The race for next world champ
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Fri, 17 Feb 2012
Newly crowned IBF lightflyweight champion Johnriel Casimero of Ormoc City is the latest Filipino fighter to join Manny Pacquiao, Nonito Donaire, Brian Viloria, Donnie Nietes and Ana Julaton as world titlists. There are at least 13 Filipino contenders in line for cracks at the throne this year and it  Read Full Story >>>

Emanuel Steward predicts world title for Adonis 'Superman' Stevenson
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 17 Feb 2012

Emmanuel Steward. IBF No. 2 eliminator vs. Gonzales Sat. night at Bell Centre in Montreal MONTREAL (February 16, 2012) - Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward predicts a world title for his newest Kronk Gym-boxer  Read Full Story >>>

DONOVAN "DA BOMB" GEORGE VISITS NEW YORK TO PROMOTE UPCOMING BOUT AGAINST EDWIN "LA BOMBA" RODRIGUEZ LIVE ON HBO AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN MARCH 17 - ST. PATRICK'S DAY
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 17 Feb 2012
New York, NY (2/16/12) - On Wednesday, February 15, Donovan "Da Bomb" George (22-1-1, 19KO's) took a break from training camp and visited New York to promote his upcoming 10-round super middleweight showdown against fellow top-rated contender Edwin "La Bomba" Rodriguez (20-0, 14KO's). Rodriguez-Geor  Read Full Story >>>

World Series Boxing: Climax to regular season upon us
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 17 Feb 2012
Lausanne, Switzerland, 16 February 2012 - We have reached the ultimate round of fixtures in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) regular season. After this weekend, we will know which teams will face each other in the quarter-finals, as well as the boxers that will battle it out to become World Champion  Read Full Story >>>

Bradley Confident
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Fri, 17 Feb 2012
MANILA, Philippines — Tim Bradley thinks fight fans who watched Manny Pacquiao beat up the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley had actually seen a mirage. Bradley, next in line to try and knock the pound-for-pound crown off Pacquiao’s head on   Read Full Story >>>

SAC to honor amateur, pro boxing champions in 30th Sports Awards
Sun.Star Cebu, Fri, 17 Feb 2012
DONNIE “Ahas” Nietes of the ALA gym moved up in weight and won a second world title belt when he dethroned WBO light flyweight champion Ramon Garcia Hirales of Mexico by unanimous decision in Bacolod City last October. His second world title enabled the unassuming former janitor to join the list  Read Full Story >>>

Tim Bradley: If I Take Pacquiao's Power, It's a Long Night!
By Ryan Burton, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 17 Feb 2012
BoxingScene.com recently spoke with WBO junior welterweight champion Tim Bradley about his upcoming fight against Manny Pacquiao. The undefeated Bradley will be venturing up to welterweight for the second time in his career. He insists that the weight won't be a factor and that in fact he will be   Read Full Story >>>

PACMANIA ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH LINSANITY
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Fri, 17 Feb 2012
Manny Pacquiao is currently on a flight headed to Los Angeles, where he'll meet with his U.S. attorneys to prepare for a Friday deposition in his defamation case against Floyd Mayweather. After that, Pacquiao will begin a busy schedule that will see him make several important stops across the countr  Read Full Story >>>

ARE MAYWEATHER AND ALVAREZ ON A COLLISSION COURSE FOR NEXT YEAR?
By Joe Habeeb, Rope-A-Dope Radio, Fri, 17 Feb 2012
After successfully defending his WBC Super Welterweight Title last November against Kermit Cintron, the young, Mexican Champion Saul Alvarez boldly called out the current WBC Welterweight Champion and top pound for pound fighter Floyd Mayweather. According to recent reports, his wish could come true  Read Full Story >>>

Linsanity prevails but Michael Marley endorses Floyd Mayweather's moronic rights
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Fri, 17 Feb 2012
Defensive boxing wizard Floyd Mayweather is getting lit up like a pinball machine. The master of the shoulder roll is getting clocked by one critical comment after another from American sports pundits and you know the ones that hurt "Money" the most are those from such African American scribes/com  Read Full Story >>>

