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Team Mike Perez: Plan Is Still To Move Towards World Title

Mike Perez turned a lot of heads during his HBO debut last November, thrilling the crowd in his 10-round win over Magomed Abdulsalamov last November. While the tragic post-fight fate of Abdulsalamov – who was medically induced into a coma in order to...

Perez Outlanded 133-102 By Takam Down The Stretch

A tale of two fights, Mike Perez built up a slight lead in rounds one thru five against Carlos Takam, but then was outlanded 133-102 over the last five rounds as the pace of the fight picked up. Perez avg'd 51 punches thrown per round after throwing...

Carlos Takam, Mike Perez Go To a Ten Round Draw

Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada - In a battle of up and coming heavyweight contenders, Carlos Takam (29-1-1, 23KOs) and Mike Perez (20-0-1, 12KOs) fought to a ten round majority draw. The scores were 96-94 (Michael Buffer never said who won that card),...

B-Scene Staff Predictions: Mike Perez-Carlos Takam

HBO makes its boxing debut Saturday evening, offering a doubleheader which airs live from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. The main event pits two of the nation’s most popular attractions, as fellow transplants Jean Pascal and Lucian Bute meet in...

Photos: Pascal, Bute Ripped and Ready For Montreal War

Photos from the Sheraton in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as former world champions Jean Pascal (28-2-1, 17 KO's) and Lucian Bute (31-1, 24 KO's) both make weight ahead of their HBO-televised match tomorrow night from the Bell Centre. Pascal hit the sc...

Mike Perez: The Fight Ahead

By Thomas Gerbasi - “This is a very long story,” laughed Mike Perez. The question was about his migration from Cuba to Cork, Ireland, but it could cover the life of the heavyweight contender, whose 28 year journey on this Earth has seen more twists a...

Video: Mike Perez Talks Takam, Training Camp, More

Luis Sandoval catches up with heavyweight contender Mike Perez to discuss his upcoming HBO televised showdown with Carlos Takam, the training camp for the fight, the injuries to Magomed, and more.

HBO To Go With Doubleheader for 1/18 Pascal-Bute Show

American cable giant HBO has opted to revise formats for its 2014 season premiere, as their January 18 edition of "World Championship Boxing" will now run as a doubleheader in light of recent unforeseen developments affecting the show. The card,...

Mike Perez-Carlos Takam on Pascal-Bute Undercard

Montreal – InterBox and Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) and proud to announce the undercard bouts for the historic January 18th 2014 Bell Centre clash between former World champions Lucian Bute (31-1-0, 24 KO) and Jean Pascal (28-2-1, 17 KO), both living in...