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Lomachenko will state case in pound-for-pound race
By Matthew Aguilar, El Paso Times, Sat, 08 Apr 2017
Boxing produced some March madness of its own a few weeks back, as the two consensus best fighters in the sport, Roman ?Chocolatito? Gonzalez and Gennady Golovkin, faced formidable opposition with mixed results.
Chocolatito was shocked by longshot Srikaset Sor Runvisai, while Golovkin barely scra Read Full Story >>>Terence Crawford in a No-win Position against Manny Pacquiao?
By Unofre Pili, Sports World News, Sat, 08 Apr 2017
He is highly regarded as the one to take the cudgels when Floyd Mayweather Jr. finally called it a career. Terence Crawford, by handily eliminating all resistive forces blocking his march to stardom, is without a doubt on the right and seemingly harmless tract to follow the footsteps of his flamboya Read Full Story >>> GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS TO THROW CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND FIESTA WITH GOLDEN BOY BOXING ON ESPN SPECIAL TRIPLEHEADER IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING CANELO VS. CHAVEZ, JR. WEIGH-IN
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 08 Apr 2017
FORMER THREE-DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION YURIORKIS GAMBOA TO HEADLINE ESPN CARD AGAINST LONGTIME CONTENDER ROBINSON CASTELLANOS
BOTH EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE LIVE FROM HISTORIC MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS Read Full Story >>> Cruiserweight World Champion Beibut Shumenov & Unbeaten Yunier Dorticos Face Off
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 08 Apr 2017
Plus! Unbeaten Interim Featherweight Champion Carlos Zambrano Battles Once Beaten Contender Claudio Marrero
Saturday, April 29 in a Special Saturday Night Edition of
Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 & FOX Deportes
Live fro Read Full Story >>> Top boxing judge Steve Weisfeld & Popular New York welterweight Johnny Turner Ring 8 Guest Speakers Tuesday, April 18
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 08 Apr 2017
NEW YORK (April 7, 2017) - One of the most respected boxing judges, Steve Weisfeld, and popular retired New York welterweight Johnny Turner will be Ring 8's guest speakers at its April meeting, Tuesday night, April 18 (7 p.m. ET start) at O'Neill's Restaurant, located at 64-21 53rd Drive, Maspeth, N Read Full Story >>> He has 7 wins ? and could be the best boxer in the world
By George Willis, New York Post, Sat, 08 Apr 2017
Vasyl Lomachenko continues his quest to be recognized as the best pound-for-pound boxer on the planet Saturday night when he defends his WBO junior lightweight championship against Jason ?El Canito? Sosa. The fight will be held at The Theater at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md.; HBO will televi Read Full Story >>> Vasyl Lomachenko still looking for a challenge
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sat, 08 Apr 2017
OXON HILL, Md. -- Junior lightweight titleholder Vasyl Lomachenko, who some already regard as the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world after just eight fights, has very few problems in the ring.
He is a brilliant boxer who is above average in every category in the sport, be it power, speed, Read Full Story >>> Vasyl Lomachenko highlights first boxing card at MGM National Harbor
By Gene Wang, Washington Post, Sat, 08 Apr 2017
Boxing promoter Bob Arum has had a hand in organizing fights with, among other transcendent figures in the sport, Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard and Manny Pacquiao. Arum?s ingenuity also helped forged boxing?s link with casinos when in 1978 he promoted Ali-Leon Spinks at the Las Vegas Hilton, Arum? Read Full Story >>> Jason Sosa has his hands full with Vasyl Lomachenko
By Robert Morales, L.A. Daily News, Sat, 08 Apr 2017
You might say Jason Sosa knows what he?ll be up against Saturday when he challenges Vasyl Lomachenko for his super featherweight belt.
?I am very excited for April 8 and I am going to be in the best condition of my life,? he said during a recent conference call. ?I have to be to fight one of the Read Full Story >>> Mendoza: Horn needs it more than our Pacquiao
By Al S. Mendoza, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 08 Apr 2017
IS it really final? Manny Pacquiao fighting Jeff Horn on July 2?
If we go by Michael Koncz?s statement, the answer would seem to be a resounding yes.
?We signed the Jeff Horn contract this morning. Fight is July 2 in Brisbane, Australia,? Koncz has told AFP by text message, according to Inqu Read Full Story >>> Limpag: Horn: ?The perfect guy Pacquiao could lose to?
