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?Ahas? targets KO victory vs Garcia
By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thu, 05 May 2016
THE WORDS came clear yet sportswriters were still surprised by what they heard from Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes yesterday.
?I?ll knock him out,? said Nietes in Filipino, referring to Mexican Raul Garcia, who will try to wrest his World Boxing Organization light flyweight crown on May 28 at University of Read Full Story >>>No need to rush Magsayo
By Conrad Cariño, The Manila Times, Thu, 05 May 2016
Filipino boxers with unblemished records and high knockout percentages are a rarity up to now, so if one comes along it is hard not to scrutinize the pugilist for his potential to become the next Manny Pacquiao or Nonito Donaire.
And on April 23 in Cebu City, one undefeated Filipino boxer added a Read Full Story >>> Magdaleno challenges Donaire for world title
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Thu, 05 May 2016
UNBEATEN prospect Jessie Magdaleno has once again called out Filipino superstar and World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamweight titleholder Nonito Donaire Jr. to lure him to a world title fight.
The 24-year-old Magdaleno, the mandatory challenger of Donaire's WBO title, is confident that h Read Full Story >>> Amir Khan: 'What beats Canelo, in my eyes, is speed'
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Thu, 05 May 2016
There are many who believe middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez is simply too big and strong for Amir Khan, who is moving up in weight to challenge him at a catch weight of 155 pounds on Saturday night (HBO PPV, 9 ET) at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in one of the year's biggest fights.
Aft Read Full Story >>> Canelo Alvarez is the iron Mexican and WBC champion standing in Amir Khan's way... and he has been fighting all his life
By Jeff Powell, Daily Mail (UK), Thu, 05 May 2016
Everybody calls him Canelo, the iron Mexican who Amir Khan dares to rise up and challenge for the world middleweight championship here this Saturday night.
Anyone who follows the fight game knows that is not his real name.
Santos Saul Alvarez Barragan, to give him his full form of address, is Read Full Story >>> Harold Lederman: Canelo 'making excuses' to avoid fight with Golovkin
By Fraser Coffeen , Bloody Elbow, Thu, 05 May 2016
As Canelo Alvarez prepares to take on Amir Khan this Saturday night live on HBO PPV, many boxing fans and analysts have their eyes on the future and a much discussed Canelo vs. Gennady Golovkin fight. Canelo vs. GGG has been in talks for a few months now, but it seems that weight will be a possible Read Full Story >>> Canelo To Golovkin: Earn Your Shot, Work Your Way Up!
By Rick Reeno, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 05 May 2016
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - According to WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs), Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs) has not earned his shot at a huge pay-per-view showdown in the fall.
Golovkin, who owns the WBA/IBO/IBF world titles, is the mandatory challenger to Canelo's t Read Full Story >>> Amir Khan has dig at Donald Trump ahead of Canelo Alvarez showdown
By Stephen Turner, SkySports.com, Thu, 05 May 2016
Amir Khan used the final press conference ahead of Saturday's world title fight with Canelo Alvarez to have a dig at Donald Trump.
This weekend's WBC middleweight contest in Las Vegas pits British Muslim Khan against Mexican champion Alvarez.
Amir Khan has praised the support he's received from Read Full Story >>> Op-Ed: Mayweather could opt for easy return fight to ensure 50th win
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Thu, 05 May 2016
Retired and unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather could be contemplating on a comeback fight before the end of the year for the primary purpose of breaking Rocky Marciano's 49-0 career record by picking a less capable opponent to ensure his victory.
Before his retirement last year, Mayweather Read Full Story >>> Haye doubts Briggs clash following Dimitrenko announcement
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Thu, 05 May 2016
A fight between David Haye and Shannon Briggs this September has been put in jeopardy due the American being pitted against hard-hitting Russian Alexander Dimitrenko.
