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Perez Sends Weaver Fans Home Unhappy in Inglewood

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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA -- What was supposed to be a banner night for one of the famed boxing families in Southern California history slowly unraveled...

Quillin a Contender, Martinez Next?

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RENO, NEVADA -- Peter Quillin announced his presence amongst the leading middleweight contenders with a third-round stoppage of a suddenly faded former title challenger...

Richard Duran

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Former two-time world title challenger Richard “Bam Bam” Duran passed away Tuesday, one week after suffering a stroke at the far too young age...

Brinkley-Quillin Is On

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RENO, NEVADA -- Weeks of bargaining and negotiation culminated with some bad blood at Thursday’s weigh-in at the Silver Legacy Resort Casino, as hometown...

Martinez Evens the Score with Banks in Sacramento

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SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA -- Giving away 52 ½-pounds, local heavyweight and current James Toney sparring partner Hector Martinez avenged a closely-contested decision defeat with a...

Banks and Martinez Set to Do it Again

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SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA -- Promoter Nasser Niavaroni brings professional boxing and mixed martial arts back to the Red Lion Hotel for the first time in...

Northern California Notebook

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It has been both a great and busy time to be a Northern California fight aficionado or roving fight scribe in 2011. After years...

Griffin-Murat Eliminator Added to Sylvester-Geale May 7th Undercard

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World ranked 175-pound contender Otis Griffin has just informed 15rounds.com that he has signed to meet once-beaten Karo Murat in an elimination bout with...

Introducing Larry Ward

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In today’s internet age, the way a fighter markets himself has a huge bearing on the progression of his professional career. Promoters, television producers...

Perez Boxes His Way to Decision in San Francisco

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA -- World ranked super featherweight contender Eloy Perez jabbed, bobbed and weaved his way to an utterly one-sided ten-round decision victory...

Perez Risks Everything against the Unknown

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA -- The most dangerous times for leading contenders are the fights they take while waiting for that world title shot. Super...

Russell Returns on Solo Boxeo This Friday

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Featherweight prospect and 2008 U.S. Olympian Gary Russell Jr. will make his second ring appearance of the year this Friday night in the televised...

Video: Morales-Maidana Post-Fight Press Conference

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This past Saturday night at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, Golden Boy Promotions hosted a highly entertaining HBO Pay-Per-View...

Morales Takes Maidana to the Limit in an Epic

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Marcos Maidana may have turned back the challenge of Erik Morales at the MGM Hotel & Casino tonight, but it...

Video: Interview with Vicente Escobedo

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IBF #6 ranked lightweight contender Vicente Escobedo is in Las Vegas, Nevada this weekend, taking in the anticipated Erik Morales-Marcos Maidana HBO Pay-Per-View event...

Morales-Maidana: Is the Mexican an ‘Action Hero’ or a Superhero?

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Beloved Mexican boxing icon Erik Morales returns to Las Vegas as a long shot to knock off fearsome puncher Marcos...

Vivian Harris Retires via Facebook

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PRIMM, NEVADA -- Former world champion Vivian Harris remained on his stool after a rough first-round against Jessie Vargas Friday night at the Buffalo...

Vargas Ends Harris in Primm

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PRIMM, NEVADA -- Rising light welterweight Jessie Vargas announced his arrival with a stoppage of former world champion Vivian Harris in the televised main...

Video: Interview with Vivian Harris

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Former WBA Light Welterweight titleholder Vivian Harris takes on undefeated Jessie Vargas tonight at the Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino in Primm, Nevada. Their...

Video: Interview with Jessie Vargas

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Light welterweight prospect Jessie Vargas has his sights set on a top ten ranking, and a victory over former titleholder Vivian Harris tonight at...

Vargas Meets Harris at the Crossroads in Primm

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PRIMM, NEVADA -- Rising light welterweight prospect Jessie Vargas aims to add the name of former world champion Vivian Harris to his resume before...

Perez Shocks Escalante in One

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FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA -- Three years ago Alejandro Perez was an emerging undefeated prospect with the backing of a powerful promoter, but one slip up...

Potential Shootout: Escalante Meets Perez in Fairfield

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FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA -- An intriguing crossroads battle headlines tonight’s edition of Telefutura Solo Boxeo, as world ranked contender Antonio Escalante attempts to rebound from...

Alejandro Perez: Opportunity Knocks Twice

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One of the biggest letdowns a fighter could have is finding out their scheduled bout has been cancelled because their opponent is unable to...

Video: Interview with James Kirkland

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Competing for the second time in two weeks after a two-year absence, former world ranked light middleweight James Kirkland stopped Jhon Berrio in the...

Ramos Moves Past Hernandez; Kirkland Stops Berrio in Costa Mesa

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COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA -- Both prospect Luis Ramos Jr. and recently returned contender James Kirkland notched victories as expected on Friday night at the...

Ramos, Kirkland Look to Impress

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Rising lightweight prospect Luis Ramos Jr. faces perhaps his stiffest test to date in rugged Jose Hernandez in the main event of tonight’s edition...

Introducing J.J. Ambrose

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The name J.J. Ambrose is likely familiar to those who closely follow mixed martial arts, but if you only follow the older combat sport...

Pavlik Opponent Named

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The pay-per-view lineup for the May 7th Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley event is now complete, as former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik will return to the...

Julaton Dominant in Decision Victory

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RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA -- Despite the close final tallies of the ringside scorers, Ana Julaton was impressive in a mostly one-sided ten-round unanimous decision over...