Today in Cataño, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican amateur sensation , Emmanuel 'Manny' Rodriguez ( 9-0, 5 KO's ) and his opponent Alexis 'Beaver' Santiago ( 16-3, 7 KO's ) of Phoenix, Arizona meet for the first time, heading to   

1st pro loss only a setback for Ghislain Maduma; Lightweight takes positives from tough experience
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 31 Jul 2014
MONTREAL (July 30, 2014) - His first loss as a professional pales in comparison to the obstacles lightweight contender Ghislain "Mani" Maduma (16-1, 10 KOs) has overcome outside the ring. This past May 31 in front of 80,000 hostile fans supporting hometown favorite "Mighty" Kevin Mitchell (38-2,   Read Full Story >>>

Kris George set to take on Fernando Ferreira Da Silva for regional honours
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 31 Jul 2014
Smithy's Promotions is very proud to announce the first fight of our next instalment of big fights, "Smithy Brings the big fights 8". Toowoomba's fighting fisherman and current Queensland Welterweight Champion Kris "The Silencer" George, 6W(5KO) - 0L, is set to take on experienced Brazilian Fernando  Read Full Story >>>

"SARTONK" PREMIER BELT MAKER OF THE WBA, IBF, WBO AND IBO CONFIRMED FOR THE INAUGURAL BOX FAN EXPO TO TAKE PLACE THIS SEPTEMBER IN LAS VEGAS
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 31 Jul 2014
MEET AND GREET the world's biggest fighters, promoters and industry people at the first time, one of a kind event Las Vegas (JULY 30th, 2014)- SARTONK the premier belt maker of the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO have confirmed that they will appear and have a Booth to Meet and Greet boxing fans at the ina  Read Full Story >>>

Diego Chaves finally gets visa
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Thu, 31 Jul 2014
Brandon Rios, trainer Robert Garcia and other members of their team left their training camp in Oxnard, California, on Tuesday night to make the four-hour drive to Las Vegas in anticipation of Rios' fight on Saturday night. They were just not quite sure who Rios would be in the ring with because   Read Full Story >>>

Is A Major Anti-Mayweather Backlash Beginning To Form?
By Dennis Cruz, Boxing Buzz, Thu, 31 Jul 2014
For all the millions that he makes and spends and all of the talent he possesses in the ring, Floyd "Money" Mayweather has had a tough time convincing the world that he is as special as he claims to be. Whether proclaiming himself to be "The Best Ever" in the sport of boxing or creating photo ops  Read Full Story >>>

Championship boxer Anna Julaton climbs into the MMA cage
By Ali Khaled, The National, Thu, 31 Jul 2014
For someone who has collected title belts for fun, Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton had little interest in boxing when she was growing up. The Philippine native, 34, would dominate women’s boxing, but it was mixed martial arts (MMA) that had always been in her blood. She is to make her UAE debut on  Read Full Story >>>

Jacobs: Not Ready For Golovkin Yet, Still See Flaws
By Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 31 Jul 2014
Danny Jacobs was brutally honest Wednesday about his readiness to challenge Gennady Golovkin. While other middleweight title-holders and contenders claim they’re prepared to upset boxing’s middleweight knockout artist, Jacobs has taken a more realistic approach to battling Golovkin. Jacobs, a Bro  Read Full Story >>>

It's Time To Officially Take Notice of GGG
By Michael Samuels, 8countnews, Thu, 31 Jul 2014
Gennady Golovkin – referred to many as “GGG” – is the sport’s brightest star. No fighter since Mike Tyson was crushing skulls in the eighties has been worthy of donning the self-proclaimed “Baddest Man on the Planet” mantra. That perception all changed Saturday night when Gennady Golovkin destro  Read Full Story >>>

The 100 Greatest Heavyweights of All Time Part Six: 50-41
By Matt McGrain, Boxing.com, Thu, 31 Jul 2014
Something for everyone might as well mean something for everyone to complain about as far as a list such as this goes… There were more active heavyweights in the 1940s than there were in the 1990s; but those heavyweights were smaller than their more modern counterparts. Then again, it was rar  Read Full Story >>>

