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Boxing News: Deontay Wilder stops Greer in 2nd round; Thompson defeats Castro

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Deontay Wilder stops Greer in 2nd round; Thompson defeats Castro
Jan 20th 2013, 07:55

By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight Deontay Wilder (27-0, 27 KO's) took another step towards an eventual world title shot on Saturday night with an easy 2nd round stoppage of Matthew Greer (15-9, 13 KO's) at the Centro de Convenciones In Villa Hermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. Wilder knocked Greer down three times in the fight before the [...]

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Boxing News: Mikey Garcia wants Gamboa next; willing to fight him at a catch weight

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Mikey Garcia wants Gamboa next; willing to fight him at a catch weight
Jan 20th 2013, 07:05

By Dan Ambrose: Newly crowned WBO featherweight champion Mikey Garcia (31-0, 26 KO's) defeated Orlando Salido (39-12-2, 27 KO's) and won his WBO strap by a head-butt that caused an eight round technical decision. After the fight, Mikey called out former two time featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa, saying he'd be willing to fight him at [...]

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ESPN.com - Boxing: 50-year-old fighter Weinman stopped in first

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50-year-old fighter Weinman stopped in first
Jan 20th 2013, 05:53

Mark Weinman, the 50-year-old from New York who recently returned to the ring after a 21-year absence, was stopped in the first round by Jahaad Wingfield of Tampa, Fla.

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ESPN.com - Boxing: Golovkin drops Rosado in 7th round, keeps title

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Golovkin drops Rosado in 7th round, keeps title
Jan 20th 2013, 05:58

Gennady Golovkin methodically destroyed Gabriel Rosado until the fight was stopped in the seven round by Rosado's corner on Saturday.

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ESPN.com - Boxing: Garcia Wins Featherweight Title

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Garcia Wins Featherweight Title
Jan 20th 2013, 06:39

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ESPN.com - Boxing: Garcia ousts Salido to win featherweight title

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Garcia ousts Salido to win featherweight title
Jan 20th 2013, 06:47

Mikey Garcia won a unanimous decision over Orlando Salido to take the WBO world featherweight title Saturday night.

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Bleacher Report - Boxing: Gennady Golovkin and Mikey Garcia Dominate on HBO's First 2013 Boxing Card

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Gennady Golovkin and Mikey Garcia Dominate on HBO's First 2013 Boxing Card
Jan 20th 2013, 05:26

HBO’s first boxing show of 2013 certainly did not disappoint. 

Promoted by Top Rank and K2, with no conflicting fight card from Golden Boy Promotion’s Showtime for what seemed like the first time in ages, had three world title bouts on the card. 

The opening bout was a classic Puerto Rico vs. Mexico matchup for Rocky Martinez’s WBO super featherweight title. 

Throughout the fight, Mexico’s Juan Carlos Burgos (30-1, 20KOs) and Puerto Rico’s Martinez (26-1-1, 16KOs) fought the way that you’d expect warriors from the two boxing-crazed countries would until the final bell. 

Fight’s like Martinez vs. Burgos are what HBO's Boxing After Dark is all about, evenly matched fights that could go either way depending on what you like and how you score fights. 

Although the fight ultimately ended in a draw, which drew a ton of boo’s from the pro-Puerto Rico crowd at Madison Square Garden, it wasn’t as bad as the HBO announce team made it out to be. 

In what could have been the main event of the evening, Gennady Golovkin (24-0, 21KOs), the best kept secret in boxing, defended his WBA middleweight title against Philly tough guy Gabriel Rosado (21-5, 13KOs). 

On paper, and in the eyes of many boxing observers, the fight was a mismatch when it was announced. But Rosado is a true throwback fighter and believed he could win whether or not anyone else did. 

The fight was better than expected. 

Rosado showed the fighting spirit that Philly fighters are known for. His face showed the effects of the heavy-handed Golovkin when he was cut around the left eye. 

When his corner threw in the towel Rosado’s face was a bloody mess, but there was no shame in losing to Golovkin, a fighter who is surely going to be a pound-for-pound stalwart for years to come. 

The main event of the evening pitted Mexican-American Miguel “Mikey” Garcia against WBO featherweight titleholder Orlando Salido. 

Garcia (30-0, 26KOs) dropped his much more experienced foe twice in the opening round with left hands and seemed as though it would be an early night.

In Round 3, Garcia was credited with a third knockdown when a left hand caused Salido’s glove to touch the canvass. Round 4 saw Salido taste the canvass for the fourth time.

