Paulie Malignaggi remains relevant with dominating win over Zab Judah
By Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
NEW YORK — Three thoughts on Paulie Malignaggi’s unanimous decision win over Zab Judah: This was all Paulie. Billed as the Battle of Brooklyn, Malignaggi dominated. In a battle of two fading former titleholders, Malignaggi, 33, appeared to have far more left in the tank than Judah, 36. Malignaggi  Read Full Story >>>

Guillermo Rigondeaux Effortlessly Blanks Joseph Agbeko Over The Distance
By Patrick Connor, The Queensberry Rules, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
All "names" prevailed on the final HBO boxing card of 2013, ending a very strong late year run for the network on a lower note than perhaps was intended when put together. At the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Guillermo Rigondeaux left no doubt as to whether or not his talent and ability are at  Read Full Story >>>

Boxing results: Win, lose, and snooze on HBO and Showtime Saturday
By Gayle Falkenthal, The Washington Times, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
SAN DIEGO, December 7, 2013 – The seven bouts dished up for boxing fans from Brooklyn and Atlantic City on Saturday included some killers and some fillers, along with a few surprises. In Atlantic City, James Kirkland (32-1-0, 28 KOs) and Glen Tapia (20-1-0, 12 KOs) made the biggest impression wit  Read Full Story >>>

Zab Judah: I Came To Fight, It Just Wasn't There
BoxingScene.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Two weeks after his 33rd birthday, Paulie "The Magic Man" Malignaggi (33-5, 7 KO's) picks up his 33rd win in a unanimous decision victory over Zab "Super" Judah (42-9, 29 KO's) in front of his hometown crowd at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The fight, promoted by Golden Boy Promo  Read Full Story >>>

Malignaggi takes Judah, Brooklyn bragging rights
By Bob Velin, USA Today, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
If there was anything proved Saturday night at the Barclays Center, it's that Paulie Malignaggi wanted Brooklyn bragging rights more than Zab Judah did. Maybe it's because Malignaggi still lives in the borough, while Judah has moved to Las Vegas. In any case, Malignaggi (33-5, 7 KOs.) scored a  Read Full Story >>>

HBO Results: Kirkland and Tapia Steal Show, Rigondeaux Wins a Bore
By William Holmes, Boxing Insider, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
The Adrian Phillips ballroom in the legendary Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey was the site of tonight’s HBO Boxing After Dark tripleheader. An entertaining and surprisingly competitive undercard preceded tonight’s televised card as Toka Kahn Clary and Matt Korobov were able to win despit  Read Full Story >>>

ALA-COBRA: “PRINCE” PAGARA REMAINS UNBEATEN
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013

DUMAGUETE CITY – “Prince’ Albert Pagara of the ALA Gym relied on his speed and boxing skills turn back to rough and tough Gadwin Tubigon by unanimous decision after ten rounds. Both boxers were hesitant to mix it up in   Read Full Story >>>

PAULIE MALIGNAGGI WINS BROOKLYN BRAGGING RIGHTS; SCHOOLS ZAB JUDAH TO WIN UNANIMOUS DECISION
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
Moments ago, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, two-division world champion Paulie Malignaggi won bragging rights in New York, defeating fellow Brooklyn native and two-division world champion Zab Judah via unanimous decision. It looked like an easy night of work for Malignaggi, who domina  Read Full Story >>>

RIGO BLANKS AGBEKO, RETAINS WBA/WBO SUPERBANTAM BELTS
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013

Dec. 7, 2013, Atlantic City, New Jersey -- WBA/WBO 122 lb. champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (R) wins a 12-round unanimous decision over Joseph Agbeko, Saturday at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. All three judges registere  Read Full Story >>>

Rigondeaux pitches a brilliant shutout vs. Agbeko!
By Ace Freeman, FightFan.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
Guillermo Rigondeaux W UD12 Joseph Agbeko In yet another brilliant display of pure pugilistic prowess, Cuban phenom and top pound-for-pound fighter Guillermo Rigondeaux pitched a shutout over twelve one sided rounds against the usually awkward Joseph Agbeko at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City as   Read Full Story >>>

