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The Brooklyn Kid vs. The Marsupial Mauler
By Mike Silver, Boxing.com, Tue, 18 Feb 2014
It seems that boxing and kangaroos have had a long association. Not surprisingly, the tradition began in Australia?
Young Allen Konigsberg, a resident of Brooklyn, New York, was always among the first chosen when sides were taken for the after school games of stickball, basketball or baseball. Th Read Full Story >>>Chavez: 'I owe the fans a great performance'
By Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., ESPN.com, Tue, 18 Feb 2014
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and, in particular, his focus have been under scrutiny over the past several years, culminating with a lopsided decision loss to Sergio Martinez in 2012. Weight problems, a change of trainers and a year of inactivity effectively veered the former champion off track.
Chavez Read Full Story >>> Ronaldo challenges Floyd Mayweather AND Anderson Silva to a fight!
By Dan Hunter, Crunch Sports, Tue, 18 Feb 2014
World Cup winning striker Ronaldo has challenged the world?s no.1 boxer Floyd Mayweather and MMA legend Anderson Silva to fight him.
Ronaldo, who has battled the bulge for years, has been shedding the pounds by training for combat sports, and has apparently developed a taste for a tear-up!
Ro Read Full Story >>> Chisora eyes fast track to Klitschko in Russian rumble with Povetkin
By Jeff Powell, Daily Mail (UK), Tue, 18 Feb 2014
Dereck Chisora wants to make amends for his ugly brawl with veteran American heavyweight Kevin Johnson by fighting Alexander Povetkin in Moscow this April.
London?s Del Boy has asked promoter Frank Warren to lure Povetkin into the fight by offering the Russian home advantage.
Be careful what Read Full Story >>> SONSONA LEAVES FOR CAREER DEFINING INTERNATIONAL TITLE FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 18 Feb 2014
?Marvelous? Marvin Sonsona (17-1-1, 14 KO?s) who became the second youngest Filipino world champion at the age of 19 when he handily beat veteran Puerto Rican super flyweight champion Jose Carita Lopez but then fell pre Read Full Story >>> ONE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP? AGREES TO MULTIPLE-YEAR DEAL WITH MALL OF ASIA ARENA
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 18 Feb 2014
ONE FC TO HOLD SEVERAL EVENTS IN MANILA EVERY YEAR AT 20,000 CAPACITY ARENA
18 February 2014? SINGAPORE: ONE Fighting Championship? (ONE FC) has agreed to a landmark agreement with Mall of Asia Arena. The historic deal will see Asia?s largest mixed martial arts promotion partner up with the mo Read Full Story >>> AMIR KHAN ON FLOYD MAYWEATHER CLASH: "I'LL STILL FIGHT IN MAY...IF WE DON'T GET THE FIGHT, THEN WE JUST HAVE TO GO TO PLAN B"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Tue, 18 Feb 2014
"I'll still fight in May regardless of whatever happens. Early May or end of April, I want to fight because I want to keep myself busy, you know. I've been at it for a long time, so I definitely have a date around that time, yeah. We're going to get a Plan B opponent, hopefully take that fight, and Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao files resolution to honor Martinez
ABS-CBN News, Tue, 18 Feb 2014
MANILA, Philippines ? Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao has filed a resolution seeking to honor Filipino figure skater Michael Christian Martinez.
Pacquiao said Martinez made the nation proud by being the first figure skater from the Philippines ? and Southeast Asia ? to qualify for the Winter Olympi Read Full Story >>> Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. motivated by family, fine vs Bryan Vera
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Tue, 18 Feb 2014
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will be fighting as a father for the first time in his March 1 rematch with Bryan Vera, it was revealed on Monday night's airing of HBO's "Road To Chavez-Vera II."
