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Thomas Hearns: “Any man that can accomplish as many titles as Pacquiao has, that’s a wonderful thing! He’s doing a great job”
By Jenna Jay, OTR Boxing Radio, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
The one thing fans of boxing think of on a regular basis is how the stars of today would do against the legends of the past. One of the most intriguing match ups discussed is a fantasy match up between current p4p #1, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and former 5 division world champion, Thomas ‘The Hitman’ Hea  Read Full Story >>>

Will Floyd ever fight Pacquiao?
By Juliet Simbre, Gulf Daily News, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
After Manny Pacquiao completed his masterful conquest of Timothy Bradley to reclaim the WBO welterweight belt, the thing the boxing world wants to know is this: Will the potential super-fight between the Filipino hero and the undefeated boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather ever happen? For Pacquiao,  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao’s win inspires Igorot fighters set for ONE FC, May 2
By Harley F. Palangchao, Baguio Midland Courier, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
Mixed martial artists from Baguio are aiming on nailing impressive wins in their upcoming fights. Inspired by Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao who recently won against Timothy Bradley, Filipino MMA sensation Eduard Folayang is also deeply rooting for a victory, like what Pacquiao delivered befo  Read Full Story >>>

Schaefer Applauds MGM CEO's Reaction To Arum
By Rick Reeno, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
Earlier this month, Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum made worldwide headlines with his verbal assault on the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Arum first exploded on April 10th, during the final press conference for the Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley HBO Pay-Per-View rematch, which took place at the venue on April  Read Full Story >>>

Start up the Shawn Porter hype train
By Jake Emen, ProBoxing-fans.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
If the Shawn Porter hype train isn't already officially rolling, it's certainly time to get it moving. After demolishing Paulie Malignaggi on the undercard of the Bernard Hopkins-Beibut Shumenov card last weekend in Washington, D.C., Porter now finds himself ranked as our #2 Welterweight contender,   Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao-Canelo Alvarez? Oscar De La Hoya, Bob Arum are talking
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions hasn’t worked on a fight of substance with his former promoter and on-again, off-again rival, Bob Arum of Top Rank Promotions, in five years. But De La Hoya, declaring himself “back and better than ever” as the president of Golden Boy, told The Times on Tu  Read Full Story >>>

FROILAN SALUDAR vs. MCWILLIAMS ARROYO FOR THE IBF WORLD #1 FLYWEIGHT ELIMINATION
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2014

For Froilan Saludar, the long wait is over. Come May 31, 2014 in Puerto Rico, he will fight for the IBF # 1 world ranking in an elimination bout against McWilliams Arroyo. The IBF has formally sanct  Read Full Story >>>

LUIS COLLAZO BIRTHDAY ROUNDTABLE QUOTES
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2014

NEW YORK CITY (April 22, 2014) - Former WBA Welterweight World Champion and current WBA International Welterweight Champion Luis Collazo spent the afternoon of his birthday speaking with reporters about what he calls the "high  Read Full Story >>>

Gov. Solon updates DOH Secretary on provincial hospital
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2014

ALABEL, Sarangani (April 23, 2014) - Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon (extreme right) updates Health Secretary Enrique Ona (extreme left) on the ongoing construction of Sarangani Medical Center (SMC) or provincial hospital du  Read Full Story >>>

FIVE BOUTS ADDED TO ONEFC: HONOR AND GLORY
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
23 April 2014 – SINGAPORE: ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC) has added five additional fights to the card for ONE FC: HONOR & GLORY, which is set to take place on 30 May at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. ONE FC: HONOR & GLORY, which is headlined by welterweight king Ben Askren making his ONE FC   Read Full Story >>>

