O’Shaquie Foster leads the way in Houston Boxing Awards
As the only Houston boxer to hold a world title in 2024, Foster wins the top award for the second year running but what a difference a year makes
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2022 Houston Boxing Awards - Charlos, Esparza, Flores, Williams, More
Houston fans were treated to two scintillating fights in 2022 involving multiple world titles. As a result, never before has the runner-up position figured so prominently in the Houston Boxing Awards. Both fights were won conclusively and without controversy by the Houston-area fighters. One made history with the unification of all four major belts and crowning of an undisputed champion in the junior middleweight division. The other was equally exhilarating, and although a vacant junior welterweight belt was at stake, it was not quite as magnitudinal as the first. The aforementioned pair of fights dominated this year's awards in the categories of Fighter of the Year, Fight of the Year, Knockout of the Year and Round of the Year.
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Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin III - Preview and Analysis
Much has changed since Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (52-2-2, 39 KOs) and Gennady Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) faced each other in 2017 and 2018 with more intangibles coming into play to make Canelo-Golovkin III as intriguing as their first two encounters. No longer is either of them the seemingly invincible and invulnerable fighters they were when they first collided in 2017. Both have had flaws in their respective games exposed by each other as well as other fighters they faced along the way.
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Services For Heavyweight Maurenzo Smith Scheduled For August 13
Services for heavyweight boxer Maurenzo "Tdiddy" Smith will be held at 11 am on August 13, 2022 at the Mount Vernon Baptist Church Inc., 3618 Stassen St., Houston, Texas 77051.
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Houston Boxing Awards: Charlos, Ajagba, Price, Glanton-Apochi, More
Despite Covid-19 and its variants still running rampant, the sport of boxing worldwide registered a relatively clean bill of health in 2021, displaying formidable punch resistance against the pandemic's onslaught. Granted, the sport saw its share of cancellations and postponements but it was a minor setback compared to the battering the virus has wreaked upon many other sectors of the global economy. Virtually every world titleholder - from 105-pound Seneisa Estrada to 277-pound Tyson Fury - defended their belts in 2021.
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Virginia Fuchs Reflects on Victory, Discusses Next Fight
USA Boxing team captain Virginia Fuchs of Houston defeated Svetlana Soluianova of Russia by 3-2 split decision in the first round of the women's boxing flyweight division at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Efetobor Apochi Embraces Potential Shoot-Out With Brandon Glanton
Hidden beneath the plethora of intriguing fights on various networks this weekend is a potentially explosive shootout between undefeated cruiserweights. Combining for a 92 percent knockout rate, Efetobor Apochi (11-0, 11 KOs) and Brandon Glanton (13-0, 11 KOs) square off on Sunday at The Armoury in Minneapolis, MN. The fight, the co-feature of David Morrell vs. Mario Cazares, will be broadcast on Fox.
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Miguel Flores Disappointed By Performance Admits it Was Horrible
Former world title challenger Miguel Flores (25-4, 12 KOs) escaped an embarrassing hometown upset, eking out a razor-close eight-round split decision against journeyman Diuhl Olguin (15-18-4, 10 KOs) from Mexico at the Toyota Center, The fight was on the undercard of the Jermall Charlo-Juan Macias Montiel middleweight title fight.
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Jermall Charlo: Montiel Has 22 KOs, I Have 22 KOs - But I've Never Lost!
Jermall Charlo and Juan Macias Montiel were cordial, respectful and professional throughout the final press conference at the Hilton Americas Hotel in advance of their Showtime showdown on Saturday at the Toyota Center. Both fighters kept things real and refused to be subtly baited by the media and conference mediator Brian Custer of Showtime into revving up their rhetoric for more bombastic quotes and soundbites.
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Trainer: Jermall Charlo a Very Smart Fighter, That's Why He's Undefeated
Trainer Ronnie Shields has been in Jermall Charlo's corner for most of his pro career. He will be serving as chief second once again Saturday night when Charlo defends his WBC middleweight belt against Juan Macias Montiel of Mexico at the Toyota Center in Charlo's hometown of Houston. The bout will be aired on Showtime.
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