Brandon Rios looks to regain confidence against Diego Chaves
By Francisco Salazar, RingTV.com, Sat, 02 Aug 2014
NFL Hall of Famer Joe Namath once said “When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.” Brandon Rios epitomized that quote leading up to his rematch against Mike Alvarado just 16 months ago. Rios was unbeaten, had held a world title belt  Read Full Story >>>

Golovkin’s Dilemma
By Matthew Hurley, MaxBoxing.com, Sat, 02 Aug 2014
With all the lunacy that goes on in boxing it’s always refreshing when a brilliant talent comes along. It’s even better when that fighter is a complete professional and a good guy to boot. Middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin, or GGG as his fans call him, is turning into something special.   Read Full Story >>>

Rubio on Golovkin: He’s not at top level, needs to fight a Mexican warrior!
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Sat, 02 Aug 2014
Mexican Marco Antonio Rubio gave an unequivocal answer when asked whether he would be willing to step in the ring with 160lb powerhouse Gennady Golovkin after witnessing the demise of Daniel Geale at the hands of the middleweight king. The 34 year-old, who currently holds the WBC interim title at  Read Full Story >>>

Peek Into the Soul of a Prizefighter—Part Eleven
By Peter Wood, Boxing.com, Sat, 02 Aug 2014
Reading a book is a very personal thing and I’d prefer not to name any one book. I’d prefer to keep my personal interests private… I asked professional fighters to finish this sentence: “MY FAVORITE BOOK IS…” Their responses were fascinating and illuminating; sometimes surprising and sometime  Read Full Story >>>

KO WINS BY PENALOSA BROTHERS TELECAST ON PBO-SKY CABLE AT 8:30 P.M. SATURDAY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 01 Aug 2014

Fight fans who couldn’t attend the exciting fight card presented by former two division world champion Gerry Penalosa in cooperation with Mayor Benhur Abalos at the Mandaluyong City Gymnasium because of the h  Read Full Story >>>

TODAY! Rios-Chaves/Vargas-Novikov Official Weigh-In - 3 P.M. PT
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 01 Aug 2014
BRANDON RIOS vs. DIEGO CHAVES JESSIE VARGAS vs. ANTON NOVIKOV OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN Today! Friday, August 1 at 3 P.M. PT The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas - Gracia 4 & 8 * Open To The Public! * Streamed Live via www.toprank.tv LAS VEGAS, NV (August 1, 2014) -- Former world lightweight champion  Read Full Story >>>

Magboo seeks IBF Pan Pacific crown
By Dennis U. Eroa, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 01 Aug 2014

IT’S a go. Batangas pride and rising boxing gem JR ‘‘Star Boy’’ Magboo and Vergel Puton dubbed as Strongman will mix it up tonight for the International Boxing Federation Pan Pacific supert bantamweight crown at the Agoncillo  Read Full Story >>>

End of an era: Mayweather three fights left, Pacquiao five
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Fri, 01 Aug 2014
News that Manny Pacquiao is set to retire once his newly-inked Top Rank contract expires in 2016 has left those holding out hope of a super-fight with Floyd Mayweather with little time left to realise their dream. The 35 year-old has revealed that his upcoming bout with Chris Algieri on November   Read Full Story >>>

HBO Boxing Preview: Vargas vs. Novikov, Rios vs. Chaves, Sergey Kovalev vs. Caparello
By William Holmes, Boxing Insider, Fri, 01 Aug 2014
On Saturday night HBO will present a split site Boxing After Dark Card double header from the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada and the Revel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Two bouts will be broadcast from Las Vegas and one bout will be broadcast from Atlantic City. Even though this is a Bo  Read Full Story >>>

Sanchez: Golovkin Wants To Unify Titles, Will Travel To The UK For Froch
By Alex Lockie, Tha Boxing Voice, Fri, 01 Aug 2014
Abel Sanchez, trainer of perhaps the most feared man in boxing, Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, spoke with Thaboxingvoice.com following Golovkin’s destruction of tough Australian challenger Daniel Geale. Just over a year ago, in a small ball room in Connecticut, Golovkin scored an impressive body-shot knock  Read Full Story >>>

ABF TITLE FIGHT IN TABUNOK AUGUST 2
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 01 Aug 2014

CEBU - Ardie Boyose (10-0,7KO’s) of the Flores Boxing Gym will put on his undefeated record on the line against battle tested Richard Betos (20-8-1,7KO's) of Butuan City in the twelve round main event this Saturday at the Ta  Read Full Story >>>

