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Kelly: The Mayweather-McGregor ?joke? is on us
By Cathal Kelly, The Globe and Mail, Fri, 16 Jun 2017
The first thing we can say about the upcoming sports event of the year is that it doesn?t promise to be much of a sports event. In a bizarre way, that?s sort of the point.
On Aug. 26, Floyd Mayweather will come out of retirement to box mixed-martial-artist Conor McGregor in Las Vegas.
McGregor Read Full Story >>>Pacquiao: Patronizing Mayweather-McGregor fight up to fans
By Dino Maragay, The Philippine Star, Fri, 16 Jun 2017
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao has no issue with the recently announced boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor.
After all, according to Pacquiao, the success of the fight will depend largely on the reception of fans.
?It's up to the fans if they are going to patronize Read Full Story >>> Mayweather-McGregor: As Always, Follow The Money
By Bernard Fernandez, The Sweet Science, Fri, 16 Jun 2017
OK, so I was wrong. I have been wrong before. But on those occasions when I did offer a prediction that turned out to be incorrect, it was usually made for the right reason, or what I believed to be the right reason.
In this instance, I should have used an adding machine instead of logic before m Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor: the factor that makes boxing legend the overwhelming favourite
By Rick Maese, The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri, 16 Jun 2017
With the mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor finally official, two possibilities quickly emerged on Thursday: Oddsmakers and analysts are either greatly underestimating McGregor's chances in the ring or the mixed martial arts champion just might be underestimating the task in fron Read Full Story >>> ANDRE ?S.O.G.? WARD & SERGEY ?KRUSHER? KOVALEV FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 16 Jun 2017
LAS VEGAS, NV (June 15, 2017) – On Thursday, June 15, Unified Light Heavyweight World Champion Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (31-0, 15 KOs) and former WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight Read Full Story >>> Weights from Claressa Shields vs. Sydney LeBlanc in Detroit
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 16 Jun 2017
Claressa Shields 162.4 vs Sydney LeBlanc 164
Alexey Zubov 197.4 vs Demetrius Banks 195.4
Jarico O'Quinn 117 vs David Martino TBD
Bakhtiyar Eyubov 147.8 vs Cesar Soriano 150
Serdar Hudayberdiyev 159.8 vs Antonio Ur Read Full Story >>> The All Time Lightweight Tournament
By Cain Bradley, Boxing.com, Fri, 16 Jun 2017
I have taken the 16 best lightweights (any fighter can only be ranked in one division) of all time and put together a random draw?
People often try and compare fighters of different eras by discussing who is the greatest. One way to do this is to rank fighters by who achieved the most in their ca Read Full Story >>> Fears that Sergey Kovalev could confront Andre Ward at Friday?s weigh in
By John Dennen, BoxingNews, Fri, 16 Jun 2017
FORMER light-heavyweight world champion Sergey Kovalev sensationally swept out of the final press conference ahead of Saturday?s rematch with Andre Ward. But his promoter Kathy Duva feared it could have been a lot worse.
?I wasn?t expecting it but I wasn?t shocked either,? she told Boxing News. Read Full Story >>> Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward teams bemoan coverage of Mayweather-McGregor 'circus fight'
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Fri, 16 Jun 2017
Sergey Kovalev really is an angry man. But the Russian forgot himself at the press conference set piece here in Sin City on Thursday.
Kovalev refused to complete the pre-fight rituals here in the Mojave Desert walking from the dias after pointing a finger at opponent Andre Ward and telling him Read Full Story >>> Kovalev Angry About Purse Discrepancy for Ward Rematch
By Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 16 Jun 2017
LAS VEGAS ? If you?re wondering why Sergey Kovalev seems so angry the closer we get to his rematch with Andre Ward, the root of all evil is toward the top of his list.
The discrepancy between Ward?s purse and his purse have increasingly infuriated Kovalev.
Ward (31-0, 15 KOs) is guaranteed at Read Full Story >>> Mayweather-McGregor fight could top $1B in revenue
By George Willis, New York Post, Fri, 16 Jun 2017
A network executive not affiliated with the upcoming Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor boxing match said pay-per-view revenue could threaten $1 billion if promoted and priced properly.
