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Full Card Announced for Saturday Night's 'Detroit Brawl' at Masonic Temple
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 05 Feb 2016
The full card has been announced for promoter Dmitriy Salita's "Detroit Brawl" this Saturday, February 6, at 6:30 pm at the iconic Masonic Temple in Downtown Detroit.
In the night's main event, WBA #14-ranked cruiserweight Junior "Hurricane" Wright (14-1-1, 11 KOs) of Chicago will face Pittsburg Read Full Story >>>Canelo's Coach: Khan is an Attractive Fight, Dangerous Speed
By Miguel Rivera, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 05 Feb 2016
The Nevada State Athletic Commission ended weeks of speculation with a unanimous five-person vote for Golden Boy Promotions to host its May 7 HBO Pay-Per-View show at the newly constructed 20,000-seat T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Headlining the first-ever boxing event at the new venue, Sa Read Full Story >>> Sergey Kovalev against the best light heavyweights in history
By Nigel Collins, ESPN.com, Fri, 05 Feb 2016
Nothing could save Jean Pascal. Freddie Roach couldn't save him. His anger couldn't save him. And in the end, the best thing he had going for him, his fighting heart, only made things worse.
Like a medieval executioner, unified light heavyweight titlist Sergey Kovalev went about his task in a bus Read Full Story >>> Canelo Alvarez vs Amir Khan: Tale of the tape
By George Gigney , BoxingNews, Fri, 05 Feb 2016
Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez Name Amir Khan
46-1-1 (32) Record 31-3 (19)
48 Total fights 34
326 Rounds boxed 208
67 KO % 56
July 18, 1990/25 Date of birth/age December 8, 1986/29
October 29, 2005/15 Debut/age July 16, 2005/18
155lbs Weight 147lbs
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
5? 9? He Read Full Story >>> Tyson Fury?s hit list contradicts retirement speculation
By Tom Gray, RingTV.com, Fri, 05 Feb 2016
?Being the heavyweight champion of the world and a gypsy makes me harder than a coffin nail.?
? Tyson Fury
Despite reports to the contrary that Tyson Fury may retire from boxing, the 27-year-old heavyweight champion spoke candidly about his future plans with a select group of media membe Read Full Story >>> Larry Holmes Reads the Tea Leaves
By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Fri, 05 Feb 2016
In defiance of here today, gone tomorrow, Floyd ?Money? Mayweather continues to spend as if it?s going out of style?
?You show me a man says he ain?t fighting for money, I?ll show you a fool.??Larry Holmes
Former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes has no crystal ball. He doesn?t do tarot. B Read Full Story >>> NYSAC under fire: The Inspector General?s investigation ? Part IV
By Thomas Hauser, RingTV.com, Fri, 05 Feb 2016
On March 26, 2014, with the Inspector General?s investigation underway, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the appointment of David Berlin to fill the vacant post of executive director of the New York State Athletic Commission.
Berlin assumed his position on May 1, 2014. Two weeks later, on May 15, Read Full Story >>> Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan: When The Stars Don't Align
By Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 05 Feb 2016
The announcement of a middleweight title fight this week between champion Saul Alvarez and former Jr. welterweight titlist Amir Khan couldn?t have come at a better time for press and social media. Boxing has very little going on at center stage right now. We?re a few weeks away from the next fight t Read Full Story >>> Canelo-Khan Announcement Stuns Fight World
By Sean Crose, Boxing Insider, Fri, 05 Feb 2016
It was easy to assume the whole thing was a joke. There it was, right there on Twitter: ?Proud to announce on May 7th, 2016 @canelo will return to the ring to face @amirkingkhan #CaneloKhan.? This came, believe it or not, from Golden Boy honcho Oscar De La Hoya?s own page. The announcement was even Read Full Story >>> FLOYD MAYWEATHER ON HIS BEST FIGHT AND WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT IN BOXING: OFFENSE OR DEFENSE?
