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OROZCO STAKES USNBC BELT AGAINST ORTIZ
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Aug 2017
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT CONTENDER ANTONIO "RELENTLESS" OROZCO TO PUT WBC USNBC TITLE ON THE LINE AGAINST ROBERTO "MASSA" ORTIZ AS CO-MAIN EVENT FOR LINARES VS. CAMPBELL
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Tickets still available Read Full Story >>>Terence Crawford against Julius Indongo is the type of fight boxing needs
By Chris McKenna, Daily Star (UK), Sat, 19 Aug 2017
Unification clashes rarely happen any more because of the greed that is rife within the governing bodies.
But when WBO and WBC light-welterweight champion Crawford takes on IBF and WBA title holder Indongo in Omaho, the winner will become the first undisputed champion of a weight division for 12 Read Full Story >>> Bevy of belts should boost boxer Terence Crawford's pound-for-pound standing
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Sat, 19 Aug 2017
The obligatory talks surrounding Saturday night?s bout focused on Terence Crawford?s plan to defeat mutual two-belt 140-pound champion Julius Indongo and become the division?s unified champion. But the real discussions began after the pleasantries ended.
First, Crawford trainer Brian McIntyre won Read Full Story >>> Boxing history in the making: Crawford vs. Indongo, ESPN Saturday
By Gayle Falkenthal, Community Digital News, Sat, 19 Aug 2017
SAN DIEGO, August 18, 2017 ? Since 2007, the definition of a true unified champion in professional boxing is any boxer who holds the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO titles from all major sanctioning organizations simultaneously.
Certain accomplishments in sports sit on such a high shelf, they aren?t often Read Full Story >>> Crawford vs. Indongo -"For All The Marbles"
By Allan Cerf, MaxBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Aug 2017
It?s Terrence, ?Bud? Crawford vs. Julius ?The Blue Machine? August 19, Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln Nebraska/ESPN Live Stream.
Background: A very rare, true, ?total unification bout,? it?s being touted. All belts will become the winner?s property! A sensational fight not to be missed. Best of Read Full Story >>> Crawford, Indongo duel for super lightweight boxing supremacy
By Agence France Press, Yahoo! Sports, Sat, 19 Aug 2017
Los Angeles (AFP) - Namibia's Julius Indongo has no qualms about taking his quest for super lightweight supremacy into hostile territory -- against American Terrence Crawford in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Saturday.
After all, he seized Ricky Burns's World Boxing Association title with a convincing una Read Full Story >>> Mayweather-McGregor bout is just the latest in a string of dubious boxing matchups
By Rick Maese, TheSpec.com, Sat, 19 Aug 2017
Less than two weeks before the big fight, the world champion boxer ? perhaps the best ever to lace up a pair of gloves ? paid a visit to "The Tonight Show" to promote his upcoming battle, an unorthodox, widely mocked contest between men from different corners of the fight world.
The boxer was pa Read Full Story >>> This is why Floyd Mayweather fighting Conor McGregor in 8oz gloves is such a controversial decision
By Luke Brown, Independent.ie, Sat, 19 Aug 2017
To the casual fan, it might not sound a particularly significant development. On Wednesday, at their rather stuffy monthly meeting, the Nevada State Athletic Commission granted both Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor an exemption to fight in 8oz ? rather than 10oz ? boxing gloves.
So far, so nor Read Full Story >>> Mayweather-McGregor: Countdown to the Aug. 26 fight in Las Vegas
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Sat, 19 Aug 2017
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has joked that after 10-ounce gloves were used years ago in welterweight (147-pound) fights, promoters and state commissioners ?decided there wasn?t enough blood, sweat and tears? in the sport, so they reverted to eight-ounce gloves.
The Nevada Athletic Commission on Wednesda Read Full Story >>> Boxing Doctors Upset About Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor Rule Change
By Andre Khatchaturian, NESN.com, Sat, 19 Aug 2017
Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor got their wish when the Nevada State Athletic Commission approved of 8-ounce gloves for their fight on Aug. 26, but people in the medical field don?t appear to be thrilled about it.
