Kessler vs. Froch II: 3 questions to determine whose hand will be raised
By Blair Newman, ProBoxing-fans.com, Wed, 22 May 2013
As Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler’s heads hit their respective pillows tonight, their thoughts will turn to this weekend. The pair engaged in a thrilling manifestation of all that is good with boxing three years ago in Herning, Denmark in the midst of the Super Six Tournament, and are finally set to   Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao Should Be on Amir Khan’s Radar, Not Lucas Matthysse
By Alex Groberman, Opposing Views, Wed, 22 May 2013
Amir Khan found himself at a crossroads in 2012. Coming off two losses and with fans suddenly questioning both his toughness and desire to compete at the highest level of boxing, the young star knew he needed to make a change. In what had to have been a tough decision, he decided to nix his relation  Read Full Story >>>

Ring Ratings Update: welcome back Guillermo Jones
By Chuck Giampa, The Ring, Wed, 22 May 2013
In his first fight in a year and a half, Guillermo Jones (right) regained his WBA cruiserweight title with a hard-fought, come-from-behind 11th-round KO of Denis Lebedev (left). The 41-year-old veteran re-entered THE RING's rankings with the win. At heavyweight, No. 2-rated Alexander Povet  Read Full Story >>>

Anselmo Moreno no longer with Golden Boy?
By Gabriel F. Cordero, FightNews.com, Wed, 22 May 2013
Sources in Panama have made it known that it looks like WBA bantamweight world super champion Anselmo ‘Chemito’ Moreno is no longer promoted by Golden Boy Promotions. Moreno fought three times under the Golden Boy banner against Vic Darchinyan. David de la Mora and Abner Mares, but word is he signed  Read Full Story >>>

Jim Lampley Talks Froch-Kessler II, The New Landscape, "The Fight Game," More
By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science, Wed, 22 May 2013
Jim Lampley is like all of us, in that he is a boxing fan. It so happens that he operates on something of a higher mental plane than most of us, I dare say, and it's because of his ability to reason at a lofty zone that I enjoy picking his brain every now and again, getting an extra dose of his anal  Read Full Story >>>

Rios style suits Pacquiao
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 22 May 2013
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao thinks he made the right move in choosing Brandon Rios as his opponent on Nov. 24 at The Venetian in Macau. The fighting congressman from Sarangani had other options for his comeback bid and yet he chose the 27-year-old Rios who is 31-1-0 with 23 knockouts.   Read Full Story >>>

COCKY HERRERA SAYS HE FOUGHT BETTER OPPONENTS THAN PAGARA
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 22 May 2013

Herrera. Cocky Aaron “The Jewel” Herrera isn’t impressed with WBO International light welterweight champion Jason Pagara who defends his title against the Mexican at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino in Cebu on Satu  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao – Rios: What's Not To Like?
By Matthew Hurley, SecondsOut.com, Tue, 21 May 2013
In the aftermath of Manny Pacquiao’s brutal knockout loss to arch rival Juan Manuel Marquez there were many who began calling for the Pac Man to hang up his gloves. But Pacquiao never had any intention of walking away from a sport he loves and a profession that brings him millions of dollars. Is he   Read Full Story >>>

Two months away from first ever APB bout
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 21 May 2013
Lausanne, Switzerland, 21 May 2013 - The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is delighted to announce that the first ever AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) bout will take place on Friday 19 July in Jeju Island, Korea. Prior to the official start of the competition scheduled for January 2014, AIBA will s  Read Full Story >>>

PBA RATINGS HIGHER THAN ABS-CBN AND GMA 7
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 21 May 2013
The television ratings of Game 3 of the Commissioner’s Cup Finals between the Alaska Aces and Ginebra San Miguel on ABC 5 which the Aces swept 3-0 was at some points even higher than the ratings of the two top networks ABS-CBN and GMA 7. As a fundamental principle that the bigger the crowds seen   Read Full Story >>>

ESPN Friday Night Fights Coming to West Orange, New Jersey
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 21 May 2013
Usmanee vs. Hovhannisyan and Ortiz vs. Kaufmann Top Stacked Night of World-Class Boxing at Richard J. Codey Arena at South Mountain On Friday, June 14, Vito Mielnicki of GH3 Promotions and Greg Cohen of Greg Cohen Promotions (CGP), in association with First Round Promotions, will proudly present   Read Full Story >>>

