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Controversial referee was subject of pre-fight concern
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Mon, 15 Aug 2011
LAS VEGAS ? Boxing promoter Don King said Sunday he received a phone call several weeks ago urging him to have Russell Mora removed as referee for Saturday?s bantamweight title fight between Joseph Agbeko and Abner Mares. The caller, whom King declined to name, said Mora was a ?Golden Boy referee.?
Read Full Story >>>Donaire-Mares can happen if HBO and Showtime make it
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Mon, 15 Aug 2011
WBC and WBO bantamweight titleholder Nonito Donaire is promoted by Top Rank Inc. and fights on HBO, while IBF beltholder Abner Mares is with Golden Boy Promotions and has fought all of his significant bouts on Showtime.
But Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer likes the Donaire-Mares fight, and beli Read Full Story >>> What a night at the Hard Rock, Mares?s hard fighting performance over shadowed by low blows
By Albert Alvarez, Diamond Boxing, Mon, 15 Aug 2011
Ok so Abner Mares is now the new bantam weight World Champ. Mares finds himself there by outworking, outlanding, out hustling Joseph Agbeko for the majority of the fight in front of a rowdy crowd inside the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas. I want to first of all start there because I?m afraid that the Read Full Story >>> 'He's just looking so ridiculously strong right now' - Andre Berto on Pacquiao
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Mon, 15 Aug 2011
I caught up with former WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (27-1-0, 21 KOs) who is currently training hard for his IBF title fight on September 3 against the Slovenian champion Jan Zaveck (31-1-0, 18 KOs) in Biloxi, Mississippi to ta Read Full Story >>> Will Manny Pacquiao Retire Juan Manuel Marquez?
By Alex Groberman, Opposing Views, Mon, 15 Aug 2011
It?s a given that Manny Pacquiao will beat Juan Manuel Marquez when they meet on November 12 in Las Vegas. The only question on everyone?s mind at this point is: just how badly will Pacquiao beat him?
A lot of factors have to be taken into account when discussing this fight. For one, the history Read Full Story >>> Will IBF grant King a rematch for Agbeko versus Mares?
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Mon, 15 Aug 2011
If Don King moves ahead with his request for an immediate rematch of Saturday night's controversial majority decision by Abner Mares over his dethroned IBF bantamweight titlist Joseph Agbeko -- who was repeatedly nailed by low blows without Mares being penalized -- there is past precedent for the pr Read Full Story >>> With A Little Help From My Friends: Abner Mares W12 Joseph Agbeko
By Carlos Acevedo, The Cruelest Sport, Mon, 15 Aug 2011
Abner Mares needed a wheelman last night to make a clean getaway in Las Vegas, and he found one in referee Russell Mora, who sped Mares to the Showtime bantamweight tournament championship by burning rubber across poor Joseph Agbeko, thereby making Mares, at least for the moment, the boxing equivale Read Full Story >>> Jim Gray steps up big for boxing and it's fans
By Brad Cooney, 8countnews, Mon, 15 Aug 2011
Last night thousands of boxing fans both inside the venue in Las Vegas and around the world watched Golden Boy's Abner Mares take on Joseph Agbeko for the IBF Bantamweight title. Those who watched the fight witnessed a referee who refused to do his job and as a result of that incompetence he put Ag Read Full Story >>> Kimbo Slice wins boxing debut, eyes October return
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Mon, 15 Aug 2011
Former bare knuckle and later MMA fighter Kimbo Slice aka Kevin Ferguson won his boxing debut over the weekend, besting opponent James Wade by knockout in the first round.
Slice needed just 17 seconds to put Wade to sleep, and from the off Read Full Story >>> 'The only people that would stop Mares from meeting me is GBP' - Donaire
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Mon, 15 Aug 2011
After watching Abner Mares win the Showtime bantamweight tournament in controversial fashion (thanks to referee Russell Mora) against Joseph Agbeko, boxing fans were quick to ask for a showdown and unification fight between the new IBF banta Read Full Story >>> Slice Annihilates Debut Opponent!
