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Op-Ed: Magdaleno could suffer first loss if he insists on facing Donaire
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Thu, 05 May 2016
WBO bantamweight contender Jessie Magdaleno could be risking his unbeaten record if he insists on facing WBO super bantamweight titlist Nonito Donaire in a title fight that could halt his six-year, 23-fight winning streak.
Magdaleno (23-0-0, 17 KOs) has been calling out Nonito Donaire, saying Read Full Story >>>Boxing: ?Canelo? Alvarez Has Some Work Ahead of Him
By Joseph Santoliquito, Sherdog.com, Thu, 05 May 2016
Boxing rarely lives in the moment. It?s a sport -- and a media covering the sport -- that likes to venture into all of the possibilities ahead. But it?s Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez who will draw you back to the task at hand.
The WBC middleweight titlist will remind you that he has a big fight coming u Read Full Story >>> Opinion: What if Khan Beats ?Canelo??
By Andreas Hale, Sherdog.com, Thu, 05 May 2016
For months, the boxing world has been focused on a potential future meeting between Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez and Gennady ?GGG? Golovkin.
Golovkin last month kept up his momentum with yet another decimation of an overmatched opponent, this time knocking out Dominic Wade in two rounds. If Alvarez doe Read Full Story >>> Amir Khan admits he can't hurt 'Canelo' Alvarez in world title showdown - "but skill is going to win it"
By Alex Richards, Irish Mirror, Thu, 05 May 2016
Victory this weekend would make Khan only the third former light-welterweight world champion to win a middleweight title, after Oscar de la Hoya and Miguel Cotto
Amir Khan has admitted that he lacks the power to hurt Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez when they meet for the WBC middleweight title in Las Vegas Read Full Story >>> DUNO AND ALEXEEV MAKE WEIGHT, FIGHT IN RUSSIA FOR WBO YOUTH BELT MAY 6
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 05 May 2016
?Ruthless? Romero Duno (9-0,8KO?s) of the Sanman Gym of Gen.Santos City is set for his first overseas stint when he battles Russian Mikhail Alexeev (7-0,3KO?s) at the DIVS in Ekaterinburg, Russia May 6 for the WBO Intercontinent Read Full Story >>> Here's where Amir Khan is better than Floyd Mayweather Jr.
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Thu, 05 May 2016
LAS VEGAS ? It's easy to criticize boxers who don't always seek out the toughest fights, who avoid the bouts the fans are eager to see. Far too many top-level boxers compete in far too many "appearance" fights.
You know the kind: The public wants A to fight B. But A and his promoter and B and h Read Full Story >>> Amir Khan would consider fighting Gennady Golovkin if he beats Canelo
By Andreas Hale, RingTV.com, Thu, 05 May 2016
LAS VEGAS ? Much of the talk among boxing aficionados surrounding Saturday?s Canelo Alvarez-Amir Khan showdown has been about whether Canelo will face Gennady Golovkin for his next fight. It?s been just about a foregone conclusion that the Mexican will run right over Khan and head toward bigger and Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya on Khan: I'm Actually Nervous For Canelo
BoxingScene.com, Thu, 05 May 2016
Amir Khan insisted he is ready for the fight of his life when he steps up two divisions to take on Mexican world middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in Las Vegas this weekend.
The British boxer, who normally boxes at welterweight, faces a daunting battle against the hard-hitting Alvarez o Read Full Story >>> Borges: Amir Khan takes a risk in championship bout
By Ron Borges, Boston Herald, Thu, 05 May 2016
LAS VEGAS ? Amir Khan is willing to put his chin where his mouth is. For that alone, boxing fans should be rooting for him Saturday night.
That?s when the former junior welterweight champion will do what far too few of his peers at boxing?s top level are willing to do ? take a risk.
Boxing is Read Full Story >>> Amir Khan and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez hit out at Donald Trump
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Thu, 05 May 2016
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Amir Khan both laid into Donald Trump at their news conference ahead of their title fight here in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
One of the policies of the Republican Presidential hopeful is to build a wall between the US and Mexico to keep the Central Americans out.
