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Proof that Bob Arum was born to be a promoter! Happy 85th, Bob! PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 09 Dec 2016

BOB ARUM HITS 85 BIG ONES TODAY!
Hall of Famer BOB ARUM may be the oldest active fulltime boxing promoter, but who knew he was also the youngest? The proof is in the attached copy of the December 8, 1931 edition Read Full Story >>>HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BOB! By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 09 Dec 2016

Auckland--World-famous boxing promoter and Hall of Famer Bob Arum is celebrating his 85th birthday here today in New Zealand.
Arum, accompanied by his wife and Top Rank officials, is here to co-promote tomorrow's WBO heavy Read Full Story >>> HBO World Championship Boxing Preview: Parker vs. Ruiz, Beltran vs. Menard, Terence Crawford vs. John Molina By William Holmes, Boxing Insider, Fri, 09 Dec 2016 On Saturday night HBO and Top Rank Promotions will team up to televise three bouts from two different locations.
Terence Crawford will defend his WBO and WBC Junior Welterweight titles in the main event of the evening against John Molina live from Omaha, Nebraska. Additionally, lightweight conten Read Full Story >>> Ali and The RING: Better Late Than Never? By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Fri, 09 Dec 2016 For some, ?better late than never? are the catchwords of the day. For others, the question ?what?s the point?? seems more relevant?
The RING, still called ?The Bible of Boxing? on its cover, is rewriting history.
The magazine has retroactively named Muhammad Ali Fighter of the Year for 1966, a Read Full Story >>> Williams carries memory of ?real hunger? into Charlo showdown By Joseph Santoliquito, RingTV.com, Fri, 09 Dec 2016 Julian Williams doesn?t like to talk about his past. He prefers to keep it in a dark, folded away corner of his memory. His usual reaction is to shrug it off and say it?s what ?a lot? of kids his age went through. And while most professional fighters have been through many different ordeals, not man Read Full Story >>> Crawford: Me and Molina Can Box It Out, Bang It Out Or Whatever By Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 09 Dec 2016 Terence Crawford?s trainer hasn?t given a second thought to the wide odds on the Crawford-John Molina fight.
Brian McIntyre has seen Molina win fights he was supposed to lose often enough to know that Crawford needs to be as prepared as possible for a difficult fight Saturday night. Most Internet Read Full Story >>> Ligas fires back at former GAB chief Guanzon By Jerome S. Galunan Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 09 Dec 2016
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BACOLOD CITY -- The word war continues between Cebu-based ring officials and former Games and Amusement Board (GAB) chairman Juan Ramon Guanzon after international judge Edward Ligas of Cebu reacted on the former?s stat Read Full Story >>> ANTHONY JOSHUA & ERIC MOLINA PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES FOR IBF HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP THIS SATURDAY LIVE ON SHOWTIME? PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 09 Dec 2016