Garcia dominated the fight until the bout was stopped in Round 8. 

Even though the fight ended in a bizarre fashion, an accidental headbutt caused the fight to go to the scorecards, it was still fun to watch the coming-out party of the future of the featherweight division.

Tonight had blood, knockdowns and strange scorecards—it was boxing. 

If the rest of the boxing on HBO is half as good as what I saw tonight, I think that we are in for a great year as fight fans.

 

 

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ESPN.com - NYFightBlog: Garcia, Golovkin get wins at MSG

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Garcia, Golovkin get wins at MSG
Jan 20th 2013, 04:57

Mikey Garcia had his way with Orlando Salido, Gennady Golovkin bloodied up and stopped Gabe Rosado and Rocky Martinez and Juan Carlos Burgos fought to a draw at the Madison Square Garden Theater on Saturday night. Top Rank put on the show with HBO, and Garcia emerged as the fighter of the night. He knocked down the veteran Salido four times through four rounds. Salido perked up in rounds 7 and 8 but an accidental headbutt broke the Cali resident Garcia’s nose, and caused the fight to end early.

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Boxing News: Manny Pacquiao doesn’t need a warm up fight

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Manny Pacquiao doesn't need a warm up fight
Jan 20th 2013, 06:27

By Mark Havey: The world seemed to be watching when the fighter of the decade crumbled to the canvas. One brutal punch from arch rival Jaun Manuel Marquez, and Manny Pacquiao was made to look human. If anyone was going to do it, it would be Marquez. A 5th fight between the pair seemed inevitable. [...]

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ESPN.com - Boxing: Kovalev Dominates Campillo

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Kovalev Dominates Campillo
Jan 20th 2013, 05:46

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ESPN.com - Boxing: Kovalev steps up in class, knocks out Campillo

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Kovalev steps up in class, knocks out Campillo
Jan 20th 2013, 05:34

Sergey Kovalev steps up in class against former titlist Gabriel Campillo on Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena, and records explosive third-round TKO.

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Bleacher Report - Boxing: Will David Price Be Ready to Fight Wladimir Klitschko If He Beats Tony Thompson?

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Will David Price Be Ready to Fight Wladimir Klitschko If He Beats Tony Thompson?
Jan 20th 2013, 04:14

Simply put, 2012 was a massive year for heavyweight prospect David Price. Within the calendar year, Price went 4-0 with each win coming via spectacular or brutal knockout, and he effectively ascended the ranks of boxing’s glamour division in eight total rounds. 

ESPN boxing scribe Dan Rafael named Price his 2012 Prospect of the Year: “At 6-foot-8, 250 pounds -- and with a thunderous right hand -- the 29-year-old Price (15-0, 13 KOs) is built like a 21st-century heavyweight and has tremendous upside in a division in need of new blood.” 

It’s hard to disagree with Rafael, especially when one considers the nature of Price’s four stoppages in 2012. In destroying the likes of John McDermott, Sam Sexton, Audley Harrison and Matt Skelton, Price has parlayed defeating some of Britain’s most recognizable heavyweights into burgeoning stardom. 

Price will take another crucial step in his development as a legitimate title challenger when he faces veteran contender Tony Thompson on February 23 in Liverpool. Despite his advanced age, the 41-year-old Thompson (36-3, 24 KO) represents Price’s best opponent to date. And there’s also the interesting caveat that Thompson has twice lost to Wladimir Klitschko in championship fights. 

So, if Price defeats Thompson—especially if he does so via emphatic stoppage—will he be ready to challenge Klitschko for heavyweight supremacy? 

While the Thompson fight certainly represents an important step and reasonable challenge for Price, it should hardly qualify as a de facto title eliminator. Without considering Price in relation to any potential opponent, the Liverpool fighter naturally possesses skills, power, a quality amateur pedigree and the size to provide Klitschko with an intriguing challenge.   

However, there is much Price has yet to experience as a professional. Detractors will point to the fact that Price has never proven he can genuinely take a punch as a professional and that he has yet to overcome significant in-ring adversity. And there’s also the fact that Price has never had to go even eight full rounds (per BoxRec.com). 

In many respects, of course, this is not Price’s fault. Oddly enough, the short and spectacular nature of Price’s high-profile victories has given dissenters ammunition to use against him. For those who point to Price’s truly awesome power and classy pedigree, others will counter by saying that he has feasted on limited or ancient opposition. 

