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A front seat in the ongoing Kobe "Farewell Tour"
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Dec 2015
DETROIT -- After 20 years of sustained excellence, Kobe Bryant, his 37-year old body ravaged by the physical demands of his sport, told the world last November 29 that "this season is all I have left to give."
Read Full Story >>>Luis Ortiz has a chance to make a heavyweight statement on HBO
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Sat, 19 Dec 2015
Wladimir Klitschko's shocking loss to Tyson Fury last month sprung the door wide open on the heavyweight division.
Fury is the man in the division by virtue of his win over Klitschko, but he's regarded as a mediocre talent, at best, and not seen as a long-term champion.
There has been plenty o Read Full Story >>> Heavyweights Luis Ortiz and Bryant Jennings looking to make a statement
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sat, 19 Dec 2015
VERONA, N.Y. -- Tyson Fury's massive upset of long-reigning heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko on Nov. 28 turned boxing's glamour division on its ear as he wrested control of it after a decade in Klitschko's iron grip.
Fury is now the champ -- although he is headed to a rematch with Klitschk Read Full Story >>> Nicholas Walters: I?m a descendant of the gladiators, I come to fight; looks to Yuriorkis Gamboa or Vasyl Lomachenko fights
ProBoxing-fans.com, Sat, 19 Dec 2015
Undefeated former world featherweight champion Nicholas ?Axe Man? Walters and once-defeated Jason ?El Canito? Sosa will face off against each other in a 10-round junior lightweight rumble tomorrow, opening the HBO Boxing After Dark telecast from Turning Stone Casino Resort. The telecast will also fe Read Full Story >>> Sosa out to show his Philly punch
By Jesse Dougherty, philly.com, Sat, 19 Dec 2015
VERONA, N.Y. - When promoter Russell Peltz signed lightweight Anthony Burgin a couple years back, Chino Rivas urged Peltz to also take on Jason Sosa. Except Peltz only wanted Burgin. He knew little about Sosa and didn't mind keeping it that way.
"He said, 'Please do me a favor,' " Peltz said, re Read Full Story >>> EXCLUSIVE Virgil Hunter wants Amir Khan to fight Kell Brook and Andre Ward to fight Sergey Kovalev in 2016
By George Gigney , BoxingNews, Sat, 19 Dec 2015
VIRGIL HUNTER, who trains both Amir Khan and Andre Ward, wants to see both his charges in big fights next year.
Hunter ? who recently returned from an Olympic testing event in Brazil with Team USA?s boxing squad ? has a firm say in who his fighter?s meet in the ring.
While Khan has missed out Read Full Story >>> Shane Mosley rolls on with stoppage of Patrick Lopez in Panama
By Ryan Songalia, RingTV.com, Sat, 19 Dec 2015
Shane Mosley scored his second-straight knockout win of the year, finishing Venezuelan Olympian Patrick Lopez at 2:00 of the 10th and final round at Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City, Panama.
Mosley, 44, who said on his Twitter account that he took the fight on just three weeks? notice, had to o Read Full Story >>> Op-Ed: Why Adrien Broner won't land lucrative fight with Manny Pacquiao
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Sat, 19 Dec 2015
Manny Pacquiao's Canadian adviser Michael Koncz has dangled WBA welterweight champion Adrien Broner's name as one of Pacquiao's possible opponents for his scheduled April 9 fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Earlier this week, Koncz told mb.com.ph there is still enough tim Read Full Story >>> Tyson Fury Twitter watch: a month in the mind of the world heavyweight champion
By Danny Flexen, BoxingNews, Sat, 19 Dec 2015
WE present something that may or may not become a regular feature: Tyson Fury Twitter watch. Selecting and sharing the giant?s most notable tweets provides a fascinating insight into his mind and character ? as does our own unique analysis. Enjoy. NB: All grammatical errors are down to the man himse Read Full Story >>> IKEYAMA AND NAGAOWA TO MAKE BOXING HISTORY IN SRI LANKA DEC. 19
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 18 Dec 2015
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA ? A WBO female world championship fight will serve as the vehicle to kick start professional boxing here in this island country in South Asia.