?With these two guys and the hype that?s already surrounding the fight, it?s not out of the question they could ge Read Full Story >>> MMA the real winner in Floyd-Conor fight
The Straits Times, Fri, 16 Jun 2017
Belgian Tarec Saffiedine and Brazilian Rafael dos Anjos, who will fight each other for the welterweight title on the main card of UFC's Fight Night at the Singapore Indoor Stadium tomorrow, doubt McGregor can defeat his unbeaten rival.
Speaking at UFC's media event at Marina Bay Sands yesterday, Read Full Story >>> Promoters: Mayweather-McGregor was ?one of the smoothest deals ever made?
By Milan Ordoñez, Bloody Elbow, Fri, 16 Jun 2017
nlike the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight that was five years in the making, it only took more than a year since talks first surfaced for the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor deal to be finalized. And according to promoters involved, the overall process was completed with very little headaches. Read Full Story >>> ODDS: MAYWEATHER -600; MCGREGOR +400
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 16 Jun 2017
?We have had up fight odds since November 18th of 2016 with the hopes that it would take place, and there has been non-stop McGregor money from being a 10/1 underdog to his current line as a 4/1 underdog. We expected more mone Read Full Story >>> Conor McGregor's Boxing Sparring Partner Says Mayweather Will Destroy Him
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 16 Jun 2017
TMZ SPORTS -- Former IBO welterweight champion Chris van Heerden knows firsthand what it's like to BOX Conor McGregor -- and tells TMZ Sports the guy is gonna get ROCKED by Floyd Mayweather.
The 29-year-old professional Read Full Story >>> OPSI moves event due to Araneta injury
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Fri, 16 Jun 2017
OMEGA Pro Sports International (OPSI) is forced to push back Who?s Next? 5 to a later date after one of the show?s main protagonists suffered a severe injury in training.
Christian Araneta unfortunately tore a muscle in his right shoulder in a sparring session with Mark Vicelles last Monday. He w Read Full Story >>> NEXT WEEK! Canelo vs. Golovkin Media Tour to Stop in New York and Los Angeles
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 16 Jun 2017
NEW SHORT FILM DOCUMENTING THREE GOLDEN AGES OF BOXING TO DEBUT AS PART OF NATIONAL PRESS TOUR NEXT WEEK AHEAD OF ?SUPREMACY: CANELO VS. GOLOVKIN?
?I AM BOXING? STARRING WORLD-RENOWNED ACTOR AND MUSICIAN ICE C Read Full Story >>> Warriors Boxing Presents 'Night of the Rising Stars 2' on Saturday, June 24 at Deauville Beach Resort in Miami
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 16 Jun 2017
On Saturday, June 24, 2017, professional boxing returns to Miami Beach as Warriors Boxing presents "Night of the Rising Stars 2" at the Deauville Beach Resort.
The second of Warriors Boxing's series of Miami-area Read Full Story >>> OSCAR NEGRETE V SERGIO FRIAS ON GOLDEN BOY BOXING ON ESPN JUNE 30
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 16 Jun 2017
UNDEFEATED BANTAMWEIGHT OSCAR NEGRETE TO GO FOR VACANT NABF CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD AGAINST SERGIO FRIAS IN NEW MAIN EVENT OF JUNE 30 EDITION OF GOLDEN BOY BOXING ON ESPN LIVE ON ESPN2 AND ESPN DEPORTES AT 10 P.M. EST/7 P.M. PST FROM FANTASY SPRINGS RESORT CASINO
RISING SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT PROSPECT RYAN Read Full Story >>> Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame Inducts 24 Charter Class Members
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 16 Jun 2017
(Atlantic City, NJ - June 15, 2017) - Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame (ACBHOF) Inaugural Induction weekend held on May 26, 27 and 28th was a smorgasbord of boxing royalty, celebrity guests and legions of boxing fans. ACBHOF mission is to create visibility and awareness through annual inductions ce Read Full Story >>>
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