TOP TRAINER ROBERT GARCIA, WBO SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION MIKEY GARCIA & FORMER WBA LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION BRANDON RIOS, CONFIRMED FOR INAUGURAL BOX FAN EXPO TO TAKE PLACE THIS SEPTEMBER IN LAS VEGAS
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 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 24th, 2014) - The Robert Garcia Boxing academy, with 2013 trainer of the year Robert Garcia along with WBO super featherweight champion Mikey Garcia, and fan favorite   Read Full Story >>>

NBA -- Cavs, Bulls angling for Love
By Kelly Manalo, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 Jul 2014

Love. CHICAGO -- The Chicago Bulls are looking to get back into the Kevin Love sweepstakes. According to ESPN, the Bulls are willing to trade forwards Taj Gibson, Nikolai Mirotic, and Doug Mcdermott to Minnesota for Kevin   Read Full Story >>>

Bucks Daily - Milwaukee Bucks Dancers Audition Finale is TONIGHT!
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 Jul 2014
MILWAUKEE BUCKS DANCERS AUDITION FINALE IS TONIGHT! – After weeks of preparation that included prep classes, auditions, call-backs, a rigorous boot camp and a vote for the fan favorite, tonight is the night for the Milwaukee Bucks Dancers LIVE audition finale. The LIVE audition finale for the 30  Read Full Story >>>

Boxing is a family tradition for the Peñalosa brothers
By Ryan Songalia, Rappler, Fri, 25 Jul 2014
MANILA, Philippines - The Peñalosa name evokes many fond memories for boxing fans. For three generations the family has churned out fighters, beginning with the patriarch Carl Peñalosa Sr, who was a stablemate of the great Gabriel “Flash” Elorde during the 1960s. The next generation enjoyed even  Read Full Story >>>

Boy’s Night Out: Golovkin-Geale Preview
By Mohummad Humza Elahi , Boxing.com, Fri, 25 Jul 2014
Geale does form a very credible threat to Golovkin’s streak and it’s why I believe there is a chance that Geale could be robbed on fight night… On Saturday, July 26th at the Mecca of Boxing, Gennady “Good Boy” Golovkin (29-0) squares off against Daniel Geale (30-2) for the WBA and IBO middlew  Read Full Story >>>

Geale Looks To Stop The Golovkin Train Before It Leaves The Station
By Victor Salazar, Tha Boxing Voice, Fri, 25 Jul 2014
The month was August of last year. The scene was The Revel in Atlantic City. The event was Daniel Geale vs. Darren Barker. The moment was the 6th round. The punch was a left to the body. The result was Darren Barker on the ground in agony about to be counted out of the fight. Barker however picked h  Read Full Story >>>

Roberto Garcia: I'm A Porsche With Low Mileage
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 25 Jul 2014
Four years ago, a boxer from Texas named Roberto Garcia was summoned to serve as the sacrificial lamb for Antonio Margarito. The disgraced former welterweight champ was riding out a lengthy suspension after getting caught with illegal hand wraps in an eventual knockout loss to Shane Mosley, and need  Read Full Story >>>

Nino\'s Retirement
By Ted Sares, The Boxing Tribune, Fri, 25 Jul 2014
When a the 6-foot-4-inch, 250-pound Mexican American heavyweight named David “Nino” Rodriquez ran up an impressive record (on paper) of 36-0 with 34 wins coming by way of KOs, many took notice and asked, is this guy for real; is he another Deontay Wilder? But 24 of his stoppages came in the first ro  Read Full Story >>>

PHILIPPINES' DAPUDONG GETS REMATCH WITH SOUTH AFRICAN CHAMP LWANDILE SITYATHA
By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014

Davao City - The recent controversial loss of Edrin "The Sting" Dapudong, North Cotabato's first world boxing champion, of the IBO Super Flyweight title by split decision to Lwandile Sityatha in East London has set the sta  Read Full Story >>>

