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Boxer Timothy Bradley joins Pacquiao-Vargas broadcast team
By Andrew L. John, The Desert Sun, Tue, 27 Sep 2016
When HBO declined to produce and distribute Manny Pacquiao?s Nov. 5 return to the ring against world welterweight titlist Jessie Vargas, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum resolved to put together the pay-per-view fight on his own. That meant Arum ? who once said he ?can get along without HBO? ? would be al Read Full Story >>>Boxing and Drama: Part 2
By Ted Sares, The Sweet Science, Tue, 27 Sep 2016
Like a meteorite, he emerged seemingly out of nowhere as one of the fight game?s most exciting, tough-as-nails welterweights and the fans came to love him both as a fighter and as a person with an obvious big heart, full of personality and limitless promise. He was the quintessential blood and guts Read Full Story >>> MELINDO-SAKKEERIN IBF LIGHT FLYWEIGHT INTERIM TITLE FIGHT SLATED IN CEBU ON NOV 26
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 27 Sep 2016
LOS ANGELES ? The Milan Melindo vs Fahlan Sakkeerin Jr IBF Light Flyweight Interim world title fight has been scheduled in Cebu on Nov 26 as a headliner of ALA Promotions & ABS-CBN's 'Pinoy Pride 39' which will return Read Full Story >>> TOMORROW! Donaire/Valdez/Magdaleno/Zou/Arum LA Press Conf - 12:30 pm PT
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 27 Sep 2016
NONITO DONAIRE / JESSIE MAGDALENO / ?SCAR VALDEZ / ZOU SHIMING / BOB ARUM LOS ANGELES PRESS CONFERENCE LUNCHEON
Tomorrow! Tuesday, September 27 at 12:30 P.M. PT
The Conga Room at LA Live
LOS ANG Read Full Story >>> PHOTOS: PAINTER JUN AQUINO INDUCTED INTO THE WEST COAST BOXING HALL OF FAME
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 27 Sep 2016
Filipino painter Jun Aquino (R), who specializes on boxing subjects and holding his painting on boxing great Muhammad Ali, poses with West Coast Boxing Hall of Fame president Rick Harris during the WCBHF Banquet of Ch Read Full Story >>> Jury still out on Nietes
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Tue, 27 Sep 2016
No question, Donnie Nietes was the superior fighter as he easily outpointed fading former WBC lightflyweight champion Edgar Sosa of Mexico in their 12-round bout at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, last Saturday (Sunday morning, Manila time).
The bout was so one-sided that all three judg Read Full Story >>> Stephen A. Smith to debut as boxing analyst for Pacquiao-Vargas PPV card Nov. 5
By Bob Velin, USA Today, Tue, 27 Sep 2016
ESPN?s controversial commentator Stephen A. Smith will make his debut as a boxing analyst on Nov. 5 with a quadruple title fight, pay-per-view card headlined by Manny Pacquiao?s return against WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
With Top Rank handling Read Full Story >>> Wasted Days and Wasted Nights (Boxing?s Dead Fourth Quarter); Magno?s Monday Rant
By Paul Magno, The Boxing Tribune, Tue, 27 Sep 2016
It?s a sad state of affairs when it?s September 26 and there?ll only be one fight worth seeing between today and the end of the year.
This past Saturday?s day of boxing, beginning with the solid Jorge Linares-Anthony Crolla scrap and ending with a courteous Donnie Nietes carrying badly faded Edg Read Full Story >>> Exclusive: Frank Bruno recalls defending WBC belt vs Mike Tyson
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Tue, 27 Sep 2016
Just six months on from his most famous victory, then WBC heavyweight champion Frank Bruno found himself back in the ring with an old enemy from the past.
