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Crawford Retains Titles With Pacquiao On Agenda
By Rich Mancuso, NY Sports Day, Mon, 22 May 2017
Terence Crawford made his statement again at Madison Square Garden Saturday night and may be headed for a clash with Manny Pacquiao. After stopping a determined Felix Diaz who could not come out for the 10th round, Crawford said he was ready to take on Pacquiao or Keith Thurman or any of the other e Read Full Story >>>Melindo wrests crown in shocking 1st round KO
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 22 May 2017
Milan Melindo, not known as a power-puncher, knocked out the iron-chinned Japanese Akira Yaegashi in the first round last night to crown himself the new International Boxing Federation (IBF) light-flyweight king before a stunned crowd at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo.
Melindo sent Yaegashi to the Read Full Story >>> Melindo KOs foe, snares world title
The Philippine Star, Mon, 22 May 2017
MANILA, Philippines - Milan Melindo buried bitter memories of his failed attempts at the world title by scoring a stunning first-round knockout win against Japan?s Akira Yaegashi last night at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo.
The 29-year-old Melindo of the famed ALA boxing stable of Cebu City clim Read Full Story >>> Terence Crawford painted a masterpiece in decimating Felix Diaz
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Mon, 22 May 2017
If it is possible to improve upon greatness, Terence Crawford did just that Saturday at Madison Square Garden in a 10th-round stoppage of 2008 Olympic gold medalist Felix Diaz.
Crawford (31-0, 22 KOs) was brilliant from start to finish in taking apart the rugged Dominican, who is thick and skille Read Full Story >>> Terence Crawford shows all-around game dominating Felix Diaz
By Mike Coppinger, RingTV.com, Mon, 22 May 2017
NEW YORK CITY ? Terence Crawford can do it all.
Box, punch, move, play defense, fight on the inside, on the outside and mix it up in wild exchanges.
It was all on display Saturday night before 8,026 at Madison Square Garden against arguably the most accomplished opponent of his career, Felix D Read Full Story >>> Arum Suggests Crawford?s Next Fight Won?t Be Televised by HBO
By Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 22 May 2017
NEW YORK ? Bob Arum made it clear Saturday night that he won?t wait around for an HBO date before scheduling Terence Crawford?s return to the ring.
Crawford?s promoter wants the unbeaten WBC/WBO super lightweight champion to fight sometime in the summer. If that means finding a television partner Read Full Story >>> Ray Beltran puts himself in position for green card with spectacular KO
By Martin Rogers, USA Today, Mon, 22 May 2017
Ray Beltran put himself in line to realize both of his dreams ? a world title shot and a new life ? with a spectacular knockout victory of Jonathan Maicelo on Saturday night.
Beltran (33-7-1) had been told by immigration experts ahead of the bout that climbing into mandatory challenger position f Read Full Story >>> Seeds planted for boxing?s far-off showdown ? between Olympians
By George Willis, New York Post, Mon, 22 May 2017
It is so far down the road, new tires will be needed before we get there. But that doesn?t mean you can?t get excited about a potential future fight between Shakur Stevenson of Newark and Ireland?s Michael Conlan.
The two 2016 Olympians have just started their careers as professional featherweigh Read Full Story >>> Arum Admits Crawford-Thurman Fight Nowhere Near Happening
By Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 22 May 2017
NEW YORK ? Even Bob Arum pumped the brakes on a potential welterweight showdown between Terence Crawford and Keith Thurman.
Crawford mentioned moving up from 140 pounds to 147 to challenge Thurman immediately after dominating Felix Diaz for 10 rounds Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. After Read Full Story >>> Shannon the Cannon Misfires
By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Mon, 22 May 2017
Perhaps it wasn?t brain damage, as diagnosed by Dr. Steelhammer, which has caused Shannon Briggs to act as he does?
