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Boxing promoter Bob Arum stays busy with Ivan Calderon-Jesus Iribe fight at Madison Square Garden
By Mitch Abramson, New York Daily News, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
Bob Arum held a press conference on Thursday, which means that the boxing promoter who's 78 years old and counting was holding court, hurling one-liners, scolding writers and making a small get-together seem significant.
He was there to talk up the WBO junior flyweight fight between Ivan Calderon Read Full Story >>>FIFA WORLD CUP UPDATE: ARGENTINA BEATS NIGERIA 1-0, SOUTH KOREANS SCORE FIRST WIN
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
ARGENTINA BEATS NIGERIA 1-0
Former FIFA World Cup champions Argentina, one of the favorites this year scored a 1-0 victory over a game Nigerian team whose goalkeepe Vincent Enyeama put on a fantastic performanc Read Full Story >>> Litzau wants a Juarez Rematch! Q&A
By Brad Cooney, 8countnews, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
8CountNews spoke with the current NABF super featherweight champion Jason Litzau. He was supposed to have had a rematch against Rocky Juarez, something he desperately wants, but the powers that be may not make that happen for him. It looks like HBO wants to put Rocky Juarez back on the air against Read Full Story >>> 5 lessons boxing can learn from the FIFA World Cup (Photos)
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Sat, 12 Jun 2010
Friday, June 11 marked the first day of the year's biggest sporting event: the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The World Cup is expected to draw in close to 300 million television Read Full Story >>> MEPRANUM, MIRANDA MAKE WEIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 12 Jun 2010
Reports that he hurt his hand in training at the Wild Card Gym last week having been dismissed by pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao?s adviser Michael Koncz, young Richie Mepranum of Sarangabi province where Pacquiao Read Full Story >>> Boxing historian Mike Silver labels Pacquiao-Mayweather the most important fight in 20 years
By Lorne Scoggins, Examiner.com, Sat, 12 Jun 2010
There's a certain caliber of fight that only occurs once in a great while. The term "mega-fight" is used loosley by promoters and broadcasting companies, but the true mega-fight is actually a rare animal.
Mega-fights are those bouts that fans will talk about for decades to come.
They are alwa Read Full Story >>> MUM'S THE WORD, BUT DE LA HOYA LEAKS THAT MAYWEATHER-PACQUIAO IS CLOSE?
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Sat, 12 Jun 2010
Just hours before the Boston Celtics tied the NBA Finals series when they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers yesterday, Oscar De La Hoya revealed that negotiations for a mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are close to being finalized. Speaking to Spanish sport show Rep?blica Deporti Read Full Story >>> WBO GOES BEYOND BOXING
By Edward Ligas, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 12 Jun 2010
Exactly 112 years ago today, we declared our independence after our heroes fought against the tyranny of the Spaniards. We just also held the historic poll automation last May 10, 2010. The winners have already been proclaime Read Full Story >>> Q & A with Rodel Mayol
By Anson Wainwright, 15rounds.com, Sat, 12 Jun 2010
In the last year Rodel Mayol 26-4-2(20) has been involved in a career?s worth of controversial endings. His last four fights to be exact all World title fights have had unsatisfactory conclusions. First he fought I Read Full Story >>> SOUTH AFRICA GETS A BREAK AS FRANCE AND URUGUAY PLAY TO GOALLESS DRAW
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 12 Jun 2010
Host nation South Africa which lost a golden opportunity to go ahead in its group A when a defensive lapse enabled Mexico to pull off a 1-1 draw got a break when France and Uruguay played to a goalless draw in what turned out to be a drab encounter compared to the pulsating action in the South Afric Read Full Story >>> Big Apple Boxing Thoughts 06.12.10: Calderon vs. Iribe Preview
By Jonathan Yaghoubi, 411mania.com, Sat, 12 Jun 2010
In what has become almost an annual tradition, boxing returns to Madison Square Garden on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day parade. But this year, there will be a new participant in that event as this has been Miguel Cotto's night for five of the last six years. Cotto already took care of business las Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao snubs Malaca?ang's Independence Day invitation
ABS-CBN News, Sat, 12 Jun 2010
MANILA, Philippines - Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, who had just been elected congressman of Sarangani Province, snubbed Malaca?ang's invitation to attend Saturday's Independence Day celebrations at the Rizal Park in Manila.
"Mukhang busy si Congressman Manny sa abroad (It seems Congressma Read Full Story >>> Should Pacquiao change his drug cut-off date with Mayweather Jr, after the NSAC's favorable ruling?
By Rick Rockwell, Examiner.com, Sat, 12 Jun 2010
The Nevada State Athletic Commission's recent findings have left many people in utter shock. I'm still scratching my head over the statements that basically summarized blood testing as potentially dangerous and insignificant. I'm going to have to remember this "line of thinking" next time I go to th Read Full Story >>> Ivan Calderon picks Mayweather over Pacquiao: "He got everything to beat Pacquiao"
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Sat, 12 Jun 2010
Ivan Calderon his set to defend his WBO light flyweight title anew when he faces Jesus Iribe Saturday night, June 12 at the Madison Square Garden in New York.
The 35-year old Calderon is still undefeated in 34 pro campaigns and has one lone draw with Filipino WBC light flyweight champ Rodel Mayo Read Full Story >>> Oscar De la Hoya speaks on Pacquiao-Mayweather, "We're very close to Finalizing the Contracts!"
By John Chavez, The Boxing Truth, Sat, 12 Jun 2010
Jun 11, 2010 - In a very recent interview with Spanish broadcast network Univision, Oscar De la Hoya, president of Golden Boy Promotions had the following to say regarding the negotiations for Read Full Story >>> MEPRANUM GUNS FOR WBO WORLD FLYWEIGHT TITLE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 12 Jun 2010
Although his inspiration, pound-for-pound king and ?Fighter of the Decade? Manny Pacquiao won?t be at special ringside when Richie Mepranum (22-2-1, 5 KO?s) guns for the WBO world flyweight title against Mexico?s Julio Cesar ?Pi Read Full Story >>> Mepranum prepares for his date with destiny: Will a new Filipino world champ be crowned tomorrow?
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Sat, 12 Jun 2010
Not too long ago, the province of Sarangani got itself the best boxer in the planet to be their Congressman, tomorrow they will most likely add their first ever world champion boxer in the name of Richie Mepranum (22-1-1 5KOs).
Taken under the wing of Congressman-elect Manny Pacquiao himself, th Read Full Story >>> TEAM MAYOL OFF TO MEXICO TO DEFEND CROWN
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 12 Jun 2010
Rodel Mayol, The WBC Junior Lightweight Champion of the World left from Los Angeles for Mexico today on a Continental Airlines flight via Houston, Texas.
Accompanying him to the trip which ends at the City of Queretaro are Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao Tops Larry Merchant's Desired Fights
By Lem Satterfield, Fanhouse, Sat, 12 Jun 2010
HBO ringside commentator, Larry Merchant, like many of us, occasionally grows weary of the minutiae that can prevent big fights from happening.
To that end, FanHouse asked Merchant to list, in order, the top six bouts that he would like to see take place.
Floyd Mayweather (41-0, 25 knockou Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao or Mayweather: who benefits more from the negotiations being prolonged?
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Sat, 12 Jun 2010
As the negotiations between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather continue, it appears that one or both sides are stalling for time before the final fight details are announced.
By all accounts, the terms have been all but agreed upon, although rumors persist that Floyd is demanding fully random te Read Full Story >>>
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