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Melson to run for New York Congress
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 04 May 2017
New York, NY (May 3, 2017) - Retired professional boxer, current public speaker, 2003 West Point graduate and Army Public Affairs Officer Boyd Melson announced he'll run for Congress in 2018 for New York's 11th District, covering Staten Island and South Brooklyn.
Born to a Jewish mother & Louisi Read Full Story >>>Canelo vs. Chavez Jr: Maybe a Night?s Worth of Entertainment
By Frank Lotierzo, The Sweet Science, Thu, 04 May 2017
Finally it?s here, the 164.5 pound catch-weight bout between soaring Mexican sensation Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez 48-1-1 (34) and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr 50-2-1 (32), the son of legendary Julio Cesar Chavez. The fight is getting a lot of hype because in the United States and Mexico, Canelo is the biggest d Read Full Story >>> Power, tradition and legacy highlight Canelo-Chavez Jr.
By Malik Smith, ESPN.com, Thu, 04 May 2017
Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will face off Saturday in a middleweight fight in Las Vegas.
They are the only two Mexican-born fighters to win a middleweight title (160-pound limit).
This fight will be at 164.5 pounds. Alvarez has never weighed in at over 155 pounds. Chavez, who str Read Full Story >>> Canelo: Chavez Fight Should End in a KO Because of Our Styles
By Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 04 May 2017
LAS VEGAS ? Canelo Alvarez technically didn?t predict he?ll knock out Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., but the Mexican superstar all but said Wednesday that?s what will happen when they fight Saturday night.
Speaking to a group of reporters prior to a press conference Wednesday at MGM Grand, Alvarez admit Read Full Story >>> Why Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. might be the best underdog Canelo Alvarez has faced
By Brian Campbell, CBS Sports, Thu, 04 May 2017
For all of the pageantry and star power associated with Saturday's Canelo Alvarez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fight -- arguably the biggest in the great history of Mexican boxing -- there's an unspoken question that keeps getting overlooked.
We know that Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs), the sport's reigning Read Full Story >>> Can Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Defeat Canelo Alvarez?
By Kirk Jackson, Boxing Insider, Thu, 04 May 2017
Saturday May 6, Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez 48-1-1 (34 KO?s) of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico engages in Mexican-civil war with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., 50-2-1 (32 KO?s) of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Headlining HBO PPV, this is a bout at a catch-weight of 164.5 Read Full Story >>> Golovkin shot on the line as Canelo faces Chavez
iOL Sport, Thu, 04 May 2017
LOS ANGELES ? Mexican bragging rights, and a possible middleweight world title shot, will be on the line in Las Vegas Saturday when Saul "Canelo" Alvarez takes on Julio Chavez Jr. in a Cinco de Mayo weekend fight.
Alvarez, the reigning World Boxing Organization super welterweight world champion a Read Full Story >>> IBF ORDERS NIETES TO FIGHT MANDATORY CHALLENGER LIKELY TO BE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION JUAN CARLOS REVECO OF ARGENTINA
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 04 May 2017
CEBU CITY ? Newly crowned IBF world flyweight champion Donnie 'Ahas' Nietes has been ordered by the IBF to fight a mandatory challenger on or before October 29 this year, ALA Promotions has informed PhilBoxing.com.
? Read Full Story >>> Oscar De La Hoya Invites Trump to Canelo Fight, See What Mexicans Can Do! (VIDEO)
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 04 May 2017
TMZ SPORTS -- Oscar De La Hoya just invited Donald Trump to be his guest at the Canelo Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fight in Vegas ... so he can witness firsthand how important Mexicans are for the U.S. economy.
Oscar Read Full Story >>> The Real Mexican Holiday: Canelo vs. Chavez Is for More Than Title Gold
By Jonathan Snowden, BleacherReport.com, Thu, 04 May 2017
You can hear it in his voice, in the way he dives into answers before his translator can even begin to turn English into Spanish. For Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, known to most only as Canelo, Saturday's bout against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is different. It's something more than just another prizefight. Read Full Story >>> Jenna Jay: ?If Manny Pacquiao can?t knock out Jeff Horn, then he won?t score a KO for the rest of his career!?
