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Hearn wants Brook to move up despite Khan meeting on Friday
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Thu, 19 Jan 2017
Promoter Eddie Hearn would ideally like welterweight world champion Kell Brook to move up to 154 pounds as talks continue for a possible UK super-fight with Amir Khan.
Despite Brook v Khan negotiations struggling to get to a serious stage, Hearn is hopeful a meeting set up for Friday will finally Read Full Story >>>Tapales to defend WBO belt vs former KO victim
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, Thu, 19 Jan 2017
CEBU CITY, Philippines ? Cebu-based Mindanao brawler Marlon ?Nightmare??Tapales sets out for his first defense of his World Boxing Organization bantamweight title against Japanese champion Shohei Omori in a rematch on April 23 either in Kyoto or in Osaka, Japan.
?The fight is a go. I received th Read Full Story >>> WBC world title challenger Jerusalem leaves for Thailand
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 19 Jan 2017
WBC #9 and world Minimumweight title challenger Melvin Jerusalem leaves the country on Friday, January 20, with coaches Edito Villamor and Michael Domingo.
After months of training, Jerusalem feel Read Full Story >>> Michael Conlan excited for relationships with Top Rank, Madison Square Garden
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Thu, 19 Jan 2017
Heralded Irish amateur Michael "Mick" Conlan, a two-time Olympian, and the team around him, Top Rank and manager Matthew Macklin, no doubt see a lot of green in their future.
Green, as in the passionate Irish fan base Conlan is expected to draw to his fights in both New York and Ireland, and all Read Full Story >>> Denied Rio medal, Irish fighter debuts on St. Patrick's Day
By Associated Press, Yahoo! Sports, Thu, 19 Jan 2017
NEW YORK (AP) ? Michael Conlan wasn't going to take it quietly when judges at the Rio Olympics gave his Russian opponent a controversial decision win.
His pro debut on St. Patrick's Day at Madison Square Garden isn't expected to be very quiet, either.
"We've got a lot of rowdy Irish people com Read Full Story >>> Keith Thurman vs. Danny Garcia Press Conference Quotes
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 19 Jan 2017
Primetime Battle Headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS Presented by Premier Boxing Champions Saturday, March 4 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn
BROOKLYN (January 18, 2017) - Undefeated welterweight world cham Read Full Story >>> TIX ON SALE FOR MICHAEL CONLAN PRO DEBUT AT THE GARDEN
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 19 Jan 2017
NEW YORK (January 18, 2017) -- Ireland's Olympic hero MICHAEL "MICK" CONLAN will celebrate St. Patrick's Day by making his professional debut headlining a special card at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Conlan's pro debut, which will be as a junior featherweight, in a six-round bout against Read Full Story >>> Online war of words between King, Bell finally translates into real-world fight Jan. 27th on AXS TV
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 19 Jan 2017
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Jan. 18th, 2017) -- Some fighters get unnerved when they find out their opponent is injured within two weeks of fight night. Not Keith Bell.
"I was relieved," Bell said. "I went from fighting a stud to a Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Horn fight venue: Down to Down Under or Middle East
By Dino Maragay, The Philippine Star, Thu, 19 Jan 2017
MANILA, Philippines - Top Rank Inc. chief Bob Arum says the planned fight between Manny Pacquiao and Jeff Horn could end up either in Australia or the Middle East.
In a report by Steve Kim of boxingscene.com, Arum said an announcement on the final venue for the April 23 bout will come ?probably i Read Full Story >>> Australia makes push to host Pacquiao-Horn
By Ray Wheatley, FightNews.com, Thu, 19 Jan 2017
Dean Lonergan of Duco Events who co-promote WBO #2 Jeff Horn along with Top Rank will make a proposal to the Queensland State Government that the Brisbane school teacher?s April 23 WBO welterweight title bout with future Hall of Famer Champion Manny Pacquiao could generate as much as USD$150 million Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao's Career Could Extend Beyond 2017, Says Arum
By Steve Kim, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 19 Jan 2017
It was widely believed that 2017 would be Manny Pacquiao's last year as a professional boxer. The Filipino superstar began his career in 1995 and became an international icon as he racked up a record of 59-6-2 (38 KO's), winning titles in eight divisions.
