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Hopkins ? Dawson Update
By Vitali Shaposhnikov, Diamond Boxing, Tue, 14 Jun 2011
It seems just like yesterday that Chad Dawson (30-1-0) was eagerly working on making a fight with Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2) come to fruition. Promoters flipped cards for months, trying to work out a way for the two fighters to meet in the ring. Bernard was constantly dismissing their possible fight Read Full Story >>>No Cherry Picking for Mayweather this time around
By Brad Cooney, Examiner.com, Tue, 14 Jun 2011
There is a fair argument that can be made that Floyd Mayweather Jr has cherry picked some of his past opponents. When he steps into the ring against the younger primed and ready Victor Ortiz, he will be facing a very worthy opponent. If the Pacquiao Vs. Mayweather fight can't happen, then Floyd ma Read Full Story >>> Boxing?s top 10 under 21 stars
By Paul Magno, Associated Content, Tue, 14 Jun 2011
This coming Saturday, 20-year-old Saul "El Canelo" Alvarez makes the first defense of his WBC jr. middleweight title against the UK's Ryan Rhodes.
Coming off the 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins' recent title winning effort, here's the flip side - a look at the top 10 underage stars in the sport.
1 Read Full Story >>> WESLEY SO SHARES TOP HONORS IN SWEDEN CHESS MEET
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 14 Jun 2011
WORLD CUP bound GM Wesley Barbasa So made the country proud anew when he finished in a tie for first to third places in the just concluded 19th annual Sigeman chess championship Monday night at the Classic Hipp Theather, Central M Read Full Story >>> BoomBoom deserves a maturity test
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 14 Jun 2011
Strong boy Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista won but he couldn?t be blamed if he looked more frustrated than victorious before howling fans in Cebu on Saturday.
It was not the kind of result Bautista had work hard for.
Going by his postfight testimonial, Bautista had all but killed himself training for t Read Full Story >>> Quijano: Of skull-clashing and skullduggery
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 14 Jun 2011
HEADBUTTS once again ruined what was shaping up to be an interesting duke-out last Saturday at the Cebu City Waterfront Hotel.
The ring physician ruled Rey Bautista unfit to continue due to a nasty gash on his forehead, and the fight went to the cards. All the judges had it for ?Boom-Boom? with Read Full Story >>> Big Gary Shaw: I've got no real beef with Dana White, UFC
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Tue, 14 Jun 2011
The always verbally combative White Man, first name Dana, lashed back at boxing critics Bob Arum and Big Gary Shaw in a lengthy video interview with UFC mouthpiece Ariel Helwa Read Full Story >>> New Haven Six to be showcased June 18 on ?The New Generation Boxing Series? in Hartford
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 14 Jun 2011
HARTFORD (June 13, 2011) ? Undefeated, highly-regarded junior featherweight Luis Rosa, Jr. (6-0, 5 KOs) lead the New Haven Six into the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford this Saturday night, launching ?The New Generation Boxing Series,? presented by Bulldog Cartel Promotions, Saturday night, Read Full Story >>> Rhodes faces improbable task of beating Mexican whizzkid in his own backyard
By Jeff Powell, Daily Mail (UK), Tue, 14 Jun 2011
If Ryan Rhodes is to finally win his world title on Saturday night he will not only have to upset the latest Mexican whizzkid in his own own backyard but also defy nature itself.
Saul Alvarez, the 20-year-old WBC light-middleweight champion, enjoys home advantage in Guadalajara and consequently Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao's real danger man is Billy Goat Tim Bradley, Lederman says
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Tue, 14 Jun 2011
Putting Floyd Mayweather Jr. aside, which was easy to do before he announced his ring return for Sept. 17 against live underdog Vicious Victor Ortiz, there is only one Danger Read Full Story >>> Stiff price for Pacquiao tickets
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 14 Jun 2011
MANILA, Philippines ? Fight fans eager to see Manny Pacquiao in the flesh against Juan Manuel Marquez on Nov. 12 will have to fork out a little bit more, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum said Monday.
Tickets to the rubber match won?t be available until the first week of August but Arum said the p Read Full Story >>> Dirk No-ring-ski no more: Dallas Mavericks capture NBA title
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 14 Jun 2011
NO-RING-SKI. No-win-ski. No more.
The doubters can now put all those disparaging remarks to bed. Dirk Nowtizki is an NBA champion, at last. He also has a Finals MVP award to go with it, and a place in history as one o Read Full Story >>> Freddie Roach Hopes Alvarez Faces Martirosyan
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 14 Jun 2011
Legendary trainer Freddie Roach is hopeful that WBC junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will face his charge Vanes Martirosyan should Alvarez get past Ryan Rhodes on Saturday evening.
In addition to winning the WBC junior middleweight silver belt, Martirosyan earned the #1 mandato Read Full Story >>> Team Puerto Rico Participates in Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 14 Jun 2011
Yesterday, members of Team Puerto Rico Boxing participated in the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York. Walking the route to the loud cheers of the huge crowd were NABA Welterweight Champion Thomas Dulorme (12-0, 10 K Read Full Story >>> World Cruiserweight Contender Troy Ross added to June 24 show in Canada
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 14 Jun 2011
TORONTO (June 13, 2011) ? World cruiserweight contender Troy Ross has been added to the ?Friday Night At The Fights? professional boxing card, June 24 at Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
?Friday Night At The Fights? is being presented by United Boxing Promotions in association with Read Full Story >>> Mayweather, Arum on side of angels as boxing world mourns Genaro Hernandez
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Tue, 14 Jun 2011
In a strange but compassionate way, funeral services in Los Angeles Monday for former world champion and universally liked and respected Genaro Hernandez tied controversial Floyd Mayweather Jr. to his often acerbic former promoter, Bob Arum.
The 79 year old Arum promoted some of Hernandez? Read Full Story >>> Reigniting The Spark: ?Iron? Mike Tyson Shines Once Again
By Raj Parmar, 3MoreRounds.com, Tue, 14 Jun 2011
?A boy comes to me with a spark of interest, I feed that spark and it becomes a flame, I feed the flame and it becomes a fire, I feed the fire and it becomes a roaring blaze.? Quote inscribed on the grave stone of trainer Cus D?Amato.
The flame burned bright in him as dreams of forever leaving th Read Full Story >>> Mosley bout PPV earns $71M
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 14 Jun 2011
MANILA, Philippines - The Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley bout that was lambasted for lack of raw action so unlike the previous fights of the Filipino icon may yet go down as the richest, biggest in terms of pay-per-view buys as figures started to trickle in one month after the Las Vegas showdown.
To Read Full Story >>> Weekend Review: Mayweather-Ortiz might turn out to be one-sided but it's fascinating
By Michael Rosenthal, RingTV.com, Mon, 13 Jun 2011
MOST EXCITING
Mayweather-Ortiz: The Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Victor Ortiz fight, announced this past week, could turn out to be a mismatch. Mayweather is the most-gifted fighter in the world while Ortiz, only 24, remains a work in progress. We all agree that Mayweather should be fighting Manny Pacqui Read Full Story >>> Mayweather Ducks Pacquaio, Stumbles Into Victor Ortiz
By Rich Thomas, ProBoxing-fans.com, Mon, 13 Jun 2011
A month ago, I reported that the rumors surrounding a match-up between "Vicious" Victor Ortiz and "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather seemed very solid. Despite Mayweather's own heated denials that he was even negotiating with Ortiz, it was Mayweather himself who Tweeted that the bout with Ortiz is on, an Read Full Story >>>
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