Lara vs Foreman Weigh-In (photos)
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 12, 2017, 5:47 p.m.

The official weigh-in took place for tomorrow's fight between super welterweight world champion Erislandy Lara and former world champion Yuri Foreman. The boxers came face to face as they made weight for the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on Spike rom Hialeah Park Racing and Casino in ...

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Koncz: “$5m for Pacquiao to face Horn isn't enough!”
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 12, 2017, 3:25 p.m.

Mike Koncz, Manny Pacquiao’s Canadian adviser, warns that the reported $5-million purse to face the unbeaten Jeff Horn for April 23 is not commensurate to the Filipino’s immense stature and drawing power. Koncz said he watched a streamed press conference that was held in Brisbane following Top Rank ...

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Hawton wants to fight on Pacquiao vs Horn card
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 12, 2017, 12:20 p.m.

WBO light flyweight champion Louisa “Bang Bang Lulu” Hawton (7-0, 3 KOs) talked to Fightnews and said she is looking forward to her boxing idol WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao’s (59-6-2, 38 KOs) title defense against Jeff Horn (16-0, 11 KOs). The card will be in Australia, though ...

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NSAC to consider removing marijuana from prohibited substances list
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 12, 2017, 10:17 a.m.

One of the items on the agenda for Friday’s Nevada State Athletic Commission meeting will be a discussion regarding whether to direct the Executive Director to initiate a regulation project to amend Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) to exclude cannabinoids from the list of Prohibited Substances.

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Khytrov: “I know all mistakes of Aleem”
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 12, 2017, 6:35 a.m.

28-year old old native of Ukraine undefeated Ievgen Khytrov (14-0, 12 KOs) will be boxing January 14th at the Barclay Center against Immanuwel Aleem (16-0-1, 9 КОs) and several days before the fight he told about some sparring with Daniel Jacobs and promised to knock Aleem out.

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Arum: “Lomachenko vs Corrales, Gvozdyk vs Gonzalez on April 14”
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 12, 2017, 3 a.m.

Arum said HBO has given him April 15 for a card to be headlined by junior lightweight world titleholder Vasyl Lomachenko, of Ukraine, with up-and-coming Ukrainian light heavyweight Oleksandr Gvozdyk ticketed for the co-feature.

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Pacquiao world tour begin
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 11, 2017, 3:39 p.m.

Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao will retire from the sport on the back of a globetrotting final year, according to long-time promoter and Top Rank supremo Bob Arum. The 38 year-old is currently finalizing a deal to face Australian Jeff Horn in what Arum hopes will be the first ...

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Garcia: “This year will be real big”
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 11, 2017, 1:33 p.m.

Former two-division world champion “Mikey” Garcia (35-0, 29 KOs) of Oxnard, California will look to add another world title as he returns to the ring against WBC lightweight champion Dejan Zlaticanin (22-0, 15 KOs) of Montenegro. Garcia and Zlaticanin will square off January 28th at the MGM Grand ...

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Mayweather: “I’m proud of Adrien Broner”
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 11, 2017, 10:27 a.m.

Former four-division world champion Adrien Broner hosted a press conference in his hometown of Cincinnati Tuesday as he prepares to return home to face hard-hitting contender Adrian Granados on Saturday, February 18 from the Cintas Center at Xavier University and live on Showtime.

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Chocolatito on Golovkin - Jacobs Card
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 11, 2017, 6:22 a.m.

WBC super flyweight champion Roman «Chocolatito» Gonzalez will defend his world title against former world champion and mandatory challenger Srisaket Sor Rungvisai on the March 18 Golovkin-Jacobs PPV at Madison Square Garden in New York. K2 Promotions manager Tom Loeffler made the announcement Tuesday. The deal for Gonzalez-Sor Rungvisai ...

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