NBA -- Celtics maul Knicks by 41 points
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 09 Dec 2013

CHICAGO -- The Boston Celtics dealt the New York Knicks the biggest blowout of this NBA season, a 114-73 thumping at the Madison Square Garden on Sunday afternoon. The Celtics started the rout with a 32-7 jump in th  Read Full Story >>>

Rigondeaux, Porter, Malignaggi and Kirkland shine on busy weekend: Weekend Review
By Michael Rosenthal, RingTV.com, Mon, 09 Dec 2013
MOST THOROUGH Rigondeaux over Agbeko: We can go back and forth forever about whether it’s enjoyable to watch Guillermo Rigondeaux fight. Some love it, citing his remarkable skills. Some don’t, citing a lack of drama. And some (like me) fall somewhere in between. No one would dispute this, though:  Read Full Story >>>

Emptying Rooms: Guillermo Rigondeaux W12 Joseph Agbeko
By Jimmy Tobin , The Cruelest Sport, Mon, 09 Dec 2013
Despite all the talk of promotional apathy and network double standards, Guillermo Rigondeaux made his return to HBO last night, winning a unanimous decision over Joseph Agbeko before a sparse and steadily dwindling crowd at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was another masterful pe  Read Full Story >>>

SIGNORELLA ON HBO AND SHOWTIME BOXING RESULTS!
By John Signorella, RingTalk.com, Mon, 09 Dec 2013
New York, NY- After over 70 plus rounds of combined coverage between two networks (HBO & Showtime) that pitted 14 fighters standing opposite of each other in seven separate bouts, some changes and new evaluations have manifested in the sport of boxing, let’s take a look: KIRKLAND & TAPIA STOLE TH  Read Full Story >>>

Is Pacquiao a green card holder?
ABS-CBN News, Mon, 09 Dec 2013
MANILA, Philippines – Does Sarangani Representative and boxing champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao have a green card from the United States? This is the question posted by blogger Raissa Robles in a lengthy post on Monday, noting the political ramifications should it be proven that Pacquiao holds a   Read Full Story >>>

WBC MOVE MAKES PACQUIAO-MAYWEATHER FIGHT CLOSE TO REALITY
By Mary Jane Catriz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 09 Dec 2013

Right after Manny Pacquiao's November 24 win over Brandon Rios which earned him the WBO international welterweight title and garnered a PPV buyrate of only 500,000, speculation has been swirling around on who Pacquiao's next   Read Full Story >>>

Malignaggi bags win, bragging rights
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Mon, 09 Dec 2013
NEW YORK -- There was no world title on the line when former welterweight titleholders Zab Judah and Paulie Malignaggi squared off on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, but it didn't matter. There was still something very important at stake: Brooklyn bragging rights. Barclays Cent  Read Full Story >>>

Q&A: Porter takes Alexander's comfort zone, then title
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Mon, 09 Dec 2013
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Shawn Porter had expressed supreme confidence that he would dethrone Devon Alexander as IBF welterweight titleholder on Saturday night, meaning he would have to conquer a man who once defeated him when they were 10-year-old amateurs. Porter (23-0-1, 14 knockouts) pulled off his  Read Full Story >>>

NBA -- Bucks fall to 4-16 after losing to Nets
By Marco Del Castillo, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 09 Dec 2013

MILWAUKEE --The Milwaukee Bucks dropped to the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings Saturday night after losing 90-82 to the visiting Brooklyn Nets at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Center Brook Lopez dominated  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao: The Curse of The Trinity
By John Gatling, Examiner.com, Mon, 09 Dec 2013
All of us know a great athlete when we see one. May not be your favorite, but you know that this person is undeniably great. They make headlines and turn heads everywhere they go. Not so much for who they are – because we don’t really know – but for what they’ve done, and what we know they’re cap  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao ranked top contender
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, Mon, 09 Dec 2013
The World Boxing Council (WBC) has surprisingly put Manny Pacquiao as its top contender in the welterweight class being ruled by Floyd Mayweather based on the latest ratings released by the Mexico City-based governing body. Pacquiao wasn’t even rated in the last rankings that was released during  Read Full Story >>>

