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🥊Sports Reporter ✒️Writing for @RingMagazine 📽Featured on ESPN, FOX Sports, NFL Network, Los Angeles Times & more 📺Combat Sports TV Commentator
Los Angeles
Joined September 2008
RT @ringmagazine: ‼️ Negotiations are underway for IBF lightweight champion Raymond Muratalla to meet rising contender Floyd Schofield Jr.….
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I'm told by multiple sources that negotiations are underway for a fight to take place between IBF lightweight champion Raymond Muratalla and Floyd Schofield Jr. in November on DAZN. My @ringmagazine story has the details.
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Raymond Muratalla is ready to make the first defense of his IBF lightweight title. Negotiations are underway for a fight to take place between Muratalla and Floyd Schofield Jr. in November on DAZN,...
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RT @ringmagazine: Christian Mbilli tells The Ring that he looks to send a message that he is the next guy to face the winner of Canelo Alva….
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A new boxing drama is coming to the big screen. “Bang Bang” starring Tim Blake Nelson opens in select theaters in the United States on Sept. 12. Check out the trailer in my @ringmagazine story.
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Boxing drama ‘Bang Bang’ starring Tim Blake Nelson debuts in theaters Sept. 12
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I caught up with Israil Madrimov. He's still dealing with the viral infection that sidelined him last year. He also had knee/shoulder surgery following his February loss to Vergil Ortiz. He's aiming to fight by December. My @ringmagazine story.
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After losing to Vergil Ortiz earlier this year, Madrimov underwent left knee and left shoulder surgery and a viral infection from late 2024 still lingers.
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Christian Mbilli aims to crash the #CaneloCrawford party in a major way by emerging as a viable next opponent for the winner. But first, he must get past a stiff test in fellow unbeaten Lester Martinez. My @ringmagazine interview and story.
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Mbilli (29-0, 24 KOs) is The Ring’s No. 1-rated fighter at 168 pounds and is coming in hot off a one-round demolition of Maciej Sulecki in June for the WBC interim title.
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A matchup between P4P kings called for a prediction from a fellow P4P great. Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez shared his take with me on #CaneloCrawford. My @ringmagazine story.
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Bam Rodriguez: Crawford Will Win, Provided He Keeps Canelo Off Him For 12 Rounds
Ring Magazine super-flyweight king Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez believes Terence Crawford "has the skills" to overcome Canelo Alvarez next month in Las Vegas. #CaneloCrawford live on Netflix l Sept 13th in Las Vegas 🥊
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Spike Lee really wants to make a movie about Joe Louis and Max Schmeling. “Save Us, Joe Louis” is 25 years in the making. Will Lee's screenplay ever grace the big screen?. My @ringmagazine story.
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Acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee is making the rounds promoting his latest project “Highest 2 Lowest” starring Denzel Washington, a neo-noir crime thriller debuting in theatres this weekend.
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My @ringmagazine interview with Roy Jones Jr. RJJ discusses:. —Beef with "low class" Mayweather.—Pacquiao having a better career than Floyd.—#CaneloCrawford/#NormanHaney predictions.—Itauma evolving into a top 5 heavyweight.—Usyk being unbeatable. Watch: .
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The most surprising fight of 2025 has been the beef between Roy Jones and Floyd Mayweather. Jones added another chapter to the saga by telling me Mayweather is "low class" and Pacquiao's career is better than Mayweather's. My @ringmagazine story.
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The Hall of Famers have been at odds after Jones recently stated that Sugar Ray Leonard would have beaten Mayweather if they faced each other in their primes.
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A busy day of announcements in boxing — I got you covered. Mbilli-Martinez, Walsh-Vargas added to.#CaneloCrawford. Jaron Ennis vs. Uisma Lima on 10/11. Oscar Collazo, Gabriela Fundora doubleheader on 9/20.
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The best way to open mail on a Monday is to be greeted with the #CaneloCrawford special edition issue of @ringmagazine. Congrats to @dougiefischer, @Tom_Gray_Boxing and the rest of The Ring crew for getting this 128-page monster to the print shop. Copies hit newsstands on 8/19.
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I was driving on the 405 North in Los Angeles and right by LAX there is a billboard advertising #CaneloCrawford.
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As synergy continues to build between the UFC and boxing due to Dana White's involvement with TKO’s Zuffa Boxing, UFC lightweight champion and prolific puncher Ilia Topuria wants to face the winner of #CaneloCrawford.
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UFC champion Ilia Topuria wants Canelo-Crawford winner: ‘Why not?’
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Here's what Roy Jones Jr. told me about Moses Itauma. "He's the truth. He can be thrown into the fire, but you don't want to throw him into the inferno . You can't just throw him into the wolves too early. Look what happened to Jared Anderson when they threw him in too fast.".
Roy Jones Jr has told The Ring he believes Moses Itauma could soon be a top-five heavyweight. Esports World Cup Fight Week 25 | Aug 16 | LIVE on DAZN 🔥
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Ryan Garcia and Teofimo Lopez are going back and forth after Garcia told me he’d knockout Teo.
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Garcia (24-2, 20 KOs) is anticipating a return in December following right-hand surgery, while Lopez's immediate future is unknown.
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