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Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin Tickets on Sale – MyMMANews.com MMA News 

Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin Tickets on Sale – MyMMANews.com

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Get your tickets to one of hottest boxing events of the year. The much-anticipated middleweight title fight between boxing greats Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez will take place on the Las Vegas Strip. Promoter Oscar De La Hoya announced that the T-Mobile Arena on the Strip won out in bidding over AT&T Stadium in Texas. The fight – scheduled for... Read More
Lennox Lewis: Mayweather vs. McGregor is ridiculous, no use in watching MMA News 

Lennox Lewis: Mayweather vs. McGregor is ridiculous, no use in watching

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Lennox Lewis is one of the greatest boxers to have ever competed in the sport. He is a three-time world heavyweight champion, having also held the lineal heavyweight title, and remains the last undisputed heavyweight champion. He fought some of the very best to include Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson. The International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee is not a... Read More
UFC Vet Tim Hague in critical condition from injuries sustained in boxing match MMA News Video 

UFC Vet Tim Hague in critical condition from injuries sustained in boxing match

Eric Kowal , 1 Comment
Another sad story involving a UFC veteran today. Tim Hague was competing in a boxing contest against Adam Braidwood last night in Canada when he was knocked out. Early reports today stated that Hague was declared technically brain dead by doctors and had passed away but according to the fighter’s sister, he is still alive, but in critical condition. The... Read More
Boxer, Israel Vázquez, to lose right eye after surgery in coming months MMA News 

Boxer, Israel Vázquez, to lose right eye after surgery in coming months

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Israel Vázquez boxed professionally from 1995 to 2010 and was a three-time super bantamweight world champion, having held the IBF title from 2004 to 2005; and the WBC, Ring magazine and lineal titles twice from 2005 to 2008. The retired 39-year old Mexican fighter who amassed a 44-5 professional boxing record will lose his right eye in the coming months... Read More
Female boxers to have option of three-minute rounds in New Jersey MMA News 

Female boxers to have option of three-minute rounds in New Jersey

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Earlier this week the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board stated that female boxers competing in the Garden State will now have the option of three-minute rounds vice two-minutes. Larry Hazzard, commissioner of the NJSACB told ESPN, “It was tradition. We were in lockstep with everyone else. Everyone has done two-minute rounds, but the important consideration here is that we... Read More
Art Jimmerson: McGregor vs Mayweather like putting teenager behind wheel on 405 during rush hour Interviews MMA News Video 

Art Jimmerson: McGregor vs Mayweather like putting teenager behind wheel on 405 during rush hour

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Tale of The Tape – Art Jimmerson You may remember him as ‘One Glove’ from UFC 1, but Art Jimmerson’s ring experience far exceeds the two minutes and 18 seconds he spend inside the cage with Royce Gracie in November 1993. Art Jimmerson completed his boxing career in 2002, retiring with a record of 33–18. He competed in the super... Read More
Dana White: How Long Will This Businessman Remain UFC President? Facts and Speculation MMA News Opinion 

Dana White: How Long Will This Businessman Remain UFC President? Facts and Speculation

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Current UFC President Dana White has been in the fight game for a very long time. He has maintained an iron grip on the mixed martial arts franchise through both its ups and downs. These days, wherein UFC is growing more and more popular, we can say he’s experiencing mostly “ups.” But with management changes and shifting interests, one can’t... Read More
Rough N Rowdy Brawl amateur boxing contestant dies from injuries MMA News 

Rough N Rowdy Brawl amateur boxing contestant dies from injuries

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Rough N Rowdy Brawl amateur boxing contestant dies from injuries Willie Pedersen, 34, passed away on Wednesday from injuries he sustained in an amateur boxing contest on February 4. Pedersen leaves behind a wife and two children. After sustaining a hard punch during his second fight of the Rough N Rowdy Brawl tournament on Feb. 4, Pedersen began showing concussion... Read More
Rick Nuno joins ‘The Loaded Joe’s MMA Podcast’ to talk return to MMA Interviews MMA News Video 

Rick Nuno joins ‘The Loaded Joe’s MMA Podcast’ to talk return to MMA

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Rick Nuno joins ‘The Loaded Joe’s MMA Podcast’ to talk return to MMA Steve Jones (1-2) will take on Rick Nuno (2-4) on the upcoming inaugural Maverick MMA fight card at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, April 7. Nuno has not competed in MMA since December 2014.  Last night he joined ‘The Loaded Joe’s MMA Podcast’ to discuss his transition... Read More