Leo on Cruz Control
By Bill Tibbs, MaxBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
Tomorrow night, Leo Santa Cruz and Cristian Mijares will do battle at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for champion Santa Cruz’s World Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight title. Mijares, 49-7-2 (24), looks to come in and be the first to add an “L” to the popular champion’s résumé. Meanwh  Read Full Story >>>

Surprise title shot suits Charlo fine
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
The star of the show, obviously, is former junior middleweight titlist Canelo Alvarez, who faces Mexican countryman Alfredo Angulo in what should be a fan-friendly fight on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as he attempts to bounce back from his one-sided decision loss to Floyd Mayweather  Read Full Story >>>

Canelo vs. Angulo: Will Alfredo bring out the dog in Alvarez?
By Chris Carlson, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014

There comes a time in every human beings journey on earth when they are confronted with a real life situation. Some get it early in life through social circumstance from poverty or abuse. Others may get it later in l  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao in Binay's 2016 senatorial slate
By Camille Diola , The Philippine Star, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
PDP-Laban ends coalition with UNA MANILA, Philippines — Boxing superstar and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao will be part of Vice President Jejomar Binay's lineup of senatorial candidates in the 2016 national elections. Binay said in a press conference Friday that Pacquiao has been in talks to j  Read Full Story >>>

Penalosa jumps to Bohol's defense as ex-champ flooded with hate messages for Pacman-Bradley prediction
By Snow Badua, Spin.ph, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
FORMER International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight champion Rolando Bohol admitted being flooded with hate mails, mostly from fellow Filipinos, after expressing his belief that Manny Pacquiao may lose against Timothy Bradley again in their April 13 rematch (Manila time) in Las Vegas, Nevada.   Read Full Story >>>

Naazim Richardson on Bradley dominating Pacquiao & Marquez losing a 5th fight. Lydell Rhodes on Pacquiao training ~ On The Ropes #210
By Jenna Jay, OTR Boxing Radio, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
“On The Ropes” Boxing Radio returns this week with host Jenna J to discuss all the latest news and stories in the sport boxing. In this weeks episode I will talk about the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana match up and the recent venue announcement for the event. I will discuss the fight and t  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao surprised with Timothy Bradley’s one-week no-bath ritual
By Carlo Pamintuan, Yahoo! Sports, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
Manny Pacquiao tried his best not to judge his opponent Timothy Bradley’s odd pre-fight ritual. But in the end, he just could not help himself. Bradley, the reigning WBO welterweight champion, admitted that he has a ritual of not taking a single bath in the week leading up to a big fight. The und  Read Full Story >>>

Canelo Alvarez Vows: I Fight To Make Boxing History
BoxingScene.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
LONDON - Canelo Alvarez is using the story of ‘The Greatest’ Muhammad Ali to help inspire him to make his own boxing history starting this weekend. The cinnamon haired superstar will be going toe-to-toe with countryman Alfredo Angulo as they lay their Mexican machismo on the line in front of a   Read Full Story >>>

Boxing: Keith Idec's news and notes
By Keith Idec, NorthJersey.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
Here is boxing writer Keith Idec’s inside look at the sport: FEATURED FIGHT: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana. MGM Grand in Las Vegas was announced Wednesday night as the site for the Showtime Pay-Per-View card May 3 headlined by Mayweather-Maidana. No surprise there. Mayweather’s past eig  Read Full Story >>>

"TOE TO TOE: CANELO VS. ANGULO" FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014

SHOWTIME PPV® Four-Fight Telecast This Saturday, March 8, at 9 P.M. ET/6 P.M. PT; Limited Number Of Tickets Still On Sale LAS VEGAS (March 6, 2014) - The fighters and their camps stayed classy and soft-spoken yet  Read Full Story >>>

BARROCA AWED BY PACQUIAO
By Tonton Alcos-Antogop, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014

