Mayweather a polarizing figure
By Robert Morales, Pasadena News, Sat, 02 Jul 2011
Love him or hate him, Floyd Mayweather Jr. will go down as one of the best fighters of all time. He also will be remembered as someone who brought a magical tone, a mystique, to any event. Mayweather was booed during Wednesday night's open-to-the-public outdoor news conference at L.A. Live to pr  Read Full Story >>>

Sebastian Lujan Knocks Mark Melligen Silly, Bey Wins
By Chris LaBate, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 02 Jul 2011
Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas - In a welterweight contest, Sebastian Lujan (38-5-2, 24KOs) punished and dropped Mark Melligen (21-3, 14KOs) four times to score a ninth round knockout. Lujan, who took the fight on a few days notice, raises his unbeaten streak to twelve and remains undefeated s  Read Full Story >>>

Lujan bests Melligen with ninth-round KO
By John Whisler, San Antonio Express, Sat, 02 Jul 2011
In the end, Sebastian Lujan was just a little too strong, too experienced and perhaps too talented for Mark Melligen. But Lujan said there was another reason why he was able to beat Melligen on Friday night, knocking him down four times en route to a convincing ninth-round, knockout victory. "  Read Full Story >>>

Drama in San Antonio as Mark Melligen upset and stopped by Sebastian Lujan
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Sat, 02 Jul 2011

'Mighty' Mark Melligen just didn't look the same tonight as he fell by way of 9th round upset KO to crafty Argentinean Sebastian Lujan inside of the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. From the minu  Read Full Story >>>

LUJAN SENDS MELLIGEN TO THE CANVAS 4 TIMES EN ROUTE TO A 9TH ROUND STOPPAGE
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 Jul 2011

Two-time world title challenger Sebastian Lujan of Argentina who took the fight against Filipino prospect Mark Jason Melligen in just 8 days, knocked Melligen down 4 times before putting Melligen to the canvas for good in the  Read Full Story >>>

MELLIGEN DOWN FOUR TIMES, RUNS OUT OF GAS, GETS KO?D IN THE 9TH
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 Jul 2011
It?s back to the drawing board for Mighty Mark Melligen. Tonight before a national audience on ESPN Friday Night Fight front San Antonio, Texas, Melligen failed his biggest test as a boxer. Matched against a cunning veteran who took the fight on eight days notice, Melligen run out of gas midway thro  Read Full Story >>>

Haye, Klitschko reach point of no return
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Sat, 02 Jul 2011
In another life, David Haye may have been a chess grandmaster. From the moment in 2008 when he decided to vacate the cruiserweight title, he planned, plotted and schemed for this moment, to land a mega payday against a man widely regarded as the finest heavyweight of his generation. He spent the   Read Full Story >>>

Steward explains why Haye is in trouble against Klitschko
By Michael Rosenthal, RingTV.com, Sat, 02 Jul 2011
HAMBURG, Germany -- Trainer Emanuel Steward was relaxed as he sank into a plush leather chair in the lobby of a five-star hotel here. It had nothing to do with the serene setting of the InterContinental, which overlooks the picturesque Alster Lake in one of Germany?s most-beautiful cities. Rather  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather JR & Muhammad Ali: The Common Factor ? Both are Scum
By Siri Karri, RingsideReport.com, Sat, 02 Jul 2011
Chances are that if you know anything about anything of current day boxing, you?ve heard of the Klitschko brothers. Granted they aren?t mentioned in the same breath as Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather, but you?ve at least heard of them. They?re kind of like Kevin Bacon; you don?t have to see any o  Read Full Story >>>

IRS APPROVES PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS FOR THE MANNY PACQUIAO FOUNDATION
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 Jul 2011
US-based public charity to support Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao?s fight against poverty. Los Angeles, CA? Perhaps no other living person embodies raw physical power and sophisticated diplomacy inside and outside the boxing ring as well as Mr. Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao. The ?Pacman? is the pound-for-poun  Read Full Story >>>

