MANILA (PNA) -- The final composition of the Philippine basketball team to the coming 27th FIBA-Asia championship the country is hosting Aug. 1-11 will come from the 17-man national pool that underwent a two-week training in L  

Arum: Pacquiao’s US return is about numbers, Manila fight is also possible
By Phil D. Jay, WBN, Thu, 20 Jun 2013
Promoter Bob Arum has refused to rule out a potential return to the United States for China-bound welterweight star Manny Pacquiao following previous reports that the Congressman would never fight there again. Arum, speaking with Radio Rahim TV at the recent announcement for the signing of Japane  Read Full Story >>>

Golovkin Aims High and Low: Would Fight Ward at 168 and Canelo at 154
By Victor Salazar, Tha Boxing Voice, Thu, 20 Jun 2013
Getting fights with credible opponents is a daunting task for top middleweight Gennady Golovkin. After dismantling Gabriel Rosado earlier this year and drilling Nobuhiro Ishida in a knock out of the year type punch, he finally has what the boxing world sees as a legit middleweight test in Matthew Ma  Read Full Story >>>

Enigmatic, Polarizing Broner Should Stop Malignaggi
By Blake Hochberger , The Sweet Science, Thu, 20 Jun 2013
I don’t like Adrien Broner, the person. I have no quarrel with brash, loud-mouthed, uber-confident guys who can back it up in the ring (see: I have no ill will towards Floyd Mayweather, Jr.). However, everything about Broner is annoying. His “hair brushing” gimmick? His ill-timed, poorly-delivered j  Read Full Story >>>

SMART ARANETA PULLS OUT OF CASIMERO TITLE DEFENSE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Jun 2013

After some two months of back-and-forth negotiations with prospects for IBF light flyweight champion Johnreil Casimero’s title defense in the Philippines looking good, the Manila Standard has been informed that Araneta   Read Full Story >>>

World class line-up for APB exhibition bouts in Rio
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Jun 2013
Lausanne, Switzerland, 19 June 2013. The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is delighted to announce its world class line-up for AIBA Pro Boxing's (APB) exhibition bouts to take place in Ginásio do Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, on August 10. The Brazilian 2016 Olympic Games host city is promised  Read Full Story >>>

Irish Champ Lee Murtagh Ready For Capital Debut On July 5th
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Jun 2013

Irish Light Middleweight Champion Lee Murtagh is the latest addition to the Dave Murphy, in association with Acourtier Events, promoted ‘Independence Day’ extravaganza at York Hall in Bethnal Green on Friday 5th July. On his mo  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao – How Manny More Fights?
By Daniel McAleer, WhatCulture.com, Wed, 19 Jun 2013
Manny Pacquiao is no doubt a lock for the boxing hall of fame; he quite rightly will go down as one of the greatest pound for pound fighters of all time. Many of us will remember the nights where he pummelled Oscar De La Hoya for 8 punishing rounds and sending the all-time great American in to retir  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather and Pacquiao Have Truly Blown It
By Rich Thomas, ProBoxing-fans.com, Wed, 19 Jun 2013
Noticed much fan interest lately in the sport's two most bankable stars, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, duking it out? Neither have I. After Pacquiao was knocked out by Juan Manuel Marquez last year, there was some speculation that now that Pacquiao looked beatable that Mayweather might come d  Read Full Story >>>

Back to Business for Banks
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Jun 2013
The first time Johnathon Banks faced Seth Mitchell back in November, there was quite a bit going on in his life. With the sudden passing of legendary trainer Emanuel Steward in October, he was thrust into the position of taking the reins as lead trainer for Wladimir Klitschko, who just happened to f  Read Full Story >>>

Ring Ratings Update: Garcia gets to keep RING featherweight title
By Chuck Giampa, RingTV.com, Wed, 19 Jun 2013
A busy weekend of boxing did not bring about any significant changes in THE RING’s divisional ratings but there were many fights worth mentioning. At heavyweight, Bryant Jennings had a little trouble but finally got the job done by stopping Andrey Fedosov in the sixth round. Polish standout   Read Full Story >>>

HOW HE DID IT: Mikey Garcia Is a MASTER of the Basics
By Lee Wylie , The Sweet Science, Wed, 19 Jun 2013