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Fri, 05 Feb 2016
"I mean, knockouts are very important, but every fighter paints a picture in his own way...I've had good days, I've had bad days, but when it's time to fight, I always find a way to win," stated retired undefeated former pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather, who shared his thoughts on which aspect Read Full Story >>> NBA -- Steph Curry is morphing into a legend
By Nico R. Occidental, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 05 Feb 2016
WASHINGTON -- A "Splash Brother" is slowly becoming a living legend. And he's only 27.
On Wednesday night, February 3, 2016, Steph Curry -- the other hal Read Full Story >>> NBA -- King James, Cavs fall to Hornets, 106-97
By Eric Biasbas, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 05 Feb 2016
CHARLOTTE --- The Eastern Conference leader Cleveland Cavaliers visited Charlotte riding high on a five game winning streak and were heavily favored to win over the home team.
The Hornets however had other plans.
Read Full Story >>> Amir Khan combats social media hack as Twitter name is altered
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Fri, 05 Feb 2016
Just two days after announcing the biggest fight of his life against Canelo Alvarez on May 7 in Las Vegas, Amir Khan has been the victim of social media hacking.
On Thursday, posts began to appear picturing near naked women, sexual positions and celebrity gossip, whilst Khan's original Twitter ac Read Full Story >>> Freshmart wins vacant WBA title, decisions Buitrago in rematch
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Fri, 05 Feb 2016
Thailand?s Knockout CP Freshmart upgraded his interim WBA minimumweight title for the ?regular? version with a one-sided unanimous decision victory over Nicaraguan foe Carlos Buitrago.
The 25 year-old, who edged out Buitrago in a closely-fought contest in October 2014, repeated the feat in more c Read Full Story >>> Richie Giachetti, who trained Larry Holmes and Mike Tyson, dead at 76
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Fri, 05 Feb 2016
Trainer Richie Giachetti, who was known for leading Larry Holmes to the heavyweight title and a lengthy run atop the division, died Wednesday at 76.
Giachetti, who also worked with Mike Tyson for several fights, including his notable 1997 rematch with Evander Holyfield in Las Vegas, also served a Read Full Story >>> OLIVA FACES TOUGH BATTLE AGAINST EX-WORLD CHAMP PEDRO GUEVARA
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 04 Feb 2016
Oliva (R) with JC Manangquil.
Jether ?The General? Oliva faces a tough battle when he takes on former WBC light flyweight champion Pedro Guevara of Mexico in Sinaloa on February 20.
The 28 year old Oliva, th Read Full Story >>> Roach Details Pacquiao's Training Camp For Bradley Trilogy
By Steve Kim, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 04 Feb 2016
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach is scheduled to work the corner of Frankie Gomez this Friday at the Fantasy Springs Casino. By the following week he'll be on his way to the Philippines to work with his best known client, eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao, who faces Tim Bradley for the Read Full Story >>> Can a new weapon help Tim Bradley?
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 04 Feb 2016
THE GREAT Mexican boxing trainer Nacho Beristain has come up with a complicated description of Timothy Bradley?s ring style.
?He is the same fighter?with that stinking, fast and difficult style,? Beristain explained.
Read Full Story >>> POPE FRANCIS RECEIVES WBC BELT FROM PRESIDENT MAURICIO SULAIMAN
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 04 Feb 2016
World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman has presented what the WBC described as ?it's most precious jewel?, the green and gold championship belt to His Holiness Pope Francis just a few days before the Po Read Full Story >>> Oscar De La Hoya's penchant for making big fights is why Canelo-Khan was made
By Bob Velin, USA Today, Thu, 04 Feb 2016
As a fighter, Oscar De La Hoya never met an opponent he wouldn?t fight. His list of ring foes reads like a Hall of Fame roster.
Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao, Bernard Hopkins, Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell Whitaker, Shane Mosley, Felix Trinidad, Fernando Vargas, Arturo Gatti and Ike Quartey, Read Full Story >>>
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