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Naoya Inoue: Fighter of the Year
By Matt McGrain, Boxing.com, Wed, 31 Dec 2014
Omar Narvaez was the #1 super-flyweight in the world, a southpaw, and 43-1. Naoya Inoue, on the other hand, was 7-0?
While most of America slept and as Europe re-organized itself in the light of the latest morning after the night before, Naoya Inoue set about making himself the Fighter of the Yea Read Full Story >>>Inoue dethrones Narvaez in style, Linares and Guevara claim WBC titles
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Wed, 31 Dec 2014
Youngster Naoya Inoue ended the four and a half-year reign of Argentinian veteran Omar Narvaez to take the WBO super-flyweight title in just his eighth professional outing.
Inoue, whose amateur record suggested little of his success in the paid ranks, halted Narvez, 39, in just two rounds to reco Read Full Story >>> 2014 in Boxing: A Look Back Part 1
By Samuel Chen , Bad Left Hook, Wed, 31 Dec 2014
Some of the most significant matches in the first half of 2014 include:
April 12th: Making Things Right
One of the first major fights of 2014 was Pacquiao vs. Bradley II. Back in 2012, Manny Pacquiao lost his WBO welterweight title to Timothy Bradley in one of the controversial judging decisions Read Full Story >>> Remembering the 52nd Annual WBC Convention in Las Vegas
By Chris Robinson, Hustle Boss, Wed, 31 Dec 2014
Earlier this month in Las Vegas, inside of the Mirage, the 52nd Annual WBC Convention was held.
It is hard to understate the amount of legendary fighters, trainers, and overall great boxing people who came through town throughout the convention and there was no shortage of emotions in the buildin Read Full Story >>> Rigo fighting in Japan out of necessity
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Tue, 30 Dec 2014
Junior featherweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux fights on New Year's Eve in Osaka, Japan, but not out of a great desire to be in Asia or because he is going to be involved a big-time fight.
On the contrary. He would, of course, rather be closer to home (Miami) and fighting in a significant un Read Full Story >>> BoxingScene.com?s 2014 Prospect of The Year
By Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 30 Dec 2014
Five years from now, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao might still be teasing fans that they?ll fight for the first time.
They probably won?t be the top two stars in the game anymore.
The future is always calling. Last year, the top prospect selected was Lightweight Felix Verdejo. He h Read Full Story >>> Fighter of the Year contender Naoya Inoue makes his move
By Ryan Songalia, RingTV.com, Tue, 30 Dec 2014
While many may have already made their picks for boxing year-end awards, one serious contender for Fighter of the Year still has the possibility for a major 11th-hour statement in 2014.
Naoya Inoue will get a chance at a third big win in the calendar year when he steps up two divisions to face lo Read Full Story >>> Cotto's Adviser on Mayweather Rematch Rumblings
By Rick Reeno, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 30 Dec 2014
Gaby Penagaricano, legal adviser to WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32KOs), has been swamped with phone calls regarding the widespread rumblings of Cotto being approached for a potential rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. (47-0, 26KOs) on May 2nd.
As Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum stated ea Read Full Story >>> Mayweather-Pacquiao stays hot topic in 2014
By Santos A. Perez, The Miami Herald, Tue, 30 Dec 2014
The five-year tease that has become the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight again managed to creep into boxing?s storylines in 2014.
Although it didn?t dominate the news cycle the entire year, talk of the still-discussed, but-never- realized fight between boxing?s top two attractions began Read Full Story >>> Rumor Mill: Cotto To Forgo Bout With Canelo In Order To Face Mayweather In Rematch?
By Sean Crose, Boxing Insider, Tue, 30 Dec 2014
It must be nice to be Miguel Cotto as 2014 comes to a close.
A year ago, he was considered a has-been. Now, he?s THE hot item in all of boxing. For not only does Canelo Alvarez want to face him in the ring, but Floyd Mayweather himself may want to, as well.
