LOS ANGELES, July 10 - Tickets for Houston's upcoming showdown between four of boxing's best at Toyota Center are on sale now. On Saturday, August 22nd, Houston's own and former Undisputed Lightweight World Ch  

PACQUIAO RECEIVES 3RD RING BELT
By Dr. Allan Recto, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 11 Jul 2009

Orlando, Florida (July 10, 2009) - On the eve of the Agbeko-Darchinyan world title fight, this writer recalled when Nigel Collins, editor-in-chief of The Ring Magazine, visited Manny Pacquiao in his suite and prese  Read Full Story >>>

Loyalty in Boxing? You Don't Say
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Sat, 11 Jul 2009

There are a lot of ways you can describe Vic Darchinyan, who challenges IBF bantamweight titlist Joseph Agbeko this Saturday night on Showtime (9 pm, ET/PT). Inside the ring he is a malevolent force who hunts and stalks hi  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao, Hatton, Haye and Amir Khan: The smiles and trials of a boxing summer
By Phil Lythell, Sportingo, Sat, 11 Jul 2009

So a potentially golden summer for British boxing is in danger of becoming decidedly tarnished. After the much-heralded East v West clash between Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao and  Read Full Story >>>

Miguel Cotto/Golden Boy Conspiracy Theories Begin
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 11 Jul 2009
The big news in Puerto Rico has to do with a game of golf at the Bahia Beach Resort & Golf Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. No ordinary game of golf when Oscar De La Hoya and WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto are the two players. A few months ago, Cotto said that he would explore his option  Read Full Story >>>

Oscar de la Hoya and Miguel Cotto meet in Puerto Rico
Bad Left Hook, Sat, 11 Jul 2009
According to Primera Hora (link in English via BoxingScene.com), Golden Boy Promotions head Oscar de la Hoya and Top Rank superstar Miguel Cotto got together for a round of golf in Puerto Rico, where both live. Cotto claims it was a "chance meeting," and that there was no boxing discussed. Many in t  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao and the race card
By Mike T. Limpag, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 11 Jul 2009
I GUESS it’s a testament to Manny Pacquiao’s popularity if fighters are throwing everything at him—and the kitchen sink—to get a multi-million fight with him. Short of giving away the keys to his house, Sugar Shane Mosley almost gave up everything to get a Pacquiao fight.   Read Full Story >>>

Nonito Donaire the Next Manny Pacquaio?
By Nancy Gay, Fanhouse, Fri, 10 Jul 2009

SAN CARLOS, Calif. -- Filipino world flyweight champion Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire (21-1, 14 KOs) knows that his growing legion of boxing fans -- and many in the sport -- view him as the next Manny Pacq  Read Full Story >>>

Square versus octagon
Las Vegas Sun, Fri, 10 Jul 2009

Ron Kantowski: In boxing, defense and strategy count It’s official: I am now the last old fogey too stubborn to jump on the UFC bandwagon. Well, Sen. Jo  Read Full Story >>>

Strip Gaming Revenue Sees Best Month of 2009
By Brian K. Miller, GlobeSt.com, Fri, 10 Jul 2009

LAS VEGAS-May was a good month on the Las Vegas Strip, if only by recent comparison. Casinos took $480.8 million off gamblers that month, more than they have in any previous month this year, according to data released Thursday by  Read Full Story >>>

Can Darchinyan become Armenia's first boxing star in the U.S.?
By Doug Fischer, The Ring, Fri, 10 Jul 2009
Promoter Gary Shaw hit the jackpot in many ways when he signed then-undefeated Vic Darchinyan 3? years ago. In that time span, the diminutive but dynamic southpaw has won four major titles in two divisions and shown a willingness to face the best fighters in and around his weight class that borde  Read Full Story >>>

Below the Belt 07.10.09 : Mayweather Hate Edition
By Patrick Mullin, 411mania.com, Fri, 10 Jul 2009
Since when is being great a reason to catch so much hate? Read on, as we get our fill with twice the bitterness! Below the Belt: Mayweather Hate Edition There was a time when being the best fighter of your generation meant adulation and respect from the people who watched your era of dominanc  Read Full Story >>>

BREAKDOWN: AGBEKO VS. DARCHINYAN
By Joe DeMaria, FightHype.com, Fri, 10 Jul 2009
Don't miss all the action when two of the hardest hitting fighters in the sport face off as IBF bantamweight champion Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko defends his title against four-time world champion Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan at the BankAtlantic Center and televised LIVE on Showtime at 9PM ET/PT. W  Read Full Story >>>

Katsidis “The Great” honoured in Greece
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 10 Jul 2009

Michael Katsidis “the great” was formally invited to attend Greece’s annual party recently in the lead up to the announcement of his next fight. In an action packed couple of months Katsidis has flown to  Read Full Story >>>

NONITO DONAIRE: "HE ACTS LIKE A SCARED DOG, BUT THAT'S DARCHINYAN FOR YOU"
By Percy Crawford, FightHype.com, Fri, 10 Jul 2009
"If they felt I was lucky and he could beat me, they would have got that rematch right away. It took him a long time to even call me out. And then, when he gets in front of me, he just looks down. He can't even look at me in the eyes. He acts tough and rough, but when I'm in front of him, he acts li  Read Full Story >>>

A Busy Weekend For Boxing Besides Darchinyan - Agbeko, Featuring Adamek, Cunningham, Sturm, Solis And Others
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Fri, 10 Jul 2009
This July is a wasteland for boxing, with only one weekend bringing a seriously sure-fire awesome fight, that being Saturday's bantamweight bout between Vic Darchinyan and Joseph Agbeko. So naturally, that's the weekend that gets jammed up with way too many noteworthy bouts. Sigh. Granted, July 1  Read Full Story >>>

Diaz - Malignaggi set; Is Pacquiao paying attention?
By Matt Stolow, Examiner.com, Fri, 10 Jul 2009
Could Diaz land the big fight? I'll make the case! I'm not too excited about it either, but this fight does have some legitimacy. Diaz, with his U of H diploma in hand and life lessons learned from his defeat by Juan Manual Marquez in February, is still a major player in the lightweight and juni  Read Full Story >>>

Ring King Meets Basketball Royalty
By Joseph Pimentel, Asian Journal, Fri, 10 Jul 2009
The king of the ring met with basketball royalty on Wednesday. The pound-for-pound boxing champion Manny Pacquiao made a surprise visit to Los Angeles Tuesday night. And the reason: “I have a pictorial with Kobe [Bryant] and Lebron James,” he said to the Asian Journal as he and   Read Full Story >>>

ESPN Radio 1100 to Host 4th Annual “Longest Radio Show Ever”
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 10 Jul 2009
UFC President Dana White to be honored as Sportsman of the Year 2009 Showtime Championship Boxing’s Al Bernstein to host Caring Place Fund Raiser LAS VEGAS – July 8, 2009 – For the fourth year in a row, ESPN Radio 1100 will host “The Longest Radio Show Ever” to be  Read Full Story >>>

How about an RP-PR Power Card?
By Epifanio M. Almeda, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 10 Jul 2009

Not long ago Puerto Rican rising star Juan Manuel Lopez expressed interest in an RP (Republic of the Philippines) – PR (Puerto Rico) boxing match up similar to the  Read Full Story >>>

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