Golovkin Leaves No Question To Who The Alpha Fighter At 160 Is
By Frank Lotierzo, The Sweet Science, Thu, 31 Jul 2014
Let’s be honest, he looked terrific…though his opponent was very limited but did, however, really try and do everything in his power to compete and make it hard for him to score his 27th career stoppage in 30 professional fights. Yes, I'm talking about WBA middleweight title holder Gennady Golovk  Read Full Story >>>

Why Cotto-Golovkin is Not Viable This Year
By Victor Salazar, Tha Boxing Voice, Thu, 31 Jul 2014
“Gennady will only be measured by his competition and the better the competition, the better he’ll be,” explained a very exuberant Tom Loeffler, the managing director of K2 Promotions after his fighter Gennady Golovkin dispatched Daniel Geale in 3 rounds this past Saturday in the big room at Madison  Read Full Story >>>

The Hurricane set to hit Dubai
By Jaydip Sengupta, GulfNews.com, Thu, 31 Jul 2014
Boxing may be a religion in the Philippines thanks to Manny Pacquiao, but it is unlikely many would have heard of the person who is one of the ‘quickest’ boxers to win a world championship belt after just seven professional fights and whom Pacquiao’s trainee Freddie Roach worked with first in his st  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather and Maidana to fight for two-weight WBC titles
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Thu, 31 Jul 2014
Floyd Mayweather's request to put both his WBC welterweight and light-middleweight titles on the line this fall has been predictably accepted by World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman. Back on July 11, Sulaiman told WBN: "We have a request from Floyd Mayweather and confidentially we are  Read Full Story >>>

‘Mommy Dionisia has a boyfriend?’
By Totel V. de Jesus , Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thu, 31 Jul 2014
MANILA, Philippines—What? Mommy Dionisia dating a guy? Sorry to disappoint scandal-news hungry fans, the mother of boxing champion, Sarangani Representative Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao denied she has a boyfriend. “Ay ayaw (I don’t like),” said Dionisia on Wednesday on television in a report by  Read Full Story >>>

Manager: I Got The Solution For Golovkin and Klitschko
By Simon Van Besouw, Tha Boxing Voice, Thu, 31 Jul 2014
After Saturday’s fights thaboxingvoice.com spoke with the manager of Andre Ward and Bryant Jennings, the colorful former hip hop promoter James Prince. Prince was praising his fighter for his performance against Mike Perez. ”We have a kid that is only been fighting for five years, against a Cuban fi  Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO-ALGIERI HAS MAKINGS OF A CLASSIC
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 30 Jul 2014

SAYING what he saw, Freddie Roach stated: “Chris Algieri has got a jab, that’s it.” Going by the pre-fight script, Roach should be coming up with a loftier assessment of Algieri, who challenges for Manny Pacquiao’s WBO we  Read Full Story >>>

Gennady Golovkin: Primed For Bigger Things
By Sean Crose, Boxing Insider, Wed, 30 Jul 2014
An odd thing happened Saturday night (or was it very early Sunday morning?). Five of the top ten trending topics on American Twitter had to do with boxing. That’s right, boxing. This reporter can’t remember ever seeing such a phenomenon, even after a Floyd Mayweather fight. The reason for the sud  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao urges Aquino to focus on education reforms
By Marc Jayson Cayabyab, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 30 Jul 2014
MANILA, Philippines –International boxing icon and Sarangani lawmaker Manny Pacquiao told President Benigno Aquino III to focus on education in his reform agenda. This as the welterweight champion lauded Aquino for his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona). In a statement, Pacquiao said  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather Sr: “I’m not no Freddie Roach. Team Garcia can mess around with him, they ain’t gonna f*ck with me that way!”
By Jenna Jay, OTR Boxing Radio, Wed, 30 Jul 2014
The rematch between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana is now only six weeks away, and as the fight draws near, there is still an issue that has yet to be resolved, the gloves for the fight. This was a subject of much debate prior to the previous fight, as Mayweather objected to the commission and   Read Full Story >>>

Lem’s lastest: Carl Froch-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Jan. 24?
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Wed, 30 Jul 2014
Talks are continuing for a potential bout between IBF super middleweight titleholder Carl Froch and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. potentially for Jan. 24 at the MGM in Las Vegas, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum confirmed to RingTV.com. It was last month that Arum and Froch’s promoter, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Spo  Read Full Story >>>

