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Manny Pacquiao to return Nov. 5, could face Crawford-Postol winner
By Robby Kalland, CBS Sports, Fri, 22 Jul 2016
Manny Pacquiao announced his retirement after defeating Timothy Bradley in April, moving out of the sports world to become a senator in the Philippines. Well, the welterweight star's retirement has been short-lived as he will be returning to the ring in November as the main event draw for an HBO pay Read Full Story >>>Bob Arum again shepherding the next generation of boxers
By Greg Bishop, Sports Illustrated, Fri, 22 Jul 2016
LAS VEGAS ? From behind his desk at the offices of Top Rank Boxing, near the Louis Vuitton heavy bag and the framed pictures with the late Muhammad Ali hanging from the walls, Bob Arum holds a scrap of notebook paper in his right hand. It represents his latest treasure map.
Arum is the chairman Read Full Story >>> Postol credits sparring with Pacquiao as career turning point
By Brian Campbell, ESPN.com, Fri, 22 Jul 2016
There?s a stoic, almost cautious nature to unbeaten junior welterweight titlist Viktor Postol?s personality, which mirrors his calculated style inside the ring.
?I?m a little hesitant and I?m not too talkative,? Postol told ESPN.com. ?I enjoy that. That?s part of the way I am.?
It?s not that P Read Full Story >>> ?Fists of the Future? starts push for Filipino boxing in US
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 22 Jul 2016
SAN MATEO, California ? Despite the knockout loss of highly touted ?Prince Albert? Pagara in one of two main events of the recent ?Pinoy Pride 37 ? Fists of the Future? in San Mateo Convention Center, promoters and organizers are upbeat on the future of Filipino boxers here in the United States.
Read Full Story >>> BoxRec Hits Two Million Mark
By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Fri, 22 Jul 2016
John Sheppard has shepherded BoxRec from a part-time operation into the most visited boxing website on the planet?
Two million fights. It?s almost inconceivable. From its modest beginnings in 2000 to its current place of prominence in the boxing firmament, BoxRec.com is the essential website for Read Full Story >>> EYE ON FAME
Tempo, Fri, 22 Jul 2016
Jessie Vargas eyes lit up upon learning that he is in the running for a crack at fighting senator Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 5 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.
A native of Sin City, Vargas is one of two fighters being considered by Top Rank chief Bob Arum to serve as Pacquiao?s dance partn Read Full Story >>> 2016 RIO OLYMPICS: HISTORY OF BOXING IN THE SUMMER GAMES PART V
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 22 Jul 2016
Oscar de la Hoya won America's only boxing gold in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics which started an illustrious career and made him one of the richest boxers and promoters. De la Hoya, a Mexican-American from Los Angeles, dedicat Read Full Story >>> CANELO VS. SMITH QUOTES FOR FINAL PRESS TOUR STOP IN LONDON
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 22 Jul 2016
CANELO AND SMITH WILL FIGHT FOR THE WBO JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 PRESENTED LIVE BY HBO PAY-PER-VIEW?
LONDON (July 19, 2016) - Former two-division world champion Canelo Alvarez ( Read Full Story >>> YOSHIHIRO "EL MAESTRITO" KAMEGAI AND JESUS "RENUENTE" SOTO-KARASS TO FACE OFF IN HIGHLY ANTICIPATED REMATCH
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 22 Jul 2016
LIVE FROM THE FABULOUS FORUM ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
KAMEGAI VS. SOTO-KARASS II ADDED TO ROMAN "CHOCOLATITO" GONZALEZ VS. CARLOS "PRINCIPE" CUADRAS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CARD
TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONS Read Full Story >>> Brand-New IBF Junior Featherweight Champion Jonathan Guzman to be Ringside Friday at Foxwoods
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 22 Jul 2016
IBF Junior Featherweight Champion Jonathan "Salomon King" Guzman (22-0, 22 KOs) won't be taking any time to rest on his newly acquired laurels.
The Dominican KO artist won his first world championship yesterday (Wednesday, July 20) by stopping former #1 contender Shingo Wake in 11 brutal rounds Read Full Story >>> Return of the Pac: Relive Manny Pacquiao's three most brutal knockouts
By George Mills, Daily Star (UK), Thu, 21 Jul 2016
Pacquiao, who turns 38 in December, announced his retirement from the sport following a dominant victory over Timothy Bradley in April but the 58-6-2 fighter now looks set for one more bout.