Jabbaholic Malignaggi The Sharper Man, Beats Judah in BK Battle
By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
The jab was fab for Paul Malignaggi in the main event at Barclays Center on Saturday evening. The left, pop, pop, from the Bensonhurst boxer made him the king of the pugilism hill, as his foe, Zab Judah of Bensonhurst simply didn't work hard enough to convince anyone in the building that he deserve  Read Full Story >>>

VICTORIOUS RIGONDEAUX LIKES HIS STYLE JUST FINE
By Bernard Fernandez, The Sweet Science, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – When you stop and think about it, boxing fans are no different than moviegoers that have to decide which flick they want to see on a given night out. Whether you’re heading to the arena or your local cinema, the choice sometimes has to be made between The Fast and the Furious a  Read Full Story >>>

PORTER WINS IBF WELTERWEIGHT TITLE, BUT TAPIA LOSES IN 6TH ROUND TKO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013

Porter. It was a mixed day for former sparring partners of “Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao with undefeated Shawn “Showtime” Porter winning the IBF welterweight title from Devon Alexander at the Barclays Center  Read Full Story >>>

SHAWN PORTER CAPTURES IBF WELTERWEIGHT TITLE WITH UNANIMOUS DECISION WIN OVER DEVON ALEXANDER
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
Moments ago, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, undefeated welterweight contender Shawn Porter captured his first world title, scoring a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over former IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander. It was a rough and rugged affair as Porter immediately too  Read Full Story >>>

JAMES KIRKLAND TKO 6 GLEN TAPIA
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013

James Kirkland (R) overpowered Glen Tapia with volume punches in six rounds of their 10-round non-titled fight at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ on the undercard of Guillermo Rigodeaux vs Joseph Agbeko WBA/WBO su  Read Full Story >>>

ERISLANDY LARA DROPS AUSTIN TROUT EN ROUTE TO UNANIMOUS DECISION VICTORY
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
Moments ago, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, jr. middleweight contender Erislandy Lara scored a unanimous decision victory over fellow contender Austin Trout. It was an uneventful affair for the majority of the fight as Lara simply used his superior technical skills to outbox Trout. Th  Read Full Story >>>

MACKLIN WINS OVER RUSS BY UD
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013

Dec. 7, 2013, Atlantic City, New Jersey -- Matthew Macklin (L) wins 10-round unanimous decision over Lamar Russ, Saturday at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ on the undercard of Guillermo Rigondeaux vs Joseph Agbeko WBA/  Read Full Story >>>

UNDERCARD RESULTS FROM ATLANTIC CITY: KOROBOV, CLARY, HART & MEKHONTSEV VICTORIOUS
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013

Matt Korobov (L) stops Derek Edwards in the 9th round, Saturday at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. on the undercard of Guillermo 'El Chacal' Rigondeaux vs Joseph 'King Kong' Agbeko for the WBA/WBO super bantamweight wor  Read Full Story >>>

SAKIO BIKA RETAINS TITLE AFTER DRAW WITH ANTHONY DIRRELL
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
Moments ago, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, WBC super middleweight champion Sakio Bika barely retained his title after escaping with a split draw against undefeated super middleweight contender Anthony Dirrell. It was a rough and rugged affair. Dirrell jumped ahead on the scorecards e  Read Full Story >>>

NBA -- Lakers edge Kings
By Lyanna Pillazar, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013

SACRAMENTO - The Los Angeles Lakers won a close game against the Sacramento Kings here at the Sleep Train Arena Friday night, 106-100. It's the Lakers' second straight win over the Kings following a 100-86 during the pre  Read Full Story >>>

VICTOR ORTIZ RETURNS AGAINST LUIS COLLAZO JAN 30
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013

Ortiz. "VICIOUS" VICTOR ORTIZ RETURNS TO THE RING TO FACE HOMETOWN FAVORITE LUIS COLLAZO IN A BATTLE OF FORMER WORLD CHAMPIONS FOR THE WBA INTERNATIONAL WELTERWEIGHT TITLE ON FOX SPORTS 1 AND FOX DEPORTES FROM  Read Full Story >>>