Mikey Garcia somewhat redeemed himself for failing to make the featherweight limit by demolishing Juan Manuel Lopez inside four ro  Read Full Story >>>

California grants ALA Promotions fight license
By Dale Rosal, Cebu Daily News, Wed, 19 Jun 2013
ALA Promotions has taken a huge step in its bid to promote fights abroad. ALA Promotions CEO Michael Aldeguer said yesterday that they were recently granted a license to promote boxing fights in California, USA. With this, Aldeguer’s vision of holding international fight cards such as what T  Read Full Story >>>

Banal: I’m still far from retirement
By Dale Rosal, Cebu Daily News, Wed, 19 Jun 2013
While critics say that AJ “Bazooka” Banal has nothing left in his tank following his painful defeat last October, many still believe that the 22-year-old boxer can bounce back and reestablish his once promising career. Banal suffered a painful ninth-round technical knockout against Thai Pungluan  Read Full Story >>>

Broner: I don't want to beat Mayweather
By Michael Woods, ESPN.com, Wed, 19 Jun 2013
Adrien Broner admits that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is his role model. He regularly calls Mayweather "big bro," asks the pound-for-pound ace for advice and is exceedingly humble (for him) in admitting that Mayweather is boxing's top dog (for now anyway). But Broner has also told the world that he see  Read Full Story >>>

THE BOXING HERO COMES HOME
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Jun 2013

The quiet town of M'lang located in the periphery of the biggest marshland in Southeast Asia, the Liguasan Marsh, welcomes home its first world boxing champion today, Edrin "The Sting" Dapudong in a grand ce  Read Full Story >>>

Why The Heck Is Floyd Mayweather Boxing's Biggest Star?
By Frank Lotierzo, The Sweet Science, Wed, 19 Jun 2013

It was recently announced by Forbes Magazine that Floyd Mayweather is the highest-paid athlete in the world. It was estimated that he's grossed over 90 million d  Read Full Story >>>

UNDEFEATED 'IRISH' SEANIE MONAGHAN TO FIGHT ON BRADLEY-MARQUEZ UNDERCARD
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Jun 2013

June 18, 2013, New York, NY --- Hall of Fame Top Rank promoter Bob Arum (L) announced today that undefeated Light Heavyweight contender "Irish" Seanie Monaghan (R) (18-0, 11 KOs), of Long Beach, NY will fight on the upco  Read Full Story >>>

Nelson dedicating HBO debut fight June 29 to 3 kidnapped Cleveland women
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Jun 2013
SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2013 at FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO HBO Boxing After Dark® triple-header, 9:45 p.m. ET/PT NEW YORK (June 18, 2013) - NABF super welterweight champion Willie "The Great" Nelson (20-1-1, 12 KOs) is dedicating his HBO® debut fight on June 29, against Argentinian-invader Luciano Leonel  Read Full Story >>>

Shock Of The New: Adrien Broner, Paulie Malignaggi, Tyson Fury And David Haye Take Trashiness To The Bank
By Andrew Harrison, The Queensberry Rules, Wed, 19 Jun 2013
Habitually mined as broadcasting gold, vulgarity is a modern commodity. Well-placed in order to capitalise, boxing promotion has foregone decency for the sake of a fast buck. Nielsen ratings have taken priority over ticket sales for the sport’s top earners – however they might be achieved. As a resu  Read Full Story >>>

Criticisms of Mikey Garcia Carry No Worthwhile Weight
By Lyle Fitzsimmons, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 19 Jun 2013
The boxing crowd is a notoriously tough one to please. Sit at a fight for a minute or two of less-than-Hagler/Hearns action and you’re likely to hear boos begin raining from the impatient rafters. Decide to give up on a fight with less than a flat-lining heart monitor and you’ll be branded a quit  Read Full Story >>>

The duality of Johnathon Banks: Trainer by day, heavyweight contender by night
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Wed, 19 Jun 2013
Johnathon Banks has two of the most pressure-packed jobs in boxing. His day job, so-to-speak, is to train heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. Banks is a protégé of the late Emanuel Steward, and when Steward died on Oct. 25, Klitschko immediately named Banks his chief trainer. But Bank  Read Full Story >>>

