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Stanford academic Dante Kirkman’s balancing boxing with studies

BoxingScene August 24, 2024

Middleweight Dante Kirkman is navigating a path few have dared to tread – juggling the demands of professional boxing with the academic rigor of Stanford University. On Saturday, August 31, Kirkman will step into the ring at the Marriott on Broadway in Oakland, when…

Stanford academic Dante Kirkman is balancing boxing with studies

BoxingScene August 24, 2024

Middleweight Dante Kirkman is navigating a path few have dared to tread – juggling the demands of professional boxing with the academic rigor of Stanford University. On Saturday, August 31, Kirkman will step into the ring at the Marriott on Broadway in Oakland, when…

Frank Warren plays down Nick Ball facing Naoya Inoue but says ‘he could face Anthony Cacace’

BoxingScene August 24, 2024

Frank Warren has played down talk of Nick Ball facing Naoya Inoue but revealed he could move up to face super featherweight champion Anthony Cacace. Ball will make the first defense of his WBA featherweight championship against two-time world title challenger Ronny Rios on…

Norman Jr. Still Seeking Ennis Unification Bout

BoxingNews24 August 24, 2024

Brian Norman Jr., the WBO welterweight champion, still hopes for a unification fight between him and IBF champ Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis to be made next. Norman Jr. (26-0, 20 KOs) says he wants the fight and doesn’t know why Boots Ennis’s team says they never…

Will Eddie Hearn Deliver The Zepeda Fight For Shakur?

BoxingNews24 August 24, 2024

Eddie Hearn’s two-fight deal for Shakur Stevenson involves him fighting non-Matchroom fighter William Zepeda in his second fight in early 2025. Shakur’s first fight of his two-fight deal with Matchroom is against Joe Cordina, a British fighter who isn’t popular in the U.S. and is…

What makes for a KO of the Year? The 2024 frontrunners may offer some insight

BoxingScene August 24, 2024

When featherweight Angelo Leo ended proceedings in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Aug. 10 with a one-punch knockout win over Luis Alberto Lopez, the devastating result was described by many as a KO of the Year contender. Prior to Leo’s big win, Lucas Bahdi’s sixth-round…

Garcia’s Power The Deciding Factor In Haney Upset, Says Hearn

EastSideBoxing August 23, 2024

Promoter Eddie Hearn feels that Ryan Garcia’s power was the key factor for his victory over Devin Haney on April 20th. Hearn says that Ryan’s ability to hurt Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) proved too much to overcome. Although the New York Commission overturned Haney’s 12-round…

Hearn: Haney’s Boxing Future On Hold After Damaging Loss

BoxingNews24 August 23, 2024

Promoter Eddie Hearn says Devin Haney was psychologically and emotionally damaged by his loss to Ryan Garcia on April 20th and has lost some of the love for the sport. Hearn feels that the combination of the beating Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) took and the…

William Zepeda Planning Scouting Mission For Shakur Stevenson’s Fight Against Cordina On October 12th

EastSideBoxing August 23, 2024

By Jeepers Isaac - 08/23/2024 - Comments William Zepeda is considering traveling to Saudi Arabia to be ringside to scout Shakur Stevenson for his fight against Joe Cordina on October 12th at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. #1 Zepeda (31-0, 27 KOs) will be Shakur’s next…

Sena Agbeko plans on moving down to middleweight

BoxingScene August 23, 2024

Just a week after suffering a one-sided second round TKO loss to Osleys Iglesias, Sena Agbeko thinks moving down to middleweight is the best way to go. Ghana’s Agbeko, 32, who fights out of Nashville, Tennessee, was taken care of by Iglesias of Cuba…

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