CHICAGO -- Monta Ellis and Shawn Marion combined for 41 points and the Dallas Mavericks scored an easy 113-92 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 of their Western Conference quarterfinals Wednesday night at the A  

FIRST NBA CAFE IN THE WORLD TO OPEN IN MANILA ON APRIL 25
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 Apr 2014
- NBA Inspired Dining and Entertainment Experience Grand Opening to be Attended by Utah Jazz Forward Gordon Hayward and WNBA Legend Tina Thompson - MANILA, PHILIPPINES, APRIL 25, 2014 – The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced that the first NBA Cafe in the world will officially   Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather exclusive interview: ‘I want to be the greatest – but also the smartest’
By Ian Stafford , The Independent, Fri, 25 Apr 2014
Floyd Mayweather is throwing bombs at a punch bag with a potent mix of speed and brutality. The perspiration pours off his shiny, bald head and down his work-out vest until the slogan on the back dampens. “Tough times don’t last. Tough people do,” it reads and, by some quirk of fate, the words “toug  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather vs Maidana PPV buys: Will it exceed one million?
By Chris Murray, Fight Saga, Fri, 25 Apr 2014
How will Floyd Mayweather (45-0 26KOs) versus Marcos Rene Maidana (35-3 31KOs) stack-up with previous big money bouts Floyd has been involved in? Can it reach the epic figures we have come to expect from "Money May?" On May 3rd, Floyd “Money” Mayweather, eight months after his spectacular per  Read Full Story >>>

Lomachenko's 60 percent cut stands
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 25 Apr 2014
When Golden Boy Promotions beat rival Top Rank by a ridiculously slim margin of $2,250 to win the purse bid for the vacant featherweight title bout between Gary Russell Jr. and Vasyl Lomachenko with an offer of $1,052,000, it thought the purse split would be 50-50. However, the WBO, the sanction  Read Full Story >>>

Paulie Malignaggi has concussion
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 25 Apr 2014
Former two-division titleholder and Showtime boxing analyst Paulie Malignaggi, who got knocked out in the fourth round of a brutally one-sided fight against welterweight titleholder Shawn Porter last Saturday in Washington, D.C., suffered a concussion. As a result, Malignaggi, who underwent tests  Read Full Story >>>

Will Canelo Alvarez Fight Manny Pacquiao? Not if Richard Schaefer Has His Way
By Ivan G. Goldman, Boxing Insider, Fri, 25 Apr 2014
Richard Schaefer talks and acts like someone who wants to be fired. The CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, reminded that the company’s principal owner, Oscar De La Hoya, says he wants to put together big fights with Bob Arum of Top Rank, defied his boss’s wishes, telling the Los Angeles Times today, “  Read Full Story >>>

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer doesn't want to deal with Bob Arum
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Fri, 25 Apr 2014
There’s a substantial difference of opinion between the man who runs Golden Boy Promotions and the former world-champion boxer the Los Angeles-based company is named after. A day after Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya said he wanted to re-start business with his former promoter and rival, To  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana Odds and Ends...Mayweather is an 11/1 favorite
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 Apr 2014
MGM Resort & Casino - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA WBC / WBA Super World Welterweight Title Floyd "Money" Mayweather 1/11 Marcos Rene "El Chino" Maidana 13/2 Exact Result Floyd "Money" Mayweather by KO, TKO or DQ 12/5   Read Full Story >>>

FULL UNDERCARD ANNOUNCED FOR MONDAY, APRIL 28 FOX SPORTS 1 AND FOX DEPORTES GOLDEN BOY LIVE!
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 Apr 2014
EVENT AT COLISEO RUBEN RODGRIGUEZ IN BAYAMON, PUERTO RICO PUERTO RICANS STACK FIGHT CARD HEADLINED BY EXPLOSIVE BOUT BETWEEN MICHAEL PEREZ & JORGE ROMERO LOS ANGELES (April 24) - The FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes' Golden Boy Live! event at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico wi  Read Full Story >>>

RYAN DAVIS STEPS IN TO FACE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION ISHE SMITH ON GOLDEN BOY LIVE!
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 Apr 2014
SERIES MAIN EVENT ON FOX SPORTS 1 AND FOX DEPORTES ON FRIDAY, MAY 2 AT HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO Tickets Still Available Starting At $25! LAS VEGAS (April 24, 2014) - Former World Champion Ishe "Sugar Shay" Smith will now face tough Illinois contender Ryan "Dangerous" Davis on Friday, May 2 at   Read Full Story >>>

