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WBO, WBC Have No Issue Sanctioning Canelo vs. Smith or Charlo
By Miguel Rivera, BoxinScene.com, Tue, 31 May 2016
If Saul 'Canelo Alvarez (47-1-1, 33KOs) decides to return to the junior middleweight division, World Boxing Organization (WBO) President Francisco 'Paco' Valcarcel has no issue with sanctioning a world title fight against beltholder Liam Smith (20-0-1, 12KOs).
Canelo's team is currently in talks Read Full Story >>>Sergey Kovalev takes tune up bout ahead of Andre Ward fight
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Tue, 31 May 2016
Unbeaten Russian light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev is going home to Russia to face Malawian challenger Isaac Chilemba in a tune-up fight for his much-awaited clash with unbeaten light heavyweight challenger Andre Ward later this year.
Before signing up for what could be this year's bigge Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao eyed as international ambassador of goodwill
GMA News Online, Tue, 31 May 2016
Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said there is a possibility for Senator-Elect Manny Pacquiao to be an international ambassador of goodwill, a report on Unang Balita on Tuesday said.
In an interview, Cayetano said Pacquiao?s international acclaim as a boxer could be very well of use when it comes to fo Read Full Story >>> TOMORROW! Zurdo / Valdez / Benavidez / Arum / Zou LA Press Conf - Noon PT
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 31 May 2016
GILBERTO RAMIREZ / ?SCAR VALDEZ
JOSE BENAVIDEZ JR. / FRANCISCO SANTANA
BOB ARUM / ZOU SHIMING
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP UNDERCARD LOS ANGELES PRESS CONFERENCE LUNCHEON
Tomorrow! Tuesday, May 31 at Noon PT
The Conga Room a Read Full Story >>> Seldon and Mussachio earn big wins on the Boardwalk
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 31 May 2016
Capers upsets Kisner; Big wins by Davila, & Johnson; Davis and Maye battle to draw
Atlantic City, NJ (May 30, 2016)--This past Friday night at the Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City, Rising Promotions staged it's third consecutive fight card in front of a large crowd that saw Isiah Seldon defeat Ed Read Full Story >>> OKC Thunderstruck: Maturity matters
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 31 May 2016
THE LOSING coach failed to state what exactly happened for them to drop an expected big win in Game 6 of the NBA Western Conference Finals.
Oklahoma City coach Billy Donavan could only mumble that it was not his might Read Full Story >>> Mendoza: Did I not say ?Ahas? would win by KO?
By Al S. Mendoza, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 31 May 2016
AGAIN, Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes did not make a prediction.
Raul Garcia did.
?I will knock him out in five rounds,? Garcia said.
The opposite happened.
Nietes stopped Garcia. In five rounds.
The jampacked crowd at Bacolod?s La Salle Gym, irked by a dull first two rounds, yelled for bloo Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor ? the Boxing News view
By Matt Christie , World Boxing News, Tue, 31 May 2016
ELVIS PRESLEY?S long and winding residency in Las Vegas concluded with him dying on the toilet floor, his swollen body bathing in his own vomit. By the end of his career he was unrecognisable to the superstar that came before, a parody of himself, almost, regurgitating his old classics in a manner t Read Full Story >>> Scorecard: Shane Mosley loses fight, title opportunity
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Tue, 31 May 2016
A roundup of the past week's notable boxing results from around the world:
Sunday at Liverpool, England
Tony Bellew KO3 Ilunga "Junior" Makabu
Wins a vacant cruiserweight title
Records: Bellew (27-2-1, 17 KOs); Makabu (19-2, 18 KOs)
Rafael's remarks: Bellew lost in world title fights twic Read Full Story >>> Exclusive: Saunders eyes Golovkin, won't drop weight for Canelo
By Matt Horan, World Boxing News, Tue, 31 May 2016
WBO world middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders insists that he is ready to face either Gennady Golovkin or Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez in his next fight, as long as a fair and concrete offer is put on the table.
Saunders had been scheduled to make the first defence of his belt last month but regret Read Full Story >>> Best I Faced: Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
By Anson Wainwright, RingTV.com, Tue, 31 May 2016
For much of the 2000s Pongsaklek Wonjongkam held the WBC flyweight title; he made a division record 17 successful defenses in a championship tenure lasting over six years.
Like most Thai boxers, Pongsaklek grew up in abject poverty.
?I come from a poor family, boxing is my life. I got a hous Read Full Story >>> ALDEGUER TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE ESTRADA FIGHT WITH NIETES
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 30 May 2016
ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer is waiting for WBO light flyweight champion Donnie Nietes, the longest reigning Filipino world champion, to return from a brief vacation with his family in Murcia following his scin Read Full Story >>> MAASIN-BORN RODY DUTERTE PROCLAIMED PRESIDENT-ELECT AND IS A CERTIFIED SPORTSMAN
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 30 May 2016
With the highest number of votes of 16,601,997 and highest winning margin of 6,623,822 in Philippine presidential election history, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo "Rody" Duterte was proclaimed duly elected President by the Joint Houses of Co Read Full Story >>> LOOKING DOWN UNDER: NEIL JOHN TABANAO RELISHES A BIG AUSSIE OPPORTUNITY
By Felman Gingoyon, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 30 May 2016
Having lost something valuable is quite disheartening. One have to consider the things that initially made you so eager to do something so you can be the same. Just a few months ago, top featherweight contender Neil John Read Full Story >>> UNABLE TO GET THE BETTER OF HIS HANDPICKED SPARRING PARTNER, MARK ANTHONY BARRIGA TURNS PRO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 30 May 2016
Barriga.
Unable to get the better of the fighter he personally handpicked as a sparring partner while preparing for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, light flyweight Mark Anthony Barriga has turned pro and will make his d Read Full Story >>> Mayweather reveals McGregor poster for SHO PPV clash
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Mon, 30 May 2016
Pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather seems to be convinced a fight with UFC star Conor McGregor will happen soon and be televised on Showtime pay-per-view.
Rumours surrounding a possible cross codes fight have been rife for more than a month now, although the general consensus has been that Mayw Read Full Story >>> Tony Bellew gets up off the canvas to seal 'dream' world title with TKO
By Nick Parkinson, ESPN.com, Mon, 30 May 2016
It was the Hollywood ending that Tony Bellew had dreamed of, but he had to get off the canvas to be crowned world cruiserweight champion on Sunday night.
The Liverpudlian was decked late in the first round but got up to knock out Ilunga Makabu in the third round and claim the vacant WBC cruiserwe Read Full Story >>> Pinay pug to challenge world champ in Japan
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 30 May 2016
Guro.
FILIPINA boxer Norj Guro of Iligan City will be challenging reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) world female minimumweight champion Yuko Kuroki on June 6 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
The 26-year old Guro Read Full Story >>> FRENCHMAN WINS IN UNLEASHED FIGHT NIGHT MALAYSIA
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 30 May 2016
KUALA Lumpur, Malaysia ? Frenchman Nicolas Farrugio of the Cross Muay Thai used his powerful kicks and solid punches to knockout Iraqi Ahmed Saad of Global Elite Gym in the main event of the Unleashed Fight Night 1 held Sat Read Full Story >>> "Fighting Words" - The Revolving Door and Boxing's Changing Faces
By David P. Greisman, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 30 May 2016
Every year at this time of year, I help compile the ?State of the Game? section for THE RING magazine, a feature that includes a list of the 10 longest-reigning titleholders in boxing.
This year, I noticed something quite interesting.
Two years ago today, the 10 longest-reigning titleholders w Read Full Story >>>
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