Arum, Pacquiao?s long-time promoter and friend, said Pac-Man had instructed him to seek out potential oppo Read Full Story >>> Terence 'Bud' Crawford and Viktor Postol save fireworks for the ring during press conference
By Tony Boone, Omaha.com, Thu, 21 Jul 2016
LAS VEGAS ? For a high-stakes fight, this was about as tame as a press conference could be.
There was little to no trash talk Wednesday as Terence ?Bud? Crawford and Viktor Postol spoke publicly for the final time before their junior welterweight unification showdown Saturday at the MGM Grand.
Read Full Story >>> Crawford vs. Postol: For Terence Crawford, a gun shot was a wakeup call
By Jerry Izenberg, nj.com, Thu, 21 Jul 2016
"That, which does not kill us, makes us stronger."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher
LAS VEGAS ? He was sitting in his car under a street light in North Omaha, a 21-year old undefeated boxer who was about to learn he had just come from the wrong place at the wrong time,
I Read Full Story >>> For Terence Crawford, upset of Breidis Prescott in 2013 was springboard to stardom
By Bob Velin, USA Today, Thu, 21 Jul 2016
LAS VEGAS ? In March 2013, acclaimed boxing manager Cameron Dunkin got a call from Top Rank chairman Bob Arum asking him to offer his young, little-known-but-unbeaten fighter Terence Crawford as a late replacement to face Colombian knockout artist Breidis Prescott on the undercard of the Brandon Rio Read Full Story >>> Drilon: OK for Pacquiao to fight, but?
By Tarra Quismundo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thu, 21 Jul 2016
MANILA, Philippines? For as long as he could perform his duties as a legislator, neophyte Senator Manny Pacquiao may go back to the boxing ring.
Outgoing Senate President Franklin Drilon on Thursday expressed his support for Pacquiao?s reported plan to go back to boxing, confirming for the first Read Full Story >>> Op-Ed: Why Crawford needs to win convincingly in his first PPV fight
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Thu, 21 Jul 2016
WBO light welterweight champion Terence Crawford is set to face Viktor Postol of Ukraine Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada in his pay-per-view (PPV) fight debut on HBO.
The fight is particularly significant for Crawford because it is his first fight on PPV and his Read Full Story >>> Nietes moves up to 112 lbs for US fight in September
By Henry G. Doble, Sun.Star Bacolod, Thu, 21 Jul 2016
THE time has come for long-time World Boxing Organization champion (WBO) and longest-reigning Filipino titlist Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes to go up to 112 pounds (flyweight division) in his September 24 fight in the United States.
The 34-year-old Nietes (38 wins, a loss and 4 draws, 22 KOs) confirmed th Read Full Story >>> Move over, Rocky. Donnie Nietes gets his own life-sized statue in hometown Murcia
By Gerry Ramos, Spin.ph, Thu, 21 Jul 2016
NOW Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes is in the company of ?Rocky,? the ?Golden Boy,? the ?Flash,' and the ?Pacman.?
The longest reigning Filipino world boxing champion had a life-sized statue built in his honor in his hometown Murcia, Negros Occidental last Wednesday.
The 34-year-old Nietes himself was at Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Jr. rematch with Manny Pacquiao not on horizon
By Mitch Abramson, RingTV.com, Thu, 21 Jul 2016
The planned return of Manny Pacquiao has given rise to the idea a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be on the horizon. But that doesn?t appear to be the case.
According to promoter Bob Arum, Mayweather has no intentions of returning to the ring anytime soon. Arum discovered this reality whi Read Full Story >>> Exclusive: Duva says Kovalev v Braehmer will not affect Ward clash
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Thu, 21 Jul 2016
WBA ?super? light-heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev?s promoter Kathy Duva has informed WBN that a recent announcement naming fellow WBA belt holder Juergen Braehmer as the Russian?s mandatory will not come into play yet.
Despite an official WBA release stating the following: ?WBA rules entitle Read Full Story >>>
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