Read Full Story >>> Virgil Hunter breaks down Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan days before big showdown
By Chris Robinson, Hustle Boss, Thu, 05 May 2016
Moments prior to the final Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan press conference inside of the MGM Grand?s KA Theatre in Las Vegas, Nev., Hustle Boss caught up with former Trainer of the Year Virgil Hunter.
The Oakland, Calif.-based trainer has been with Khan the past four years, dating back to his upset Read Full Story >>> CANELO VS. KHAN FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 05 May 2016
CANELO VS. KHAN LIVE FROM THE NEW T-MOBILE ARENA IN LAS VEGAS PRESENTED BY HBO PAY-PER-VIEW?
LAS VEGAS (May 4, 2016) WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) and Briti Read Full Story >>> Olympic gold may not be Manny?s destiny
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 05 May 2016
NOT to say Manny Pacquiao is not hot about doing the honors for the Philippines, but there?s only a very slim chance the Filipino international boxing superstar would fight in the Olympics.
Upon learning of the invitation for Read Full Story >>> Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: True Pac-Man Fan Passes, Arizona Boxing & More
By Don Smith, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 05 May 2016
Omega.
Boxing Fans, Ely M. Omega passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 3:25 A.M. while a patient at the Arizona Heart Hospital. You probably didn?t know her; but she was a very special person. So special that I Read Full Story >>> QUOTES FROM TODAY?S SHOWTIME SPORTS/ANTHONY JOSHUA ANNOUNCEMENT & KICKOFF PRESS CONFERENCE
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 05 May 2016
QUOTES & PHOTOS FROM TODAY?S SHOWTIME SPORTS/ANTHONY JOSHUA ANNOUNCEMENT & KICKOFF PRESS CONFERENCE FOR IBF HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT VS. DOMINIC BREAZEALE
Joshua and Breazeale Engage in Heated Exchanges
Ju Read Full Story >>> Hughie Fury added to Tyson Fury-Wladimir Klitschko Card
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 05 May 2016
Manchester, Lancashire, UK (May 4, 2016) ? Undefeated heavyweight sensation Hughie Fury will appear in a featured bout on the undercard of the world heavyweight championship rematch between unified champion Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko Saturday, July 9 at the Manchester Arena.
The bout will Read Full Story >>> Confident Willis: "Gray has never faced anyone like me!"
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 05 May 2016
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (May 4th, 2016) -- Between he and his brother, Marcus, also a professional fighter, Quinton Willis describes himself as the "mellow one."
That is, until he's asked whether or not his upcoming opponent, undefeated junior middleweight Khiary Gray, has ever faced anyone of his calib Read Full Story >>> Saul Alvarez vs Amir Khan: Mexican warrior 'Canelo' ready to fill the void left by Mayweather and Pacquiao
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Thu, 05 May 2016
Take one look at Saul Alvarez, and you would be forgiven for thinking you were catching a glimpse of Ireland's new hooker rather than a Mexican world middleweight champion.
Thick-set, lantern-jawed and relatively short at 5ft 9in, his crowning glory is a shock of red hair, bequeathed to him by h Read Full Story >>> Sa?l ?Canelo? ?lvarez plays fight game to be proud not loud in Las Vegas
By Kevin Mitchell, theguardian.com, Thu, 05 May 2016
Fighting does not have to be loud. Fighters, most of them naturally timorous but encouraged to be professionally aggressive, do not have to ?play the game?. While it might be heresy for the off-stage suits whose job it is to pump up the volume, the most dangerous undertaking in sport can be conducte Read Full Story >>> Donnie Nietes ready to put on a show for home crowd in Bacolod title defense
By Gerry Ramos, Spin.ph, Thu, 05 May 2016
HOME is where the heart is for Donnie Nietes when he puts his World Boxing Organization (WBO) light-flyweight title on the line later this month.
The 33-year-old Filipino will be fighting in front of his provincemates on May 28 at La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod as the featured main event in the 36t Read Full Story >>>
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