Andy Lee vs KeAndrae Leatherwood at the Garden

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Andy Lee (34 W, 3L, 1 D), Irish middleweight fighter arrived in New York City earlier this week in advance of his fight against KeAndrae Leatherwood (19W, 3L, 1D) this Saturday night at the mecca of boxing Madison Square Garden.

The Irishman returns to the ring after a 15 month layoff on the under-card of the highly anticipated Gennady Golovkin v Danny Jacobs world middleweight championship clash. Lee has kept himself fit and sharp during his time out of the ring and is looking forward to lacing up his gloves and getting back in action.

Floyd Mayweather BT Sport Interview

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Mayweather, speaking in an exclusive interview with BT Sport’s Rio Ferdinand…

Mayweather on England:
“I love England, I always loved England. At one particular time I wanted to fight in England – that didn’t happen, but a lot of people are asking me about number 50 so we just don’t know at this particular time, but we don’t know what the future holds.”

Haye vs. Bellew live on TalkTalk TV

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Watch David Haye take on fellow Brit Tony Bellew in a heavyweight blockbuster for just £14.95 – Britain’s lowest price

On Saturday 4th March, TalkTalk TV customers will be able to watch bitter British heavyweight rivals David Haye and Tony Bellew battle it out at Britain’s lowest price of only £14.95.

Gunn To Jones Jr.: ‘Do You Fancy Winner Take All February 17”

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As their showdown nears to determine the WBF cruiserweight title, Bobby Gunn boldly offered Roy Jones Jr. via twitter the opportunity to make their fight a winner take all bout.

Gunn wrote yesterday, “Happy Birthday Roy. Fair play to you. God bless you, look forward to seeing you on February 17. Do you fancy winner take all?”

Don King To WBC: Declare Stiverne Champion

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In the aftermath of Saturday’s news that the WBC Interim heavyweight title fight in Russia between former heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne and top-ranked Alexander Povetkin had been cancelled because Povetkin tested positive for drugs again, Hall of Fame promoter Don “Only In America” King offered a simple solution:

Declare his fighter, Stiverne (25-2-1, 21 KOs), of Las Vegas, the interim champion.

Muhammad Ali Retroactively Named Ring Magazine Fighter Of The Year For 1966

12/08/2016 ESB

Muhammad Ali was the best fighter of 1966, as he went 5-0 (with four knockouts) in defense of his heavyweight title. That included a third-round KO of Cleveland Williams, when Ali might’ve been at his very best.

The editors of THE RING Magazine at the time acknowledged Ali’s preeminence that year, stating clearly that no one could touch him.

However, they made an unusual decision when it came time to name the magazine’s annual Fighter of the Year: They announced that Ali would be denied the award because of his refusal to be inducted into the U.S. Army and his association with the Nation of Islam.

Rough Excerpt From “Angels In My Corner,” The Ron Lipton Story

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Results: Adrian Granat KOs Franz Rill; Hammer outpoints Teper

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Last weekend, Swedish heavyweight prospect Adrian Granat (now 14-0, 13 KOs) landed a stunning victory over German boxer Franz Rill – KO in round 6. A win that will have impact for Granat and furthermore a win that has been widely noticed among boxing experts around the world.

The win places Granat as nr 29 on Boxrec after only 14 fights. He is now the IBF intercontinental champion – a title that has been held earlier by world boxers like Robert Helenius and Kubrat Pulev.

Kellie Maloney Slams Disrespectful Tyson Fury

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Kellie Maloney joined Christian O’Connell on Absolute Radio this morning for a very open and honest interview and did not hold back on her thoughts on Tyson Fury.

Kellie took part in Who’s Calling Christian where, over two weeks the great British public are asked to encourage celebrities to call in to the Absolute Radio Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show to be in with the chance of winning £20,000 for their chosen charity.

Don King – Stiverne vs Povetkin “Before End of Year”

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The top two ranked heavyweights by the World Boxing Council (WBC), No. 1 Alexander Povetkin and No. 2 Bermane Stiverne, have recently been ordered to fight for the interim WBC heavyweight title. The winner will become the interim champion and will defend the title until champion Deontay Wilder, is ready to come back from the injuries sustained in July.

“I would like to thank Don King and the honorable Mauricio Sulaiman of the WBC for giving me this opportunity to fight for the heavyweight title once again,” said Stiverne. “For the betterment of boxing in general, and the heavyweight division in particular, I plan to knock Povetkin out and bring this title to America. Then I will get my revenge against Wilder, when he is ready.”