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Khan confident against big hitter Alvarez
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Tue, 01 Mar 2016
There are many who have already written off Amir Khan as having no legitimate chance to defeat Canelo Alvarez for the middleweight world championship when they meet on May 7 (HBO PPV, 9 p.m. ET) at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
England?s Khan has his detractors because he has had his best Read Full Story >>>Adrien Broner: ?Floyd Mayweather is gone, everyone else is too boring, so I?m taking over the sport!?
By Kevin Howard , OTR Boxing Radio, Tue, 01 Mar 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 29, 2016) ? Four-division world champion Adrien ?The Problem? Broner and 140-pound Ashley ?The Treasure? Theophane hosted a press conference at the W Hotel in Washington, D.C. to announce their world title showdown on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike taking place Fr Read Full Story >>> Bob Arum wants Terence Crawford to next fight Adrien Broner
By Andreas Hale, Yahoo! Sports, Tue, 01 Mar 2016
After Terence Crawford?s fifth-round decimation of Hank Lundy on Saturday night, Bob Arum is already looking ahead to the next big fight for the undefeated 28-year-old Nebraskan. But between Crawford?s dominance over the junior welterweight division and a crowded welterweight division where the bigg Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao should postpone Bradley fight until after polls?Brillantes
By Yuji Vincent Gonzales, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 01 Mar 2016
Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. on Tuesday advised senatorial aspirant and boxing icon Manny Pacquiao to postpone his upcoming fight with Timothy Bradley as a coverage of the match would give him ?enormous advantage? over other candidates seeking the same post. Read Full Story >>> Shinsuke Yamanaka readies for 10th defense of title
By Anson Wainwright, RingTV.com, Tue, 01 Mar 2016
Long-reigning WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka will look to make the 10th defense of his crown when he faces former junior bantamweight titlist Liborio Solis on March 4 at the Shimazu Arena in Kyoto, Japan.
Yamanaka (24-0-2, 17 knockouts) is widely regarded the best 118-pound fighter Read Full Story >>> MARGARITO RETURNS AGAINST PAEZ JR. THIS SATURDAY NIGHT!
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 01 Mar 2016
Los Angeles, CA (February 29, 2016) ? Four years removed from his last appearance in a ring, former four time (WBO 147 LB./ IBF 147LB./WBA 147 LB./ Ring Magazine World Welterweight champion), Antonio ''The Tijuana Tornado'' Ma Read Full Story >>> GH3 Promotions signs undefeated Super Middleweight Ronald Ellis
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 01 Mar 2016
Nutley, NJ (February 29, 2016) - GH3 Promotions is pleased to announce the signing of undefeated Super Middleweight Ronald Ellis to a promotional contract.
Ellis of Lynn, Massachusetts has a record of 12-0-1 with 10 knockouts and on February 19th, he fought a spirited draw with Jerry Odom as part Read Full Story >>> Amir Khan: Beating Saul Alvarez is like winning FOUR fights at once
The Sun, Tue, 01 Mar 2016
AMIR KHAN claims toppling Saul Alvarez will be like winning FOUR fights in one go.
Khan, 29, collides with the WBC middleweight champion at the new 20,000-seater T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on May 7 in a showdown promoter Oscar De La Hoya has billed as ?true global event?.
And the Brit, wh Read Full Story >>> David Haye: Amir Khan is bigger than Canelo, size won't matter
Bad Left Hook, Tue, 01 Mar 2016
On the size difference between Amir Khan and Canelo Alvarez
"A lot of people out there are fearing for his health. A lot of people believe that he will be knocked out. He's been knocked out three weight divisions below this, so they feel he's got no chance. Canelo Alvarez is the lineal, RING Maga Read Full Story >>> Stars of the future lack sting and spirit
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 01 Mar 2016
The big bout of the evening in Cebu City on Saturday was capped with a howling protest from the gleaming winner of the main event.