TOP PROMOTER LOU DIBELLA "DIBELLA ENTERTAINMENT" CONFIRMED FOR INAUGURAL BOX FAN EXPO TO TAKE PLACE THIS SEPTEMBER IN LAS VEGAS
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
MEET AND GREET the world's biggest fighters, promoters and industry people at the 1st time, one of a kind BOXING EXPO event Las Vegas (APRIL 22nd, 2014 - Top promoter Lou Dibella "Dibella Entertainment" has confirmed that he will appear and have a Booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the  Read Full Story >>>

Gasca conquers Japan’s Horiike
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
ROLI Gasca hasn’t had much success fighting in Japan, but last Sunday night he ended a two-fight losing slump in the “Land of the Rising Sun” with a convincing victory. The 24-year-old Gasca scored a unanimous decision over Japanese Yuta Horiike at the Act City in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. Gasca ou  Read Full Story >>>

Behind the Scenes At Pacquiao-Bradley 2: Part One
By Thomas Hauser, The Sweet Science, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
Shortly after one o’clock on the afternoon of Thursday, April 10, Manny Pacquiao concluded a series of satellite interviews that originated in Section 118 of the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The interviews were designed to promote his April 12 fight against Tim Bradley and everything had gone according t  Read Full Story >>>

Opinion: Marquez would beat Pacquiao again in a fifth match
By Connor Ruebusch , Bad Left Hook, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
fter soundly outboxing Tim Bradley in a much-anticipated but, in retrospect, pointless rematch, Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) will likely take a little time off. While the Filipino superstar rests (and lives his other life as a gallivanting pop-star/politician/no-questions-asked-charity), question  Read Full Story >>>

The Last 15-Round Jazz Fighter
By Luis Cortes III, MaxBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
After the final bell rang on Saturday night, Bernard Hopkins made his way over to the ropes on the side of the ring where press row is seated while his corner started ripping the tape from his gloves in preparation to hear yet another historic decision in their favor. Hopkins, who, in the past, has   Read Full Story >>>

Lem’s latest: Shane Mosley Jr. debuts on April 26
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
Junior middleweight Shane Mosley Jr. will make his professional debut against Mark Cardova on the April 26 undercard of the Jose Zepeda-Rob Frankel junior welterweight fight at Port Hueneme, Calif. The fight will be televised on UniMas, Top Rank announced on Tuesday. Zepeda (19-0, 16 KOs) had h  Read Full Story >>>

The Rock vs. Two Ton
By Clarence George, Boxing.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
So now you know who won when the Rock and Two Ton went at it in some bucket of blood down by the docks 54 years ago… “Now you’re gonna…and that’s the last I remember.”—Jackie Gleason Me and the boys sit around sometimes wondering what would have happened if Eyeties—I beg your pardon, Italian-A  Read Full Story >>>

NIETES STEPS UP IN SPARRING SESSIONS
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2014

CEBU CITY – Donnie ‘Ahas’ Nietes and Milan ‘El Metodico’ Melindo may never get to fight each other in a real boxing match so watching them spar for four rounds inside the ALA Gym was the next best thing. Nietes, the WB  Read Full Story >>>

Donaire - Vetyeka Title Fight on HBO, May 31, at Venetian Macao
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2014

FEATHERWEIGHT FURY! THREE FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHTS ON ONE BLOCKBUSTER CARD! NONITO DONAIRE vs. SIMPIWE VETYEKA NICHOLAS WALTERS vs. VIC DARCHINYAN EVGENY GRADOVICH vs. ALEXANDER MISKIRTCHIAN   Read Full Story >>>

Iron Mike Productions returns Thursday to Sands Resort Bethlehem in PA
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (April 22, 2014) - Hall of Famer Mike Tyson's promotional company, Iron Mike Productions (IMP), returns this Thursday night to Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with another installment of "KO Kings of Tomorrow." Florida light heavyweight Rowland Bryant (17-3, 1  Read Full Story >>>

