
Breaking through the middleweight muddle
A rare Japanese titlist for his size, Ryota Murata will defend his WBA ‘regular’ 160-pound title against Emanuele Blandamura, Sunday morning, on ESPN2.
A rare Japanese titlist for his size, Ryota Murata will defend his WBA ‘regular’ 160-pound title against Emanuele Blandamura, Sunday morning, on ESPN2.
Tags: Bob Arum, boxing, Editorial, Emanuele Blandamura, ESPN2, Esquiva Falcao, Gennady Golovkin, GGG Promotions, Gilberto Mendoza, Hassan N'Dam, Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam, Martin Mulcahey, Marty Mulcahey, middleweight, Murata-Blandamura, op-ed, opinion, Ryota Murata, Teiken Promotions, Tom Loeffler, Top Rank, WBA "regular" middleweight title
It’s Week 29 of Michael Baca II’s The War Report, featuring a full recap of boxing’s best and what to look forward to in the coming weeks.
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Our own Bill Tibbs has lots to talk about, looking back at last week – a most interesting one at that – in boxing.
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In boxing, we expect lulls in action every now and then but, sometimes, we get a weekend just choked with weird, wild stuff. Snarky Steve Kim reports.
Tags: Andre Dirrell, Beltran-Maicelo, Bill Clancy, boxing, Claressa Shields, Crawford-Diaz, David Benavidez, Davis-Walsh, Dirrell-Uzcategui, Felix Diaz, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Frank Ronzio, Gary Russell Jr., Gervonta Davis, Gilberto Mendoza, Hassan N'Dam, HBO, James Butler, Johnny Carson, Jonathan Maicelo, Jose Uzcategui, Julius Indongo, Leon Lawson Jr., Liam Walsh, Madison Square Garden, Maryland, MGM National Harbor, N'Dam-Murata, New York City, Oscar Escandon, Oxon Hill, Ray Beltran, Raymundo Beltran, results, review, Richard Grant, Rogelio Medina, Ryoto Murata, showtime, Steve Feder, steve kim, Terence Crawford, Top Rank Inc., WBA, WBA "regular" middleweight title, WBC featherweight title
As we delve further into Olympic boxing in this year’s Games in Rio de Janeiro, our own Rian Scalia keeps us up to speed with developing storylines.
Tags: 2016 Rio Olympics, Adlan Abdurashidov, AIBA Pro Boxing, Amnat Ruenroeng, Andrey Zamkovoy, Billy Walsh, Carlos Balderas, Carmine Tommasone, Gary Russell, Hassan N'Dam, Mathias Hamunyela, Nico Hernandez, Olympics, Petr Khamukov, Rian Scalia, Rio de Janeiro, Rufat Huseynov, Shakur Stevenson, Vasili Egorov, World Series of Boxing
It was one hell of a boxing weekend…to varying degrees…ah, hell, it was what it was. You figure it out. Steve Kim reports.
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On Saturday night, David Lemieux squared off against Hassan N’Dam for the vacant IBF middleweight belt. Here’s Bill Tibbs with the full card results.
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Can super middleweight champ Andre Ward get in where he fits in or is his time from here on out…too short? Michael Baca II reports.
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The next installment of UCN’s 10 COUNT, previews a very busy Saturday with fights on NBC, FS2, and BET.
Tags: 10 Count, Adrien Broner, Andre Ward, BET, Broner-Porter, David Lemieux, Doug Fischer, FOX Sports 2, Hassan N'Dam, Michael Montero, Paul Smith, PBC on NBC, Shawn Porter, steve kim, UCN Original Series
Roc Nation Sports may have made its way into the boxing public’s consciousness last January but its most significant promotion, the middleweight championship bout between Miguel Cotto and Daniel Geale, happens this Saturday. Steve Kim reports.
Tags: 157 pounds, Adrien Broner, al haymon, Andre Ward, Banner Promotions, Barclays Center, Bernie Casey, BET, Brooklyn, Canada, Canelo Alvarez, catchweight, Dana White, Daniel Geale, David Itskowitch, David Lemieux, Deontay Wilder, DiBella Entertainment, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports 2, Freddie Roach, Gary Shaw, Gary Shaw Productions, Golden Boy Promotions, Hassan N'Dam, HBO, Jay-Z, K2 Promotions, Keith Thurman, Main Events, Miguel Cotto, Montreal, New York, Oscar Valdez, PBC, Periscope, Premier Boxing Champions, Quebec, Revenge of the Nerds, Roc Nation Sports, Saul Alvarez, steve kim, StubHub Center, The Next Round, Top Rank Promotions, UN Jefferson, WBC, WBC middleweight champion, Wild Card Boxing Club, Yogi Berra
Neeco Macias looks to impress in Golden Boy debut against Jesus Soto Karass
From America to Scotland, the WBSS continues its worldwide tour
Hollywood Fight Nights results: Serhii Bohachuk keeps record perfect with a first round KO
Miguel Roman hopes the third time is the charm against Miguel Berchelt