?Prince? Albert Pagara of the respected ALA Stable called his overmatched opponent from Nicaragua an escape artist, scared running dog, a marathon competitor who did Read Full Story >>> Op-Ed: Top 3 challengers who can help Terence Crawford become a PPV star
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Tue, 01 Mar 2016
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is having a problem turning Terence Crawford into a pay-per-view (PPV) star as he prepares for the grand exit of his No.1 cash cow Manny Pacquiao, who is retiring after his April 9 fight against Timothy Bradley in Las Vegas, Nev
Arum is in desperate need of someone in h Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Jr., mellow in retirement, has interests besides fighting again
By Gene Wang, Washington Post, Tue, 01 Mar 2016
Even in retirement, Floyd Mayweather Jr. continues to be boxing?s main attraction.
At least that certainly was the vibe on Monday afternoon when the undefeated pound-for-pound king arrived on the rooftop of a posh hotel in Northwest for a news conference to help promote a fight between 140-pound Read Full Story >>> CANELO ALVAREZ VS. AMIR KHAN LONDON PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AND PHOTOS
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 01 Mar 2016
LONDON (Feb. 29, 2016) - WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) and former two-time world champion and resurgent contender Amir "King" Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) today kicked Read Full Story >>> Manny invited to box in Rio Olympics
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Tue, 01 Mar 2016
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao has been invited to compete in the coming Rio Olympics and AIBA president Dr. Ching Kuo Wu is reportedly agreeable to offer the Filipino boxing icon a wildcard ticket straight to the main draw without going through qualifications.
The idea to participate in Ri Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao camp not worried; Comelec meets Tuesday on airing of Bradley fight
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 01 Mar 2016
Manny Pacquiao?s camp is not worried about the opinion of a Commission on Elections (Comelec) official that the Filipino fighter will suffer the consequences if his fight with Tim Bradley on April 9 (April 10 in the Philippines) is aired on local television.
?We?re not worried about it and it?s j Read Full Story >>> Silence Is Not Golden: Will Pacquiao vs. Bradley Be Scrapped?
By Tony Deebs, The Boxing Tribune, Tue, 01 Mar 2016
Boxing fans searching the news for information about the farewell fight of the legendary Manny Pacquiao will find that, suddenly, everything has stopped. The news agencies and websites which cover every detail of an upcoming pay-per-view bout have grown silent. And that can only mean that the public Read Full Story >>> One Star Shines, Two Glimmer
By Charles Saunders, Boxscorenews.com, Tue, 01 Mar 2016
SONAHR: February 29, 2016 - As the second month of 2016 closes out, three rising stars in the fistic firmament had a chance to shine on Saturday. One of those hopefuls came through big-time. The other two didn?t.
The star that shone was WBO junior-welterweight champion Terence Crawford, who def Read Full Story >>> Tepora hopes to break into world ranking
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 01 Mar 2016
PROMISING super bantamweight Jack Tepora hopes to break into the world rankings and get a step closer to a world title shot with a win this Sunday night.
"Jack just wants to let people know that Omega Gym fighters also know how to fight. He said he wants to win this title to be ranked with the WB Read Full Story >>> Broken Bollocks Jaw
By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Tue, 01 Mar 2016
There was more two-sided action and technique in Saturday?s bout than the insipid fight which made Fury famous?
There?s the indignity of losing a decision he thought he won, however mistakenly.
And then there?s the indignity of having suffered a broken jaw.
The debate rages whether Saturday Read Full Story >>> Guillermo Rigondeaux promises destruction of Carl Frampton a la his Nonito Donaire performance
ProBoxing-fans.com, Tue, 01 Mar 2016
Pound-for-pound megastar Guillermo Rigondeaux took to Twitter over the weekend to vent his disgust at Carl Frampton?s anti-climax victory over super-bantamweight rival Scott Quigg.
The hard-hitting Cuban was far from impressed at the pair?s cagey unification fight and sent out a series of tweets Read Full Story >>>
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