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  It’s Time: The Dream vs The Takeover

  Last night saw a big win both for the boxer they call “The Dream,” and for the increasingly precarious enterprise that is professional prizefighting. Undefeated lightweight titlist Devin ...

  On May 30, 2021 / By Neil Crane
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  Fight Report: Pacquiao vs Matthysse

  The Event It is easy to forget that Pacquiao vs Matthysse is a match that fight fans have been waiting for since 2013. Before Lucas Matthysse’s trail of ...

  On July 15, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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  The Weekend That Was

  This edition of my semi-regular weekend recaps is late and is going to be a bit on the random side because your friendly scribe here tripped over a ...

  On May 14, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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  Confidence Game: Can Linares Shock “Hi-Tech”?

  And so Vasyl Lomachenko will once again fight a top-tier opponent when he faces Jorge Linares on Saturday for lightweight supremacy. Linares undoubtedly deserves that status, having scraped ...

  On May 10, 2018 / By Sean Crose
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  Linares vs Lomachenko: The Tactical Overview

  On May 12, WBA lightweight champion Jorge Linares defends his championship against boxing phenom Vasyl Lomachenko and while one can argue there are even better, even more tantalizing ...

  On April 24, 2018 / By Lee Wylie
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  Desperation In Inglewood

  There is little doubt that WBA lightweight champion Jorge Linares is among the best fighters in the world, but an uneven performance against Luke Campbell suggests the end ...

  On September 24, 2017 / By Danny Howard
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  Broner vs Garcia: Reckoning Or Resurgence?

  Upon hearing the news that Adrien Broner and Mikey Garcia are set to clash on July 29, the realization dawned on me: the reckoning of “The Problem” is at ...

  On June 21, 2017 / By Danny Howard
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  The Weekend That Was

  On Friday night, ShoBox: The New Generation featured four matches from Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma. In the main event, Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kalajdzic (22-1), making his ...

  On September 26, 2016 / By Fight Fan.com
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  Fight Report: Miura vs Vargas

  Boxing at its very best is nothing short of awe inspiring and the courage and resolve displayed by both Takashi Miura and Francisco Vargas on Saturday night is testament ...

  On November 23, 2015 / By Daniel Attias
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  Fight Night In The U.K.

  The weigh-ins are done, words have been exchanged, hands have been shook and Michael Buffer now knows that Kevin Johnson isn’t Kevin Mitchell. Whichever promoter you support more ...

  On May 29, 2015 / By Shaun Brown
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  Luke Campbell Is Learning Fast

  Luke Campbell may look like butter wouldn’t melt but there’s a killer instinct about him that’s growing by the month, let alone the year. The 11-0 British lightweight ...

  On May 26, 2015 / By Shaun Brown
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  Mark Your Calendar

  The month of May doesn’t normally excite me. Spring is in the air but, if you happen to be from Scotland, that just means four seasons in one ...

  On May 5, 2015 / By Shaun Brown