Fighting Chris Algieri is a lose-lose situation for Manny Pacquiao
Boxing Insider, Wed, 30 Jul 2014
The contract is all but finalized for the bout between multiple division titlist Manny Pacquiao 56-5-2 (38 KO’s) and young upstart champion Chris Algieri 20-0 (8 KO’s). This fight scheduled for November 22nd, at Pacquiao’s home away from home Macai, China. The Filipino Congressman looks to ehh… u  Read Full Story >>>

Osman, Julaton lead the charge for women’s mixed martial arts in Asia
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 30 Jul 2014
SINGAPORE — Two of the leading lights in women’s mixed martial arts in Asia are facing off on August 29, at the Dubai World Trade Center, and fans all over the world will be tuning in to watch. The inspiring feats of these two stars, Malaysia’s Ann Osman and Ana Julaton of the Philippines, hav  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather Approved By WBC To Defend 147/154 Belts
By Salvador Rodríguez, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 30 Jul 2014
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman has approved a request by Floyd Mayweather Jr. to defend both of his WBC titles, at welterweight and junior middleweight, against Marcos Maidana on September 13th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mayweather also holds the WBA crown at 147 and 154. Su  Read Full Story >>>

Golden Gloves: Keeping it Simple
By Ted Sares, The Boxing Tribune, Wed, 30 Jul 2014
I fought Golden Gloves –Anonymous “Remember this, your first few fights will be decided on conditioning and your will to fight. Neither of you have developed enough skill to where it has a major bearing on the fight.”—Jackson: see: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Boxing-1533/2009/2/Preparing-Gold-Glov  Read Full Story >>>

Cotto-Golovkin? Don't count on it
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Wed, 30 Jul 2014
Moments after Gennady Golovkin drilled Daniel Geale in the third round on Saturday night at New York's Madison Square Garden to retain his middleweight belt for the 11th time, GGG called for a unification fight with Miguel Cotto. "I am very happy and now I only want unification fights. I want Co  Read Full Story >>>

GAB LOOKS INTO “LAST HOME STAND” CONTROVERSY
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 30 Jul 2014
Citing the welfare of the basketball public as reason, the Games and Amusements Board has written the local organizers of the "The Last Home Stand," a project that would have pitted the World Cup-bound Philippine basketball team against an NBA Selection asking for an explanation as to why it was  Read Full Story >>>

COMING THROUGH IN CRUNCH TIME
By Ted Lerner, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 30 Jul 2014

Ina Kaplan proves to be the perfect team player as she helps seal Germany's hard fought win against Austria on Day 2 at the 2014 World Pool Team Championship in Beijing Photo Courtesy of Tai Chengzhe/China Foto Press. (Beij  Read Full Story >>>

Cohen Congratulates McCalla and Luis for ShoBox Victories Friday Night
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 30 Jul 2014
After co-promoting (along with GH3 Promotions) the historic 200th episode of "SHOBOX: The New Generation," last Friday, July 25, at the Turning Stone Resort Casino, Greg Cohen of Greg Cohen Promotions wishes to congratulate his two victorious fighters, Cecil McCalla and Tony Luis. Welterweight Mc  Read Full Story >>>

Freddie Roach on Chris Algieri: 'He's got a good jab, that's it'
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Wed, 30 Jul 2014
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach doesn't sound impressed with Manny Pacquiao's next opponent. Chris Algieri will be the November 22 opponent for Manny Pacquiao in Macau, and while the boxing world wasn't exactly set on fire when the news was announced recently, Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach   Read Full Story >>>

Sharing one’s thoughts
By Philip Ella Juico, The Philippine Star, Wed, 30 Jul 2014
It’s still a good 43 days from the Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana rematch and a little more than four months from the November 23 (November 22 in the United States mainland) fight at the Venetian in Macau between Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao and undefeated Chris Algieri. It may however   Read Full Story >>>

Lem’s latest: Diego Chaves could be replaced vs. Brandon Rios
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Wed, 30 Jul 2014
Diego Chaves is still in his native Argentina due to visa issues in advance of Saturday’s scheduled welterweight clash with Brandon Rios. Chaves (23-1, 19 knockouts) is supposed to meet Rios (31-2-1, 23 KOs) at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. If not, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum said that junior welterwe  Read Full Story >>>