BOOM BOOM BAUTISTA TO FACE DANGEROUS VETERAN GENARO GARCIA IN BOHOL
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 16 Feb 2012

Rey 'Boom-Boom' Bautista. Reigning IBF International Featherwight Champion and IBF world rated number 5 Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista is scheduled to face dangerous Mexican veteran Genaro Garcia on March 3, 2012 in Tagbila  Read Full Story >>>

Miguel Diaz on Gamboa’s Vegas visit, Cotto’s newfound spirit, Pacquiao-Bradley
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Thu, 16 Feb 2012

On Wednesday afternoon I swung by the Fight Capital Gym in Las Vegas to check out some sparring between lightweight contender Sharif Bogere and junior lightweight hopeful L  Read Full Story >>>

Two Sides of the Coin
By Matthew Paras, DogHouseBoxing.com, Thu, 16 Feb 2012
Both Lamont Peterson and Tim Bradley have come a long way since their December 2009 clash. As Peterson prepares for a rematch against Amir Khan on May 19 and Bradley prepares for the match of his lifetime against Manny Pacquiao, how the fighters went about securing these paydays can be placed on  Read Full Story >>>

UFC star Mark Munoz flies out for Philippines trip today
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Thu, 16 Feb 2012
UFC middleweight star and top contender Mark “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Muñoz is scheduled to fly out today from California to Manila to attend an MMA event in the Philippines this weekend as well as visit his native roots for the first time in his life. This according to Munoz, who sent me   Read Full Story >>>

The Fabulous Four, a lucky cameraman and English rugby's dashing prince
guardian.co.uk, Thu, 16 Feb 2012
1) The Fabulous Four: Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran in all their glory during this lovely film. Better than the shameful scenes in Argentina following Johnriel Casimero's win over Luis Alberto Lazarte last weekend, which echoed Hagler's visit to Wembley Arena and   Read Full Story >>>

Gesta says he's tired of calling out Rios; will be going for KO wins in 2012
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Thu, 16 Feb 2012

"We've been asking for (Brandon) Rios for a title, but they don't want that fight. I don't know, but right now we have other options; maybe (Miguel) Vazquez. But right now we'  Read Full Story >>>

STEVE CLAGGETT PICKED AS JUDAH SPARMATE
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 16 Feb 2012

Some fans who are not really that well-versed in the sweet science oftentimes look down on the value of young fighters who constantly hone themselves for fights by serving as “sparmates”. “Oh they are merely punching bags earning a li  Read Full Story >>>

Boxer Adonis Stevenson admits criminal past after years of suspicion
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 16 Feb 2012
The usually true and prophetic adage: "you and run but you can't hide" became a truism during a press conference held in Montreal (2/15) to promote the highly publicized 2/18 title fight between Haitian born Adonis "Superman" Stevenson and American Jesus "El Martillo" Gonzales at the Bell Centre i  Read Full Story >>>

CORTEZA, 2 OTHERS ADVANCE TO THE FINAL 32; ORCOLLO FALLS IN WORLD 8-BALL
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 16 Feb 2012

Lee Vann Corteza. LEE VANN "The Slayer" Corteza, Carlo "The Black Tiger" Biado and Roberto "Pinoy Superman" Gomez of the Philippines made it to the Round-of-32 of the 2012 World 8-Ball Championship at the Fujairah Tennis and Coun  Read Full Story >>>

Senate inquiry into attack on Pinoy boxer in Argentina sought
By Kimberly Jane Tan, GMANews.tv, Thu, 16 Feb 2012
Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has filed a resolution seeking an inquiry into the attack on the Filipino boxer moments after winning a title bout in Argentina. Senate Resolution 719 seeks to direct the Senate committee on games and amusements to inquire into the actions taken by the Games   Read Full Story >>>

Trading punches with Pacquiao is an option that Bradley should avoid
By Vitali Shaposhnikov, Diamond Boxing, Thu, 16 Feb 2012
“I don’t think so, because even though Bradley is a great boxer, and he has skills, he needs the power. He doesn’t have that power. Pacquiao has the speed and Pacquiao has the power. The difference in this fight is power. The difference will be the power punches that Pacquiao has,” answered Juan Man  Read Full Story >>>