CINCINNATI HOMECOMING FOR ADRIEN BRONER SET FOR SEPTEMBER 6 AT U.S. BANK ARENA, LIVE ON SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 01 Aug 2014
FORMER THREE-DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION TO MEET EMMANUEL TAYLOR AT U.S. BANK ARENA, LIVE ON SHOWTIME® PLUS, LUCAS MATTHYSSE VS. ROBERTO ORTIZ TICKETS GO SALE TOMORROW, FRIDAY, AUG. 1 LOS ANGELES (July 31, 2014) - Former three-division world champion Adrien "The Problem" Broner will return to his   Read Full Story >>>

EAST COAST FAVORITES SADAM ALI, ANTHONY PETERSON, MARCUS BROWNE AND SEVERAL HOT PROSPECTS TAKE TO THE RING AUG. 9 AT BARCLAYS CENTER
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 01 Aug 2014
Brooklyn, New York (July 31) - Before the SHOWTIME tripleheader featuring Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Danny "Swift" Garcia taking on "Lightning" Rod Salka plus two world championship fights on Saturday, Aug. 9 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY will be host to a stacked lineup of unde  Read Full Story >>>

Chaves' Remarkable Journey Saves The Day In Vegas
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 01 Aug 2014
It mattered little that Diego Chaves was unable to attend the final pre-fight presser for his upcoming showdown with Brandon Rios this Saturday at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. All that matters is that the Argentine brawler is in fact in town and will be ready for fight night. The bout is paired  Read Full Story >>>

Nacho Likes Idea of Juan Manuel Marquez Facing Porter
By Salvador Rodríguez, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 01 Aug 2014
Former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez (56-7-1, 40KOs) would still like to achieve his goal of winning a fifth divisional title. Marquez's Hall of Fame trainer, Nacho Beristain, says their options for such a fight are pretty small. Floyd Mayweather Jr., who holds the WBC/WBA wel  Read Full Story >>>

Hunger Games: Kovalev-Caparello
By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Fri, 01 Aug 2014
Kovalev isn’t taking his opponent lightly. “He is hungry,” said Krusher about Caparello, “and has nothing to lose…” On Saturday, August 2, at Revel Casino Hotel’s Ovation Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (24-0-1, 22 KOs), from Ft. Laud  Read Full Story >>>

STEVE FARHOOD REVEALS HIS TOP 10 UNDERDOGS AS ROD SALKA, EDGAR SANTANA & JARROD FLETCHER RELISH CHANCE TO SHOCK THE WORLD
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 01 Aug 2014

"I've been an underdog for my entire career. I've been vaccinated; I'm immune to this." - Rod Salka "People will still talk trash about me after I knock Peterson out. But that's not my problem." - Edgar Santana "I  Read Full Story >>>

PHOTOS: RIOS-CHAVES FINAL PRESSCON
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 01 Aug 2014

July 31, 2014, Las Vegas, Nevada --- Former World Lightweight champion Brandon Rios of Oxnard,Ca. speaks during the final press conference Thursday for his eagerly-anticipated 2014 debut in a 10-round welterweight main  Read Full Story >>>

PINOY PRIDE EYES THE PRIZE
By Ted Lerner, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 01 Aug 2014

Team Philippines wins a thriller over Chinese-Taipei to join China 1, Japan and China 2 in the all-Asian semi-finals of the 2014 World Pool Team Championship. (Beijing)--Whenever the Philippines and Chinese-Taipei s  Read Full Story >>>

SERGIO THOMPSON COULD EARN TITLE SHOT WITH WIN THIS WEEKEND ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 ON TELEVISA AND FOX DEPORTES
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 01 Aug 2014
WBC TITLE ELIMINATION BOUT PITS "YEYO" AGAINST ADONES AGUELO LOS ANGELES (July 31) - Following his big win over Ricardo Alvarez on March 8, Mexican star Sergio "Yeyo" Thompson has the opportunity to put himself back in line for a world title shot on Saturday, August 2, when he faces the Philippin  Read Full Story >>>