The Association of Ringside Physicians had written a letter to the commission Read Full Story >>> ARUM PROPOSES SAME SUNCORP VENUE FOR PACQUIAO-HORN REMATCH
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 18 Aug 2017
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is optimistic of a rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Jeff Horn will be finalized in the next few days. The partners in Australia are planning the return bout to be held in November at the sam Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Sr. Says He'll Beat a White Supremacist's Ass
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 18 Aug 2017
TMZ SPORTS -- He's 64 years old ... but if a white supremacist steps to Floyd Mayweather Sr., the boxing veteran says he won't hesitate to beat that ass.
Floyd Sr. was flying back to Vegas after a whirlwind trip to L.A. Read Full Story >>> Crawford: Win over Indongo makes me #1 pound-for-pound
By Wil Esco, Bad Left Hook, Fri, 18 Aug 2017
Tomorrow night Terence Crawford squares off with Julius Indongo on ESPN as both fighters seek to unify all four major titles in the junior welterweight division. Currently both fighters hold two belts apiece; Crawford has the WBC and WBO belts while Indongo has the IBF and WBA titles.
During a me Read Full Story >>> Social media barbs fooled us into taking Mayweather-McGregor contest seriously
By Paul Kent , The Daily Telegraph, Fri, 18 Aug 2017
THE business got done the way it gets done nowadays, in the cesspool of social media.
Conor McGregor took a swipe. Floyd Mayweather took one back.
Such was the measure of ego and opportunity neither could let the other have the final say and now we are here, eight days from the biggest fight s Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather by KO....Really?
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Fri, 18 Aug 2017
A host of top boxing personnel have thrown their weight behind a Floyd Mayweather knockout on August 26 against Conor McGregor despite the fact of the former pound for pound king being bereft of a stoppage for over a decade.
Granted Mayweather does have a debated TKO on his record against Victor Read Full Story >>> Dana White: I expect Conor McGregor to knock Floyd Mayweather out next weekend
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Fri, 18 Aug 2017
Conor McGregor versus Floyd Mayweather is on track to become the biggest fight in combat sports history, according to UFC president Dana White, who believes McGregor will knock out Mayweather when they meet next weekend.
"People think Conor is going to be completely outclassed. Some people are sa Read Full Story >>> Revealed: New data shows how panicked promoters have slashed prices for Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
By Luke Brown, Independent.ie, Fri, 18 Aug 2017
There may be less than two weeks to go until Floyd Mayweather fights Conor McGregor in one of the most lucrative fights in the history of boxing, but ticket sales for the contest remain lower than expected.
The fight, which will take place at the 20,000-capacity T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas St Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather: Even with Joe Cortez, Conor McGregor still fights ?extremely dirty?
By Anton Tabuena , Bloody Elbow, Fri, 18 Aug 2017
Floyd Mayweather, who says he has done his ?due diligence? and knows a lot of information about Conor McGregor?s camp, thinks the UFC fighter is doing a lot of illegal things in sparring as he prepares for their boxing match. According to the undefeated boxer, a lot of rules were broken during McGre Read Full Story >>> Colossal Pay Day Looms For McGregor As Mayweather Clash Set To Be Record Breaker
By Gary Brennan , Pundit Arena, Fri, 18 Aug 2017
One week out from the biggest sporting spectacle of the year and it looks like the clash between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor is going to be a record breaker.
Following months of speculation and a whirlwind promotional tour, the two protagonists have whipped the boxing and MMA worlds into Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao v Jeff Horn rematch to be announced 'in next few days'
BBC Sport, Fri, 18 Aug 2017
Manny Pacquiao's promoter is "optimistic" a rematch between the eight-time world champion and Jeff Horn will be confirmed in the coming days.
Former schoolteacher Horn stunned the Filipino by winning the WBO world welterweight title following a unanimous points decision in July.
Criticism of t Read Full Story >>>
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