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ESPN Honored at 87th Annual BWAA Awards Dinner

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ESPN Deportes’ Viernes de Combates (Friday Night Fights) boxing analyst Delvin Rodriguez  was honored last night at the 87th annual Boxing Writers Association of America awards dinner in New York for his participation in the BWAA’s 2011 Fight of the Year. The July 15, 2011 edition of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights featured the epic bout between Junior Middleweights Rodriguez and … [Read more...] about ESPN Honored at 87th Annual BWAA Awards Dinner

Former Middleweight World Champion Kelly Pavlik on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights

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Reports from Pacquiao-Bradley Weigh-in and International Boxing Hall of Fame Former Middleweight world champion Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik (38-2, 33 KOs) and Scott “Cujo” Sigmon (22-3, 12 KOs) will meet in the 10-round Super Middleweight main event June 8 on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights presented by Corona Extra. Friday’s show will air at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN2 HD, ESPN Deportes, … [Read more...] about Former Middleweight World Champion Kelly Pavlik on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights

Watch Showtime Boxing Tarver vs. Kayode, Wright vs. Quillin Live

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SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING presents a stacked televised card consisting of 4 fights on June 2, live from The Home Depot Center in Carson, California, with the main event being an IBO cruiserweight title fight between champ Antonio Tarver (29-6, 20 KOs) and undefeated power punching challenger Lateef "Power" Kayode (18-0, 14 KOs). … [Read more...] about Watch Showtime Boxing Tarver vs. Kayode, Wright vs. Quillin Live

Watch HBO 24/7: Pacquiao/Bradley Episode Two

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With just a little over a week left in training before their June 9th HBO Pay-Per-View Welterweight championship showdown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, WBO Welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KOs) and undefeated challenger Timothy Bradley Jr. (28-0, 12 KOs) will hit their peak in training camp before they head out to Las Vegas to meet in the ring. Bradley's star … [Read more...] about Watch HBO 24/7: Pacquiao/Bradley Episode Two

Watch the Ultimate Fighter 15 Live Finale “Ellenberger vs. Kampmann” on FX

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UFC's popular reality series the Ultimate Fighter came back strong for the 15th season with a new format on a new channel and new coaches Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber. The TUF 15 season featured episodes that were edited the week of before being broadcasted and live weekly fights were shown over a period of 13 weeks. The two team coaches featured were two bitter rivals … [Read more...] about Watch the Ultimate Fighter 15 Live Finale “Ellenberger vs. Kampmann” on FX

Watch The Ultimate Fighter 15: Live Finale on Facebook and Fuel TV

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The Ultimate Fighter: Live (Team Dominick Cruz vs. Team Urijah Faber) Finale will take place on June 1, 2012 at the Palms Casino and Resort in Paradise, Nevada and air live on FX, but just before the main card starts, fight fans can enjoy some preliminary action online via UFC's official Facebook page at Facebook.com/UFC and on Fuel TV. There will be one fight on the Facebook … [Read more...] about Watch The Ultimate Fighter 15: Live Finale on Facebook and Fuel TV

FORMER UNIFIED SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION AMIR “KING” KHAN TO FACE CURRENT WBC SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION

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FORMER UNIFIED SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION AMIR “KING” KHAN TO FACE CURRENT WBC SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION DANNY “SWIFT” GARCIA ON JULY 14 AT THE MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER IN LAS VEGAS LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. CO-FEATURED FIGHT WILL SEE A HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN BETWEEN SETH “MAYHEM” MITCHELL & JOHNATHON BANKS. … [Read more...] about FORMER UNIFIED SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION AMIR “KING” KHAN TO FACE CURRENT WBC SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION

Video: Mike Tyson Teaching Justin Bieber How To Box

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It's no secret that 18-year-old pop sensation, Justin Bieber, is a huge fan of boxing, earlier this month he accompanied undefeated boxer Floyd "Money" Mayweather to the ring carrying one of Floyd's green WBC belts. After Mayweather beat Miguel Cotto, Bieber went back into the ring to take a victory picture with Floyd, rappers 50 cent, and Lil Wayne. … [Read more...] about Video: Mike Tyson Teaching Justin Bieber How To Box

Ricky Hatton predicts ‘exciting’ dustup as he headlines Primetime’s coverage of Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley

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LONDON (29 May 2012) - British boxing legend Ricky Hatton will be on hand to share his thoughts during Primetime’s exclusive coverage of Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley on Saturday June 9th, live on Primetime (Channel 480 on Sky and Virgin on Demand). … [Read more...] about Ricky Hatton predicts ‘exciting’ dustup as he headlines Primetime’s coverage of Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley

Boxer Paul Williams paralyzed after motorcycle crash on Sunday

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Paul 'Punisher' Williams, two-time welterweight champion, and once considered the most feared man in the welterweight division, was paralyzed from the waist down after a motorcycle accident on Sunday in Marietta, Georgia a suburb of Atlanta. Doctors said Williams will unlikely be able to continue his career or walk again, due to the severity of the spinal injury, but despite … [Read more...] about Boxer Paul Williams paralyzed after motorcycle crash on Sunday