CHICAGO -- George Hill sank four free throws in the final 48.9 seconds of play and the Indiana Pacers held off the Miami Heat, 97-93, to win Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals Friday night at the American Airlines Ar  

Rios getting ready early
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, Sat, 25 May 2013
Brandon Rios is embarking on the mother of all training camps. Even though his date with Manny Pacquiao in Macau appears lightyears away, the Mexican-American banger is making sure he answers the bell in the best shape of his life. Rios has been frequenting the gym in Oxnard, California, tryi  Read Full Story >>>

Op-Ed: Pacquiao-Arum tandem could break all pay-per-view records
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Sat, 25 May 2013
The upcoming fight between eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and former WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios in Macau, China, could eclipse all past pay-per-view (PPV) records in boxing history. The fight, scheduled for Nov. 24, targets the huge Chinese market as well as the regular PP  Read Full Story >>>

Volcanic: Mikkel Kessler Vs. Carl Froch II Preview And Prediction
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Sat, 25 May 2013
Whatever one made of Showtime's Super Six, there was one fight in that 168-pound tournament that is beyond dispute about its quality: Mikkel Kessler vs. Carl Froch. When last they met in 2010, Kessler and Froch dueled at a high level in Denmark, delivering a Fight of the Year contender and the best   Read Full Story >>>

Froch vs. Kessler 2: Legacy and a date with the Legend of Longevity are on the line
By Chris Carlson, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 25 May 2013

Froch. Although few fighters if any can match the quality of opponent that Carl Froch has faced since his introduction to the big time in his 2008 fight with Jean Pascal, make no mistake about it, his legacy is on the l  Read Full Story >>>

YOSHIHIRO KAMEGAI VS. JOHAN PEREZ & GERALD WASHINGTON VS. SHERMAN WILLIAMS WILL AIR ON SHOWTIME EXTREME® JUNE 8 FROM THE HOME DEPOT CENTER
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 25 May 2013

YOSHIHIRO KAMEGAI VS. JOHAN PEREZ AND GERALD WASHINGTON VS. SHERMAN WILLIAMS WILL AIR ON SHOWTIME EXTREME® ON SATURDAY, JUNE 8 FROM THE HOME DEPOT CENTER IN CARSON, CALIF. MARCOS MAIDANA VS. JOSESITO UNDERCARD ALSO FEATU  Read Full Story >>>

ZULINA MUÑOZ VS. SOLEDAD MACEDO AND BRUNO SANDOVAL VS. RAFAEL SOSA PINTOS HEADLINE CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 25 May 2013
FOX DEPORTES TO KEEP U.S. FIGHT FANS BUSY THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND TELEVISA TO TELEVISE IN MEXICO LOS ANGELES, May 24 - As the holiday weekend gets underway in the United States, there will be no rest for the warriors stepping into the ring at Domo De La Feria in Leon, Mexico, when Golden Boy Promot  Read Full Story >>>

Gerald McClellan Campaign Started
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 25 May 2013
Liqua Lights Announces “Lighten Up” Campaign to Raise Money and Support for Injured Boxer GWINN, MI (May 24, 2013) – Liqua Lights LLC, a company based out of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, has announced a series of “Lighten Up” campaigns that are designed to help raise money, awareness, and sup  Read Full Story >>>

Servania: First Cebu, then Macau
By Ryan Songalia, The Ring, Sat, 25 May 2013
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Through 19 previous fights, Genesis Servania has already accomplished his initial goal to help his family. The junior featherweight prospect from Bacolod City, Philippines has long been the breadwinner of his family, where he is one of five children raised by his parents.   Read Full Story >>>

Pinoy champion Pagara defends title vs. Mexican
By Josef T. Ramos, The Manila Times, Sat, 25 May 2013
Reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) international light welterweight champion Jason “El Nino” Pagara will defend his title against Mexican challenger Aaron Herrera in a 12-round fight on Saturday at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino in Cebu City. Pagara, 24, vowed to teach his Me  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao, Brandon Rios Show Just How Smoothly Drug Testing Can Go
By Alex Groberman, Opposing Views, Sat, 25 May 2013
Once upon a time, Floyd Mayweather Jr. asked Manny Pacquiao to submit to a very rigorous, potentially bothersome performance-enhancing drug test. There is no way to know whether Mayweather legitimately feared that his counterpart was juicing or if he simply wanted to use it as an excuse, but Pacquia  Read Full Story >>>