GENERAL SANTOS CITY-Mark Barroca, the recent Most Valuable Player of the just concluded Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All Filipino cup witnessed in the flesh down here how Manny Pacquiao does his training regimen   Read Full Story >>>

NBA -- Warriors overwhelm Celtics, 108-88
By Joan Secuya-Medida, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014

SAN FRANCISCO -- The good teams are supposed to beat the bad teams. And that's what the Golden State Warriors did Wednesday night at the TD Garden in Boston. David Lee scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds whil  Read Full Story >>>

Weights from Pala, California
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
PALA CASINO SPA & RESORT Weights from Pala, California Rustam Nugaev vs. Marvin Quintero Will weight in tomorrow morning Roman Morales 118.5 vs.Khabir Suleymanov 119 Dusty Harrison 147 vs. Michael Balasi 147 Alejandro Luna 137 vs. Sergio Rivera 140 Kenneth Sims Jr. 139 vs. Cory Muldrew 141  Read Full Story >>>

Virgil Hunter: Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo to be ‘savage affair’
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
Trainer Virgil Hunter said he envisions "a savage affair" in Saturday's 154-pound bout between his fighter, Alfredo Angulo, and Canelo Alvarez at The MGM Grand In Las Vegas. Hunter made his assertions during a Thursday press conference at The MGM. "I've had a couple of weeks to reflect on   Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao pal twits Bradley on no-shower ritual
ABS-CBN News, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao was shocked by Timothy Bradley’s now infamous ritual of not showering a week before he fights, but his assistant trainer and best friend Buboy Fernandez was quick to respond with a pointed barb at the American. Bradley revealed ea  Read Full Story >>>

Carlos Molina jailed ahead of bout
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
LAS VEGAS -- Junior middleweight titlist Carlos Molina is supposed to defend his belt for the first time against Jermall Charlo on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in one of the featured bouts on the Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo Showtime PPV card. One problem: Molina is in jail at th  Read Full Story >>>

Khan has chosen his next opponent and it's not Broner, claims Amir's trainer
Daily Mail (UK), Fri, 07 Mar 2014
Amir Khan's trainer expects his charge to announce his next fight within a week but revealed that he would not face off against Adrien Broner. The Bolton fighter was left high and dry for an opponent last week when pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather opted to snub him and instead face Marcos M  Read Full Story >>>

Amir Khan vs. Adrien Broner continues to make waves
By Michael Readman, OTR Boxing Radio, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
The proposed bout between Amir ‘King’ Khan 28-3(KO19) and Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner 27-1(KO22) has without a doubt got everyone on the current boxing scene talking, not to mention Khan and Broner themselves. It does however seem that the fight is destined not to come to fruition at this junct  Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO-BRADLEY II: BREWING AN OLD STORM
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014

IT no longer comes as a surprise that the boxing world is now divided on how Manny Pacquiao would figure out against unbeaten 31-0 Californian Tim Bradley at the MGM Grand Las Vegas next month. The revered Larry Merchant s  Read Full Story >>>

Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: Q & A with Derek Edwards & Boxing Noise
By Don Smith, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
Boxing Fans, Super middleweight Derek “The Black Lion” Edwards moved to Phoenix, Arizona from Winston North Carolina in October 2013 in hopes of rejuvenating his boxing career. One of the best tonics for a boxing makeover is an impressive win and better yet; an early round televised knockout v  Read Full Story >>>

Mercito Gesta Headlines Ringisde at Del Mar Boxing Series April 11
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014

Gesta. DEL MAR, CA (March 6, 2014) - Paco Presents in association with A&T Gym, Don Chargin, Golden Boy Promotions and San Diego-based Barron Entertainment, is happy to announce the second edition of its popular   Read Full Story >>>

NBA -- Nets over .500 after taming Grizzlies, 103-94
By Raman Sharma, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014

BROOKLYN -- The Brooklyn Nets defeated the visiting Memphis Grizzlies, 103-94 Wednesday night at The Barclays Center in Brooklyn. All-Star forward Joe Johnson led the Nets (30-29) with 21 points, who went over .500 fo  Read Full Story >>>