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Aug 2011
10 Seconds Later: Kimbo Slice is 1-0, with 1 Devastating KO
Last night, on a card promoted by Gary Shaw Productions and Tony Holden Promotions at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma, Street Certified fighting legend Ki Read Full Story >>> Oscar De La Hoya vs. Mayweather II The Master Plan?
By Scoop Malinowski, boxinginsider, Mon, 15 Aug 2011
Floyd Mayweather Sr. made a surprising comment in a published report that he has heard that Oscar De La Hoya will box again. Now, we know Floyd Mayweather Sr. may say some absurd things to the media but this idea actually does make some sense, when you think about it.
Floyd Jr. does not want to f Read Full Story >>> BOXINGTALK BREAKS DOWN THE INEPTITUDE OF RUSSELL MORA, ROUND BY ROUND
By G. Leon, BoxingTalk.com, Mon, 15 Aug 2011
Boxingtalk's survey of Mora's damage: 21 low blows, 6 warnings, 0 points deducted, 1 bogus knockdown call
Editor's Note: On Tuesday, August 16th at 10:30 pm on Showtime Extreme, last night's bantamweight title fight in which Abner Mares benefitted from repeat low blows and poor officiating to ta Read Full Story >>> Abner Mares dethrones King Agbeko in a thriller
By Igor Frank, Examiner.com, Mon, 15 Aug 2011
?What happened in Vegas?" was a text I received from Big Steve who was at the Internet Cafe on Louise Ave in Glendale and could not watch the fight.
Abner Mares (22-0-1,13KO?S) has just dethroned King Agbeko and won a Showtime bantamweight tournament in a brilliant, instant fight of the year bat Read Full Story >>> MANNY PACQUIAO, HOW DID HE DO IT? HERE IS YOUR ANSWER
By Alex Ariza, MP8.ph, Mon, 15 Aug 2011
This is the million dollar question.
Pacquiao?s record breaking rise to several weight class, numerous victories and his annihilation of opponents much bigger than him astounded billions of boxing affectionados all over the world. How in the hell was he able maintain his speed while increasing po Read Full Story >>> Bantamweights & Beltlines
By Charles Saunders, Boxscorenews.com, Mon, 15 Aug 2011
?Don?t hit below the belt.? Referees must have stated those words millions of times over the years as they instructed the participants before the first bell sounded in a boxing match. Yet every time a fighter launches a body shot, there?s always the chance that the punch will stray onto or beneath t Read Full Story >>> The low blow goes to boxing, and the ref that gave Abner Mares a win
By Rich Mancuso, boxinginsider, Mon, 15 Aug 2011
Abner Mares, the majority decision winner over Joseph Agbeko that gave him the IBF Bantamweight title and Showtime Tournament crown should thank referee Russell Mora. It was another low blow for boxing, as bad and obvious as the low blows Mares administered to Agbeko. However, boxing won?t investiga Read Full Story >>> Referee?s blunder alters Agbeko-Mares outcome (and Donaire's outlook)
By Colin Seymour, Examiner.com, Mon, 15 Aug 2011
Joseph Agbeko literally sustained about 20 left hooks below the belt from Abner Mares in their IBF bantamweight title bout Saturday in Las Vegas. But it was referee Russell Mora who figuratively kicked Agbeko where it counts.
Move over, umpire Don Denkinger, 1985 World Series villain . Roll over, Read Full Story >>> Quijano: Revisiting Oscar vs. Floyd Jr.
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 15 Aug 2011
A COUPLE of days ago, Oscar de la Hoya preached that he had the formula to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. and he was willing to share it with Victor Ortiz (29-3, 22KOs).
We all know that Floyd Jr. won via split decision over Oscar back in 2007. So is Oscar telling us a barefaced lie to probably burn Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE WILLING TO FIGHT MARES, CONDEMNS MORA AS A HORRIBLE REFEREE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 14 Aug 2011
WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire says he has no problem in case Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions come to terms for a unification title fight with Abner Mares.
Donaire spoke to the Daily I Read Full Story >>>
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