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Chronicles of Boxing’s Saint Michael – July 2014

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Oct 1, 2014 in Editorial | Comments Off

An uncelebrated former titlist who beat former champs John Ruiz, Nicolai Valuev, a pts loss to Povetkin and a win over the unfortunate Fres Oquendo can’t really be that bad of a fighter, We have a new WBA heavyweight Champion and his name is RusIan Chagaev – good for him, but boxing is not going...

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African Boxing Notes

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Mar 16, 2014 in Editorial, Uncategorized | Comments Off

By Michael Amakor | November 29, 2013 Welcome to the only website dedicated to African Boxing. We follow former African Championship belt holders in their campaigns for world titles. On the upside boxing appears to be thriving in Ghana and particularly in South Africa, both which have produced dominant...

Not Enough Press

Posted by admin on Dec 7, 2013 in Editorial | Comments Off

2013-11-27 Anthony Mundine vs Shane Mosley by...

The Chronicles of St.Michael – September Mid October 2013 Report

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Nov 26, 2013 in Editorial | Comments Off

By Michael Amakor Back in September, Floyd Mayweather defeated Saul Canelo Alvarez in such dominant fashion leaving no doubt to the world that he is best boxer on the planet, you might not like his trash talking but you have to recognize that he is an outstanding boxer. In this fight he also bested the PPV...

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The Chronicles of St. Michael – September 7, 2013

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Oct 20, 2013 in Editorial | Comments Off

September the 7th is a crowded day for boxing, from the Rosecroft Raceway to the Fantasy Casino in Maryland and California respectively to Frederikshavn in Denmark and to Scotland in the United Kingdom, we have regional and world championship bouts with global implications and high stakes for the combatants...

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Editorial: The life and times of Emile Griffith

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Sep 6, 2013 in Editorial | Comments Off

By Michael Amakor —- We almost rode out July without incident, but on the 23rd we learnt of the death of legendary former welterweight & middleweight champion Emile Griffith, he was 75 years old. He is mostly remembered for his 12th round brutal KO of Benny (Kid) Paret in their bitter trilogy at...

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The Chronicles of St. Michael – June 2013

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Jul 26, 2013 in Editorial | Comments Off

By Michael Amakor June 2013 has been a very busy month for boxing indeed. First off, the aftermath of June 8 had Marko Huck besting Afolabi in their trilogy to settle all accounts and retain his WBO Cruiserweight title. As advertized in the fight promos knockout artist Adonis Stevenson destroyed Dawson in...

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The Chronicles of St. Michael – Loads of Boxing on June 8th

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Jun 8, 2013 in Editorial | 1 comment

By Michael Amakor For the past few months we have had a domino of loaded fight cards in boxing and now once again on June 8, we have mega fights cards which you can watch on HBO, SHOWTIME, WEALTH TV, ESPN and perhaps on GofightliveTV. On June 8, Marco Huck one up on Ola Afolabi will settle all scores in a...

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The Chronicles of St. Michael – Three Days in April

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Jun 3, 2013 in Editorial | Comments Off

If you thought you’d seen it all in March you were wrong as April provided many more great fights and closed out with a deafening bang. Things really heated up on the 20th when Canelo Alvarev eluded and picked apart Austin Trout to seize and unify the WBA and WBC 154 titles clearing the deck for a...

Three Days in April

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on May 14, 2013 in Editorial | Comments Off

If you thought March was a great month for boxing you were in for a big surprise as April closed out with a deafening bang, for on the 27th HBO teased us with a possible upset that wasn’t to be as fast fading Sergio Martinez managed to survive the valiant effort by Britain’s Brian Murray, on the...

The Chronicles of St. Michael – March Editorial Notes

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on May 14, 2013 in Editorial | Comments Off

By Michael Amakor March 2013 will forever be remembered in the annals of boxing as we witnessed two sensational fights that became immediate fight of the year candidates, and for good reason. No one who watched the fight between Timothy Bradley and Ruslan Provodnikov could walk away without being awe struck...

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February 2013 Editorial

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Apr 10, 2013 in Editorial | Comments Off

The last week of February has been very busy indeed. We just saw k9 boundrage lose to ishe smith and with it his IBF junior middleweight belt. Ishe smith as usual could not control his emotions and let them pour out right there in the ring drawing mixed reactions from all viewers including l.l.cool j. We saw...

January 2013 Editorial

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Feb 28, 2013 in Editorial | Comments Off

Boxing witnessed many great fights in 2012, but we can have even better fights in 2013 so be sure to check out one of our featured articles “Unified and Undisputed Championship Hopes for 2013” by Michael Amakor which explores the championship fights boxing needs to clear out the crowded deck of...

December 2012 Editorial

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Jan 30, 2013 in Editorial | Comments Off

In November, the airwaves were once again filled by news about Hector “Macho” Camacho, only this time it wasn’t news to be amused about, this time they Grim Reaper had come calling again. This time Hector Camacho had been shot and eventually lingered for several days brain dead in hospital...

October 30 Editorial

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Dec 22, 2012 in Editorial | Comments Off

The world of boxing is mourning the sudden death of Emmanuel “Manny” Steward the famed head coach at the world renowned Kronk gym in Detroit and the trainer of numerous current and former world champions including Lennox Lewis, Thomas Hearns, and Wladimir Klitchko to name a few. He also served as...

September 2011 Comments

Posted by Press Releases on Nov 6, 2012 in Editorial | Comments Off

The world of boxing is mourning the sudden death of “The Sniper” Corrie Saunders (42-4, 31ko’s) who was shot and later died from the mortal wounds he received during an armed robbery at an establishment he was celebrating at in far away South Africa. He had an impressive career including...

fightkings App

Posted by admin on Oct 2, 2012 in Editorial | Comments Off

We have launched our app “FightKings Boxing” which gives you the ability to view all our content right from your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch anywhere anytime as we act to maintain our supremacy against the competing horde of third generation websites trying to cut into our once dominant position...

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Alphonso Gomez

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Oct 1, 2012 in Editorial | Comments Off

Although he lost last night on Showtime you cannot help but admire Alphonso Gomez (23-6-2, 12KOs). Ever since his debut on the TV Show “The Contender” where he challenged a far more experienced fighter in his first fight and defeated him, he has done nothing but impress me with his rugged...

FightKings.Com Launches Mobile App

Posted by Press Releases on Apr 26, 2012 in Editorial | 1 comment

FightKings.Com launched its first app “FightKings Boxing” which gives boxing fans the ability to view its content right from their iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Subscribers will have access to FightKings in-depth stories and fan oriented reports, stunning ringside photos, link to its radio...

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As in September, I once again ran out of gas in the 10th & 11th championship rounds of October & November with this column, but I recovered to complete them and will unleash a few more flurries to close out the 12th and final round.

In the first week of October, Hassan N’Dam won a UD over Curtis Stevens in an eliminator for the right to challenge Jermaine Taylor who defeated aging Sam Soliman to regain the IBF Middleweight title. How Taylor even earned this title shot is another story altogether, but it is all irrelevant as he is now the champion. However he will not have too much time to savor his victory as he has assault and battery charges pending against him and an upcoming court fight that may turn out to be the toughest fight of his life, just when things started to look up for him in boxing, we wish him luck.