According to Sean Gibbons, President of MP Promotions, former eight-weight world champion Manny Pacquiao plans to land a legitimate world title fight if successful in an exhibition boxing match with kickboxer Rukiya Anpo. The longtime confidant of Pacquiao has compared him to the NFL’s most decorated quarterback, Tom Brady, who won his last Super Bowl […]
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Lightweight prospect Dzmitry Asanau (7-0, 3 KOs) takes a step toward the mainstream upon signing with Montreal-based outfit Eye of the Tiger. The Belarusian 28-year-old will make his North American debut on the undercard of Christian Mbilli vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko in Quebec City on August 17 live on ESPN. The amateur standout claimed medals at
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WBC, WBO, and IBF light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev has recovered from the injury that scuppered his undisputed showdown with Dmitry Bivol, according to his Montreal-based trainer Marc Ramsay. Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) was due to collide with WBA champion Bivol on June 1 as part of the ambitious assault on boxing by Saudi
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WBA welterweight world champion Eimantas Stanionis has told FightsATW that he plans to manage himself following a unanimous decision win over Gabriel Maestre on the undercard of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s capitulation of Jaime Munguia on Cinco de Mayo weekend. Stanionis (15-0, 9 KOs) had to wait over two years to make the first defense of his belt
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Canada’s boxing history is consumed by foreign imports. Haitian-born Jean Pascal and Adonis Stevenson both won and defended world titles in Montreal and Quebec City. Rampaging Romanian IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute made a home for his professional career in Quebec, with 30 of his 37 fights in the province’s two biggest cities. Eye of
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