FUTURE HALL OF FAMER BERNARD HOPKINS ADDED TO THE SHOWTIME® ANNOUNCE TEAM FOR JUNE 22 MALIGNAGGI VS. BRONER TELECAST
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Jun 2013

NEW YORK (June 18, 2013) - Future Hall of Famer and current IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Bernard Hopkins will be a guest commentator on this Saturday's live SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast (9 p.m. ET/6   Read Full Story >>>

FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. CANELO ALVAREZ 11-CITY, TWO-COUNTRY PRESS TOUR LOCATIONS AND TIMES ANNOUNCED
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Jun 2013
FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. CANELO ALVAREZ 11-CITY, TWO-COUNTRY PRESS TOUR LOCATIONS AND TIMES ANNOUNCED WITH UNPRECEDENTED KICK-OFF IN TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK (June 18, 2013) - News spread like wildfire last week when details of the upcoming 11-city, two-country media tour to officially a  Read Full Story >>>

Randy Petalcorin moves to WBA No. 2; wants a shot at title
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Jun 2013

Randy Petalcorin celebrated his 21st birthday this year and moving to number #2 WBA Light Flyweight World ranking was the best birthday present Petalcorin could receive, Petalcorin is set to have a fight next month i  Read Full Story >>>

ALA stages ‘When Worlds Collide’ in Solaire
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 19 Jun 2013
THE ALA Promotions launched another potential top-rating daytime boxing spectacle-in-the-making, the Pinoy Pride XXI, in Solaire Resort and Casino in Manila on July 13. ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer presented yesterday the main protagonists of the event dubbed “When Worlds Collide” in  Read Full Story >>>

Quijano: Heredia’s technique
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 19 Jun 2013
THE spate of bad luck that has befallen our boxers in championship bouts was halted last weekend when Edrin Dapudong annexed the IBO junior bantamweight title by knocking out Gideon Buthelezi in the first round in the latter’s hometown. Apropos to that achievement, “The Sting” is currently the to  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather Sr. “If Canelo Comes in Over 152, He Won’t Have No Money After The Fight.”
By Victor Salazar, Tha Boxing Voice, Wed, 19 Jun 2013
When Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced that he was fighting Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez via twitter, it created a buzz throughout the boxing world and through social media. It was the fight the majority of fans wanted since Alvarez had beaten Austin Trout. It was certainly the more popular fight over a figh  Read Full Story >>>

IBF orders Hopkins-Kovalev
RingTV.com, Wed, 19 Jun 2013
The IBF ordered its light heavyweight titleholder Bernard Hopkins to make his next title defense against the sanctioning organization’s No. 1 contender, Sergey Kovalev, according to a Monday press release from the Russian puncher’s promoter, Main Events. On Friday, Kovalev scored his ninth conse  Read Full Story >>>

IOC REVEALS AIBA WILL NEED TO PRESENT ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS ON PRO BOXERS IN 2016 OLYMPICS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 18 Jun 2013

IOC President Jacques Rogge. In the face of criticism from several professional boxing organizations on a plan by the International Amateur Boxing Association to allow pro boxers to compete in the Olympic Games   Read Full Story >>>

Azad Championship Report - Adrien Broner: Today’s Problem…Tomorrow’s “Mr. Showtime”?
By Gabriel Montoya, MaxBoxing.com, Tue, 18 Jun 2013
Nestled safely in the soil of the new boxing world that Al Haymon/Golden Boy Promotions and Showtime have created together are many seeds of future fistic greatness. None is flowering more rapidly than Adrien “The Problem” Broner, 26-0 (22), out of Cincinnati, Ohio. At a mere 23 years of age, Brone  Read Full Story >>>

Malignaggi vs Broner: The Time For Talking Is Over
By James Myhre, Tha Boxing Voice, Tue, 18 Jun 2013
he boxing world is no stranger to trash talking, but if the upcoming battle in the ring, between Adrien ‚”The Problem” Broner (26-0 22KO’s) and Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi (32-4 7KO’s) is half as good as the verbal battle leading up to the fight, fans are in for quite a tussle. Both fighters have   Read Full Story >>>