Nao Ikeyama (16W-3L-1D, 4KO?s) of Japan will defend her WB Read Full Story >>> 'LEAGUE OF FISTS' RESULTS FROM SHANGHAI
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 18 Dec 2015
SHANGHAI, China--The fourth installment of the tournament format "League of Fists" left off from where it started with highly-competitive bouts featuring Chinese fighters at the Mixing Room of the magnificent Mercedes-Benz Arena Read Full Story >>> Third time's the charm for Lee, Saunders
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 18 Dec 2015
After two postponements of their mandatory bout, middleweight titleholder Andy Lee and challenger Billy Joe Saunders are spoiling for a fight.
"The talk and predictions about the fight will end when the first bell rings," Lee said. "I am primed for battle and have all the tools in my arsenal to w Read Full Story >>> Nicholas Walters Ready For Fresh Start at 130-Pounds
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 18 Dec 2015
The last time Nicholas Walters was due to appear in the ring and on HBO was met with the letdown of having to concede his title at the scales. The unbeaten featherweight from Jamaica ? who trains out of Panama ? was a full pound over the division limit for his eventual 12-round non-title win over Mi Read Full Story >>> Memo to Roy Jones Jr.: Retire Before You Get Killed
By John Raspanti, MaxBoxing.com, Fri, 18 Dec 2015
Roy Jones Jr. is one of the greatest fighters who ever lived.
He began his career in 1990. That?s 25 years ago for those with math issues. He scored 17 straight knockouts before winning the IBF middleweight championship from future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins.
In 1994, Jones Jr. gave James Read Full Story >>> Rebisco owner, Pacquiao top 2014 taxpayers list
By Patricia Lourdes Viray , The Philippine Star, Fri, 18 Dec 2015
MANILA, Philippines ? Businessman Jacinto Ng and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquaio are the top individual taxpayers for 2014, according to a list released by the Bureau of Internal Revenue on Friday.
Ng, owner and founder of Rebisco Biscuit Corp., paid an estimated P289.1 million regular income tax Read Full Story >>> BLOW BY BLOW: Libranza, Arizala make weight
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 18 Dec 2015
UNDEFEATED Genesis Libranza of MP Davao Stable and his opponent Renerio ?Amazing? Arizala of Manila both made their weights today (Dec. 18) for their 10-rounder fight slated tomorrow at the Panabo Gym in Panabo City.
Read Full Story >>> BRYANT "BY - BY" JENNINGS MEETS WITH KENNY ROGERS AT TURNING STONE RESORT CASINO
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 18 Dec 2015
JENNINGS TO FACE LUIS ORTIZ FOR THE WBA INTERIM HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 LIVE ON HBO BOXING AFTER DARK ?
VERONA, NEW YORK (December 17, 2015) - After quoting "The Gambler" during the Bryant Jenni Read Full Story >>> Could Adrien Broner be Manny Pacquiao?s final foe?
By Michael Woods, RingTV.com, Fri, 18 Dec 2015
And then there were three?and then there were four?or more?
The winnowing process for who might get that last tango with Manny Pacquiao has apparently become more bloated. The names were whittled down to three, maybe a month ago, with Tim Bradley seemingly in the lead and Terence Crawford and Ami Read Full Story >>> Crawford may return in late February if Pacquiao fight fails
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Fri, 18 Dec 2015
WBO light welterweight champion Terence Crawford is still hoping Manny Pacquiao will pick him for his scheduled fight on April 9 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Crawford along with WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley have been shortlisted by promoter Bob Arum for Pacqui Read Full Story >>> Merry mix of politics and religion at Pacquiao's 37th birthday
By Edwin G. Espejo, Rappler, Fri, 18 Dec 2015
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines ? It was an "austere" party compared to similar gatherings in the last 5 years, but the birthday celebration of Sarangani Representative Manny Pacquiao on Thursday, December 17, was nonetheless star-studded.
This time, though, his celebrity guests were mostly from Read Full Story >>>
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