Keandrae Leatherwood to face Julian Williams on Alvarez vs. Trout undercard
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 05 Apr 2013
April 4, 2013 - Junior middleweight prospect KeAndrae "Lightning" Leatherwood (12-2-1, 8 KOs) has been added to the undercard of Saul Alvarez and Austin Trout's unification bout at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas which takes place April 20th. Boxing 360's Leatherwood will compete in a 10-round b  Read Full Story >>>

Promoter Lenny Fresquez donating to Kampala Project
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 05 Apr 2013
Holm vs. McGee, May 11 at Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (April 4, 2013) - Promoter Lenny Fresquez, president of Fresquez Productions, announced today that his promotional company is making a donation to the Women's Boxers of Kampala Project. This worthy movement is spe  Read Full Story >>>

American flyweight champion Brian Viloria looking to strike a blow for the little guys
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Fri, 05 Apr 2013
Brian Viloria is a 32-year-old American, a former Olympian and a pro's pro. He's had three stints as a world champion covering two divisions. He's one of the most fun fighters in the world to watch. Yet, he's never fought live on either of the major boxing networks in the U.S. ? HBO or Showtime  Read Full Story >>>

Viloria rarin? to test tough Mexican
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Fri, 05 Apr 2013
MACAU ? Brian Viloria had gone through Juan Francisco Estrada?s fight resume more than a couple of times and yet there?s one thing he just can?t figure out. ?I?m not too sure how well he takes punches,? said Viloria during Thursday?s press conference for the ?Fists of Gold? card at the oversized   Read Full Story >>>

Macau preview: Viloria vs. Estrada & Martinez vs. Magdaleno
By Scott Levinson, ProBoxing-fans.com, Fri, 05 Apr 2013
Fight Picks & Previews: Brian Viloria vs. Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman Martinez vs. Diego Magdaleno On April 6, boxing heads to Macau, and while Chinese Olympic hero Zou Shiming maintains headliner status in his own neck of the woods, the real attractions for fight fans stateside are the two   Read Full Story >>>

Donaire Spars 12 Rounds, Submits to VADA Testing
By Ryan Maquiñana, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 05 Apr 2013
Junior featherweight world champion Nonito Donaire had a busy Tuesday, completing an intense 12 rounds of sparring, a strength and conditioning workout, and ending the afternoon with a random drug test. Donaire (31-1, 20 KOs) is in the final week of preparation leading up to his HBO-televised Apr  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao took boxing for the ride of a lifetime
By Brad Cooney, Examiner.com, Fri, 05 Apr 2013
One doesn't even have to be a Manny Pacquiao fan to know that he single handily put boxing on his back and carried it for quite awhile. He came out of nowhere and went on to capture 8 world titles in as many weight divisions and provided the fans with some very exciting fights. Read more on Manny  Read Full Story >>>

First Half of Showtime?s Homage to Floyd Mayweather a Slow Slog
By Ivan G. Goldman, Boxing Insider, Fri, 05 Apr 2013
Showtime?s ?30 Days in May? documentary on Floyd Mayweather kept alternating black & white with full-color filming. This irritating device was apparently meant to show us how artful and daring the director or directors were. The film also included little digital splotches to indicate that section  Read Full Story >>>

30 Days in May fallout: Mayweather Jail time effects to play out on May 4
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Fri, 05 Apr 2013
Floyd Mayweather admitted himself that his 63-day stint in a Las Vegas prison had only served to 'make him angrier' and had made him 'f****d up in the head' upon his release, but the real effects of his sentence won't be seen until next month. Showtime's revealing documentary with Floyd aired las  Read Full Story >>>

HBO?s Harold Lederman believes that Saul Alvarez will ?destroy? Austin Trout
By Chris Robinson, Hustle Boss, Fri, 05 Apr 2013
You will be hard pressed to be anyone involved in boxing with as much as enthusiasm for the sport as Harold Lederman. Serving as an unofficial ringside judge for HBO for over 25 years, Lederman has endeared himself to fans across the globe and his affable nature makes him someone you can?t help b  Read Full Story >>>

Why Guerrero Isn?t Such a Long Shot Against Mayweather
The Boxing Voice, Fri, 05 Apr 2013
I began hearing rumblings of a possible Guerrero/Mayweather match up about two years ago, when Guerrero?s publicist, Mario Serrano, would try to sell this fight to anyone who would listen. I, like most of the boxing community, brushed off the idea of Guerrero moving up two weight divisions, from lig  Read Full Story >>>

Robert Guerrero May Face 3.5 to 15 Years in Lock-up at Rikers: But Not Until After Mayweather Bout
By Bryanna Fissori, Boxing Insider, Fri, 05 Apr 2013
Last week welterweight boxing champion Robert Guerrero (31-1-1) made a mistake that has many saying that despite his winning record, he has been hit in the head too many times. Guerrero has been charged with illegally traveling with an unloaded Smith and Wesson M&P .40-caliber handgun and thr  Read Full Story >>>

Will Erislandy Lara Finally Get His Big Win?
By Julio Garcia, The Boxing Voice, Fri, 05 Apr 2013
Erislandy Lara started his professional career on July 04th, 2008. Since then he has had only 20 fights as a professional. It was not due to any injuries or to his personal life. The guy just can?t find boxers who want to step in the ring with him. On June 8th, Lara will face his toughest opponent t  Read Full Story >>>

Q&A: Lara craves Alvarez-Trout winner, Mayweather, Martinez
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Fri, 05 Apr 2013
Junior middleweight Erislandy Lara will return to the ring on June 8 against hammer-fisted Mexican rival Alfredo Angulo in a co-feature to the Marcos Maidana-Josesito Lopez welterweight main event at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., which will be broadcast on Showtime and promoted by Golden   Read Full Story >>>

Joel Diaz Jr. Finally Descends the Mountain
By Gabriel Montoya, MaxBoxing.com, Fri, 05 Apr 2013
It?s been a hot minute since we?ve seen junior lightweight prospect Joel Diaz Jr., 11-0 (10), who takes on Victor Sanchez (who?s more dangerous than his record suggests) at the Bayou Event Center in Houston, Texas on April 4. Diaz kicked off 2012 with a ?Fight of the Year? candidate against Guy Rob  Read Full Story >>>

Boxing's Not-So-Golden Age
By Alex McClintock , The Queensberry Rules, Fri, 05 Apr 2013
When HBO and Golden Boy Promotions went their separate ways earlier this month, to the tune of a thousand violins, it was noted by many that boxing now has two separate leagues. Golden Boy fighters will fight on Showtime, while boxers with the other big promoter, Top Rank, will fight on HBO. The  Read Full Story >>>

NBA -- Warriors cling to sixth place in the West
By Doreen Mendez, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 05 Apr 2013

David Lee. SAN JOSE -- As the playoffs race heats up, the Golden State Warriors kept their place at sixth place in the Western Conference standings by beating the New Orleans Hornets Wednesday night at the Oracl  Read Full Story >>>

CAN ZOU LIVE UP TO THE HYPE?
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 04 Apr 2013

MACAU - Images of Zou Shiming loomed large on electronic billboards all over Cotai. The music video of his ?Fists of Gold? theme song was played over and over inside the local hotels to promote his professional debu  Read Full Story >>>

VILORIA, MELINDO WILL BE THE STARS ON ABS-CBN COVERAGE OF ?FISTS OF GOLD?
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 04 Apr 2013

WBO/WBA flyweight champion Brian Viloria who defends his belts against Mexican warrior Juan Francisco Estrada and mandatory challenger Milan Melindo, who ta  Read Full Story >>>

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