STEVE SMOGER'S POPULAR REFEREE CLINIC HEATING UP PANAMA MAY 26
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 Apr 2014

TORONTO (April 24, 2014) -- Steve Smoger's popular and informational Referee Clinic, recently conducted in St. Maarten, Delaware and Toronto, Ontario, Canada, will next be held May 26 at the historic Colonial Hote  Read Full Story >>>

Marcos Maidana: ‘I deserve to be in the ring with Mayweather’
By Omar Al Raisi, The National, Fri, 25 Apr 2014
Floyd Mayweather Jr this year gave boxing fans six weeks to choose his next opponent in an online vote. Should the unbeaten American fight Amir Khan, the fleet British-Pakistani with strong drawing power in Britain and the Middle East, or should the WBC welterweight champion take on Marcos Maidan  Read Full Story >>>

AN OLDER PACQUIAO IS STILL A DANGEROUS PACQUIAO
By Brad Cooney, Examiner.com, Fri, 25 Apr 2014
When I watched Manny Pacquiao throttle Timothy Bradley for the second time a few weeks ago, I noticed a few subtle changes in his attack. I've been asked about 20 times by fans if I thought that Manny Pacquiao had lost a step. The answer to that question is YES. The Manny Pacquiao that I saw bea  Read Full Story >>>

Manny still on Floyd's mind
By Agence France Press, The Standard (HK), Fri, 25 Apr 2014
Floyd Mayweather says Manny Pacquiao has lost a step and that the Filipino's superstar slide has coincided with his decision to split from former strength trainer Alex Ariza. The 37-year-old undefeated welterweight champ weighed in on the latest performance by Pacquiao, who beat Timothy Bradley o  Read Full Story >>>

Tony Weeks to ref Mayweather bout
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 25 Apr 2014
Tony Weeks, widely regarded as one of the best referees in the world, was appointed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Thursday to serve as the third man in the ring for the welterweight unification fight between pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Marcos Maidana on May 3 at the MG  Read Full Story >>>

Executioner? Alien? Ageless Wonder? Or Pound-For-Pound King?
By Joseph “The Mad Boxing Genius” Torres, DogHouseBoxing.com, Fri, 25 Apr 2014
There are many ways you can define the term “pound-for-pound”. You can look at it as if two fighters were naturally the same size and threw down, who would win? You can look at it as who’s defeated more elite fighters in a certain period of time. Or, you can look at it simply as who is more of a   Read Full Story >>>

Trainer Mike Stafford: If Pacquiao Can Rebound From A Loss So Can Broner
By Gil Aviles, Tha Boxing Voice, Fri, 25 Apr 2014
In this very informative interview with Mike Stafford, the trainer of boxing star Adrien Broner; He touched on a number of different topics, including Broner’s upcoming fight, a possible rematch with Marcos Maidana, and the move down in weight. Here is what he had to say. Do you feel that you guy  Read Full Story >>>

DE LA HOYA SAYS MAYWEATHER IS "SLIPPERY TO HIT", BUT INSISTS "IF I WAS YOUNGER, I WOULD'VE BEAT HIM"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Fri, 25 Apr 2014
"Like Mayweather has said, all the fighters have tried and all of them have failed, but in every challenge, in every fight, it's always a new opponent. It's always something different that every fighter brings to the table," stated Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya, who shared his tho  Read Full Story >>>

Pacman not yet off the hook – Kim
By Zinnia dela Peña, The Philippine Star, Fri, 25 Apr 2014
MANILA, Philippines - World boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao is not yet off the hook despite a Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) decision preventing the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) from garnishing his properties. BIR commissioner Kim Henares said that while there would be no garnishmen  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao has to go through PBA Rookie draft
By Celest R. Flores, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 25 Apr 2014
MANILA, Philippines — Even a boxing legend will still need his name to be called in the rookie draft if he wants to join Asia’s oldest pay-for-play basketball league. If Manny Pacquiao decides to pursue his plans of joining the Philippine Basketball Association, he is required to enter the annua  Read Full Story >>>

