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BoxingScene.com's Television Pick of The Week - March 24
Pick It: TBRB #1 David Benavidez vs. #2 Caleb Plant (Saturday, Showtime PPV, 8:00 PM EST) - TBRB, Ring, ESPN…they all agree. There is an undisputed super middleweight champion Saul Alvarez. His top two contenders are 26-year old David Benavidez (26-0...
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Gesta Reminds a Career Can Retrack: Weekend Afterthoughts
There was a time, and if it feels like a long time ago now it’s because it kind of is, but there was a time when Mercito Gesta was considered one of the young guns to watch in boxing. Saturday night, with a win over former titlist and Olympian Joseph...
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BoxingScene.com's Television Pick of The Week - March 17
Pick It: TBRB #5 Gilberto Ramirez vs. Gabriel Rosado (Saturday, DAZN, 8:00 PM EST) - This weekend is a bit of a breather between more notable weekends as a heavy slate from late March until May is ready to launch. Some of the best of boxing is coming...
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Junior Middleweight: Which Way Does This Era Stretch?
By Cliff Rold - No matter who wins this weekend in the clash between 32-year old former WBC super welterweight titlist Tony Harrison (29-3-1, 21 KO) and 28-year old Tim Tszyu (21-0, 15 KO), the sport of boxing will still come out ahead. That doesn’t...
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Brandon Figueroa Makes a Move at Featherweight: Weekend Afterthoughts
Featherweight has seen a lot of shake-ups in the last year or so. Gary Russell Jr. lost, Emanuel Navarrete left, and a new trio of titlists (Rey Vargas, Luis Lopez, and Mauricio Lara) were crowned. Vargas got there by way of Mark Magsayo, the man who...
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Mark Magsayo-Brandon Figueroa: Keep The Run Going?
If the old adage “when it rains it pours” were applied to boxing, then it would be fair to say we’re in the midst of a storm. It’s been raining the best kind of leather almost since the New Year’s ball dropped. Last Saturday was the latest addition...
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BoxingScene.com's Television Pick of The Week - March 3
Pick It: TBRB #3 Mark Magsayo vs. #5 Brandon Figueroa (Saturday, Showtime, 9:00 PM EST) - A clash of former titlists gets center stage this weekend in a featherweight division without a clear centerpiece. The 27-year old Magsayo won and lost the WBC...