Steve Kim
238 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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Manager: Vasiliy Lomachenko battled shoulder pain in lead-up to Teofimo Lopez fight
By Steve Kim
Recently dethroned lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko underwent right shoulder surgery on Monday, according to his manager, Egis Klimas. Lomachenko previously had surgery on his right shoulder in May 2018. Klimas said this…
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Teofimo Lopez upsets Vasiliy Lomachenko to become youngest four-belt champion
By Steve Kim
We have a new lightweight king. At just 23 years old, Teofimo Lopez became the undisputed lightweight champion of the world by dethroning Vasiliy Lomachenko over 12 tense rounds inside the MGM…
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Lomachenko-Lopez updates from the bubble: Peace on the 12th floor, weight cuts in progress
By Steve Kim
The lightweight title unification fight involving Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez Jr. is tantalizingly close, and there are just a few small hurdles left to clear before we reach Saturday night. Both…
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Jose Zepeda KO’s Ivan Baranchyk in potential fight of the year
By Steve Kim
Simply put, it was the fight of the year. Nothing else really comes close to what happened tonight inside the Top Rank bubble at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas,…
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Naoya Inoue slated to fight Jason Moloney on Oct. 31 in Vegas
By Steve Kim
Naoya Inoue's Top Rank debut is set. The unified bantamweight titlist and ESPN's No. 4 pound-for-pound fighter is scheduled to face Jason Moloney (21-1, 18 KOs) at the MGM Grand Conference Center…
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Emanuel Navarrete stops Uriel Lopez by sixth-round TKO
By Steve Kim
After a relatively slow start, WBO junior featherweight titleholder Emanuel Navarrete overwhelmed Uriel Lopez to score a sixth-round TKO victory in a non-title fight Saturday night at the TV Azteca studios in…
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Top Rank to host most of its June cards in Las Vegas, without fans
By Steve Kim
With boxing set to resume in the United States in June, Top Rank has put forth an early summer schedule of bouts, the majority of which will take place at the MGM…
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Terence Crawford to make ring return June 13, according to his trainer
By Steve Kim
Terence Crawford, the reigning WBO welterweight champion, will make his return to the ring on June 13, according to his manager and trainer, Brian McIntyre. Crawford's opponent has yet to be decided.…
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A wish for the new year: 20 fights we want to see in 2020
By Steve Kim
Another year is in the books, and for the sport of boxing, 2019 was certainly a memorable one. While we didn't get all the fights we wanted (we never do, unfortunately), for…
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Early treat: Three world title fights and the return of ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez
By Steve Kim
An early morning card on Monday is set to take place at the Yokohama Arena in Japan, featuring a trio of world title bouts and the return of a future Hall of…
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Nonito Donaire looks to defy boxing odds one more time against Naoya Inoue
By Steve Kim
Nonito Donaire is a lock to get into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. With eight titles won in four weight classes -- from flyweight to junior featherweight -- the "Filipino Flash"…
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Ranking the best boxing fights for the rest of the year
By Steve Kim
The calendar has turned over to September and fall is in the air. It already has been an eventful year in boxing, including the resurgence of a legend in Manny Pacquiao and…
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Manny Pacquiao scouts … himself
By Steve Kim
On July 20, Manny Pacquiao, 40, faces welterweight titlist Keith Thurman, who is a decade younger. We asked a prominent veteran trainer to scout Pacquiao ... then let Pacman respond. TRAINER Pacquiao…
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Trainers’ take: How to beat Canelo Alvarez
By Steve Kim
Unified middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and fellow world titleholder Daniel Jacobs will meet Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in a matchup of two of the premier fighters in the division.…
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Why facing Mikey Garcia is a no-win situation for Errol Spence Jr.
By Steve Kim
The bright lights of AT&T Stadium will shine as two of the world's best fighters square off on pay-per-view in a highly-anticipated bout. But take a closer look and you'll see that,…
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Sergey Kovalev back on top; Teofimo Lopez continues to impress
By Steve Kim
It was an eventful night of fights on Super Bowl eve at the Star in Frisco, Texas, capped off by Sergey Kovalev regaining the WBO light heavyweight title by conclusively outboxing Eleider…
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Manny Pacquiao, Freddie Roach reunion a win-win situation
By Steve Kim
Freddie Roach admits that, as he watched Manny Pacquiao stop Lucas Matthysse this past July in Malaysia in Round 7, it was a rather bittersweet experience. He once had the best seat…
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Tyson Fury more like a winner with draw against Deontay Wilder
By Steve Kim
In a decision that will forever be debated, WBC heavyweight titlist Deontay Wilder retained his belt with a controversial draw versus the crafty Tyson Fury on Saturday night at the Staples Center…
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Hearn on Canelo, Pacquiao, GGG: Confident I’ll Sign One of Them
By Steve Kim
It's no secret that promoter Eddie Hearn is looking to sign marquee names to feature on DAZN. And two notable names who are currently unattached in terms of a network are Gennady…
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Canelo’s Possible Return: December 15 Reserved at MSG, MGM
By Steve Kim
So what's next for Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) in the wake of his twelve round majority decision over Gennady Golovkin this past weekend at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas?…