No sooner had Bruno, 34 at the time, defeated Oliver McCall at Wembley Stadium to claim the sport?s most lucrative prize at the fourth attempt Read Full Story >>> Stephen A. Smith / Brian Kenny / Charissa Thompson to Call Pacquiao-Vargas PPV
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 26 Sep 2016
STEPHEN A. SMITH, BRIAN KENNY, CHARISSA THOMPSON AND TIM BRADLEY JR. TO CALL PACQUIAO VS. VARGAS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PPV TELECAST
Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Thomas & Mack Center Presented Live By Top Rank? Pay-Per-View
LAS V Read Full Story >>> MUHAMMAD ALI TO RECEIVE INAUGURAL JESSE OWENS OLYMPIC SPIRIT AWARD
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 26 Sep 2016
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has announced that the inaugural Jesse Owens Olympic Spirit Award will be presented posthumously to Olympic champion and boxing legend Muhammad Ali, considered the greatest heavywei Read Full Story >>> Fortuna Returns with Impressive KO over Formerly Undefeated Cabrera
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 26 Sep 2016
On Saturday night in front of a standing-room-only crowd at the Sambil Commercial Center in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, former world super featherweight champion Javier "El Abejon" Fortuna returned to act Read Full Story >>> Salita Promotions Signs Junior Welterweight Power Puncher Shoh Ergashev to Promotional Contract
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 26 Sep 2016
Promoter Dmitriy Salita proudly announces the signing of promising junior welterweight slugger Shohjahon "Shoh" Ergashev to a promotional contract.
Known as an extreme power puncher in Russian boxing circles, 25-year-old Ergashev (6-0, 6 KOs) is considered one of the best current prospects comin Read Full Story >>> Rampage Jackson -- 'I'd Whoop Brock Lesnar's Ass' (VIDEO)
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 26 Sep 2016
TMZ SPORTS -- Rampage Jackson would kick the ever-living crap outta Brock Lesnar ... at least according to Rampage ... who says, huge weight difference or not, he'd win the fight.
TMZ Sports saw Jackson outside of 1 OAK i Read Full Story >>> Flyweight?s elite fighters set in motion possible clash
By Dennis Principe, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 26 Sep 2016
Los Angeles, California ? A battle royale among flyweight?s elite fighters can still happen as two of its former kingpins may soon find themselves going back to the 112lb class.
ALA Promotions president Michael Aleguer believes former Mexican superstar Juan Francisco Estrada, who recently vacated Read Full Story >>> Hopkins: Canelo-Golovkin WILL Happen, This Ain't May-Pac!
BoxingScene.com, Mon, 26 Sep 2016
Former unified middleweight and light heavyweight champion Bernard 'The Alien' Hopkins is confident of a deal being made for a 2017 collision between WBO junior middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (48-1-1, 34KOs) and WBC/IBO/WBA/IBF middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs). Read Full Story >>> After the Bradley fight, Pacquiao is now faster and stronger
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Mon, 26 Sep 2016
If Manny Pacquiao's strength and conditioning coach Justine Fortune is right with his observation that Pacquiao is now stronger and faster than he was in the last Bradley fight, expect him to improve even more with five more weeks before fight night.
Pacquiao has been training for about a month n Read Full Story >>> Jhonny Gonzalez Does his Thing in Cancun
By Ted Sares, The Boxing Tribune, Mon, 26 Sep 2016
With the WBC International Silver Super Featherweight Title at stake, current title holder Jhonny Gonzalez upped his record to an old school 62-10 by icing Hirotsugu Yamamoto (19-13-2) in Cancun, Mexico.
In a career of ups and downs (but mostly ups), the resident of Mexico City has now won 4 stra Read Full Story >>> NBA -- A well-deserved feat for a trio of greats
By Breanna Patrick, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 26 Sep 2016
INDIANA --- For three of the best NBA players in the 90s, it has truly been an incredible year as Shaquille O'neal, Allen Iverson and Yao Ming captured their sport's highest honor and were recently enshrined in the James Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame,
Unique and special Read Full Story >>> SALUD SAYS TAPALES DEFENSE AGAINST KING ARTHUR VILLANUEVA, NO PROBLEM
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 26 Sep 2016
Rex "Wakee" Salud who handles WBO bantamweight champion Marlon "The Nightmare" Tapales, says fighting WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight champion "is no problem."
Tapales who won the title with a sensational 11th round kno Read Full Story >>>
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