Azad Championship Report - Can the "Viking Warrior" Charm "The Cobra"?
By Gabriel Montoya, MaxBoxing.com, Tue, 21 May 2013
A rematch of a fight as savage and closely contested as the April 24, 2010 fight between Denmark’s Mikkel “The Viking Warrior” Kessler, 46-2-0 (35), and Nottingham, U.K.’s Carl “The Cobra” Froch, 30-2 (22), begs many questions. Who will improve since the first fight? Who took more damage and how wel  Read Full Story >>>

Why Amir Khan is right to go in search of the Money
By Joe Gallagher, Manchester Evening News, Tue, 21 May 2013
Who can blame Amir Khan for trying to test himself against the very best? For some reason the former double world light-welterweight champion has been getting criticism in certain quarters for trying to pick a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. I can’t understand it. There are those who think   Read Full Story >>>

Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: Q&A with Jeff Mayweather, De Vaca Debut is Official & Ring News
By Don Smith, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 21 May 2013

Jeff Mayweather. Boxingt Fans, Q & A Introduction: "Jazzy" Jeff Mayweather's boxing legacy is secure by virtue of winning the IBO super featherweight title from John Roby on April 21, 1994, a title which he de  Read Full Story >>>

Colin Lynes Wants Another Title Shot, But First Faces Beka Sutidze At York Hall On 1st June
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 21 May 2013

Back in May 2012 Colin Lynes lost his British Welterweight crown to Junior Witter, in an extremely close fought battle at the Hillsborough Leisure Centre in Sheffield. At the time many expected Colin to call time on his il  Read Full Story >>>

Weekend Afterthoughts On Lucas Matthysse's Invulnerability, Denis Lebedev's Face And More
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Tue, 21 May 2013
In the world of great reaction shots to someone getting knocked out as everyone else around them goes nuts, Marco Antonio Barrera witnessing Manny Pacquiao get KO'd > Danny Garcia witnessing Lamont Peterson get KO'd by Lucas Matthysse Saturday. Matthysse, who might face Garcia next for junior welter  Read Full Story >>>

Timothy Bradley concerned with legacy over money
By Leighton Ginn, MyDesert.com, Tue, 21 May 2013
CATHEDRAL CITY — WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley said fighting a boxer the caliber of Juan Manuel Marquez was more important to him than the money he passed on to fight Manny Pacquiao in a rematch in China. Bradley, the Cathedral City resident, spoke exclusively with The Desert Sun abou  Read Full Story >>>

Roach on Bradley-Marquez: Not Interesting, Who Cares
By Edward Chaykovsky, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 21 May 2013
Trainer Freddie Roach is not excited by the welterweight match between WBO champion Timothy Bradley (30-0, 12KOs) and former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez (55-6-1, 40KOs). Both fighters defeated Roach's prized pupil, Manny Pacquiao, in 2012. Bradley won a controversial split d  Read Full Story >>>

Team Canelo: All Opponents Must Face Us at 154
By Salvador Rodríguez, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 21 May 2013
Regarding some potential fights in the future, trainer Edison Reynoso makes it known that his boxer, WBC/WBA 154-pound champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (42-0-1, 30KOs), will not move up or move down for any potential opponent - at least right now. He was responding to the idea of moving down to face p  Read Full Story >>>

PINOY PRIDE XX: HERRERA NOT IMPRESSED WITH PAGARA
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 21 May 2013

CEBU CITY - Aaron “La Hoya” Herrera (25-1, 17 KO’s) of Mexico has arrived for his highly anticipated challenge against WBO International light welterweight titlist Jason “El Niño” Pagara (30-2, 19KO’s) of the ALA Gym. H  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao Asian Chess: Sadorra still unscathed
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 21 May 2013

Individual Standings after Round 3: (Open division) 3.0 points---GM Julio Catalino Sadorra (PHI), GM Mohammed Al-Sayed (QAT) 2.5 points---GM Li Chao (CHN),IM Wan Yunguo (CHN),GM Darwin Laylo (PHI),GM Le Quang Liem (VIET), G  Read Full Story >>>