That?s the view of Haye himself, who promised to meet Briggs in an autumn showdown provided ?The Cannon? came through a fight on h Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE-BEDAK TITLE FIGHT PRODUCES FANTASTIC TV RATINGS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 04 May 2016
The World Boxing Organization super bantamweight title fight between champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire and former Hungarian Olympian and world No. 4 ranked Zsolt Bedak at the sprawling Cebu City Sports C Read Full Story >>> Former world champion Kermit Cintron takes on Eduardo Flores this Friday night at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 04 May 2016
Christopher Brooker - Antowyan Aikens in Super Middleweight main event
Weigh-in this Thursday at Chickie's & Pete's in South Philadelphia at 6 PM
Philadelphia, PA (May 4, 2016)--THIS FRIDAY night, May 6th, a terrific night of boxing returns the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia as King's Promo Read Full Story >>> FULL CARD ANNOUNCED FOR SALITA PROMOTIONS' DETROIT BRAWL AT MASONIC TEMPLE DOWNTOWN
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 04 May 2016
The complete card been announced for Salita Promotions' latest "Detroit Brawl", scheduled for Saturday, May 14, at the Masonic Temple in Downtown Detroit.
In addition to the six-round cruiserweight main event between Detroit's Demetrius Banks (6-0, 4 KOs) and Bronx-based cruiserweight Emilio Sal Read Full Story >>> Amir Khan vows to give Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez a boxing lesson in WBC title fight
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Wed, 04 May 2016
Amir Khan has said he will hand Sa?l ?lvarez, the No 1 middleweight in the world, "a boxing lesson" when the pair meet at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night before taking a broadside at Floyd Mayweather Jnr, who the Briton said was "bitter" after the former undefeated world champion d Read Full Story >>> Amir Khan no longer the golden boy of British boxing
By Nigel Collins, ESPN.com, Wed, 04 May 2016
You could see it from miles away, an enormous image of Amir Khan projected on the 26-story Shell Building, located on the banks of the Thames River. It was New Year's Eve 2005, and Khan was a national hero, at 17, the youngest British boxer ever to win an Olympic medal. He was pictured in profile, s Read Full Story >>> Canelo Doubts Khan Will Switch Style, Create a Boring Fight
BoxingScene.com, Wed, 04 May 2016
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez has dismissed the notion of feeling under pressure at being Mexico's leading fighter during 'Cinco de Mayo' week in Las Vegas.
The WBC middleweight champion, who makes the first defence of his title against Amir Khan at the new T-Mobile Arena on Saturday at a catchweight of Read Full Story >>> NBA PLAYOFFS -- Heat steal Game 1 with OT thriller
By Mark Josef, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 04 May 2016
TORONTO - For the first time in 15 years, the Toronto Raptors finally made it to the second round of the NBA playoffs. But their party was crashed by the Miami Heat, who stole Game 1 of the Eastern Con Read Full Story >>> The St. Valentine?s Day Massacre
By Daniel Attias, Boxing.com, Wed, 04 May 2016
Jake was never in the same league as Robinson when it came to boxing but you would have been hard-pressed to find a tougher man?
It was February 14, 1929, on the North Side of Chicago when seven men from crime boss George ?Bugs? Moran?s crew were gunned down by a group of men dressed as polic Read Full Story >>> TWO UNBEATEN FILIPINO FIGHTERS INVADE RUSSIA
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 04 May 2016
Two unbeaten young Filipino fighters will invade Russia this weekend and battle tough Russian boxers in WBO Intercontinental title fights at the DIV?s in the major business center of Ekateringburg where the temperature was around 73 de Read Full Story >>> COUNTER PUNCH REPORT STOWER VS OLSEN
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 04 May 2016
THE COUNTER PUNCH REPORT
FIGHT STYLE
COUNTERPUNCH expects this one to be fought at a relatively fast tempo - at least for the first two rounds. Olef Olsen throws a lot of punches and he is likely to dictate the pace Read Full Story >>>
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