NBA -- Jennings fires 33 in Pistons' romp over Bulls
By John Aldwin Mahipos, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 09 Dec 2013
CHICAGO -- Brandon Jennings sizzled with a game-high 33 points and the Detroit Pistons overwhelmed the Chicago Bulls, 92-75, Saturday night at the United Center. Jennings nailed 12 of 22 field goals, including 5-of-8 threes to frustrate the Bulls, who were fresh off a 107-87 romp over the Miam  Read Full Story >>>

NBA -- Warriors tame Grizzlies behind Thompson's 30 points
By Joan Secuya-Medida, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 09 Dec 2013

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Golden State Warriors snapped a nine-game losing streak at the FedEx Forum Saturday night. And they did it in grand fashion, scoring a runaway 108-82 victory over the host Memphis Grizzlies.   Read Full Story >>>

Amir Khan Says Floyd Fight Still Up In The Air, Says For Him It’s About Opportunity And Not Money
By Julio Garcia, Tha Boxing Voice, Mon, 09 Dec 2013
Rumors have been circling around the internet for the past month about confirmation of a fight between Floyd Mayweather and Amir Khan. Those rumors have not been confirmed by either fighter or the promotional companies and until so is just pure speculation. Amir Khan recently caught up to Tha Bo  Read Full Story >>>

Sturm to Rigondeaux: Boxing's dynamite December
By Charles Saunders, Boxscorenews.com, Mon, 09 Dec 2013
SONAHR: December 8, 2013 - What a fantastic weekend this was for fight fans! On one night, more top-flight matchups were featured than there are in most months. It was a great way to end the year, and a solid counter-punch to those who insist that boxing is dying. The results of the bouts ranged  Read Full Story >>>

Kirkland’s Back in the Zone
By Ted Sares, Boxing.com, Mon, 09 Dec 2013
Under the tutelage of savvy Ann Wolfe and promotion of 50 Cent, the Mandingo Warrior bludgeoned and battered Glen Tapia… “You took his nuts, now you gotta take his heart.”—Ann Wolfe “The sixth round was particularly bad for Tapia and one additional power punch from Kirkland after Smoger interv  Read Full Story >>>

The King of the Borough: Malignaggi Gives Judah a Boxing Clinic
By Tyson Bruce, Boxing Insider, Mon, 09 Dec 2013
At the much anticipated four fight card at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, fans got to witness a little big of everything. The sold out Brooklyn crowd observed two extremely rough and tumble affairs in the Bika-Dirrell and Alexander-Porter fights, and two master class boxing exhibitions in the Lar  Read Full Story >>>

PINOY SPORTSMEN PAY TRIBUTE TO MANDELA
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013

“Sports has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else can.” – NELSON MANDELA With those words, Mandela ,a lover of sports and an ex-boxer and the first   Read Full Story >>>

Ali vs. Young robe and gloves sold at auction
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013

The 4/30/76 Muhammad Ali vs. Jimmy Young’s fight-worn robe sold for $60,667 and Ali’s fight-worn gloves from the bout garnered $27,584 in SCP Auctions’ winter auction. JESSE OWENS’ OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL SETS WORLD RECORD FOR   Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao deals with more US taxes in April
By Percy D. Della, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
SACRAMENTO, California—Expect Manny Pacquiao to avoid fiscal landmines when he returns to fight in the United States in April of next year. Currently locked in a tax dispute with the Bureau of Internal Revenue in Manila, Pacquiao will surely train at the Wild Card Gym of his long-time trainer Fr  Read Full Story >>>