"NIGHT OF HEAVYWEIGHTS" TAKES PLACE AT FANTASY SPRINGS RESORT CASINO ON THURS., APRIL 3
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
GOLDEN BOY LIVE! TO AIR TRIPLEHEADER WITH UNDEFEATED LUIS ORTIZ, GERALD WASHINGTON AND DOMINIC BREAZEALE IN SEPARATE BOUTS ON FOX SPORTS 1 AND FOX DEPORTES Tickets Starting At $25 Go On Sale This Friday! INDIO, Calif. (March. 5, 2014) - The big men of boxing are on their way to Fantasy Springs  Read Full Story >>>

Bobby D. Presents' Aaron "Gavilan" Garcia Fights This Weekend
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
Garcia Takes on the Rugged Thomas "Animal" Herrera (San Diego, CA) - Gary Shaw Productions in association with Cohen Promotions and All-In Entertainment present ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights" this Friday, March 7th, at the Pala Resort and Casino in Pala, CA. Featured on the card will be super fea  Read Full Story >>>

Limited tickets still available for NY State Boxing HOF induction dinner Mar. 30
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
NEW YORK (March 6, 2013) - Limited tickets and advertising opportunities are still available for the third-year New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) induction and awards dinner on Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. ET), March 30 at Russo's On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York. Tickets are  Read Full Story >>>

TIMOTHY BRADLEY DISCUSSES THE BENEFITS OF HIS VEGAN DIET: "WHEN GUYS START FADING...I'M ABLE TO PICK IT UP"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
"I've been doing that since I was champion. Yeah, when I fought Junior Witter, I was vegan. I went vegan for that fight...Nutrients is what builds bigger muscles; not protein. It's the nutrients, man, so with that said, I was like, man. I consume more complex-carbohydrates than I do protein and I co  Read Full Story >>>

Canelo-Angulo: A Potentially Outstanding Fight That Should Be On Showtime
By Frank Lotierzo, The Sweet Science, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
This weekend Mexican Phenom Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will headline a four-bout PPV card from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the same venue where Alvarez last fought on September 14th of last year. That fight was against boxing's best pound-for-pound boxer Floyd Mayweather and drew 2.2 million buys. Alvare  Read Full Story >>>

El Perro Finally Gets His Wish
By Gabriel Montoya, MaxBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
At age 31 but with only 25 fights on his odometer, Mexicali-born junior middleweight contender Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo is both young and old in the sport of boxing. We last saw him in the ring last June against Erislandy Lara and by all accounts, he was winning, having dropped his opponent twice f  Read Full Story >>>

Alfredo Angulo to hit Canelo Alvarez harder than ‘anyone’
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
Canelo Alvarez and Alfredo Angulo have been respectful during the build up to their showdown on Saturday but a day after arriving to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the site of their fight, the two began to talk about how they will win the fight. Both plan to do so with power punching. "Everyone sa  Read Full Story >>>

Canelo Making 1.25 Million, Angulo Will Receive 750K
By Rick Reeno, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
Las Vegas, MGM Grand - According to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, former WBC/WBA junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will receive $1.25 million for Saturday's Showtime Pay-Per-View fight with Alfredo Angulo, who will receive $750,000. WBC super bantamweight champion Leo San  Read Full Story >>>

JEFF MAYWEATHER BREAKS DOWN MAYWEATHER VS. MAIDANA; EXPECTS A "GATTI TYPE OF PERFORMANCE"
By Percy Crawford, FightHype.com, Fri, 07 Mar 2014
"I think Maidana gonna bring...of course he is a puncher, but he has a lot of flaws too. I could see this fight being a very brutal fight for him. I could really see if Floyd is on point, like he normally is, I can see this fight being like a Gatti type of performance," stated world-class trainer Je  Read Full Story >>>