AVILA RETURNS HOME AGAINST FRIAS
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 01 Aug 2014
MANUEL "TINO" AVILA RETURNS HOME AGAINST UNBEATEN JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT SERGIO FRIAS ON FOX SPORTS 1 AND FOX DEPORTES' GOLDEN BOY LIVE! SERIES FRIDAY, AUGUST 22 AT THE ALLAN WITT SPORTS CENTER IN FAIRFIELD, CALIF. PLUS A STACKED UNDERCARD OF LOCAL TALENT FEATURED ON AUGUST 22! Tickets On Sale N  Read Full Story >>>

BUCKS SIGN JERRYD BAYLESS
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 01 Aug 2014
The Milwaukee Bucks have signed free agent guard Jerryd Bayless, General Manager John Hammond announced today. Terms of the contract were not disclosed in accordance with team policy. Bayless, 25, split the 2013-14 season between the Memphis Grizzlies and Boston Celtics, and averaged 9.3 points,   Read Full Story >>>

Algieri gets into training mode
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, Fri, 01 Aug 2014
Faced with the biggest fight of his career, little-known Chris Algieri is already in training mode for his Nov. 23 clash with Manny Pacquiao. While training camp proper won’t begin until mid-September, Algieri has decided to hit the gym in his native Long Island, New York, according to reports re  Read Full Story >>>

Gennady Golovkin vs. Miguel Cotto: The Super fight that should be made in boxing
By Frank Walsh, OTR Boxing Radio, Fri, 01 Aug 2014
The most prolific puncher of the current generation, Gennady Golovkin, took center stage on Saturday night to coldly dismantle the capable Daniel Geale. The result and manner of victory a formality in the eyes of many, Geale crumbled upon impact from a ‘GGG’ right hook in the third to bring a close   Read Full Story >>>

D.C.'s Lamont Peterson set to defend IBF title
By Gene Wang, Washington Post, Fri, 01 Aug 2014
Just call it Lamont Peterson’s version of a playoff beard. The bushy swath of facial hair is the District fighter's homage to dedication and focus in preparation for his Aug. 9 bout against Edgar Santana at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. With the International Boxing Federation junior welterweight c  Read Full Story >>>

Angel Garcia Doesn’t Understand The Love Affair With Golovkin
By Alex Lockie, Tha Boxing Voice, Fri, 01 Aug 2014
Angel Garcia is the father and trainer of Jr. Middleweight Champion Danny “Swift” Garcia. Angel and his son have a very special relationship in and outside of the ring, a relationship in which Angel does the talking at the pressers, and Danny follows it up in the ring. Thusly, Angel Garcia is pretty  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao to retire from boxing in 2016
By Agence France Press, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 01 Aug 2014
MANILA, Philippines—Sarangani Representative and world boxing champ Manny Pacquiao revealed plans to retire from boxing in 2016. Pacquiao, who has won an unprecedented eight boxing world titles in different divisions, said he might instead join the senatorial race under the United Nationalist Al  Read Full Story >>>

Welterweight Brandon Rios' demeanor doesn't match his tough words
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Fri, 01 Aug 2014
LAS VEGAS — Brandon Rios is a guy who never projected anything but the utmost confidence. He may not have been the most gifted boxer or talented athlete, but Rios always came across as the ultimate tough guy. A smirk would frequently cross his face, as if he dared you to cross him. The one thi  Read Full Story >>>

Ideas For Provodnikov's Next..Rios-Chaves Winner, Herrera..And Maybe Bradley
By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science, Fri, 01 Aug 2014
Knowing what I do about human nature, and his demeanor, I do think that whoever gloves up with Ruslan Provodnikov next better be at his very best, and expecting a dialed-in and fully focued Siberian Rocky. So, who gets that maybe unenviable task, the fight after the one in which he dropped Chris   Read Full Story >>>

Brandon Rios vs. Diego Chaves Fight Preview, Complete Fight Card
By Murtz Jaffer, Inside Fights, Fri, 01 Aug 2014
Brandon Rios meets Diego Chaves on HBO: Boxing After Dark this Saturday and we have all of the deers for you. The night’s main event features Brandon Rios who will step inside the ring for the first time since losing to Manny Pacquiao in 2013. Rios has had epic showdowns with both Mike Alvarado a  Read Full Story >>>

Kovalev In Good Place, But Others Would Marvel at Thawing of Cold War
By Bernard Fernandez, The Sweet Science, Fri, 01 Aug 2014
It probably isn’t in any of the history lessons taught in the classrooms of Chelyabinsk, Russia, which is the hometown of WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev, or even in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where he now resides. Like many American citizens who were born in these United States and never   Read Full Story >>>