Donaire in big fight after rough year
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo, Business World Online, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
On May 31, Donaire (32-2, 21 knockouts) takes on South African Simpiwe Vetyeka (26-2, 16 KO) at The Venetian Macao Hotel & Resort’s Cotai Arena in Macau, China. The scheduled 12-rounder, dubbed “Featherweight Fury,” is for the latter’s World Boxing Association featherweight title. Thirty-one-yea  Read Full Story >>>

Donaire sees no problem shedding excess poundage
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
MANILA, Philippines - Nonito Donaire Jr. carried some heavy baggage in yesterday’s press conference drumming up his title fight against South African Simpiwe Vetyeka in Macau on May 31. Donaire quietly stepped inside the garden ballroom of Edsa Shangri-La and faced members of the media, including  Read Full Story >>>

Marquez won’t quit like Morales
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
MANILA, Philippines - Mexican gladiator Juan Manuel Marquez will be Manny Pacquiao’s next opponent if he hurdles Mike Alvarado on May 17 and unlike his countryman Erik Morales, he’s not thinking retirement despite turning 41 in August. Marquez is coming off a loss by a split 12-round decision to   Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao vs. Mayweather: Now or Never
By Ted Sares, RingNews24, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
… in case the experts hadn’t noticed, Mayweather’s older and not exactly the same fighter he was six years ago, either—Paul Magno There are only so many variations on this potential fight, but to make a very, very long story concise, a fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather will garner the highest  Read Full Story >>>

Garcia: If Maidana Hurts Mayweather, He Will Finish Him
By Luis Sandoval, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
Robert Garcia has had his share of challenges in his career as a trainer but none may be as difficult as the one that awaits him on May 3rd when his fighter Marcos Maidana faces off against pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather has not lost in his storied 18 year career but Garcia will t  Read Full Story >>>

Can Marcos Maidana beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. like he did Adrien Broner?
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is THE RING's number one-ranked fighter, pound-for-pound. The 37-year-old is also THE RING, WBA and WBC 154-pound champion who is looking to add Marcos Maidana's WBA 147-pound belt to the RING and WBC championships he already owns in that division. But if you tell any of th  Read Full Story >>>

Capriciousness, Thy Name Is Malignaggi
By Gabriel Montoya, MaxBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
Over the weekend, I wrote a story in which I compared Paulie Malignaggi to Hamlet when it came to the subject of anti-doping testing beyond what commissions mandate in boxing. http://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-boxing-news/porter-malignaggi-and-the-trouble-with-testing While I omitted the fac  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather's engagement to Shantel Jackson is off; 'I have to go my separate way'
By Josh Slagter, mlive.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
Shantel Jackson and Floyd Mayweather had become a fixture in each other's lives, so much so the latter's boxing exploits were etched in ink on the other's skin. That relationship — including a four-year engagement — has ended, with Mayweather speaking publicly about it on Showtime's "All Access"   Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather is more popular than Manny Pacquiao, says Leonard Ellerbe
By Matt Christie , BoxingNews, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
FLOYD MAYWEATHER will not be truly appreciated until he retires declared his advisor, Leonard Ellerbe. Appreciate Floyd while he’s here, we’re told, because his career only has three fights left to run. For now, the multi-weight king is focused on the first of that closing trio – Marcos Maidana – on  Read Full Story >>>

Promoter: Ruslan Provodnikov Is An HBO Fighter
By Julio Garcia, Tha Boxing Voice, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
It wasn’t too long ago that Ruslan Provodnikov debuted on HBO when he took on Timothy Bradley and that performance made him a household name to boxing fans. Before then Ruslan appeared on ESPN several times and was classified as an ESPN level fighter, nothing more. All that has changed and Ruslan is  Read Full Story >>>

Quijano: Out of this world or maybe it was the Bengay
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 23 Apr 2014
DON’T believe the rumors that Bernard Hopkins (55-6, 32KOs) is allegedly an alien from outer space. The past few years he has been donning that hilarious alien getup in his ring entrances, but we assumed it was all for the entertainment value it brought. We could not have been more wrong. With t  Read Full Story >>>

