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Mayweather Sr. on Roach Admitting Floyd Jr. is The Era's Best
By Ryan Burton, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 30 Dec 2015
Earlier this month, BoxingScene.com conducted a video interview with Freddie Roach where the Hall of Fame trainer conceded that Floyd Mayweather Jr. was the best fighter of this generation. He said that because Mayweather retired with his undefeated record intact and beat Roach's star fighter Manny Read Full Story >>>David Haye v Mark de Mori clash eyed for free-to-air TV
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Wed, 30 Dec 2015
The heavyweight return of former two-weight world champion David Haye is set to be broadcast on free-to-air TV in the UK on January 16, World Boxing News learned on Tuesday.
Haye, 35, makes his long-awaited comeback from injury against Croatia-based Aussie Mark De Mori, and sources close to the e Read Full Story >>> Kell Brook-Amir Khan fight proposed for June 4 2016
By John Dennen, BoxingNews, Wed, 30 Dec 2015
KELL BROOK defending his IBF welterweight title against Amir Khan would be one of the biggest fights of 2016. Eddie Hearn, Brook?s promoter, has pitched a date and venue to Khan?s team.
?We?re talking, I?ve sent through the figures for a proposed bout June 4 at Wembley [stadium] and I think it wi Read Full Story >>> Inoue Returns, Stops Parrenas In Two Rounds
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
The Monster is back.
Naoya Inoue enjoyed a successful return to the ring following a 52-week break, but needed less than two rounds to dispose of Warlito Parrenas in their Fuji TV headliner Tuesday evening in Tokyo, Japan.
Two knockdowns produced the quick finish for Inoue at 1:20 of round tw Read Full Story >>> MARK JOHN YAP WINS 4TH FIGHT IN A ROW IN JAPAN
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
Yap.
Mark John Yap had won his fourth fight in a row in Japan with an eighth round unanimous decision over Hiroyuki Hisataka in Osaka, Japan.
The 26 year old Yap improved his record to 23-12 with 10 knockouts while the 30 Read Full Story >>> DACQUEL LOSES BY DECISION IN OPBF SUPER FLYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT IN JAPAN
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
Just got word from British trainer Warren Evison of Ryuta Kato's United International Promotions that Rene Dacquel lost
by decision in his title fight against Japan's Takuma Inoue in an Oriental Pacific Boxing Federaton title fight at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.
All three judges scored Read Full Story >>> The curious case of Andre Ward
By Michael Woods, RingTV.com, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
The curious case of Andre Ward, we wonder, will it be cleared up, or still something of an unsolved mystery in 2016?
I was told by a rock-solid source that HBO has slotted a date for Ward, on March 26, for a scrap to unfold in his hometown of Oakland, against TBD.
A possible TBD, that source Read Full Story >>> Red Applegate: Going the Distance
By Clarence George, Boxing.com, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
Applegate should be remembered for going the distance with Rocky Marciano, one of the heaviest hitters in the history of the heavyweight division?
?There should be a little star or something by the names of the guys who did it the hard way.??Happy Birthday, Wanda June
Willis ?Red? Applegat Read Full Story >>> FORGET BRONER, PACQUIAO LIKELY TO FIGHT BRADLEY FOR A THIRD TIME
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum tells us to ?forget? about a fight between eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao and Adrien Broner following a meeting with Pacquiao?s adviser Michael Koncz in Arum?s home yesterday with Read Full Story >>> TRAINER/FATHER ?DODONG? DONAIRE PREDICTS NONITO?S TITLE DEFENSE AGAINST GRADOVICH WILL BE A GREAT FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
The trainer/father of Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire predicts his son?s title defense against former featherweight champion Evgeny Gradovich will be a ?great fight.?
The fight will headline a Top Rank card which wi Read Full Story >>> WBA #6 Super-Featherweight Contender Oliver Flores Q & A Before His World Title Fight With Champion Takashi Uchiyama
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
LEON, NICARAGUA (December 28, 2015) - With just a few days away from his first world title opportunity, WBA #6 rated super-featherweight contender, Oliver Flores (27-1-2, 17 KOS) talks about his upcoming fight with WBA world champion Takashi Uchiyama (23-0-1, 19 KOs). Uchiyama vs. Flores is set to Read Full Story >>> Bob Arum Squashes Pacquiao vs. Broner Possibility
By Steve Kim, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
As Top Rank CEO Bob Arum was away on vacation last week, the name of Adrien Broner came up as a possibility as Manny Pacquiao's opponent on April 9th. Admittedly, this was news to the veteran promoter.
Pacquiao's adviser, Michael Koncz, phoned Broner directly to see if he would entertain the idea Read Full Story >>> Filipino boxer Harmonito Dela Torre makes US debut January 22
By Ryan Songalia, Rappler, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
MANILA, Philippines - Unbeaten Filipino prospect Harmonito Dela Torre will make his American debut on January 22 when he faces Mexican Rafael Guzman in an 8-round junior lightweight fight at Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Arizona.
The news was announced in a press release from American television netw Read Full Story >>> Boxing: Top 5 world champions who may retire in 2016
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
At least five elite boxing champions are expected to join a shortlist of retirees from the sport in 2016 after enjoying their reign and making tons of money during their professional careers.
The list of potential retirees who have made a fortune from the sport for at least two decades as profes Read Full Story >>> KEITH THURMAN VS. SHAWN PORTER UPDATE: FEBRUARY PRIME TIME SHOWDOWN LOOMS
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
Sources close to the situation have informed us that a showdown between undefeated welterweight champion Keith Thurman and former world champion Shawn Porter is definitely taking place in early 2016. Fans have been itching for the fight to be finalized ever since FightHype.com first broke the news b Read Full Story >>> Iceman John Scully's Boxing Year in Review
By Amy Green, Boxing Buzz, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
Charles Dickens got it right. For boxing, the year 2015 could be summed up as ?it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.? Boxing returned to network television courtesy of Al Haymon and his PBC series; Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao finally engaged in their long anticipated bout. So, Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao vs. Adrien Broner: It Actually Makes Good Sense
By Tony Deebs, The Boxing Tribune, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
When the rumor started circulating that Adrien Broner had become a candidate for the April 9 Manny Pacquiao opponent slot, it almost seemed as though somebody was playing a joke on us. After all, Al Haymon?s Broner and Bob Arum?s Pacquiao are separated by layer after layer of fight-stifling boxing p Read Full Story >>> 2015 A Year of Transition in Boxing
By Charles Saunders, Boxscorenews.com, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
SONAHR: December 28, 2015 - In future annals of boxing history, the year 2015 will be remembered as one in which the old order ? ?old? meaning a status quo that had lasted at least a decade ? ended, and a new era began to emerge. At the beginning of the year, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao Read Full Story >>> Gradovich returns, but not necessarily with Donaire in mind
By Ryan Songalia, RingTV.com, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
MANILA, Philippines ? Instead of a Christmas tree, Evgeny Gradovich had a punching bag. Instead of mistletoe hanging overhead, there was a speedbag.
The former IBF featherweight titleholder is spending the holidays training at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, California, training for a Read Full Story >>> Floyd Patterson ? The Shy Champion
By Nick Bond, BoxingNews, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
ONE thing fight fans probably never really forgave Floyd Patterson for was that, when he held the heavyweight title, he didn?t defend against either Eddie Machen or Zora Folley.
Machen and Folley were the two outstanding contenders. Instead of meeting them, Patterson defended against the likes of Read Full Story >>>
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