Holding Out for a Hero
By Clarence George, Boxing.com, Tue, 21 May 2013
The Argentine destroyed a surprisingly ineffectual Lamont Peterson by third-round TKO on May 18. And he’s hardly a one-win wonder… He’s gotta be strong And he’s gotta be fast And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight Hey, Bonnie Tyler, I have just the “street-wise Hercules” you’re looking for:   Read Full Story >>>

Pacman from boxer, preacher to chess player
By Joey Villar, ABS-CBN News, Tue, 21 May 2013
MANILA, Philippines - Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao finally showed up in the $100,000 Asian Continental Chess Championship he is sponsoring at the Midas Hotel and Casino and played Grandmaster Eugene Torre to a fighting draw. "Chess is one of the sports I love because I played chess even before I be  Read Full Story >>>

Carl Froch Calls Fellow Brits Disloyal For Sparring with Kessler
Boxing Insider, Tue, 21 May 2013
Carl Froch is hopping mad at a couple of his countrymen. Does he have a right to be? Froch is engaging in final preparations for his fight next Saturday against Mikkel Kessler, when the IBF and WBA super middleweight titles will be at stake. But it’s Kessler’s preparation that he seems to be preo  Read Full Story >>>

Lucas Matthysse discusses Mayweather, Pacquiao, and Danny Garcia
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Tue, 21 May 2013
L ucas Matthysse has become one of the most talked-about fighters in the sport recently, and his stock has never been higher than it is right now, following his three-round wipeout of Lamont Peterson on May 18 in Atlantic City. The win was exciting enough to prompt Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefe  Read Full Story >>>

Hopkins calls Murat 'dangerous'
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Tue, 21 May 2013
IBF light heavyweight titleholder Bernard Hopkins says he will be facing "a dangerous competitor" when he makes the first defense of his belt against mandatory challenger Karo Murat of Germany on July 13 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., an event that was officially announced by Golden Boy on Su  Read Full Story >>>

Sosa Defeats Segura
RingTV.com, Tue, 21 May 2013
Edgar Sosa scored a hard fought 12 round unanimous points win over Giovani Segura at the Plaza de Toros Eloy Cavazos in Zitacuaro, Michoacan, Mexico on Saturday. Sosa made a fast start, but Segura settled down and made his presence felt from the sixth round onwards. Segura was deducted a po  Read Full Story >>>

VIDEO RECAP: Lucas Matthysse's Domination to Replay Tomorrow/Tuesday at 10p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 21 May 2013

We have a new Manny Pacquiao. He's from Argentina and his name is Lucas Matthysse." - Richard Schaefer, CEO Golden Boy Promotions LUCAS MATTHYSSE EXCITES FANS WITH TREMENDOUS KNOCKOUT ON SATURDAY NIGHT Catch the   Read Full Story >>>

Lucas Matthysse could be Manny Pacquiao's next foe after Rios
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Tue, 21 May 2013
Argentine boxing sensation Lucas Matthysse has made public his intention to face Manny Pacquiao soon following his third round knockout win over Lamont Peterson Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. "Matthysse, nicknamed "the Machine", tore through Peterson inside thre  Read Full Story >>>

Forget Beckham's millions, Manny and Money Mayweather show the hard old game is still a real box-office hit
By Jeff Powell, Daily Mail (UK), Tue, 21 May 2013
After all the hullabaloo about David Beckham earning more than the gross national product of many third world countries, it turns out that he is not even the best paid sportsman on the planet. Nor the second. Those top two places belong – to the chagrin of those who condemn their sport as a thro  Read Full Story >>>

Angel Heredia Says Boxing Is Dirty, He's Clean
By Kelsey McCarson, The Queensberry Rules, Tue, 21 May 2013
When I called strength and conditioning coordinator Angel “Memo” Hernandez (aka Angel Heredia) a couple weeks ago, I wondered what kind of person I’d be talking to. Was he the guy former BALCO associate Victor Conte (a former PED peddler himself) constantly bashes on Twitter for being a crook? Or wa  Read Full Story >>>