Lem's latest: Froch 167.9, Kessler 166.7
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Sat, 25 May 2013
IBF super middleweight titleholder, Carl Froch, of Nottingham, England, weighed 167.9 pounds compared to 166.74 for WBA titleholder Mikkel Kessler, of Copenhagen, Denmark, in advance of Saturday's HBO-televised clash at the O2 Arena in London. Froch (30-2, 22 knockouts) will attempt to defend hi  Read Full Story >>>

Carl Froch vs Mikkel Kessler: Predictions From Boxing’s Biggest Names
By Adrian Back, International Business Times, Sat, 25 May 2013
Carl Froch is out for revenge on Saturday night when he looks to defeat Mikkel Kessler and retain his IBF super middleweight title at London's 02 Arena. The Cobra was outpointed by Kessler when they fought in Copenhagen back in 2010 but has always maintained that the decision may have gone the   Read Full Story >>>

John Murray in Serious Training, Talks Froch-Kessler
By Terence Dooley, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 25 May 2013
Manchester’s John Murray is cranking up his training regime now that he has been given the all clear to reapply for his BBBoC boxing licence. There were fears over Murray’s future when he was diagnosed with a swollen pituitary gland ahead of a showdown with Gavin Rees last November. Murray, though  Read Full Story >>>

MORE MAX Kellerman Talks Froch-Kessler
By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science, Sat, 25 May 2013
Max Kellerman believes the Saturday scrap in London between Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler will be a good one, maybe a really good one, but he will reserve judgment on who he thinks will have his hand raised until he assesses the two men at fighter meetings today. The HBO analyst chatted with TSS   Read Full Story >>>

Sam Soliman Doping update from IBF convention in Berlin
By Bob Newman, FightNews.com, Sat, 25 May 2013
An agreement of sorts has been ironed out in the ongoing Sam Soliman-Felix Sturm doping case as to how it affects the mandatory status in the middleweight division. Representatives of Soliman and Sturm both met with IBF president Daryl Peoples, championship chairman Lindsey Tucker and ratings chairm  Read Full Story >>>

Q&A Lopez: Garcia 'the most important fight of my career'
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Sat, 25 May 2013
Calling it "the most important fight of my career," two-division titlewinner Juan Manuel Lopez spoke to RingTV.com concerning his June 15 clash with unbeaten RING and WBO featherweight champion Mikey Garcia, which is slated to be televised by HBO from Dallas. A 25-year-old resident of Oxnard, Ca  Read Full Story >>>

DRIAN FRANCISCO TO SEE ACTION ON TOP RANK-ESPN CARD IN LAS VEGAS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 24 May 2013

Former world-rated super bantamweight prospect Drian Francisco is scheduled to see action on a Top Rank-ESPN card in Las Vegas on July 12. Top Rank promoter confirmed the fight in a conversation with the Manila Standar  Read Full Story >>>

POC to use Sports Science to boost athletes’ performance
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 24 May 2013
MANILA(PNA) -- Unknown to many, the Philippine Olympic Committee been embarking on an ambitious scheme using sports science in the hope of revolutionizing the Filipino athletes training program. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Jose “Peping” Cojuangco announced that his agency has cre  Read Full Story >>>

MALDITAS SUFFER 1-0 HEARTBREAK LOSS TO THAILAND
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 24 May 2013

The “Malditas” Philippine women’s football team suffered a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to defending champions Thailand in their second Group B match of the Asian Football Confederation Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers in Dhak  Read Full Story >>>

PH’s Cuello to challenge Chinese champ in Dubai
By Josef T. Ramos, The Manila Times, Fri, 24 May 2013
The Philippines’ Denver Cuello will challenge World Boxing Council (WBC) minimum weight champion Xiong Zhao Zhong of China on June 28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. “He [Cuello] is ready to face Zhong anytime and anywhere,” Cuello’s manager Aljoe Jaro told The Manila Times in a phone interview  Read Full Story >>>

Azad Championship Report - A September to Remember for Golden Boy
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Fri, 24 May 2013
We haven’t even hit the summer months yet but the focus is already on September, when an exciting slate of fights could be on the docket. Golden Boy Promotions has plans on doing major cards on the 7th and the 14th. “I’m going to try to make it a September to remember with some big fights and ob  Read Full Story >>>