SONSONA TITLE ELIMINATOR AGAINST JAYSON VELEZ IN THE WORKS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014

WBC No. 3 ranked featherweight Marvin "Marvelous" Sonsona got some good news on the eve of his 24th birthday today when we informed him of a possible title eliminator against undefeated Jayson La Maravilla"Velez of Puerto Rico  Read Full Story >>>

Drian Francisco To Headline August 2nd Card
By Lucas Ketelle, Tha Boxing Voice, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
ThaBoxingVoice.com received notification of hard hitting Filipino former super bantamweight contender Drian Francisco (29-2-1 19KOs) making his debut at 118 lbs. August 2nd at Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA. Francisco will take on Manuel de los Reyes Herrera (21-13-1 15KOs) of Columbia  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s burden: A heavy crown
By Tim Smith, RingTV.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
NEW YORK CITY – Who would have thought the burden of being the wealthiest athlete in the world, the best boxer on the planet and the standard bearer for an entire sport would be this heavy? Ten years ago if you had asked Floyd Mayweather Jr. if he thought the crown would weigh this much, he probably  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather and Garcia Connected By Corrales
Tha Boxing Voice, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
On October 23rd 1999, long before he would eventually go on to become one of boxings best trainers, over a decade before he would go on to win the prestigious trainer of the year award in 2012, and far before he’d eventually head up a stable of elite fighters including the likes of Mikey Garcia, Non  Read Full Story >>>

Could Floyd Mayweather lose to Marcos Maidana in rematch? 3 “What ifs” to consider
By Jake Emen, ProBoxing-fans.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
Depending on whom you asked, the first fight between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana either foreshadowed greater things to come should the hard-charging El Chino get another 12 rounds to work with, or displayed the best-possible performance and outcome that Maidana will ever muster against Maywe  Read Full Story >>>

REPLACEMENT OF DODIE BOY PENALOSA JR’S OPPONENT IS EVEN TOUGHER
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014

Dodie Boy Penalosa. Dicky Amtiran, the Indonesian fightrer who replaced the original opponent of Dodie Boy Penalosa Jr in Saturday’s fight card at the Mandaluyong City Gym is tougher that Yon Ahmed who pulled out d  Read Full Story >>>

SONSONA TO FIGHT FOR A WORLD TITLE ELIMINATOR
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014

Marvin Sonsona is headed for another lucky break. A few months from now, he will be fighting for a title eliminator in the featherweight division against Jayson Velez, the winner to be the mandatory challenger against t  Read Full Story >>>

COACH CHOT READY TO MAKE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS AFTER MIAMI CAMP
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014

Reyes. Gilas Pilipinas national coach Chot Reyes is ready to make some tough decisions after the players in the Philippine national pool end their training camp in Miami, Florida and head to Spain for the World Cup in la  Read Full Story >>>

Straight from the Fountainhead: Gennady Golovkin-Daniel Geale Preview
By Jimmy Tobin , The Cruelest Sport, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
Madison Square Garden hosts a middleweight fight of middling interest this Saturday night, when Kazakh hurt-machine Gennady Golovkin returns to New York to face Daniel Geale. For answers to why Golovkin-Geale is little more than another acceptable fight one need only look to the night of June 7th  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather Sr: “I can safely say this right here, Floyd’s power is stronger than Pacquiao’s!”
By Jenna Jay, OTR Boxing Radio, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
’The Battle of East and West,’ the name of the event was not memorable, but a punch in that bout between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton was. In the second round of the bout, Manny Pacquiao shocked the boxing world with his devastating one punch knockout win over the then light welterweight champion  Read Full Story >>>

CHALLENGER SNEEZES AT PACQUIAO FIREPOWER
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014

TALL Chris Algieri has an idea on how to deal with Manny Pacquiao. It must be a pretty sound theory that has convinced the unbeaten American he will surely beat the Filipino boxing superhero in Macau next November. Algieri’s win-win  Read Full Story >>>

