| Devon Alexander, Juan Urango finalizing unification bout for March 6 Junior welterweight titleholders Devon Alexander and Juan Urango, two of the key players in a deep 140-pound division, are finalizing a deal to meet March 6 in the main event of an HBO "Boxing After Dark" card, both sides told ESPN.com on Thursday. sports.espn.go.com |
DeGale relishing 12-round debut Olympic champion James DeGale says he is already the best domestic super-middleweight as he prepares for his first fight over 12 rounds. news.bbc.co.uk |
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Marlen Esparza, Queen Underwood wins titles at U.S. women's boxing championships Queen Underwood has beaten defending champion Patricia Manuel to claim the 132-pound title at the USA boxing national championships. sports.espn.go.com |
Catching up with "Contender" pioneers It's probably not being too unkind to say that boxers who took part in the first season of "The Contender" six years ago were viewed with a certain amount of skepticism within the boxing community.Fighters appearing on a reality TV series, in a sometimes soap opera-type setting, was something the fight game hadn't seen before.But it worked because the fights were real enough, even if only edited highlights were shown. As for the fighters who took part in the series debut, fortunes have been... espn.go.com |