Two-Time World Title Challenger Petr Petrov back in Action On Friday Night in Ontario, California
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 20 Sep 2019

PHILADELPHIA - September 19, 2019 - Two-Time world title challenger Petr Petrov will be back in action when he takes on 54-fight veteran Dedrick Bell in an eight-round main event at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California.   Read Full Story >>>

FM Mariano to banner Anvaya Cove executive chess (Sept. 28)
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 20 Sep 2019
FIDE MASTER (FM) Nelson "Elo" Mariano III will spearhead a strong cast clashing in the 2019 Grandmaster Rosendo Carreon Balinas Sr. Chess Cup dubbed as Anvaya Cove Beach and Nature Club National Executive Grand Prix Rapid Chess Championships scheduled on September 28 (Saturday) at the Anvaya Cove B  Read Full Story >>>

Shawn Porter Exclusive: To Take Spence’s Heart
By Caryn A. Tate, Boxing.com, Fri, 20 Sep 2019
Over the years, many world-class boxers have stressed the importance of discipline in relation to the ability to rise to—and remain at—the top of the sport. Fighters like Bernard Hopkins, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Andre Ward, and a multitude of others have been vocal about their belief that their dedica  Read Full Story >>>

ERROL SPENCE JR AND SHAWN PORTER CONFERENCE CALL
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 20 Sep 2019

WBC Champion Porter Faces IBF Champion Errol Spence Jr. in Welterweight Title Unification that Headlines FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Saturday, September 28 from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles Shawn Porter What’s up  Read Full Story >>>

Undefeated Cataraja to fight Omayao Sept. 23
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 20 Sep 2019

DAVAO CITY -- Undefeated super flyweight KJ Cataraja of Cebu will fight Crison 'Cowboy' Omayao of Valecia City on Sept. 23 at the PMI Colleges Bohol-Taloto Campus in Tagbilaran City. The 24.-year old Cataraja TKO'd Delfin de  Read Full Story >>>

Boxing’s Newest Top Contender, Heavyweight Otto Wallin, Returns Home to Hero’s Welcome in Sweden After Courageous Battle with Lineal Champ Tyson Fury Last Saturday
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 20 Sep 2019

Newly emerged top heavyweight contender Otto Wallin enjoyed a national hero’s homecoming yesterday in his native Sweden. Basking in the glory earned by his epic stand against lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury at the T-Mob  Read Full Story >>>

Canelo vs. Kovalev: No Walk In the Park for Canelo
By Hector Franco, Round by Round Boxing, Fri, 20 Sep 2019
Last week in an unprecedented move, it was announced that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (52-1-2, 35 KOs) would be going up two weight classes to challenge current WBO Light Heavyweight champion, Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (34-3-1, 29 KOs). Alvarez is the current lineal Middleweight champion and holds the W  Read Full Story >>>

World Boxing Super Series: Heavyweights Eyed For 2020
By Ron Lewis, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 20 Sep 2019
The next season of the World Boxing Super Series could feature a heavyweight division, which could mean Dereck Chisora getting an invitation, despite him slamming the tournament at a press conference last week. Heavyweight is one of four division under consideration for series three of the eight-  Read Full Story >>>

UNDEFEATED MARTIN RETURNS AGAINST ALOLOD FRIDAY FOR PBF CROWN
By Dennis Principe, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 19 Sep 2019

Martin (L) and Alolod (R) at Thursday's weighin. Ifugao boxing prospect Carl Jammes Martin will be having his litmus test when he takes on a veteran journeyman for his next bout. The 20-year-old Martin, unbeate  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao Pulls Mayweathers’ Trump Card
By John Gatling, NYFights.com, Thu, 19 Sep 2019
A bluff taken seriously is more useful than a serious threat interpreted as a bluff. —Henry Kissinger How’d Jay-Z put it? “Young and eternal, my youngins’ll burn you, ‘The Blueprint’ birthed you, homie I earthed you, you can’t be serious.” The card lies flat on a Las Vegas table of glass an  Read Full Story >>>