Defiant Rigondeaux happy to keep winning fights his way
By Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
NEW YORK -- Guillermo Rigondeaux settled into a corner booth at B.B. King's this week, an Armani sweater on his back, a defiant look on his face. It wasn't supposed to be like this. A decisive win over Nonito Donaire last April was supposed to springboard Rigondeaux to boxing's next level. Instead,   Read Full Story >>>

Quick Jabs: The End Of Manny Pacquiao, Attraction?; Miguel Cotto's Choice; More
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
RIP, Nelson Mandela, world leader and pugilist/boxing aficionado. (per Deadspin). In a long overdue combined edition of Quick Jabs/Round And Round, we contemplate the Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios pay-per-view numbers, a provocative interview or two, what's next for Carl Froch and some other ne  Read Full Story >>>

Judah claims more Brooklyn authenticity than Malignaggi
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- The increased intensity in the trash talk by Zab Judah's for tonight's friendly clash with fellow two-division titlewinner Paulie Malignaggi includes Judah's assertion that he is a more authentic Brooklynite than Malignaggi, whom he will face at Barclays Center on Showtime. Jud  Read Full Story >>>

Jackie Kallen: Go Paulie (Malignaggi) Go!
By Jackie Kallen, Boxing Insider, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
This is the season to celebrate and there are holiday parties every weekend. I usually DVR the fights and head out to a good party. But tonight I am planning to be sitting right in front of my TV when the Showtime fights start. The fights are just too good not to watch them live. I would love to  Read Full Story >>>

Zab Judah vs Paul Malignaggi: Brownsville vs. Bensonhurst
By Sal Arteaga , Fight Saga, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
Tonight, Brooklyn's Barclay Center will be host to a good ole' turf battle between two top welterweights, Zab Judah from Brownsville and Paul Malignaggi from Bensonhurst. The winner will be crowned 'King of Brooklyn,' and will be honored with a special Brooklyn trophy belt while the loser will   Read Full Story >>>

Does Amir Khan Have A Chance to Defeat Floyd Mayweather? Does it Even Matter?
By Mike Gallagher , Inside Fights, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix has reported that an agreement has been reached for a May 3, 2013 pay per view fight between reigning welterweight and junior middleweight champion Floyd Mayweather (45-0) and former junior welterweight titlist Amir Khan (28-3). Mannix also reported that an officia  Read Full Story >>>

Q&A: Cunningham on Alexander, Khan, Mayweather
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Trainer Kevin Cunningham will be a busy man tonight at Barclays Center, when he works the corners of both WBC super middleweight titleholder Sakio Bika and IBF welterweight beltholder Devon Alexander in their defenses against Anthony Dirrell and Shawn Porter, respectively. On a  Read Full Story >>>

Showtime’s Steve Farhood believes the only fight for Manny Pacquiao is one against Floyd Mayweather
By Chris Robinson, Hustle Boss, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
During my time in Shelton, Wash. for the latest Mayweather Promotions card this weekend, I caught up with Showtime analyst Steve Farhood and got his take on various subjects in the sport. Some of the topics we discussed were the latest rumors surrounding a Floyd Mayweather-Amir Khan fight, the br  Read Full Story >>>

Brooklyn State of Mind
By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
Tonight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Zab Judah and Paulie Malignaggi fight for the NABF and NABO welterweight titles… “I didn’t appreciate Brooklyn until I left it.”—Rosie Perez Tonight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, two of Brooklyn’s finest, Zab Judah (42-8, 29  Read Full Story >>>

INSIDE SPORTS - BOB ARUM: ONE OF A KIND
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Dec 2013

Arum. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum turns 83 this weekend and for all his faults, real or imagined, you’ve got to admire the man and what he’s done for boxing and on a more personal note, what he’s done for “Fighter of the  Read Full Story >>>