?I?ll make Eric look like a novice.? ? Anthony Joshua
?If you slip-up one second you?ll be dancing and the world will be talking.? ? Eric Molina
MANCHESTER, England (Dec. 8, 2016) ? IBF Heavyweight World Champion Anthony Read Full Story >>> SHOWTIME SPORTS? TO OFFER MULTI-CAMERA COVERAGE OF UNDERCARD FIGHTS ON FACEBOOK LIVE PRECEDING SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING? THIS SATURDAY, DEC. 10 PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 09 Dec 2016 osted By Scott Hanson and Mark Kriegel, SHOWTIME BOXING on Facebook Live Features Sergey Lipinets vs. Lenny Zappavinga in a Jr. Welterweight Title Eliminator; And Unbeaten Prospect Erickson Lubin vs. Juan Ubaldo Cabrera
NEW YORK (Dec. 8, 2016) ? SHOWTIME Sports will offer multi-camera, fully-prod Read Full Story >>> Terence Crawford eyes year-end hardware entering John Molina Jr. bout By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 09 Dec 2016 Terence Crawford had a big year in 2014, so big in fact that he was named fighter of the year by ESPN.com and the Boxing Writers Association of America, among other outlets. That is a big box to check for any aspiring boxing star and potential future Hall of Famer.
During 2014, Crawford traveled Read Full Story >>> UFC president Dana White explains why Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather fight will not take place By Naveen Ullal, Yahoo! Sports, Fri, 09 Dec 2016 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White has confirmed the promotion's star fighter Conor McGregor's rumoured fight with boxing legend Floyd Mayweather will not take place. He claims both fighters are not interested in facing each other in a boxing ring.
This comes after the 28-y Read Full Story >>> Golovkin vs. Alvarez would be one of the top five fights to look for in 2017 By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Fri, 09 Dec 2016 Boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya is among those who have said that 2016 was one of the sport?s worst years.
There were a pair of battles of unbeatens this year: Terence Crawford versus Viktor Postol and Andre Ward versus Sergey Kovalev ? but they were on pay-per-view rather than on the more widel Read Full Story >>> Arum celebrates 85th birthday in New Zealand By Ray Wheatley, FightNews.com, Fri, 09 Dec 2016 Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum celebrated his 85th birthday in Auckland New Zealand in the company of Australian boxing journalist Grantlee Kieza who talked about the time they were both at the WBC light heavyweight title bout in Australia when the champion Jeff ?Hitman? Harding stopped Tom ?The Bom Read Full Story >>> ULISES SOLIS VS PETALCORIN? By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 08 Dec 2016

Australian Promoter Peter Maniatis informed philboxing that former two-time IBF light flyweight Champion Ulises Solis was in Melbourne,Australia Thursday and met with him to discuss a comeback fight.
They talked abou Read Full Story >>> TERENCE CRAWFORD / JOHN MOLINA JR. MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 08 Dec 2016

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OMAHA, NEB. (December 8, 2016) -- Undefeated World Junior Welterweight Ch Read Full Story >>> ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO! JOE PARKER AND ANDY RUIZ FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 08 Dec 2016 AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND (December, 8, 2016) ? Undefeated heavyweight contenders JOE PARKER (21-0, 18 KOs), of Auckland, and ANDY RUIZ, JR. (29-0, 19 KOs), of Mexicali, Mexico, world-rated No. 1 and No. 3 by the World Boxing Organization (WBO) respectively, will be battling for the vacant WBO heavyweig Read Full Story >>> Boxing Breakdown: Terence Crawford vs. John Molina preview By Fraser Coffeen , Bloody Elbow, Thu, 08 Dec 2016 Saturday night, HBO Boxing is headlined by Terence Crawford (29-0; 20 KO) as he takes on John Molina, Jr. (29-6; 23 KO) in a WBC/WBO Super Lightweight (140 lb.) title fight. Ring Magazine has Crawford as both the division champion and at #5 on the pound for pound list, while Molina is #8 in the divi Read Full Story >>> John Molina Jr?s renaissance: The rise of the educated gladiator By Zachary Alapi , Fansided, Thu, 08 Dec 2016 John Molina Jr., who is coming off a convincing upset win over Ruslan Provodnikov, is set to challenge WBC/WBO junior welterweight champion and pound-for-pound stalwart Terence Crawford this Saturday (HBO, 9:35 p.m. ET). As Molina embarks on his sternest challenge to date, a career renaissance has h Read Full Story >>> Terence Crawford believes fighter of year honors in reach with convincing win over John Molina By Mike Coppinger, USA Today, Thu, 08 Dec 2016 Terence Crawford was the boxing writers? choice for 2015 fighter of the year, and he?s looking to become one of the few fighters in history to win the honor twice.
With a victory Saturday over John Molina Jr. in his native Omaha, Neb. (9:35 p.m., HBO), he believes he can accomplish the feat.
? Read Full Story >>> 50 Cent: Mayweather is ?dead serious? about fighting McGregor World Boxing News, Thu, 08 Dec 2016 Rapper and former boxing promoter 50 Cent, a close friend to Floyd Mayweather Jr, has lifted the lid on the ex-pound for pound king?s desire to face Conor McGregor in the ring.
Until now, Mayweather had dismissed the chance of a boxing match with the current UFC champion despite previously instig Read Full Story >>>
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