‘Exhibition? Make it a real fight,’ Manny Pacquiao tells Floyd Mayweather after ‘nonsense’ Tokyo claim
By Unus Alladin, South China Morning Post, Thu, 19 Sep 2019
Manny Pacquiao has reacted with surprise to Floyd Mayweather Jnr’s latest social media posting which suggested the retired American boxing superstar was working on a rematch against the Philippines icon in an exhibition bout in Tokyo. “Why an exhibition? Make it a real fight,” said Pacquiao of the   Read Full Story >>>

Shawn Porter: Errol Spence Jr has grown arrogant, has never faced adversity in the ring
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Thu, 19 Sep 2019
Shawn Porter isn’t the favorite against Errol Spence Jr, but the WBC welterweight titleholder believes he’s going to surprise a lot of people — most importantly, Errol Spence himself. The two meet on Sept. 28 in a FOX pay-per-view main event, with the WBC and Spence’s IBF welterweight title on th  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao vs Vasyl Lomachenko may see the return of Bob Arum’s catch-weight magic
By Onchie Ebriega Aguila, Blasting News, Thu, 19 Sep 2019
Fight fans have been salivating on mere thoughts of a Manny Pacquiao vs. Vasyl Lomachenko showdown. The tremendous hype surrounding this fantasy fight shouldn’t be surprising at all since these are two of the most talented little men who ever wore a pair of boxing gloves. While Pacquiao and Lomac  Read Full Story >>>

CANELO ALVAREZ VS. SERGEY KOVALEV LOS ANGELES PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 19 Sep 2019

RYAN GARCIA VS ROMERO DUNO IN THE CO-MAIN EVENT SATURDAY, NOV. 2 AT MGM GRAND IN LAS VEGAS AND STREAMED LIVE ON DAZN LOS ANGELES (Sept. 18, 2019): Canelo Alvarez (52-1-2, 35 KOs) of Guadalajara, Mexico and Rus  Read Full Story >>>

SHAWN PORTER, ANTHONY DIRRELL & ROBERT GUERRERO LAS VEGAS MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 19 Sep 2019

WBC Champion Porter Faces IBF Champion Errol Spence Jr. in Welterweight Title Unification that Headlines FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Saturday, September 28 from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles Dirrell Defends WBC Sup  Read Full Story >>>

MICHAEL DUTCHOVER AND RUBEN VILLA TRAINING CAMP NOTES
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 19 Sep 2019

Undefeated Prospects Michael Dutchover and Ruben Villa Discuss Upcoming Friday Fights On ShoBox: The New Generation Live on SHOWTIME At 10:30 pm ET/PT MIDLAND, Texas - September 18, 2019 - Undefeated pro  Read Full Story >>>

RYAN GARCIA AND GOLDEN BOY SOLIDIFY THEIR PACT AS THE YOUNG STAR HAS EXTENDED HIS MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 19 Sep 2019

GARCIA TO RETURN IN CO-MAIN EVENT OF CANELO VS. KOVALEV LOS ANGELES (Sept. 16, 2019): Golden Boy and Ryan Garcia have solidified their pact as the popular lightweight sensation has extended his multi-year agreeme  Read Full Story >>>

ACTION PACKED SPENCE-PORTER UNDERCARD ATTRACTIONS
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 19 Sep 2019

FEATURING 2016 MEXICAN OLYMPIANS MISAEL RODRIGUEZ & LINDOLFO DELGADO, HARD-HITTING SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT FABIAN MAIDANA, PLUS UNBEATEN PROSPECTS INCLUDING LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BURLEY BROOKS & MORE! LOS ANGELES (Septemb  Read Full Story >>>

Ring 8 honors New York Junior Olympic Boxing Team
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 19 Sep 2019

NEW YORK (September 18, 2019) - Last night at its monthly meeting, Ring 8 honored members of the USA Metros (New York) team who competed in the 2019 National Junior Olympics in Wisconsin. Eleven team members attended as we  Read Full Story >>>

Bob Arum calls on Manny Pacquiao to fight Floyd Mayweather or retire
By Anthony Cocks, RingNews24, Thu, 19 Sep 2019
Bob Arum has called on Manny Pacquiao to retire if he can’t land a rematch with Floyd Mayweather. The Top Rank boss, who promoted Pacquiao for much of his career, says that the damage the 40-year-old Filipino took in his WBA welterweight title winning victory over Keith Thurman could affect him i  Read Full Story >>>

