Browsing Tag Shakeel Phinn
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Boxing In The Blood
I guess you could say it’s in the blood. Boxing. The fight game. The crazy racket they call pugilism. Because the fact is both of my grandfathers were ...
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The Fight City Podcast No. 35
Time for a new podcast, hosted as always by Alden Chodash, who is joined by site founder and editor Michael Carbert to discuss, among other things, the possible ...
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The Fight City Podcast No. 33
Welcome back to a new edition of our podcast, hosted as always by Alden Chodash! This week he and site founder and editor Michael Carbert discuss the big ...
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The Fight City Podcast No. 32
Time for a new edition of our podcast, hosted as always by Alden Chodash! This week he and site editor Michael Carbert recap the great battle that was ...
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Photo Gallery: Grand Prix Gala
As reported by Jamie Rebner on your number one independent boxing website, the big Grand Prix weekend saw a solid fight card go down at the Montreal Casino, ...
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Grand Prix Gala: Big Win For Shak
Every year at this time, Montreal hosts the F1 Grand Prix race, and it represents the unofficial kick-off of summer in The Fight City. And, as is often ...
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Back In The Win Column
As chronicled in detail on this website, the boxing journey of Ian MacKillop is a unique story unto itself as he has truly led a fighter’s life, traveling all ...
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Fight Report: Stevenson vs Gvozdyk
The Event: The drama of the occasion was summed up in a single word, the title given to the match: “Obligatoire.” For non-Quebecois fight fans, that translates to ...
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Fight City Podcast No. 7
Time again for The Fight City podcast, steered by Alden Chodash, with site founder and editor Michael Carbert riding shotgun. Jam-packed episode this week as we’re talking Bivol ...
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Fight City Podcast No. 6
Time for the latest edition of The Fight City Podcast! As usual, Alden Chodash is at the helm, with site editor Michael Carbert joining him in some rousing discussion on various boxing ...
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KO’s For Francis And Shak
Another week, another boxing card at the Montreal Casino, this time from Groupe Yvon Michel. The week before saw Eye Of The Tiger put on a major show there ...
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The Weekend That Was
Terence Crawford demonstrated again what a superb talent he is as, with power, strength and skill, he methodically broke down and dispatched Jeff Horn in the ninth round ...
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Flawless Fight Night
Groupe Yvon Michel hosted another boxing gala on Thursday at the Montreal Casino, which turned out to be unlike any pugilistic event I might have imagined. The venue ...
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Pierre Bernier: A Passion For Boxing
When we hear the term “ring announcer,” HBO’s Michael Buffer and his iconic catch phrase “Let’s get ready to rumble!” is probably the first thing that comes to ...
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Rivas And Phinn On The Rise
Last Thursday the Montreal Casino hosted another boxing gala from Groupe Yvon Michel which saw local fight fans entertained by solid performances from emerging pro talents. Light heavyweight ...
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Fight Time In The Fight City
When it rains, it pours. This time last week the skies were clear and quiet in Montreal, maybe a bit too quiet. Then all at once boxing was ...
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Montreal Dream Fights
Montreal is The Fight City. And in June, 2017, it’s gone into overdrive. This past Thursday night saw another quality show at the Montreal Casino from the good ...
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Brandon Brewer And The Rise Of The Plaid Army
If you ever feel anxious about the quality or abundance of Canadian forests, drive through the bucolic hills that populate the province of New Brunswick. The perfectly paved highways, ...
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Frankenstein Is In The Fight City
Young people leaving behind the rugged beauty of Canada’s Maritime provinces in search of opportunity in Ontario or Alberta is a trope as well worn and well known ...
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Shakeel Phinn Dominates At Montreal Casino
If Shakeel Phinn was going to be truly tested in his first main event, it seemed likely — after a heated face off following the weigh-in — that it ...
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Flashes Of Violence: Jeff Lockhart Photo Gallery
The challenge of sports photography is finding a way to capture that split second of action which the naked eye can barely register, those precise and illuminating flashes ...
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Donnybrook Gym Invades Montreal Casino
Montreal’s Donnybrook Boxing Gym opened its doors less than six months ago, but tomorrow night it makes a statement at the Montreal Casino with two fighters on the ...
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Dicaire Makes History
Yvon Michel‘s Casino de Montreal boxing series is now an entrenched fixture in the city’s vibrant combat sports scene, serving as a proving ground for emerging prospects and ...
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Something New And Different
For the past month the Casino de Montreal has staged a special promotion, offering patrons “big top flair” and a “circus vibe,” complete with acrobats and performers from ...
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Steven Butler: The Perfect Prospect
As all serious fight fans are aware, no sport has more tales of heartbreak and tragedy than boxing. The history of pugilism is littered with broken men, countless ...
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Hopkins vs Smith: Video Picks
Tonight is, supposedly, the absolutely final chapter in the long saga which is the professional boxing career of Bernard Hopkins. Those who have followed that career with some ...
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Storm Alvarez Set For Bute
Eleider Alvarez’s tune-up match against rugged Norbert Dabrowski of Poland took on a massive infusion of significance just a few days ago when promoter Yvon Michel unexpectedly announced that ...
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Winners All Around
Rixa Promotions and Grant Brothers Boxing staged another card of pro fights in Montreal and it was, all things considered, their most successful show yet. The Tohu Theatre ...
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Shakeel Phinn: A Fighter’s Life
Finding one’s place in the world isn’t always easy. It can take time to determine one’s true calling, to know you’re doing what you were meant to do. ...
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Mist And Glitz: Montreal Casino Card
The Montreal Casino’s Cabaret Room was awash in dark tones last night. The violet, blue, and fuchsia pouring from the stage lights were offset by a constellation of flickering white on both ...
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