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Promociones PM Returns to Tijuana

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TIJUANA, BAJA CALIFORNIA – Former world champion turned promoter Diego “Pelucho” Morales is back giving young aspiring fighters in the border city opportunity to...

Hovhannisyan Moves Past Acosta on Shobox

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SANTA YNEZ, CALIFORNIA -- In by far his toughest test to date, lightweight prospect Art Hovhannisyan remained unbeaten with a ten-round split decision over...

Video: Interview with Roman Morales

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Rising super bantamweight prospect Roman Morales impressed with an eight-round unanimous decision over tough as nails Alexis Santiago in his Showtime debut at the...

Video: Interview with Rodolfo Tapia

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Rodolfo Tapia, trainer and father-figure to unbeaten super bantamweight Roman Morales, spoke to 15rounds.com moments after his young charge improved to 11-0 with a...

Hovhannisyan Steps Up Against Former Champ Acosta

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SANTA YNEZ, CALIFORNIA -- In tonight’s edition of the Showtime prospect series Shobox: The New Generation, unbeaten Art Hovhannisyan aims to make the move...

Video: Interview with Mia St. John

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One of the three most famous women in the history of prizefighting, Mia St. John packed them in at the Downtown Club in Fresno,...

Video: Interview with Christy Martin

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Legendary women's fighter Christy Martin returns to the ring August 14th in a rematch against Mia St. John at the Table Mountain Casino in...

Video: Christy Martin-Mia St. John II Press Conference

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Two of the most recognizable names in women's boxing history were in Fresno, California at the Downtown Club on Tuesday to formally announce their...

Fortuna Makes a Statement

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Rising featherweight prospect Javier Fortuna flashed the speed, athleticism and power that combine to make him one of the most...

Fortuna in the Spotlight as he takes on Former Champ Cruz

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Tabbed by boxing insiders as one of top prospects in all of the sport, undefeated Javier Fortuna looks to make...

Video: Paul Nave Goes Before the Commission

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With the hope of returning to the ring this fall, 51-year-old veteran fighter Paul Nave went before the San Rafael Park and Recreation Commission...

Hargraves Invades Minnesota in Return on Saturday

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Light middleweight prospect and former amateur standout Richard Hargraves ends a fourteen-month layoff many miles from his hometown of San Francisco, California as he...

Paul Nave Appeals to his Community

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Hoping to bring professional boxing back to his home area by staging the second ever such event at Albert Park Field in San Rafael,...

Looked like a Pacquiao Landslide, but the Math Says No it...

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I did not score the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley Jr. fight two Saturdays ago. Having felt cheated out of a chance to be outraged like...

Tarver and Kayode Fight to a Draw

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CARSON, CALIFORNIA -- Returning from an eleven month layoff, former light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver failed to muster up enough offense to claim victory...

All Set for “Four Warned”

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -- Saturday night the Home Depot Center in nearby Carson hosts the highly anticipated four-fight Showtime-televised card headlined by the cruiserweight...

Video: Brandon Rios Post-fight Press Conference

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Too drained to take the podium at the post-fight press conference, Brandon Rios sat down with media for a brief interview session after his...

Grand Larceny: Judges Victimize Abril in Vegas

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Though he did not make it look pretty, huge underdog Richard Abril appeared to be on his way to claiming...

Rios Loses Second Straight Battle with the Scale

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Former WBA Lightweight title holder Brandon Rios forfeited an opportunity to regain his title as he again failed to make...

Mensah Shocks Katsidis

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Previously unknown Albert Mensah is unknown no longer after a hard-earned ten-round unanimous decision over proud warrior Michael Katsidis at...

Delvin Rodriguez: Targeting the Champions at 154

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Long one of cable television’s most exciting fighters, light middleweight contender Delvin Rodriguez and his team feel he is deserving of the big fight...

Video: Interview with Vicente Escobedo

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Fighting before his local fan base, Vicente Escobedo scored three first round knockdowns of Lonnie Smith en route to the impressive stoppage victory at...

Escobedo Impressive in Hometown Return

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WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA – With a world title opportunity potentially looming right around the corner, Vicente Escobedo thrilled his hometown crowd by scoring three first-round...

Escobedo Returns Home for High Stakes Bout Tonight

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CAPAY, CALIFORNIA – 2004 U.S. Olympian Vicente Escobedo is back in his hometown as he headlines tonight’s edition of Telefutura Solo Boxeo against Lonnie...

Lonnie Smith: “El Negro Mexicano” Takes Big Leap on Enemy Turf

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Charismatic super featherweight Lonnie Smith is set to take a big step up in class as he goes to the hometown of world ranked...

Promising Prospect: Manuel Avila

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Emerging super bantamweight Manuel Avila enters a rematch with David Reyes on Saturday night aiming to show his superiority and in a way prove...

Dulorme Blows Away Ambriz in One

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SANTA YNEZ, CALIFORNIA – Puerto Rican welterweight rising star Thomas Dulorme continues to impress ringside observers as he quickly disposed of Aris Ambriz inside...

Dulorme Set for Replacement Ambriz

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SANTA YNEZ, CALIFORNIA -- Touted rising welterweight Thomas Dulorme aims to impress in his West Coast debut as he takes on Aris Ambriz in...

Reynoso on Injury

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Yesterday it was announced that 140-pound prospect Jose Reynoso was forced to pull out of his scheduled ten-round bout against unbeaten Thomas Dulorme, which...

Sanchez Remains Unbeatable at Home

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WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA -- Rising prospect and local draw Alan Sanchez thrilled his vocal following yet again with a hard-fought eight-round unanimous decision over Alberto...

Sanchez Back on Solo Boxeo

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WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA -- In the season finale of Telefutura Solo Boxeo tomorrow night, welterweight prospect Alan Sanchez will appear on the network for the...

Introducing Paul Cano

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Troubled youth finds his way into a boxing gym and turns his life around. Yes, that is a story that has been told...

Mares Proves to be Elite

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ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA -- In the biggest fight of his career, Abner Mares fought the best fight of his career and perhaps validated some of...

Dirrell in Line with Stoppage of St. Juste

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SANTA YNEZ, CALIFORNIA -- With an injury-induced fourth-round stoppage over Renan St. Juste in the Showtime-televised main event at the Chumash Resort Casino on...

Dirrell-St. Juste Headlines Shobox

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Having lost two years of his career while battling cancer, Anthony Dirrell hopes to make up for some lost time beginning tonight against world...