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Premium • Preview Michael Conlan (L) and Miguel Marriaga (R) pose during the weigh in ahead of their featherweight fight (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) Five months after being knocked out in the final round of a war against Leigh Wood, Ireland’s Michael Conlan returns against Colombian puncher Miguel Marriaga FIGHTER-TURNED-PROMOTER
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Posted on 08/05/2022 By: Sean Crose Eighteen fights. Eighteen wins. Eighteen knockouts. Virgil Ortiz’ record has spoken for itself up to this point in his career. The undefeated 24 year old Texan has established himself as a hard hitting powerhouse at welterweight. He’ll be facing another undefeated fighter this Saturday night, when he squares off
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Maurice Hooker plans to represent his hometown in every imaginable way this weekend. The former WBO junior welterweight titlist is set for his crossroads battle with Blair Cobbs this Saturday at Dickies Arena in nearby Fort Worth, Texas. Hooker arrived at Wednesday’s workout in Irving sporting an R&R Boxing Club t-shirt from his Dallas hometown
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Feature • Premium Richard Slone in action After a brief period as the trainer of Nico Ali Walsh, Richard T. Slone, a protege of both Joe Frazier and Emanuel Steward, tells Declan Warrington how he is again focusing full-time on the art that is recognised around the world WHEN last year Richard Slone painted Joe
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Letters “Smokin'” Joe Frazier To celebrate the announcement of the heavyweight clash between Joe Joyce and Joe Parker, we take a look at 10 other Joes who became world champions 1 Joe Louis Joseph Louis Barrow, as good a technician as there has ever been, reigned as heavyweight champion from 1937 until 1949 and accumulated
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