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  WorldwideMay 6, 2020

  ALERT: “The Give Box” Food Delivery Program Set Up To Help NY-Area Trainers

  The pandemic plays out, and, if we’re looking, and in a mode to try and comprehend, with an eye towards getting help to those who might...

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  WorldwideMay 5, 2020

  Watch Barrera vs Morales Now; ESPN Features More Top Rank Classics

  A newbie fight fan will want to take in the first Marco Antonio Barrera scrap against Erik Morales, it’s an all-time classic. And the first time...

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  WorldwideMay 5, 2020

  Ex Champion Andy Ruiz Now Working With Team Canelo/Eddy Reynoso

  Admit it, you thought it possible that Andy Ruiz was not going to be seen again, not until the money ran out, following his sad loss...

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  WorldwideMay 5, 2020

  NYF Prospect Watch: George Rincon

  Within the last few years, Texas has become the breeding ground for some young and talented fighters who are champions or are on the brink of...

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  WorldwideMay 4, 2020

  Missing Joe Franklin, Who Was Showbiz “Comfort Food”

  Longtime radio and television host Joe Franklin, best known as “Mr. Nostalgia,” was as much of a New York treasure as an egg cream or a...

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  WorldwideMay 1, 2020

  Fight Network Making ‘Protect Yourself at All Times” Series, Hosted By Adrian Clark

  Many of us have extra time on our hands during this reminder from higher powers that no, we don’t have as much control over all the...

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  WorldwideApril 29, 2020

  The Pressures Facing Tony Ferguson Ahead of UFC 249

  The news that UFC 249 will indeed go ahead will come as good news for fans of MMA and, indeed, fans of sport in general. It’s...

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  WorldwideApril 29, 2020

  ESPN Offers Boxing Classics, Featuring Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali

  It’s turn back the clock time Saturday, as ESPN will be featuring A grade prizefights, featuring top tier pugilists plying their trade. With coronavirus making it’s...

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  WorldwideApril 29, 2020

  SALUTING CHUCK WEPNER: Stellar Subject For Writer, As Friend, As Good As They Get

  As hard as it is to believe, former heavyweight contender Chuck Wepner, whose challenge of Muhammad Ali made him the muse for Sylvester Stallone’s “Rocky” character,...

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  WorldwideApril 28, 2020

  The Fan-less Fight Dilemma: Will We See A Return To Boxing In 2020?

  The Fan-less Fight Dilemma: Could We See A Return To Boxing In 2020? For many, the number of Covid-19 cases has slowly begun to decrease and...

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  WorldwideApril 28, 2020

  Showtime Showing Spence Fights Friday & Mayweather-McGregor Fight May 15

  NEW YORK – April 28, 2020 – SHOWTIME Sports will continue to present classic bouts from its vast archive of world championship fights every Friday night...

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  WorldwideApril 26, 2020

  NYF Prospect Watch: Joshua Franco

  In recent years, Texas has been breeding some really good boxing talent like Errol Spence Jr, The Charlo Brothers, Vergil Ortiz Jr. and many others. Add...

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  WorldwideApril 24, 2020

  Who is UFC Lightweight Fighter Justin Gaethje?

  Justin Gaethje is looking to make further waves in UFC, MMA’s premier promotion. He was in line for a fight with fellow American cage fighter Tony...

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  WorldwideApril 23, 2020

  Naoya Inoue: The Scent of Absence

  This was supposed to be fight week in Vegas – the pomp-and-circumstance prelude to bantamweight champ Naoya Inoue’s Saturday night debut on the Strip. Somewhat removed...

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  WorldwideApril 21, 2020

  Around the Curve With Abe: Don’t Expect Mega-fights Until the World Settles More

    It’s been several weeks since the country began to go on lockdown state by state and this has led to people all over, whether a...

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  WorldwideApril 20, 2020

  Who Won and Lost the Week, April Showers Edition: Frontline COVID Battlers Snag W

  Live fights are not happening, not unless you count social media scrums. So, it can be argued that there aren’t enough picks to choose from when...

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  New YorkApril 16, 2020

  The Pandemic Kid: Lessons on Facing Illness, War & Benny Leonard

  When you see a pal dealing with a stressful situation far beyond your control, and you want to help out just the same, so you ask:...

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  WorldwideApril 16, 2020

  ESPN Showing Classic Fights For 11 Hours on Saturday (Ali-Frazier I, Rumble in the Jungle, Hagler-Hearns, More)

    (April 16, 2020) — This Saturday, April 18, will be a day of classic boxing on ESPN when the network airs 11 consecutive hours of...

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  WorldwideApril 16, 2020

  For Dave Jaco, Fighting Tyson, Foreman, Morrison Earned Him Honors At School of Hard Knocks

  A little over a decade ago former journeyman heavyweight David Jaco, now 66, was holding court at the Oasis Bar in Sarasota, Florida, one town over...

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  WorldwideApril 11, 2020

  Showtime’s Stephen Espinoza On Living During Lockdown, Dana White’s Recent Conduct

  He lives downtown, the Battery Park area, and he’s been outside twice in four weeks.  The Showtime sports boss, Stephen Espinoza is adapting to the coronavirus...