DONAIRE TRAINING HARD FOR VETYEKA TITLE FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 22 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 Cotaian Arena of the Vnetian R  Read Full Story >>>

Donaire sets sight on fourth division title against Vetyeka
By Jonathan Perez, Business Mirror, Tue, 22 Apr 2014
NONITO Donaire Jr. is thrilled of adding another title to his illustrious boxing career when he takes on reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight undisputed champion Simpiwe Vetyeka on May 31 at the Venetian Resort’s Cotai Arena in Macau, China. Fighting for only the second time in t  Read Full Story >>>

Bernard Hopkins is out of this world : Weekend Review
By Michael Rosenthal, RingTV.com, Tue, 22 Apr 2014
BIGGEST WINNER Bernard Hopkins: The problem with assessing Hopkins’ performances these days is repetition: another fight, another historic achievement. Beibut Shumenov was the perfect opponent for Hopkins on Saturday in Washington, D.C., somewhat crude, inexperienced and not particularly quick-h  Read Full Story >>>

Jorge Arce: The Fight I Want Most is Jhonny Gonzalez
By Ryan Burton, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 22 Apr 2014
Four division champion Jorge "Travieso Arce (63-7) announced his retirement from boxing after he was stopped in 3 rounds against Nonito Donaire in December, 2012. 11 months later he was back in the ring and has won both of his fights since ending his short lived retirement. BoxingScene.com recent  Read Full Story >>>

Larry Merchant feels Manny Pacquiao was the reason Tim Bradley fought the way he did in the second half of their rematch
By Chris Robinson, Hustle Boss, Tue, 22 Apr 2014
While veteran analyst Larry Merchant may have given Manny Pacquiao the same amount of rounds vs. Tim Bradley in their rematch as he did in their first meeting, he feels the fight itself had a completely different feel to it. Inside of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on April 12, Pacquiao got revenge f  Read Full Story >>>

PRO BOXING IN PINAMUNGAHAN APR.23
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 22 Apr 2014
CEBU – The municipality of Pinamungahan will host eight professional bouts this Wednesday. Jahleel Payao will be pitted against Nicong Calamba in the ten round main event while Jason Redondo will face Alvin Makiling in the main supporting bout. Both fights will be for Philippine Boxing Federation  Read Full Story >>>

Kassim Ouma ARRESTED FOR BATTERY -- K.O.'s Guy Over Alleged Gay Passes
TMZ.com, Tue, 22 Apr 2014
Former pro boxing champ Kassim Ouma was arrested for battery in L.A. on Friday -- after knocking out a man who was allegedly making gay advances toward him ... TMZ Sports has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us ... the former IBF junior middleweight champion is telling investigators ... he w  Read Full Story >>>

Ariza Helping Groom Maidana's Speed For Mayweather
BoxingScene.com, Tue, 22 Apr 2014
Exacting fitness coach Alex Ariza, who works with Marcos "Chino" Maidana and is meticulously preparing him to fight Floyd Mayweather on May 3rd, boldly predicts he'll spring an almighty surprise to end that hallowed undefeated status of the pound for pound genius and and conquer the WBC welterweight  Read Full Story >>>

Natural Talent and Instinct: An Old Champ Explains
By Mike Casey, Boxing.com, Tue, 22 Apr 2014
“I don’t agree with those who say that clever boxing is no longer popular. People today are simply not familiar with it…” In the summer of 1950, the still lively and lucid former world lightweight champion Frank Erne was boxing’s oldest living champion. Such a distinction always brings a rush  Read Full Story >>>

PHOTOS: HERO'S WELCOME FOR CONG. PACQUIAO IN SARANGANI
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 22 Apr 2014

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (April 21, 2014) - Sarangani Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon (right) leads the hero’s welcome for Congressman Manny Pacquiao who arrived on Good Friday, April 18, at General Santos City Airpor  Read Full Story >>>