Read Full Story >>>Provodnikov Eyes Rios-Chaves Winner, Bradley For Nov.
BoxingScene.com, Sun, 03 Aug 2014
Philadelphia, PA-The "Siberian Rocky" Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KO's) will be watching tonight's HBO's Boxing After Dark card from Las Vegas with a added interest as a potential fall opponent could emerge from the two fights that will be held at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino.
In the openin Read Full Story >>>
Quillin denies place on ?Mayhem? card, praises GGG, eyes Cotto in December
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Sun, 03 Aug 2014
WBO middleweight champion Peter Quillin has rejected rumours that he is set to defend his title on the Mayweather v Maidana rematch bill next month as the American prepares to become a father for the first time.
Quillin, 31, and his wife are expecting a new arrival in the near future and the unde Read Full Story >>>
Sailor Jack Sharkey: Don?t Give Up the Ship
By Mike Casey, Boxing.com, Sun, 03 Aug 2014
Travelling back more than a hundred years to Tom?s time, we find that everything was of a more simplistic and brutal nature?
?The bigger they were, the better I liked it,? Sailor Tom Sharkey once said. ?I knew I could cut them down to my size. I made them all back away from me. I had to carry Read Full Story >>>
Rios' Admits Career Against The Wall With Chaves
By Francisco Salazar, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 02 Aug 2014
Brandon Rios has left the boxing world with a number of memorable performances.
Remember the war Rios had with Urbano Antillon before he stopped him in the third round.
Then there was the time he was down early on the scorecards to Miguel Acosta, whom he eventually stopped in the 10th round to Read Full Story >>>
Chaves on Rios: ?This will be a war in the center of the ring?
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Sat, 02 Aug 2014
Diego Chaves arrived at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas at 8:42 a.m. on Wednesday morning after his visa was cleared for travel, collected his luggage at about 9 a.m., and proceeded to be checked out by a doctor affiliated with the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
?That took him away to get his bl Read Full Story >>>
Roach has no problem with Cotto-GGG
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sat, 02 Aug 2014
Immediately after middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin knocked out former titleholder Daniel Geale in the third round last Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York, he called for a fight with the real middleweight champ, Miguel Cotto.
Cotto had claimed the legit title by knocking out Read Full Story >>>
Ali-Frazier Everlast gloves pack a punch, sell at auction for $388,871 (photo)
World Boxing News, Sat, 02 Aug 2014
Everlast, the global leader in fight sports, is indisputably the most iconic and recognizable brand in the sport of boxing.
The Everlast gloves worn by Muhammad Ali in his 1971 fight against rival Joe Frazier sold at auction Thursday for $388,871. The fight, nicknamed "Fight of the Century", end Read Full Story >>>
PACQUIAO-ALGIERI: WHO GETS THE CUTTING EDGE?
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 Aug 2014
RARING to honestly be at his best, WBO junior welterweigt titlist Chris Algieri has reportedly started working out in earnest a full month before formally opening the training camp for his world title challenge against Ma Read Full Story >>>
DRIAN FRANCISCO RETURNS SATURDAY AGAINST MANUEL HERRERA
By Truth Esguerra, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 Aug 2014
Aug 1, 2014, Newark, CA -- Top Filipino Boxing Contender Drian "Gintong Kamao" Francisco and Manuel de los Reyes Herrera weigh in for their upcoming fight on "Night of Glory: Battle For the Golden State" at the Double Tre Read Full Story >>>
Brandon Rios: ?Pacquiao?s one of the best in the world at southpawing. I?m very happy that I lost to him.?
By Jenna Jay, OTR Boxing Radio, Sat, 02 Aug 2014
Brandon ?Bam Bam? Rios is a fighter who has made a name for himself over the years by being one of the toughest fighters in the game. The 28 year old from Oxnard, California has beaten the odds on several occasions, having worked his way up to capture a world title at lightweight, and even going 12 Read Full Story >>>
Poor Management Hurting Golovkin
By Ryan O'Hara, Tha Boxing Voice, Sat, 02 Aug 2014
Years from now, I reckon there will be folks who will proclaim about what an honor it was to watch Gennady Golovkin fight, a man who finished his career bulldozing nearly every man who was put in front of him, to cover a man who finished his career bulldozing nearly every man who was put in front of Read Full Story >>>
Boxing action coast to coast on HBO, Saturday 9:45 p.m. ET
By Gayle Falkenthal, Community Digital News, Sat, 02 Aug 2014
SAN DIEGO, August 1, 2014 ? It?s a tale of two coasts with fan friendly fighters in action on Saturday, August 2 on HBO.
The match-ups might not generate a lot of enthusiasm, but better to see both Sergey Kovalev and Brandon Rios in action rather than sitting on the sidelines and holding out for Read Full Story >>>
Wlad vs. Briggs: Food for Thought
By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Sat, 02 Aug 2014
Klitschko was having lunch at Mama Mia?s in Hollywood, Florida, when Briggs barged in and made a fool of himself?
Former heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs continues to pester Wladimir Klitschko. He seems to believe that if he?s too annoying to ignore, Klitschko will eventually give Briggs t Read Full Story >>>
DANNY GARCIA, ROD SALKA, LAMONT PETERSON, EDGAR SANTANA AND DANIEL JACOBS MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 Aug 2014
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Thanks, everybody for joining us. We have five of the fighters participating on the Saturday, August 9 event at Barclays Center and SHOWTIME on the call with us today. That includes Danny Garcia, R Read Full Story >>>
GOOD NEWS! PAC AND FLOYD RETIRING FROM BOXING (Part IV)
By Reni M. Valenzuela, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 Aug 2014
What?s the fuss?
Pacquiao and Mayweather will ?soon? hang up their gloves and it?s nothing new, but good news anyhow because retirement seems to be the only good they can do for the sport of boxing except when they fight each oth Read Full Story >>>
Chaves expects war against Rios
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sat, 02 Aug 2014
Diego Chaves, who faces Brandon Rios in a 10-round welterweight bout on Saturday night at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, had a difficult time just making it to the United States, which is to say nothing of how rough the fight could be.
Chaves' visa was held up for a couple of weeks because of a Read Full Story >>>
Rios: Everyone Thinks I'm Done, The Animal is Back!
BoxingScene.com, Sat, 02 Aug 2014
LONDON - The ever-entertaining Brandon Rios has promised to produce his old sparkle as he battles Diego Chaves in a ?do or die? contest this Saturday night.
Welterweight star Rios takes on the big-hitting Argentine Chaves this weekend, live and exclusive on BoxNation, and has vowed to get back t Read Full Story >>>
Bob Arum Discusses Cotto vs. Alvarez and Chavez Jr. vs. Froch, Hopes to Make Both Fights Next Year
By Joe Habeeb, Tha Boxing Voice, Sat, 02 Aug 2014
Things are starting to heat up recently over at Top Rank Inc. As we are closing in on the final quarter of the year, the boxing schedule is looking very promising with some very intriguing matchups coming down the pike such as Brandon Rios vs. Diego Chaves, Terence Crawford vs. Raymundo Beltran, Man Read Full Story >>>
Bernard Hopkins' move to HBO a 'Canelo' precursor?
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Sat, 02 Aug 2014
Barring a stunning upset Saturday night, the extended HBO blackout of fighters connected to Oscar De La Hoya?s Golden Boy Promotions is due to end in the fall.
And with that, De La Hoya?s star fighter, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, could very well be back on the pay-per-view arm of the premium network b Read Full Story >>>