IT'S YUKIO!
By Ted Lerner, WPS Media Officer, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 Jul 2011

YUKIO AKAGARIYAMA WINS THE 2011 WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A BRILLIANT 13-11 WIN OVER RONNIE ALCANO. (Doha, Qatar)?With a super cool demeanor and a red hot stroke, Yukio Akagariyama of Japan won the 2011  Read Full Story >>>

Marquez, Dapudong Make Weight
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 Jul 2011

City of Hermosillo, Mexico - World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight champion Hernan "Tyson" Marquez of Mexico and challenger Edrin "The Sting" Dapudong of the Philippines easily made the weight during a public  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao: Is He an All-Time Great?
By Ginamarie Russo, International Business Times, Sat, 02 Jul 2011
Few fighters have climbed as fast through the ranks of boxing like Manny Pacquiao (53-3, 38KO), who is currently considered the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world. The Filipino phenom's success prompts the obvious question: where does Pacquiao rank among the greatest that have ever fought?  Read Full Story >>>

BANAL HEADS EXCITING PINOY PRIDE 7 PUBLIC SPARRING AT THE HOOPS DOME IN LAPU LAPU CITY
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 Jul 2011

WBO Bantamweight Champion AJ "Bazooka" Banal will headline the PINOY PRIDE 7: BATTLE AT MACTAN PUBLIC SPARRING SESSIONS at the HOOPS DOME in Lapu-Lapu City 5 PM today July 2, 2011. Banal, one of the Philippines hotte  Read Full Story >>>

AJ Banal hopes successful title defense will lead to Concepcion rematch
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 02 Jul 2011
SINCE suffering his only loss to Rafael Concepcion three years ago, AJ Banal has been raring for a rematch against his tormentor. However, before considering a rematch with Concepcion, the 22-year-old Cebuano must hurdle a difficult test on July 30 as he defends his World Boxing Organization Asia-Pa  Read Full Story >>>

Judge denies Mayweather appeal over deposition in Pacquiao defamation case
By Associated Press, Washington Post, Sat, 02 Jul 2011
LAS VEGAS ? Undefeated prizefighter Floyd Mayweather Jr. may have to give testimony to lawyers for rival Manny Pacquiao sooner than he wants after a federal judge in Las Vegas denied his request to push back a deposition in a defamation case. In a lawsuit first filed in 2009, Pacquiao claims Mayw  Read Full Story >>>

INJURIES TO CASAMAYOR CLEAR WAY FOR CAYO VS. PETERSON BOUT BEING ADDED TO THIRD INSTALLMENT OF "FIGHT NIGHTS"
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 Jul 2011
12-Round IBF Super Lightweight Elimination Bout Between Victor Cayo and Lamont Peterson Now Among Televised Attractions Edison Miranda vs. Yordanis Despaigne Also Featured on July 29 ESPN2 "Friday Night Fights" Broadcast LAS VEGAS (June 30, 2011) - Due to injuries suffered in a car acciden  Read Full Story >>>

JESSIE VARGAS GETS STERN TEST IN WALTER ESTRADA ON JULY 8 EDITION OF "S?LO BOXEO TECATE" FROM PRIMM, NEV.
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 Jul 2011
Unbeaten Venezuelan Standout Alfonso Blanco In Co-Feature LOS ANGELES, July 1 - After exciting events in April and May, Golden Boy Promotions returns to Buffalo Bill's Star of the Desert Arena in Primm, Nev. on Friday, July 8, for another explosive night of world-class boxing when unbeaten local  Read Full Story >>>

BRIAN VERA CHOSEN BY FANS AS BOXER WITH THE MOST CARACTER
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 Jul 2011
Vera Earns 57% of Text and Online Votes from "S?lo Boxeo Tecate" Viewers Across U.S. New York (July 1, 2011) - Brian Vera not only knocked out San Antonio's Eloy Suarez in the eighth and final round of their "S?lo Boxeo Tecate" bout last Friday, but he also was recognized by fans as the boxer wi  Read Full Story >>>

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