It was also revealed that Chavez, who has trained for nearly three months for the fight, will be fined $250, Read Full Story >>> Froch-Groves II: A Fight Americans Deserve To See
By Sean Crose, Boxing Insider, Tue, 18 Feb 2014
If, like most Americans, you haven?t seen the Carl Froch-George Groves fight from last fall, then by all means watch it immediately. It was a hell of a brawl and it ended with a whole lot of controversy. Froch, for those of you who don?t know, is an IBF and WBA super middleweight title holder out of Read Full Story >>> Ring Ratings Update: Contenders hold their rankings with KO wins
By Chuck Giampa, RingTV.com, Tue, 18 Feb 2014
The last two weeks have been slow ones but many RING-rated fighters saw action, including the magazine?s top-ranked flyweight Roman Gonzalez, top five-rated heavyweight Tyson Fury, top-10 middleweight Hassan N?Dam N?Jikam and junior lightweight contender Diego Magdaleno, all of whom notched KOs.
Read Full Story >>> Op-Ed: Why Manny Pacquiao won't fire adviser Michael Koncz
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Tue, 18 Feb 2014
Manny Pacquiao must be under tremendous pressure at this time from Filipino boxing promoters and managers for not heeding their call to censure his Canadian adviser Michael Koncz over certain issues concerning the plight of aspiring Filipino boxers.
Boxing fans and supporters of Pacquiao have tu Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather still not ?late? with fight announcement
By Jake Emen, ProBoxing-fans.com, Tue, 18 Feb 2014
Tick-tock. The whole boxing world seems to be waiting for Floyd Mayweather to finally announce his next fight. Of course, we all know the story by now...
Mayweather announces that he'll hold a fan poll to determine whether he fights Amir Khan or Marcos Maidana.
Maidana storms out to a huge lead in Read Full Story >>> Puerto Rican Star Jose Pedraza Returns March 22 Challenges Mexico's Albero Garza For IBO Title
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 18 Feb 2014
PUERTO RICO (February 17, 2014) - Team Puerto Rico's undefeated pride and joy, Jose "Sniper" Pedraza (15-0, 10 KOs), will make his way back to the ring on March 22nd, at the auditorium Juan Pachin Vicens in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The unbeaten star will battle Mexico's, Alberto "Kichis" Garza (26-1-1, Read Full Story >>> Zou Shiming & Vasyl Lomachenko: Two Great Amateurs, One Solid Looking Professional
By Sergio Luis Martinez, Boxing Insider, Tue, 18 Feb 2014
Boxing, like any other business, is about positioning and having the commodity in highest demand by the consumers. There are many streams from which boxing?s top promoters regularly cultivate fighters but history has shown that Olympic stars can turn into big draws in the paid ranks. There have been Read Full Story >>> The Pittsburgh Kid: ?You could have been another Billy Conn??
By Norman Marcus , Boxing.com, Tue, 18 Feb 2014
?You need to fight Louis every minute of every round, you need someone who can take his punches and give him some back??
Actor Rod Steiger spoke that line in the 1954 movie, ?On the Waterfront.? It has become a part of our pop culture. So has our memory of Billy Conn. William David ?Billy? Conn, Read Full Story >>> Fitness expert joins Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 18 Feb 2014
When Manny Pacquiao reports for training at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood next month, he will be welcomed there by a familiar face, someone who played a part in his ascension to superstardom.
Former fighter Justin Fortune, who now owns and operates a gym several blocks from the Wild Card Read Full Story >>> Will there be a home landing for this great Pinoy?
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 18 Feb 2014
LOUIE Sanyano, a shortish marketplace sports devotee with two front teeth missing, wanted to know when Filipino figure skating wonderboy Michael Christian Martinez would be coming home.
The wiry, overworked meat cleaver Read Full Story >>> OUTSIDE LOOKING IN: Mixers tie series; something's wrong with Best Player of Conference race process
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 18 Feb 2014
There are many ways to address the problem of fatigue in an athlete, or, for that matter, an entire team. One of them is water therapy being resorted to by many conditioning coaches in all sports.
OUTSIDE LOOKING IN, in fact, has encountered several cases of individual athletes and teams encounte Read Full Story >>> TALISAY CITY OPEN BOXING, 18TH FEB.
By Felman Gingoyon, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 18 Feb 2014
True to it's tradition of being a rich and fertile spawning grounds of boxing champions, Barangay Lagtang in Talisay City, Cebu, will again be hosting an open (amateur) boxing event in line with the annual fiesta celebration. The city boasts of having former WBA flyweight champion Bernabe Villacampo Read Full Story >>>
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