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Evander Holyfield: “When Tyson fought me, we fought each and every round pretty hard. I won of course on a condition standpoint.”

4 Submitted by Jenna J on Fri, 26 January 2018, 22:55

Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield is one of the legends of boxing, having been in some of the greatest fights and biggest match ups in the sports history. In a career that spanned over 25 years, Holyfield won the heavyweight title four times and had wins over greats such as George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson and Riddick Bowe. Holyfield Continue Reading...

Claressa Shields: “The difference with Lomachenko’s path, he has one loss on his record and I don’t. I’m going to stay undefeated”

4 Submitted by Jenna J on Sat, 06 January 2018, 22:35

The first significant fight card of 2018 features two time Olympic gold medalist, Claressa Shields, defending her WBC & IBF super middleweight title belts against undefeated contender, Tori Nelson. The event takes place at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York and will also feature woman’s middleweight champion Christina Hammer and contender Franchon Crews Dezurn. With women’s combat sports Continue Reading...

Claressa Shields: “I’m the top girl. I’m not going to duck anybody or put anybody on a waiting list!”

5 Submitted by Jenna J on Wed, 03 January 2018, 01:18

Two-time Olympic gold medalist, Claressa Shields had a stellar 2017 in which she improved her record to 4-0 (2KO’s) and closed out the year by becoming the WBC & IBF Super middleweight women’s champion. Shields, 22, has become the face of woman’s boxing and hopes to continue her success when she headlines Showtime’s first boxing card of 2018 against undefeated Continue Reading...

Caleb Truax: “I’m more than willing to go back to the UK and beat James DeGale up again!”

7 Submitted by Jenna J on Thu, 28 December 2017, 22:09

Reigning IBF super middleweight champion, Caleb Truax, is riding high into the new year after his major upset win over James DeGale. Truax is looking to capitalize on the win and is not only hoping to repeat the feat against DeGale but also has his eyes sets on many of the biggest names between middleweight and super middleweight. In part Continue Reading...

Al Bernstein: “I think Deontay Wilder’s best chance against Anthony Joshua is to get him out in the first three or four rounds”

12 Submitted by Jenna J on Tue, 26 December 2017, 23:46

Showtime boxing analyst, Al Bernstein, has been ringside for the biggest events in boxing history, including the super fight Mayweather vs. Pacquiao and this past year’s Mayweather vs. McGregor event. Outside of Mayweather events, Showtime has a chance to make another mega event, this one in the heavyweight division if both Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua face each other next Continue Reading...