Q&A WITH FAST-RISING UNDEFEATED WELTERWEIGHT PROSPECT BRANDUN LEE
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Sep 2019
Lee Faces Milton Arauz In National Television Debut On ShoBox: The New Generation Tripleheader Friday, September 20 Live on SHOWTIME From Midland, Texas NEW YORK – September 17, 2019 – Undefeated welterweight prospect Brandun Lee has finished an abbreviated training camp as he travels to Midland,  Read Full Story >>>

Why Manny Pacquiao is better than Floyd Mayweather
By Blake Chavez, MaxBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Sep 2019
When Manny Pacquiao was poised to fight Adrien ’The Problem" Broner, I laid out the case for PacMan being the greatest fighter of all time. My position in the MaxBoxing article was solid, but the narrative was driven by the PacMan vs Broner storyline. The ghost of Floyd "Money" Mayweather ha  Read Full Story >>>

Marvin Somodio is Creating a Legacy With His New Gym: Combination Boxing
By Hans Themistode, Boxing Insider, Wed, 18 Sep 2019
Fighters such as Floyd Mayweather, Roy Jones Jr, Manny Pacquiao or even “The Greatest” Muhammad Ali became got to their position with God given talent and hard work. One of the most important and obvious factors in making them who they are, is the gyms that they were associated with. Today, both   Read Full Story >>>

A heavyweight star is born
By Homer D. Sayson, Spin.ph, Wed, 18 Sep 2019
CHICAGO - Once upon a time in the distant past, the title as "heavyweight champion of the world" was bestowed with the same reverence as a head of state. Respect. Adoration. And in some cases, fear. The fascination was easy to comprehend. The last man standing in a brawl between giant humans i  Read Full Story >>>

Bob Arum: The punishment Manny Pacquiao took against Keith Thurman will affect the rest of his life
By Wil Esco, Bad Left Hook, Wed, 18 Sep 2019
Manny Pacquiao may have come out of his most recent fight against Keith Thurman with a win, but that certainly doesn’t mean it came easy. And now with Errol Spence set to take on Shawn Porter in a welterweight unification bout, the thinking is that the winner will land a fight with Pacquiao next.   Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO'S RECORD DEBUNKS MYTH
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Sep 2019

A knock to Manny Pacquiao's claim to global fame and distinction as the first and only fighter to win eight world division championship is that he was never a unified or undisputed champion according to talks circulating aro  Read Full Story >>>

Ancajas stakes world title for 8th time versus Mexican
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, Wed, 18 Sep 2019
Jerwin Ancajas, currently the longest reigning Filipino world champion, tangles with Jonathan Rodriguez of Mexico on Nov. 2 at the Dignity Health Sports Park (formerly StubHub Center) in Carson, California. It will be Ancajas’ eighth defense of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyw  Read Full Story >>>

Kell Brook back with Dominic Ingle, unable to hit 147 for Terence Crawford
World Boxing News, Wed, 18 Sep 2019
Kell Brook has affectively ruled out facing Terence Crawford this year after teaming back up with old trainer Dominic Ingle. World Boxing News broke the news of a split between the pair in October 2018, with Brook fighting under his friend John Fewkes for a one-off bout with Michael Zerafa. Wi  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao-Lomachenko Compared: A Bee to a Mosquito
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Sep 2019

A bee to a mosquito. That is how former national amateur boxing team standout and now a prodigious unbeaten fledgling pro boxer Charley Suarez compared eight division champion Manny Pacquiao to Ukrainian sensation Vasiliy   Read Full Story >>>

TAYLOR VS. LINARDATOU PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Sep 2019

Eddie Hearn: “This is a huge show and a huge night of boxing on November 2 at one of our favourite arenas, the Manchester Arena live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US. I want to thank all the fighters   Read Full Story >>>

NON-TELEVISED UNDERCARD ANNOUNCED FOR CLARESSA SHIELDS vs. IVANA HABAZIN
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Sep 2019
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 AT DORT FEDERAL EVENT CENTER IN FLINT, MICH. FLINT, MI. (September 17, 2019) - An all-Detroit shootout and an appearance by an exciting and popular international female fighter will highlight the non-televised undercard of the Saturday, October 5 event at the Dort Federal Even  Read Full Story >>>