And Camp Cotto has made it clear t Read Full Story >>> CHICAGO?S BUTLER AND HOUSTON?S HARDEN NAMED NBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 30 Dec 2014
NEW YORK, Dec. 29, 2014 ? The Chicago Bulls? Jimmy Butler and the Houston Rockets? James Harden today were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Dec. 22, through Sunday, Dec. 28.
Butler led the Bulls to a 4-0 week behind averages Read Full Story >>> Boxing's Man of the Year: Oscar De La Hoya
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Tue, 30 Dec 2014
Oscar De La Hoya looked anything but comfortable at a questionably timed, poorly run, news conference he called in Las Vegas on May 3.
It was held in a ballroom at the MGM Grand, only hours before Floyd Mayweather Jr. was to meet Marcos Maidana. Undercard fights were going on while De La Hoya spo Read Full Story >>> Heartbreak losses cap pro boxing year
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Tue, 30 Dec 2014
MANILA, Philippines - Filipino prizefighters figured in 21 world title fights this year with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, WBO lightflyweight titlist Donnie Nietes and IBA superflyweight ruler Bruno Escalante showing the way with two wins apiece.
The overall performance was below aver Read Full Story >>> Op-Ed: Floyd Mayweather likely to finally walk away from Pacquiao fight
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Tue, 30 Dec 2014
After accepting Manny Pacquiao's fight challenge on live TV interview, unbeaten champ Floyd Mayweather has failed to agree on certain issues concerning the timing and venue which could prompt him to walk away from the fight for good.
While Mayweather had stated that he will fight Pacquiao on May Read Full Story >>> Donaire camp eyes Macau as comeback venue
By Marc Anthony Reyes, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 30 Dec 2014
Former world champion Nonito Donaire Jr., just might stage his comeback fight in Macau.
The 32-year-old Donaire, who absorbed a huge sixth-round knockout loss to Nicholas Walters in Carson, California, last October, will reportedly appear in a big boxing card that will feature Chinese sensation Read Full Story >>> A look back at five of the year?s biggest boxing moments
Daily Times (PK), Tue, 30 Dec 2014
LONDON: Will there ever be a bigger night of boxing than May 31 at Wembley? The rest of the sport did everything to step out of the shadows over the last 12 months. Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have ended the year calling each other out, Vladimir Klitschko still rules the heavyweight roost an Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather is still the world No 1 despite Manny Pacquiao's return to form... and Carl Froch is 2014's best of British (but Amir Khan is punching his weight again)
By Jeff Powell, Mail Online (UK), Tue, 30 Dec 2014
Rankings of the finest practitioners in sport always carry the heaviest weight at the year?s end. And so, after much deliberation over the turkey and Chrismtas pudding, we come to this column?s listing of the top 10 pound-for-pound boxers in both the world and the United Kingdom in 2014.
WORLD RA Read Full Story >>> Boxing Judges: Another Perspective
By Ted Sares, The Boxing Tribune, Tue, 30 Dec 2014
It?s easy to criticize boxing judges. But it?s not that easy to have a sound basis for the criticism. One needs to see the fight the judge saw to be in the position to rightly criticize. Critics should temper criticisms in light of the situations boxing judges are in when judging fights. And judges Read Full Story >>> Shannon Briggs on Klitschko fight & Manny Pacquiao?s legacy. Sugar Hill & Virgil Hunter on their fighter?s futures and Mayweather-Pacquiao ? OTR# 227
By Jenna Jay, OTR Boxing Radio, Tue, 30 Dec 2014
?On the Ropes? Boxing Radio returns this week with the year end edition of the show. On this episode I will be recapping the brightest moments of 2014, including the rise of the light heavyweight division as one of the more entertaining weight classes in the sport. I will also be talking about Floyd Read Full Story >>> Guillermo Rigondeaux promises explosive Fireworks display New Year's Eve in Japan
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 30 Dec 2014
OSAKA, Japan (Dec. 29, 2014) -- After enduring a frustrating year in which he has fought only once, unified world super bantamweight champion Guillermo "The Jackal" Rigondeaux (14-0, 9 KOs) is prepared to defend his World Bo Read Full Story >>>
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