Paul Malignaggi’s skill takes the thrill out of Brooklyn brawl with Zab Judah
By Tim Smith, RingTV.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Only in Brooklyn in a fight between two Brooklyn fighters would the threat of a fight break out after the fight. That was about the only jolt of excitement in the “Brawl for Brooklyn” between Paulie Malignaggi of Bensonhurst and Zab Judah of Brownsville. Malignaggi, the busier o  Read Full Story >>>

Defeated
By Adam Berlin, Boxing.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
At one point, a fan yelled at Judah, “Zab, you’re fighting like you’re from Yonkers.” A greater NYC insult I haven’t heard… Brooklyn continued its return to the big-time fight game, courtesy of the Barclays Center, with a main event that featured two Brooklyn veterans. Most refreshing was that bo  Read Full Story >>>

Cebu Boxing 2013
By Rico Navarro, The Freeman, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
We can now consider the year of Cebu Boxing to be done and proudly declare that it has been another productive and successful year. Cebu Boxing has produced three world champions and has once again proven to be the hotbed of the sport in the country. Topping the year are our three world champions  Read Full Story >>>

Guillermo Rigondeaux continues to take shots at Nonito Donaire: ‘He’s traumatized after the beating I gave him’
By Chris Robinson, Hustle Boss, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
On Saturday night, WBA/WBO junior featherweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux produced another sterling performance in shutting down former bantamweight titlist Joseph Agbeko over twelve one-sided rounds. So dominant was Rigondeaux that Agbeko appeared to be lost at times, as he simply couldn’t f  Read Full Story >>>

James Kirkland returns to spotlight with brutal TKO of Glen Tapia
By Keith Idec, RingTV.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Whether James Kirkland can compete with the best junior middleweights in the world fighting the way he fought Saturday night remains to be seen. What’s indisputable is that violence-starved fight fans will watch Kirkland’s next fight, no matter the opponent. Kirkland provid  Read Full Story >>>

Matthew Macklin records points victory as Guillermo Rigondeaux retains his two titles
SkySports.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
Returning to action for the first time since losing in three to Gennady Golovkin, Macklin was always in control against an opponent who was a late replacement for the injured Willie Nelson. The bout at Boardwalk Hall ended up going the distance, with the Birmingham-born middleweight awarded it by  Read Full Story >>>

BRUNO ESCALANTE WINS IBA JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013

Escalante. Bruno Escalante who was born in Cebu but fights out of San Carlos, California has won the IBA junior bantamweight title with a majority decision over American southpaw Michael Ruiz Jr in a fight card   Read Full Story >>>

FIGHT FANS WALK OUT ON BORING RIGONDEAUX WIN
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013

Fight fans walked out of a boring WBO/WBA super bantamweight title fight of former two-time Cubal Olympic gold medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Boxing insider reported that after an exc  Read Full Story >>>

Paulie "The Magic Man" Malignaggi Crowned King of Brooklyn After Defeating Zab "Super" Judah In Unanimous Decision Victory; Fight Night Results
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013

PAULIE "THE MAGIC MAN" MALIGNAGGI CROWNED KING OF BROOKLYN AFTER DEFEATING ZAB "SUPER" JUDAH IN UNANIMOUS DECISION VICTORY Shawn Porter Dominates Devon Alexander to Capture IBF Welterweight World Championship; Erislan  Read Full Story >>>

No Hitter: Rigondeaux Blanks Agbeko
By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
WBA/WBO super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux, aka El Chacal, successfully defended his titles by shutting out Joseph Agbeko… Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall’s Adrian Phillips Ballroom in Atlantic City, New Jersey, WBA/WBO super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (13-0, 8 KOs)  Read Full Story >>>

Paulie Malignaggi remains relevant with dominating win over Zab Judah
By Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated, Sun, 08 Dec 2013
NEW YORK — Three thoughts on Paulie Malignaggi’s unanimous decision win over Zab Judah: This was all Paulie. Billed as the Battle of Brooklyn, Malignaggi dominated. In a battle of two fading former titleholders, Malignaggi, 33, appeared to have far more left in the tank than Judah, 36. Malignaggi  Read Full Story >>>