Danny Jacobs to again replace Paulie Malignaggi as Showtime analyst
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Fri, 25 Apr 2014
Once-beaten middleweight Daniel Jacobs will replace Paulie Malignaggi as a Showtime boxing analyst for Saturday's tripleheader headlined by welterweight Keith Thurman against Julio Diaz and supported by RING number one-rated junior welterweight Lucas Matthysse versus John Molina and WBC lightweight   Read Full Story >>>

COUNTDOWN TO "THE MOMENT: FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. MARCOS MAIDANA" NOW AIRING WITH UNPRECEDENTED DISTRIBUTION ACROSS MULTIPLE FOX SPORTS PLATFORMS
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Apr 2014

LAS VEGAS (April 24, 2014) - In preparation for what will be a matchup for the ages between undefeated 10-Time World Champion and current WBC Welterweight World Champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather and current WBA Welter  Read Full Story >>>

Your move Manny Pacquiao: Grading 5 potential opponents for the fall
By Jake Emen, ProBoxing-fans.com, Thu, 24 Apr 2014
Who Lands Manny Pacquiao's Next Fight, and Will We Want to See It? Manny Pacquiao did what he was supposed to do in his rematch against Timothy Bradley, and he even got the blessing of the three blind mice this time out. So what's next for the Filipino legend? There are plenty of potential oppone  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather Faces Softball Questions During Media Conference Call
By Sean Crose, Boxing Insider, Thu, 24 Apr 2014
Let’s get something straight. Floyd Mayweather is a powerful man. There’s no doubt that it pays to be on his good side – especially if you’re in the boxing business. All that is understood. Still, isn’t it a boxing reporter’s job to ask the guy some serious questions? Apparently not. Because Mayweat  Read Full Story >>>

NBA Playoffs - Heat corral Bobcats, take 2-0 series lead
By Howell Labrador, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Apr 2014

MIAMI -- The Miami Heat held off a late Charlotte Bobcats charge to take Game 2 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinals, 101-97, Wednesday night at the American Airlines Arena. LeBron James led all scorers with 32  Read Full Story >>>

RESULTS FROM "FIGHT FURY' IN PINAMUNGAHAN
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Apr 2014
CEBU - Jahleel Payao of the Omega gym beat Nicong Calamba of Gensan by ten round unanimous decision in the main event of a fight card held Wednesday April 23 in the municipality of Pinamungahan,Cebu. Payao scored a knockdown in the second. Payao was awarded the PBF super flyweight belt. All three  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather: Manny Pacquiao looked 'amateurish and beatable' during points victory over Timothy Bradley
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Thu, 24 Apr 2014
Floyd Mayweather has continued to taunt Manny Pacquiao, admitting that he watched the Filipino fight for the first time in almost four years against Timothy Bradley and thought his rival "amateurish and beatable". "I'm seeing something totally different in Pacquiao," said the 10-time world cham  Read Full Story >>>

Provodnikov Looks To Continue The Trend Golovkin and Kovalev Have Set, No Issues Fighting Pacquiao
By Victor Salazar, Tha Boxing Voice, Thu, 24 Apr 2014
Ruslan Provodnikov has come a long way from being known as an ESPN 2 fighter. In the past year, he went to war with Tim Bradley in the fight of the year of 2013. Although he lost, it did not come with success as he elevated his status as one of the toughest fighters in the game. He followed up that   Read Full Story >>>

Khan on Pacquiao mega fight: It can happen
By James Robson, Manchester Evening News, Thu, 24 Apr 2014
The former WBA and IBF light welterweight champion is desperate to land a career-defining fight and feels Manny Pacquiao could offer that. Amir Khan is ready to turn his attentions to Manny Pacquiao if he cannot secure his dream fight with Floyd Mayweather. The former WBA and IBF light welterw  Read Full Story >>>

Mikey Garcia admits that Manny Pacquiao performed better than he expected in the Bradley rematch
By Chris Robinson, Hustle Boss, Thu, 24 Apr 2014
Following his rematch victory over Tim Bradley earlier this month, Manny Pacquiao has received mostly positive feedback from boxing fans and insiders. Extracting revenge against Bradley for a controversial split-decision loss he suffered to him in June of 2012, Pacquiao was sharp with his fists a  Read Full Story >>>