Those who have followed Shannon Briggs from the mean streets of Brooklyn to whatever planet he now inhabits are not surprised that he failed a drug test in advance of his June 3 fig Read Full Story >>> Melindo Crushes Yaegashi; Inoue Stops Rodriguez in Three
By Derek Bonnett, SecondsOut.com, Sun, 21 May 2017
Just one day after a huge triple header featuring Ryota Murata, Ken Shiro, and Daigo Higa in world championship bouts, both Naoya Inoue and Akira Yaegashi put their respective world titles on the line at the very same Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan. Today?s action was brief by comparison, but anoth Read Full Story >>> Terence Crawford?Applications Accepted
By Marc Livitz, Boxing.com, Sun, 21 May 2017
The undefeated champion from Omaha, Nebraska has yet to be soundly challenged as a professional fighter?
As fight fans, we?re well aware that on occasion, we?ll witness contests which could be missed if we were to blink. Of course, the quick pause in time and vision won?t amount to completely mis Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao?s fight to make boxing safer a promise to a fallen friend
By Grantlee Kieza, CourierMail.com.au, Sun, 21 May 2017
IT is a boxing tragedy that still haunts world champ Manny Pacquiao more than two decades later and the reason he is fighting to make the sport safer.
Pacquiao began sparring on the weekend in readiness for his clash with Brisbane?s Fighting Schoolteacher Jeff Horn at Suncorp Stadium on July 2 bu Read Full Story >>> Milan Melindo a world champion at last after shock first-round TKO of Japanese foe
By Gerry Ramos, Spin.ph, Sun, 21 May 2017
FINALLY, Milan Melindo is a true-blue world champion.
The 29-year-old fighter from the ALA boxing stable dethroned Akira Yaegashi with a stunning first-round technical knockout on Sunday night to wrest the International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior flyweight title at the Ariake Colosseum in Tok Read Full Story >>> Inoue retains WBO super flyweight title title with third-round KO of Rodriguez
By Kaz Nagatsuka, Japan Times, Sun, 21 May 2017
It was nearly a sparring for Naoya Inoue. The difference was that he did it surrounded by 6,500 spectators.
The young Japanese champ gave challenger Ricardo Rodriguez no chance, quickly wrapping up the bout.
Inoue posted a third-round knockout win to defend his WBO super flyweight title for th Read Full Story >>> MELINDO DROPS YAEGASHI 3 TIMES EN ROUTE TO FIRST ROUND STOPPAGE; UNIFIES IBF JR FLYWEIGHT BELT (PHOTOS / VIDEO)
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 21 May 2017
Milan 'El Metodico' Melindo became the latest full-fledged Filipino world champion after a sensational win over two-division world champion Akira Yaegashi of Japan at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo Sunday night.
Melind Read Full Story >>> Melindo stops Yaegashi in one to unify IBF 108lb belts
By Joe Koizumi, FightNews.com, Sun, 21 May 2017
Filipino warrior, IBF interim junior flyweight champ Milan Melindo (36-2, 13 KOs), 107.75, very impressively unified the IBF belts as he dropped IBF full titlist Akira Yaegashi (25-6, 13 KOs), 107.75, Japan, three times in succession and scored a stunning TKO victory at 2:45 of the opening session o Read Full Story >>> Terence Crawford: I'll Fight Anybody, It Doesn't Matter Who
BoxingScene.com, Sun, 21 May 2017
Terence Crawford patted Felix Diaz on the head and pounded uppercuts into his eye in his latest dominant victory.
His next fight could bring him all four 140-pound belts. Or it could bring him Manny Pacquiao.
Crawford remained unbeaten when Diaz's corner stopped the fight after the 10th round Read Full Story >>> Mayweather: If I fight again, 90 percent chance it?s McGregor
By Agence France Press, iOL Sport, Sun, 21 May 2017
LONDON ? Floyd Mayweather Junior said on Saturday that a fight against UFC champion Conor McGregor is ?90 percent? likely ? if he boxes again.
The retired undefeated five-weight world champion, who has not boxed since September 2015, admits he wants to fight Irishman McGregor rather than any box Read Full Story >>> Terence Crawford scores TKO over Felix Diaz, calls for fight with Manny Pacquiao
By Brian Campbell, CBS Sports, Sun, 21 May 2017
Terence Crawford continued to prove why he's one of the truly great fighters in the sport on Saturday. Now it's up to his promoter, Top Rank, to find him an equally great opponent.
In what had the potential to be his most difficult test to date on paper, Crawford simply made it look easy. He dom Read Full Story >>>
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