Rather than overanalyze Price’s accomplishments, it is more important to recognize that he is simply in the midst of growing as a fighter. As opposed to clamoring for Price to challenge Klitschko—which is somewhat understandable because of the dearth of exciting heavyweights—fans and pundits should allow his fight against Thompson to simply be part of his developmental process. 

In Thompson, Price is facing in opponent of reasonably similar physical stature with decent skills. Thompson has also fought 17 total rounds against Klitschko over two fights (both knockout losses) and has otherwise defeated a notable cross section of heavyweight contenders. For all these reasons, Thompson is an important opponent for Price to face. 

However, Thompson is eroding as a fighter. While he would have been an intriguing opponent for Price circa 2008, he is presently more of a litmus test to see if Price can stop him more quickly than Klitschko did last year. 

Luckily, Price seems to understand his place in the heavyweight landscape (per the BBC): 

"By the time I've had another two fights after Thompson, the only people left to fight will be whoever holds the world titles," Price told BBC Sport. 

"Without a doubt I'll be fighting for a world title in the next five fights." 

Price’s plan of steadily working toward a title shot might seem laborious to some. While the heavyweight division lacks marquee names, fighters like Chris Arreola, Johnathon Banks, Kubrat Pulev, Robert Helenius and Tomasz Adamek are just a few of the types of fighters Price should realistically face before Klitschko

And then there’s the seemingly inevitable prospect of a massive fight against domestic rival and rising contender Tyson Fury. 

The subject of Price-Fury is perhaps best left for another article. Price has done the necessary domestic work to confidently tackle world-level opposition. At this point, seeing Price defeat other genuine contenders remains the next step in his pursuit of a world title. This is not an indictment; it is simply the next logical and necessary step. 

Considering that Price has only 15 professional fights, there is no need to rush him. If Price is part of the next wave of potential heavyweight champions, the prospect of pitting him against Klitschko as both an intriguing challenge and means to settle hypothetical debates is natural. 

A premature title shot, however, can be damaging for any developing fighter. Should Price’s career arc not coincide with Klitschko’s, it will not be a tragedy. If Price ever challenges Klitschko, it should be only because he is genuinely ready—not because he promises to be.

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Bleacher Report - Boxing: Golovkin vs. Rosado: Triple G Stops Rosado in Round 7 in a Bloody, Hard Fight

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Golovkin vs. Rosado: Triple G Stops Rosado in Round 7 in a Bloody, Hard Fight
Jan 20th 2013, 04:57

Gennady Golovkin out-landed and overpowered a game and tough-as-nails Gabriel Rosado in a bloody and brutal middleweight title fight.

The result was a corner stoppage by Rosado's trainer Billy Briscoe, who threw in the towel during Round 7 after a cut that opened on Rosado's left eye from a strong Golovkin jab in Round 2 began to overflow.

Rosado's corner did all they could to stop the flow between rounds, but the fountain of blood was soon joined by streams pouring from Rosado's mouth and nose as Golovkin began wobbling the Philly fighter.

Rosado's heart was on full display as he fought back even when his chin was tested against the toughest of punches Golovkin could throw.

Rosado nailed a big right near the end of Round 4 that hurt Golovkin and clearly got his respect. The punch also seemed to give Rosado a boost of confidence as Round 5 became Rosado's best round.

Rosado hurt Golovkin repeatedly, managing to get his respect and back him up for a majority of the fight.

Steve Smoger called Golovkin for hitting behind the head in Round 6 and allowed Rosado to walk it off, but that proved to not be of much help as Golovkin turned up the heat in the next round to finish strong.

A long combination of punches hurt Rosado and managed to further open up the cut over his left eye. Trainer Billy Briscoe couldn't stand to see his fighter take anymore punishment and threw in the towel.

Rosado's effort is definitely enough where fans will want to see him again, and HBO likely won't hesitate to broadcast another of his fights.

Rosado will likely move back down to junior middleweight in order to regain his No. 1 contendership for the IBF 154 title against Cornelius Bundrage.

Golovkin can look forward to another HBO fight date in the next couple months as his fanbase continues to grow following such a brutal display of power and ferocity.

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Boxing News: Azerbaijan defeats Argentina

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Azerbaijan defeats Argentina
Jan 20th 2013, 05:27

Lausanne, Switzerland, 19 January 2013 – The last match of this World Series of Boxing (WSB) weekend saw Azerbaijan Baku Fires battle Argentina Condors at the Club Social Y Deportivo in Santa Clara del Mar and come back from a two-fight deficit to record an important victory that placed them top of Group A. Khaybula [...]

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