By Robert Brown, OTR Boxing Radio, Thu, 04 May 2017
I recently had a chance to interview one of the most accomplished boxing radio hosts of all-time, the award-winning Jenna Jay. Jenna is the host of ?On The Ropes? radio, a boxing oriented podcast that has featured the biggest guests in the sport for over eight years. During my interview with Jenna, Read Full Story >>> Borges: For Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., pride on the line in bout with Canelo Alvarez
By Ron Borges, Boston Herald, Thu, 04 May 2017
LAS VEGAS ? There is no sporting tradition more deeply embedded in the soul of Mexico than boxing. It is a country created by warriors and sustained by them today inside the most dangerous piece of real estate in sports ? the boxing ring.
To be a boxer there is to accept the harsh demands of the Read Full Story >>> Chavez Jr.-Canelo: If not for a father and a son, there might not be a fight
By Norm Frauenheim, 15rounds.com, Thu, 04 May 2017
LAS VEGAS ? The sunglasses could have used a couple windshield wipers. They were that big. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. hid behind them, a little bit like a guy trying to shield himself from the sight of an imminent collision.
Chavez Jr., foresees something else, of course. Otherwise, he wouldn?t be he Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya Backs Canelo's Decision To Reject The WBC Belt
By Miguel Rivera, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 04 May 2017
Simply put - Saul "Canelo" Alvarez feels betrayed by the World Boxing Council.
He thinks it was unfair at how the sanctioning body treated him when he was the WBC middleweight champion last year. Canelo claims the organization tried to bully him into making a rapid decision on a mandatory defense Read Full Story >>> CANELO VS. CHAVEZ, JR. FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE AND UNDERCARD MEDIA WORKOUTS QUOTES
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 04 May 2017
LAS VEGAS (May 3, 2017) - Former two-division world champion Canelo Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) and Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) today hosted the final press conference ahead of their superfight showdown o Read Full Story >>> PHOTOS: CANELO-CHAVEZ JR FINAL PRESSER
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 04 May 2017
Former Two-Division World Champion Canelo Alvarez (Right) and Former WBC World Middleweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (Left) pose on May 3, 2017 at the MGM Grand Las Vegas Hotel & Casino for the final press c Read Full Story >>> Shakur Stevenson Ring Return will be on Crawford - D?az Card at The Garden!
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 04 May 2017
LET'S PLAY TWO!
2016 U.S. OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALIST SHAKUR STEVENSON RETURNS TO THE RING, IN HIS SECOND PROFESSIONAL FIGHT, UNDER CRAWFORD - D?AZ WORLD TITLE TILT
Saturday, May 20
Madison Square Garden
NEW YORK (May 4, 201 Read Full Story >>> Danny Trejo Says Chavez Ain't Got the Heart to Beat Canelo
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 04 May 2017
TMZ SPORTS -- Canelo Alvarez is gonna beat Julio Cesar Chavez's ass this weekend -- so says Danny Trejo who tells TMZ Sports the whole thing comes down to HEART.
Trejo knows what he's talking about -- he was a fighter and Read Full Story >>> Canelo ready to continue boxing's resurgence against Chavez Jr.
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Thu, 04 May 2017
Like his sport, Canelo Alvarez has taken a few punches on the chin from an audience demanding more intense action.
Competitive bouts this year have lifted the sport back from the negativity of the dreary Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao super-fight staged in Las Vegas two years ago this weekend.
Read Full Story >>> Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. facing biggest test against Canelo Alvarez
By Bob Velin, USA Today, Thu, 04 May 2017
Not long ago, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was the subject of ridicule in boxing circles. Photos of the four-time middleweight champion ballooning in weight between fights circulated on social media. He gained a reputation for being lazy and a party boy and was accused of living off his legendary father?s Read Full Story >>>
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