BOTH ROACH AND ARIZA CONCERNED ABOUT PACQUIAO'S MOTIVATION TO FACE BRADLEY
By Felix Strunk, FightHype.com, Thu, 16 Feb 2012
Hall-of-Fame trainer Freddie Roach and Strength & Conditioning coach Alex Ariza have both expressed concern about Manny Pacquiao's motivation to face Timothy Bradley. Although on paper, the relatively unknown but undefeated Bradley looks like he has the credentials to motivate any opponent, both Roa  Read Full Story >>>

Alvarez, Mosley, and Realism; Fan’s Take
By Paul Magno, Yahoo! Sports, Thu, 16 Feb 2012
In a perfect world, every fight would be an epic slugfest, the fans would be the ultimate matchmakers, and cotton candy would grow on trees while little, cute bunnies did our laundry for us. Wake up. The world of big time boxing is hardly perfect and the usual suspects, who get the blame for qu  Read Full Story >>>

KID SURYANA: I WILL KNOCK CUELLO OUT WITHIN SIX ROUNDS
By Chito Yu Katangkatang, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 16 Feb 2012

Denver Cuello. In a phone call to Indonesia, rugged minimumweight warrior Kid Suryana boldly told this scribe that he will surprise everybody on March 10. “I will knock Cuello out within six rounds. I trained ten times h  Read Full Story >>>

LENNOX LEWIS SAYS CHISORA CAN UPSET VITALI KLITSCHKO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 16 Feb 2012

Former world heavyweight champion and the last man to beat Vitali Klitschko believes British heavyweight Dereck Chisora can upset the giant Ukranian WBC champion when they clash in a title fight on Sunday, Manila Time, in Munich, G  Read Full Story >>>

Editorial: World power but hard losers
By Editorial, Sun.Star Davao, Thu, 16 Feb 2012
THE ugly riot that took place inside the boxing ring in Buenos Aires, Argentina last Friday speaks volume of how fans can become barbaric and proves that boxing can be such a cruel and dangerous sport. Young Filipino boxer Johnriel Casimero and members of his team were attacked by Argentine fans   Read Full Story >>>

What can Juan Manuel Marquez do now?
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Thu, 16 Feb 2012
Juan Manuel Marquez is going to the International Boxing Hall of Fame someday. The Mexican star has won titles in three divisions, been in numerous action-packed fights and faced the best of his era, including Manny Pacquiao in their famed trilogy. Even though Marquez officially is 0-2-1 against Pac  Read Full Story >>>

Oscar De La Hoya Flashback: “Floyd Needs A Humbling Experience”
By Scoop Malinowski, Boxing Insider, Thu, 16 Feb 2012
Oscar De La Hoya tells it like it is. Well, sometimes at least. Here is the Golden Man articulating his strong opinion about former opponent and current business associate Floyd Mayweather Jr. This quote is not a recent Tweet or a posting on Facebook, as a matter of fact, it was spoken by Oscar D  Read Full Story >>>

Exclusive images: More intense sparring with Lonnie Smith and Sharif Bogere
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Thu, 16 Feb 2012

Earlier today in Las Vegas, Nevada, budding prospect-turned-contenders ‘Lightning’ Lonnie Smith and Sharif ‘The Lion’ Bogere engaged in some fast-paced sparring at The Fight C  Read Full Story >>>

Battle of Undefeated Featherweight Prospects Canadian Tyler Asselstine vs. Italian Nicola Cipolletta Saturday night in Montreal
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 16 Feb 2012
One of Ontario's best amateur boxers, undefeated featherweight prospect Tyler Asselstine (8-0, 5 KOs), has a second home in Montreal, where he fights Saturday night for the sixth time during his young pro career, against unbeaten Italian boxer Nicola Cipolletta (8-0, 2 KOs). Asselstime-Cipollett  Read Full Story >>>

Chris Algieri and Trainer Robert Garcia Unite
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 16 Feb 2012
February 15, 2012 - Undefeated Jr. Welterweight contender, Chris Algieri (13-0, 6 KOs), has hired the services of hot young trainer Robert Garcia. The two will start working together in the upcoming week, as Chris will be flying out to the west coast on Monday. When asked about training in Oxn  Read Full Story >>>