Isiah Thomas
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Michael Hunter, Ronald Gavril Get Big Wins in Las Vegas
Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, Nev. - In tonight's ShoBox main event, unbeaten cruiserweights Andrew Tabiti (12-0) and Keith Tapia (17-0) will face each other in a bout scheduled for 10 rounds or less. The rest of the televised quadrup...
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Photos: Andrew Tabiti, Keith Tapia Nearly Erupts at Weighin
LAS VEGAS – A fight nearly broke out between undefeated cruiserweights Andrew “The Beast”Tabiti and Keith “Machine Gun” Tapia at Thursday’s weigh-in for the ShoBox: The New Generation quadrupleheader tomorrow, May 13, live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT,...
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Andrew Tabiti vs. Keith Tapia Training Camp Notes
LAS VEGAS – Four young, undefeated cruiserweights from the United States will look to make a name for themselves when they meet in the featured bouts on ShoBox: The New Generation this Friday, May 13, live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT) from Sam’s Town...
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Andrew Tabiti, Keith Tapia Collide on ShoBox, May 13th
LAS VEGAS – Unbeaten Mayweather Promotions star Andrew “The Beast” Tabiti (12-0, 11 KOs) and undefeated power-puncher Keith “Machine Gun” Tapia (16-0, 11 KOs) will go toe-to-toe and put their perfect records on the line in an 10 round cruiserweight...
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Manager: Shafikov, Gassiev Wronged By Fight Officials
Las Vegas, NV - This past Friday night at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, world ranked lightweight Denis “Genghis Khan†Shafikov, (36-2-1, 19KO’s) and undefeated cruiserweight contender Murat “Iron†Gassiev, (22-0-0, 16KO’s) were fe...
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Isiah Thomas: I Would Have Won, Gassiev Fouled Me
Palms Resort & Casino, Las vegas - The Premier Boxing Champions on Spike TV co-main event saw a bizarre ending to what was to be a cruiserweight elimination bout. Detroit southpaw Isiah Thomas (15-0, 6 KOs) was winning the fight on all three judges'...
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Murat Gassiev, Isiah Thomas Fight To a No-Contest
Former lightweight champion Mickey Bey (22-1-1) took another step closer to a second world title by defeating Naim Nelson (12-1-1) by unanimous decision in their lightweight bout. Bey returned from a long layoff and dominated from the start. The fina...
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Gassiev-Thomas Final IBF Eliminator Slated For 12/29
It’s Thanksgiving season, but an early Christmas present has already arrived for Isiah Thomas. The 26-year old southpaw from Detroit wasn’t the first to have been offered an opportunity to face Murat Gassiev, but he’s the only one to have accepted th...
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Photos: BJ Flores vs. Shumenov PBC on NBCSN Weighin
A full night action headlined by a 12-round cruiserweight showdown between Beibut Shumenov (15-2, 10 KOs) and B.J. Flores (31-1-1, 20 KOs). Televised coverage begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT with a 10-round contest between undefeated cruiserweights Jor...
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Photos: BJ Flores, Shumenov Go Face To Face in Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Fighters competing in a pair of exciting cruiserweight matchups on Saturday's Premier Boxing Champions on NBCSN event held a final press conference Thursday in advance of their July 25 bouts at The Pearl at Palms Casino Resort. Televi...
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Jordan Shimmell Aims To Be Impressive in PBC Debut
By Thomas Gerbasi - As a young man who was on the verge of making the 2008 and 2012 United States Olympic boxing team, Jordan Shimmell knows all about high-pressure situations and fighting in front of big crowds. Yet after falling short of Olympic gl...
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Shumenov-Flores Set For Palms Casino in Vegas, 7/25
LAS VEGAS - Former world champion Beibut Shumenov (15-2, 10 KOs) meets cruiserweight contender and NBC boxing analyst B.J. Flores (31-1-1, 20 KOs) on Saturday, July 25 on Premier Boxing Champions on NBCSN live from The Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in...
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Mora vs. Han Off-TV Results: Ryan 'Cowboy Karl Wins
Sergio Mora and Abraham 'Abie' Han square off later this evening at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Miss. Their 12-round regional middleweight title fight headlines live on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights. In the televised co-feature, Ericks...