Alexander: Skill vs. Skill, Amir Khan is No Threat To Me!
By Ryan Burton, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 24 May 2013
Earlier this week IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander appeared on BoxingScene Radio and spoke on a variety of topics including a potential showdown against former junior welterweight champion Amir Khan. The fighters promoter Golden Boy Promotions, along with Khan himself have expressed an int  Read Full Story >>>

Exclusive interviews with Amir Khan, Brandon Rios and Anthony Smith ~ "On The Ropes" Boxing Radio #191! Listen Now!
DogHouseBoxing.com, Fri, 24 May 2013
"On The Ropes" returns this week with host Jenna J to discuss all the latest boxing news as well as review some scintillating fights. In this installment, I talk about Lucas Matthysse’s destruction of top contender Lamont Peterson and what the future holds for the Argentinean knock out machine, who  Read Full Story >>>

Dougie's Friday mailbag
By Doug Fischer, The Ring, Fri, 24 May 2013
THE FIGHT! Bonjour Sir D, Before the first Carl Froch-Mikkel Kessler fight I could not stand Carl. The whole Calzaghe-baiting nonsense drove me crackers. However, in the first fight with Kessler he actually won me over by frustrating me (bizarrely). I saw a real warrior who in my view wo  Read Full Story >>>

PAGARA-HERRERA WEIGH-IN DRAWS BIG CROWD
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 24 May 2013

CEBU CITY – A large crowd showed up at the official weigh-in for “Pinoy Pride XX” at the SM Event Center here in Cebu after word apparently spread that the protagonists in the main event were not only terrific fighte  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao plugs CNN docu on Manila prostitution
By Camille Diola , The Philippine Star, Fri, 24 May 2013
MANILA, Philippines - Boxing champion and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao promoted on Friday the encore airing of CNN's full-length documentary The Fighters featuring a woman's fight against sex trafficking in Manila. The documentary, a result of two years of undercover work in the capital city's r  Read Full Story >>>

PINOY PRIDE XX: PAGARA AND HERRERA MAKE WEIGHT
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 24 May 2013

CEBU CITY – WBO International light welterweight titlist Jason “El Niño” Pagara (30-2, 19KO’s) of the ALA Gym and Mexican challenger Aaron “La Hoya” Herrera (25-1, 17 KO’s) easily made the division limit during the of  Read Full Story >>>

Joebert Alvarez challenges Moises Fuentes for WBO Interim Light Flyweight Title Aug 9 in Mexico; Winner will face Nietes for World Title
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 24 May 2013

Joebert Alvarez. CEBU CITY -- Nonito Donaire Sr's up and coming boxer Joebert Alvarez (12-0-1, 5KO) is set to tangle with former WBO world champion Moises Fuentes (16-1-1, 8KO) of Mexico on August 9 for the  WBO Int  Read Full Story >>>

Dondon Gesta raring to go on his US debut
By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 24 May 2013

Dondon Gesta. The Fight Game runs in the blood of the Gestas, led by its patriarch Anecito, who is a multi-awarded Muay Thai and Kick-boxing practitioner. His oldest son, Mercito, also engaged in both disciplines in h  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao Asian Chess: GM Li catches Paragua on top; Docena, Nouri shine anew for Philippine chess
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 24 May 2013

Individual Standings after Round 6: (Open division) 5.0 points---GM Mark Paragua (PHI), GM Li Chao (CHN) 4.5 points---GM Julio Catalino Sadorra (PHI), GM John Paul Gomez (PHI), GM Le Quang Liem (VIET), GM Baskaran A  Read Full Story >>>

Pagara eyes KO victory Servania, Jaca also ready for war in Pinoy Pride XX
By Lemuel P. Maglinte , The Freeman, Fri, 24 May 2013
CEBU, Philippines - ALA Boxing Gym's Jason ‘El Niño’ Pagara (25-1, 17KOs) eyes no less than a knockout victory when he defends his WBO International light welterweight title against Mexican challenger Aaron ‘Jewel’ Herrera (30-2, 19KOs) in the main event of "Pinoy Pride XX:Laban Kung Laban" fightcar  Read Full Story >>>