr. lightweight title fight. The British promoter was particularly surprised by Aru...
MIAMI – Julio Cesar Martinez has withdrawn again from his mandated title defense against McWilliams Arroyo, this time two days before they were supposed to fight. Martinez pulled out of their 12-round, 112-pound title fight Thursday afternoon due to...
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MIAMI – Julio Cesar Martinez could continue making 112 pounds without incident if it were necessary. The WBC flyweight champion can’t help but notice, though, that there are bigger, more profitable fights for him in the super flyweight division. Mexi...
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By Keith Idec - MIAMI – Canelo Alvarez hasn’t paid much mind to critics complaining about him fighting Avni Yildirim on Saturday night. After hearing and reading some of their dismissive assessments of his dominant win against Callum Smith, Alvarez r...
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Nearly one million viewers watched Oscar Valdez’s career-defining knockout of Miguel Berchelt on ESPN. According to viewership figures released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research, Valdez-Berchelt was watched by an average audience of approximately 895...
Adrien Broner brought more viewers to Showtime than other boxers once again Saturday night. Nielsen Media Research statistics released Tuesday indicated Showtime’s tripleheader that featured Broner and Jovanie Santiago produced higher viewership than...
UNCASVILLE, Connecticut – Adrien Broner made a passionate plea to Stephen Espinoza as soon as he finished his post-fight interview with Showtime’s Brian Custer early Sunday morning. More than anything, Broner wants to get back in the ring as soon as...
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