Pacquiao, who lost fought on November 5th Read Full Story >>> Top-Rated Brant Defends WBA-NABA Championship Against Hloros This Friday in Hinckley, MN
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Jan 2017
On Friday, January 20, at the Grand Casino's Events & Convention Center in Hinckley, Minnesota, WBA #3-, IBF #13- and WBO #5-rated middleweight contender Rob "Bravo" Brant will put his lofty rankings and his WBA-NABA Middleweight Championship on the line against Mount Clemens, Michigan's Alexis "Hur Read Full Story >>> Adam Lopez: 'A Win on Friday Will Be Life Changing For Me'
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Jan 2017
pez faces Danny Roman in Main Event Of ShoBox: The New Generation Tripleheader Live on SHOWTIME?
Undefeated Super Middleweight Ronald Ellis Takes On Christopher Brooker; Undefeated Super Lightweights Kenneth Sims Jr. & Emmanuel Robles Collide
ATLANTIC CITY (Jan.17, 2017) -- This Friday night Read Full Story >>> Ireland's Conlan to Announce 3/17 Pro Debut Wednesday at MSG at 11 am
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Jan 2017
 Conlan.
CONLAN TO AMERICA!
PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE IRELAND'S OLYMPIC HERO MICHAEL CONLAN'S PRO DEBUT ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY AT THE "O'MECCA OF BOXING"
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This Wednesday! January 18, at 11 Read Full Story >>> 4 reasons why Manny Pacquiao?s knockout ability is gone
By Carlos Cinco, Fox Sports, Wed, 18 Jan 2017
It?s definitely not for a lack of trying. For better or for worse, Filipino ring icon Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 KO?s) hasn?t scored a knockout victory in over seven years, his last being an epic conquest of Puerto Rico?s Miguel Cotto back in November of 2009.
Fans have been accustomed t Read Full Story >>> Back to UK for Casimero?
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Jan 2017
Former IBF lightflyweight and flyweight champion Johnriel Casimero is looking forward to a big-money fight against WBC superflyweight titlist Roman (Chocolatito) Gonzalez of Nicaragua but if that?s not immediately avai Read Full Story >>> THE SIBERIAN EXPRESS STEAMROLLS TO THE CROWN
By Ted Lerner, WPS Media Officer, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Jan 2017
Russia?s Ruslan Chinakov claims the Molinari Players Championship with an emphatic 16-6 win over the Philippines Lee Vann Corteza in New York City.
Photos by JP Parmentier/WPS
(New York City)? Employing an absolute Read Full Story >>> 'No real talent': Boxing official slams Jeff Horn ahead of Manny Pacquiao bout
By Phil Lutton, The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed, 18 Jan 2017
A ringside judge at Jeff Horn's most recent fight says the Australian welterweight contender has "no real talent" and will be easy pickings for Manny Pacquiao should their proposed April bout come to fruition.
Negotiations are continuing as Top Rank's Bob Arum and New Zealand-based Duco Events tr Read Full Story >>> Canelo Alvarez Is out of Chances to Prove He's Not Afraid to Fight the Best
By Kevin McRae, BleacherReport.com, Wed, 18 Jan 2017
Oscar De La Hoya and his main charge Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez have literally everything on the line when the cinnamon-haired star steps in with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. May 6 on HBO pay-per-view.
The fight between not-middleweight Canelo and Chavez will be contested within the super middleweight divis Read Full Story >>> Remembering Luna vs. Luna: A Closet Classic Extraordinaire
By Ted Sares, The Sweet Science, Wed, 18 Jan 2017
THE LUNA VS. LUNA CLASSIC: When it comes to closet classics, I defer to fellow writer and friend Lee Groves. Lee wrote a fine book titled: TALES FROM THE VAULT: A Celebration of 100 Boxing Closet Classics. Lee may even have coined the phrase ?Closet Classic? and in my opinion is the best authority o Read Full Story >>>
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