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    The Fighter Of The Decade, Part Four

    In our final look at the top candidates for Fighter Of The Decade, we consider Roman Gonzalez, aka “Chocolatito,” who, it should be remembered, was at the top ...

    On March 11, 2019 / By
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    The Weekend That Was

    It was a pretty wild couple of days for combat sports fans, both with boxing and with the huge Khabib vs Conor UFC showdown. So let’s get to ...

    On October 7, 2018 / By
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    Fight Report: Superfly 2

    The Event Superfly 2 went down last night at the Forum in Inglewood, California, featuring some of the best talent to be found in the lower weight classes. ...

    On February 25, 2018 / By
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    Srisaket Sor Rungvisai: Challenger At Heart

    Srisaket Sor Rungvisai enters tomorrow night’s “Superfly 2” card as the “A-side” of a marquee, HBO-televised main event, something that, a year ago, would have been unthinkable. But ...

    On February 23, 2018 / By
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    2017 Knockout Of The Year

    Nominations: Zolani Tete KO1 Siboniso Gonya Eleider Alvarez KO5 Lucian Bute Terence Crawford KO3 Julius Indongo Srisaket Sor Rungvisai KO4 Roman Gonzalez David Benavidez TKO8 Rogelio Medina David ...

    On January 6, 2018 / By
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    Night Of The Superfly

    When little-known Srisaket Sor Rungvisai tabbed a controversial upset win over four-time champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez last March, a first round knockdown in favor of the challenger was ...

    On September 10, 2017 / By
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    The Trials Of Chocolatito

    Last March the boxing world was in collective shock when the mighty Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, boxing’s consensus #1 pound-for-pound fighter, was left bloodied and narrowly defeated at the ...

    On September 8, 2017 / By
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    Antonio Nieves Will Let You Worry About “The Monster”

    It’s almost shocking to hear super flyweight contender Antonio Nieves (17-1-2) admit that he’d never heard of Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue (13-0) prior to signing on to challenge the ...

    On September 7, 2017 / By
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    Getting Set For SUPERFLY

    In a truly excellent year for boxing, this weekend’s SUPERFLY card is in a class of its own. The world’s top five super flyweights will be in action, ...

    On September 7, 2017 / By
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    The Magnificent Seven

    The boxing world has a bad case of  ‘Chocolatito Fever’ these days. The diminutive flyweight champion displayed spectacular form in dismantling an experienced and tough Brian Viloria on last ...

    On October 24, 2015 / By
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    Saga in Sonora – Marquez vs Segura

    South of the border and at the lower end of the scales, Mexican warriors Giovani “Guerrero Azteca” Segura and Hernan “Tyson” Marquez staged a vicious rumble Saturday night. ...

    On November 4, 2013 / By
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