Insider Notebook: Schaefer, Chavez vs. Golovkin, More
By Robert Morales, Los Angeles Times, Thu, 24 Apr 2014
Oscar De La Hoya on Wednesday told the Los Angeles Times a couple of interesting things regarding himself and his former promoter, Bob Arum. Although Richard Schaefer - CEO of De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions - was not mentioned by name, he was alluded to in one of the comments. First, and we'r  Read Full Story >>>

Boxer Josesito Lopez dances into ring tonight
By Leighton Ginn, The Desert Sun, Thu, 24 Apr 2014
RANCHO MIRAGE – If Josesito Lopez’s recent history is any indication, his opponents either go on to fight Floyd Mayweather, or end up on Dancing with the Stars. Starting two years ago, Lopez exploded on the boxing world with his stunning upset of Victor Ortiz, breaking his jaw in the ninth round  Read Full Story >>>

DONAIRE HAS TOO MUCH OF EVERYTHING TO WALK AWAY FROM BOXING
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Apr 2014

Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire continues his relentless training in pursuit of a fifth world title when he battles WBA featherweight champion Simpiwe Vetyeka of South Africa at the Cotai Arena of the Venetian R  Read Full Story >>>

Keith Thurman vs. Julio Diaz and Undercard Media Workout Quotes
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Apr 2014

Thurman. MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES FOR SATURDAY'S TRIPLEHEADER ON SHOWTIME®, SHO EXTREME® FROM STUBHUB CENTER IN CARSON, CALIF. THREE-FIGHT SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING TELECAST STARTS AT 9 P.M. ET/6 P.M. PT, FOLLOWING EPISO  Read Full Story >>>

PHOTOS: GENSAN FETES PACQUIAO
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Apr 2014

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (24 April 2014) - Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao is feted by City Mayor Ronnel Rivera and the rest of the city government family during a testimonial dinner for the "People's Champ" Wednesday, Apri  Read Full Story >>>

Amir Khan: I'll avoid Floyd Mayweather questions, on Al Haymon, and of course I'd fight Manny Pacquiao
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Thu, 24 Apr 2014
Amir Khan has insisted he will steer clear of the inevitable questions about Floyd Mayweather in fight week in Las Vegas next week but he said yesterday that a fight with Manny Pacquiao "could happen". "We are friends [me and Pacquiao] but sometimes friends fight each other", Khan said yesterday  Read Full Story >>>

Behind the Scenes at Pacquiao-Bradley 2: Part Two
By Thomas Hauser, The Sweet Science, Thu, 24 Apr 2014
Tim Bradley arrived in dressing room #1 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena at 6:00 pm on the night of Saturday, April 12. He was wearing a black Nike track suit with a white Team Bradley logo and black Nike shoes with white trim. Tim’s father (known as “Big Ray”), Joel Diaz, assistant trainer Samuel Jack  Read Full Story >>>

Estrada excited about homecoming
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Thu, 24 Apr 2014
Unified flyweight titleholder Juan Francisco Estrada, one of the most underrated fighters in boxing, returns to action Saturday night in his hometown of Puerto Penasco, Mexico. Estrada will be making his second title defense when he faces Richie Mepranum (27-3-1, 6 KOs), 26, of the Philippines.   Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather Says Pacquiao and Bradley Looked Like Amateurs, Doesn’t Believe a Pacquiao-Canelo Fight Happens
By Victor Salazar, Tha Boxing Voice, Thu, 24 Apr 2014
A media conference call to promote the Mayweather-Maidana fight quickly turned into Mayweather-Pacquiao as the new WBO’s welterweight last fight with Tim Bradley was brought up to Mayweather. Mayweather said that he did see the fight but was not impressed by either fighter. “I did watch the fight  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather on Arum's PPV Boycott Plea: Pray For Him
By Luis Sandoval, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 24 Apr 2014
While there appears to be some thawing in the Cold War between Golden Boy and Top Rank with reports of both Oscar De La Hoya and Bob Arum having talks of staging fights together again, Arum seems to still be at war with former fighter Floyd Mayweather. During fight week for the Manny Pacquiao an  Read Full Story >>>

Keith Thurman isn't sulking after falling victim to boxing politics
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Thu, 24 Apr 2014
In a lot of ways, boxing is a lot more like a political campaign than a sporting event. Name recognition and powerful alliances are a key ingredient to success. When he debuted on HBO in 2012 with an impressive victory over Orlando Lora, Keith Thurman called out the sport's biggest names in his p  Read Full Story >>>