By Mike T. Limpag, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 08 Apr 2017
FORMER Cebu-based coach Graeme Mackinnon is back down under and one of the things we talked about during a brief meeting the other night with Dan Palami was Manny Pacquiao?s fight against Jeff Horn.
Horn who?
Exactly. Not much is known about the guy outside of Australia and the only thing for Read Full Story >>> Shocker: Liam Smith fails weight, forfeits interim WBO title shot
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Sat, 08 Apr 2017
Former world welterweight champion Liam Smith failed to reach his target of 154 pounds on Friday to gasps from the crowd at the weigh-in for the Liverpool man's weekend clash.
Smith, who was due to meet Liam Williams for the interim WBO title and a possible world title shot, came in one pound 15o Read Full Story >>> Breakdown: Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Jason Sosa fight preview and prediction
By Fraser Coffeen , Bloody Elbow, Fri, 07 Apr 2017
This Saturday, HBO presents a triple-header headlined by one of the world?s true elite strikers as Vasyl Lomachenko (7-1; 5 KO) faces Jason Sosa (20-1-4; 15 KO). This 130 pound fight is for the WBO Super Featherweight title held by Lomachenko. The champion is ranked at #1 in the division by Ring Mag Read Full Story >>> Lomachenko the odds on favourite
By Ron Jackson, SuperSport, Fri, 07 Apr 2017
WBO junior lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko of the Ukraine is the odds on favourite when he defends his belt against Jason Sosa from Camden, New Jersey at the MGM in Oxon Hill, Maryland, USA on Saturday night.
The 29-year-old Sosa (20-1-4; 15) won the WBA junior lightweight ?regular? belt wh Read Full Story >>> Who is the pound-for-pound ruler: April 2017 Edition: Who?s Number One?
By Kirk Jackson, Boxing Insider, Fri, 07 Apr 2017
Who is the best fighter pound-for-pound as we close the chapter on the first quarter of the calendar year?
With Roman Gonzalez 46-1 (38 KO?s) recently falling albeit in controversial fashion, this leaves an opportunity for another fighter to seize the no.1 position. Gonzalez was cited by most medi Read Full Story >>> Villanueva-Tete eliminator moved to April 22
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Apr 2017
Initially set tomorrow, April 8th, the WBO Bantamweight eliminator between current WBO #1 and Asia Pacific Bantamweight champion Arthur Villanueva and former IBF Superfly world champion Zolani Tete has been moved to Apri Read Full Story >>> Khan Hungers To Face Pacquiao: Time To Prove Everyone Wrong!
By Edward Chaykovsky, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 07 Apr 2017
Former world champion Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) is very eager to secure a fight with ex-training partner Manny Pacquiao.
Back in February, the two boxers announced that a deal was reached for a showdown on April 23 in UAE. The deal quickly fell apart when overseas investors were unable to show any Read Full Story >>> Dial M for Mastrian
By Clarence George, Boxing.com, Fri, 07 Apr 2017
Norman Mastrian ? like Kid Riviera and Joe Barboza, to name just a couple ? is yet another boxer who went murderously wrong?
?She managed to get out of the tub, so I knew I had trouble.??Dick W.C. Anderson
Someone says, ?Featherweight,? and Willie Pep comes to mind. Sandy Saddler, too. Norman Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao stays mum as Jeff Horn?s fists do talking
By Grantlee Kieza, CourierMail.com.au, Fri, 07 Apr 2017
MANNY Pacquiao isn?t saying anything yet about his planned superfight with Jeff Horn at Suncorp Stadium on July 2 but the fists of Brisbane?s ``Fighting Schoolteacher?? are suddenly making a lot of noise.
While the fight is still to be formally announced and Horn?s promoters and the Queensland Go Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao expecting a quick ending against Jeff Horn on July 2 in Brisbane
By Phil Lutton, The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri, 07 Apr 2017
Manny Pacquiao has such little opinion of Jeff Horn that the Filipino WBO champion wants to use the July 2 bout at Suncorp Stadium as a chance to 'say hi to the Australian fans and media' before heading onto bigger and better fights later in the year.
After a spluttering start in April, when a pr Read Full Story >>>
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