NBA issues official statement on controversial Gilas Home Stand event
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
CHICAGO -- On the heels of the cancellation of the exhibition game between Team Gilas against a slew of NBA stars Wednesday night at the Smart Coliseum, the NBA issued an official statement about the matter. Below is the full text from the league. Dubbed as The Last Home Stand, the exhib  Read Full Story >>>

BRANDON RIOS MEDIA DAY PHOTOS
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014

July 23, 2014, Oxnard,Calif. --- Former World Lightweight champion Brandon Rios of Oxnard,Ca. works out with trainer Robert Garcia(L) during media day in Oxnard, Ca. for his eagerly-anticipated 2014 debut in a 10-roun  Read Full Story >>>

Undercard Announced for 'Conquerors', ESPN Friday Nights Fights Tripleheader at UIC Pavilion This Friday, July 25
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014

No less than six big fights, featuring local fighting favorites against quality opponents in the welterweight or light welterweight divisions, are scheduled for the undercard of this Friday's stacked nationally televised trip  Read Full Story >>>

Notable ShoBox Alums Look Back On The Experiences That Helped Make Them World Champions
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
Malignaggi, Guerrero, Bradley, Dawson, Hatton, Porter & More Express Praise and Gratitude For “ShoBox: The New Generation’’ In Testimonial Videos On The Boxing Blog Plus, Check Out www.ShoBox200.com For Feature Pages On Eight Of The Most Successful Fighters To Graduate From ShoBox They came i  Read Full Story >>>

Arum Goes All in on Algieri
By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
Last night I was asking a friend about Bob Arum's unpopular plan for his biggest star in Manny Pacquiao to fight an unheralded nobody this November and he summed it up by saying, “Boxing is stupid, it's awful.” I pressed him, “But why? Why is this fight being made?” And like all boxing fans not rela  Read Full Story >>>

Oscar De La Hoya is fighting back
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
LAS VEGAS -- Retired from the ring or not, Oscar De La Hoya will always be a fighter at heart. He won a 1992 Olympic gold medal -- hence the famous "Golden Boy" nickname -- 10 world titles in a then-record six weight divisions, earned some $300 million as the biggest star in boxing for much o  Read Full Story >>>

Gennady Golovkin: The Baddest “Good-Boy” in Boxing
By Tyson Bruce, Boxing Insider, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
The most refreshing thing in boxing is when a fighter’s name enters the cultural lexicon not through the media spin of a publicist’s hand but rather by the influence of his own fists. Not since Manny Pacquiao came from virtual obscurity to ransack and torment the lighter weight divisions has a fight  Read Full Story >>>

Rios: 'I am far from being finished'
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
Former lightweight titlist Brandon Rios has lost two fights in a row: a close decision to Mike Alvarado in their interim junior welterweight rematch, a 2013 fight of the year candidate, followed by a one-sided pasting by Manny Pacquiao in a welterweight fight. After the loss to Pacquiao in Novem  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather vs. Sugar Ray Leonard
By George Thomas Clark , Boxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
And I’m glad we’re talking about Hagler and Hearns, Floyd, because we all know damn well you wouldn’t have fought either of them… In the golden ballroom of a grand casino stands a ring in which I sit flanked by my two guests, Floyd Mayweather and Sugar Ray Leonard. They are here because they   Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather granted promoter’s license in Nevada by 5-0 vote
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
Floyd Mayweather Jr. no longer needs to depend on anyone else to fight in Nevada. On Wednesday, the Nevada Athletic Commission unanimously approved Mayweather’s application to hold a promoter’s license in the state. By getting his license, Mayweather can be his own promoter of record. He had b  Read Full Story >>>

Broner-Taylor Falls Through, Spadafora Possible Front Runner
By Uli Martinez, Tha Boxing Voice, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
The rumored fight between Adrien Broner and Emmanuel Taylor is off before it even had a chance to pick up steam. Taylor’s manager, David Price, informed Tha Boxing Voice earlier today that, while the opportunity to fight one of the biggest names in the 140 lb division seemed like a golden one for T  Read Full Story >>>