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Roach: I Want Pacquiao To Fight at Least Two More Times
By Carlos Boogs, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 24 Jul 2016
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach would like to see Manny Pacquiao (58-6-2, 38KOs) fight at least two more times before retiring from the sport for good.
Pacquiao retired from the sport in April after winning a twelve round decision over Timothy Bradley in a trilogy fight. The eight division wor Read Full Story >>>Crawford, Postol fight to unify title in a fractured business
By Norm Frauenheim, 15rounds.com, Sun, 24 Jul 2016
LAS VEGAS ? It?s a unification fight in a contentious game as divided as ever.
Terence Crawford or Viktor Postol will walk out of the MGM Grand?s ring Saturday night with three pieces of a 140-pound title and into a fractured business hit by declining revenues and unsure about how to proceed.
Read Full Story >>> Crawford vs. Postol: There's a lot at stake, but is anyone noticing?
By Jerry Izenberg, nj.com, Sun, 24 Jul 2016
LAS VEGAS ? The other day, a regular at the South Point Hotel and Casino sports book asked the resident actuarial, Jimmy Vaccaro, when he planned to post odds on Saturday's junior welterweight title fight at the MGM.
Vaccaro knows his business. He has been making book for close to half a century. Read Full Story >>> Crawford's Trainer: Postol is Cashing Out, He Wanted a Check
BoxingScene.com, Sun, 24 Jul 2016
Brian 'Bomac' McIntyre, the co-manager and trainer of WBO junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford, believes WBC titlist Viktor Postol was looking for a check when he signed on for tonight's unification at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Postol (28-0, 12KOs) has been inactive since knocking out Read Full Story >>> Postol: Of Course I Want To Beat Terence Crawford By Knockout
By Francisco Salazar, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 24 Jul 2016
Viktor Postol relishes being an underdog.
It has gotten him to were he is today.
He has been able to pull off wins over Selcuk Aydin and Lucas Matthysse, but faces his most difficult task come Saturday night.
Postol will square off against Terence Crawford in a unification bout between unbe Read Full Story >>> Crawford-Postol: Versatility will make the difference
By Zachary Alapi , The Living Daylights, Sun, 24 Jul 2016
Terence Crawford-Viktor Postol is one of 2016?s most fascinating fights. The WBC/WBO unification bout pits peaking, elite junior welterweights against each other in a rare meeting of champions in their primes. With so much at stake for both men in a fairly even fight, Terence Crawford?s versatility Read Full Story >>> This Week In Boxing Biz: Canelo Alvarez Still Wants Golovkin, Crawford-Postol, Wilder-Arreola Rating
By Josh Katzowitz, Forbes.com, Sun, 24 Jul 2016
First, immediately after knocking out Amir Khan in May, Canelo Alvarez said he wanted to face Gennady Golovkin. Then, it turns out, he didn?t want to face him all that much, because Alvarez, the recognized 160-pound champion, went on to sign a deal to fight 154-pound titlist Liam Smith on Sept. 17. Read Full Story >>> ?SINGWANGCHA? LORETO CALLS OUT TWO WORLD CHAMPS
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 23 Jul 2016
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Former Filipino world champion Rey ?Singwancha? Loreto is now calling on two current world champions to give him a chance to challenge them.
Loreto, also dubbed as the ?Hitman? from D Read Full Story >>> GILAS FILIPINAS ENTERS QUARTER FINALS OF FIBA ASIA UNDER 18 3x3 CHAMPIONSHIPS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 23 Jul 2016
The Gilas Filipinas men?s basketball team has entered the quarter finals of the FIBA Asia Championships played at th Gem-In shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia after victories over South Korea, Japan and Vietnam following a loss to Qatar in their opening game, by a 21-15 margin.
The Philipp Read Full Story >>> Arum: Pacquiao Has Said 'Yes' To Fighting Terence Crawford!
By Miguel Rivera, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 23 Jul 2016
According to Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, he spoke with eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao and the Filipino superstar has agreed to fight Terence Crawford, who holds the WBO junior welterweight world title.
On Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Crawford (28-0, 20KOs) will have th Read Full Story >>> Crawford-Postol winner could top Pacquiao sweepstakes
By Tim Dahlberg, The Associated Press, The Philippine Star, Sat, 23 Jul 2016
LAS VEGAS ? It's a fight few people will see, which says nothing about the talents of Terence Crawford and Viktor Postol.
Both are 140-pound champions. Both have been in 28 pro fights and won every one of them.
And both could be in line for a nice payday against Manny Pacquiao should they win Read Full Story >>> Tapales plots fight plan vs Thai champ
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sat, 23 Jul 2016
Body punching rather than the usual and tried-and-tested head-hunting ploy will be the plan of attack of Marlon Tapales, the Filipino challenger who attempts to win the World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight crown next week in Thailand.
?Sa katawan,? Tapales said yesterday afternoon, just m Read Full Story >>> Terence Crawford forges his own path to boxing stardom
By Gilbert Manzano, Las Vegas Review Journal, Sat, 23 Jul 2016
Not many believe Floyd Mayweather Jr. is retired for good. Chances are high that boxing?s biggest superstar of the last decade will eventually come back once more to reach the illustrious 50-0 mark.
But Mayweather?s 10-month hiatus has given the boxing world a taste of life after ?Money May.?
AD Read Full Story >>> Viktor Postol-Terence Crawford: Pre-Fight Report Card
By Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 23 Jul 2016
There is an easy way to do things in boxing.
Get a belt, defend it against foes that can?t really beat you, and stack checks: that?s the easy way.
It?s not the better way. Sure, boxing is a business. It?s also a sport. The point of sports is to compete to be the best. The proliferation of belt Read Full Story >>> Bud?s biggest challenge yet: Terence Crawford?s a heavy favorite, but Viktor Postol?s Hall of Fame trainer wagers on his man
By Tony Boone, Omaha World Herald, Sat, 23 Jul 2016
LAS VEGAS ? A decade ago, the 140-pound division was one of the hottest in boxing.
The top five fighters at junior welterweight were three then-unbeaten superstars (Floyd Mayweather, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto) and two current Hall of Fame inductees (Kostya Tszyu and Arturo Gatti).
The divi Read Full Story >>> Tapales bound for Thailand, upbeat on winning chances
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, Sat, 23 Jul 2016
CEBU, Philippines - Cebu-based Mindanao brawler Marlon "Nightmare' Tapales will be leaving for Thailand today bringing along with him an extra luggage of hurdling his first world title crack on enemy lines.
Fighting on foreign shores has always been a daunting mission for every Pinoy boxer especi Read Full Story >>> Crawford-Postol Preview: Pacquiao and the Power Vacuum
By Cheekay Brandon, Boxing.com, Sat, 23 Jul 2016
Crawford vs. Postol is a key battle in the war to fill boxing?s power and fame vacuum, now vanishingly occupied by legends of old?
Manny Pacquiao?s recent announcement of a return to boxing, scheduled for the fall of 2016, was met with well-warranted excitement. Some of this came from fans of Read Full Story >>> Possible Pacquiao fight also at stake for Crawford-Postol winner
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sat, 23 Jul 2016
LAS VEGAS -- Make no mistake, there is a tremendous amount at stake when junior welterweight titleholder Terence Crawford and Viktor Postol meet on Saturday night (HBO PPV, 9 ET) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
They are battling for division supremacy, each other?s title belt, the lineal world cha Read Full Story >>> Terence Crawford's good fortune to be tested by fellow unbeaten champion Viktor Postol
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Sat, 23 Jul 2016
Terence Crawford found himself in a rare position Thursday night. After accidentally leaving his MGM Grand hotel room key too close to his cellphone, the key stopped working.
Crawford, without any identification, was locked out.
The crisis ultimately was resolved without Crawford?s needing to Read Full Story >>> Senate president clears Manny Pacquiao to fight again
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Sat, 23 Jul 2016
Philippine senate president Franklin Dillon has confirmed that neophyte senator Manny Pacquiao sought his permission to fight again following Bob Arum's disclosure that he has reserved a fight date and venue for his return fight in Las Vegas, Nev.
Arum, who holds a promotional contract with Pacqu Read Full Story >>>
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