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Bring on the Battle of Britain
By Gavin Glicksman, The Sun, Tue, 14 Jul 2009
JAMES DeGALE would love to see Amir Khan and Ricky Hatton collide in a Battle of Britain.
Khan is widely expected to secure a showdown with the Hitman if he claims Andreas Kotelnik's WBA light-welterweight crown on Saturday.
And DeGale is already dreaming of boxing on the undercard of what c Read Full Story >>>NESTOR ROCHA CHALLENGES FOR FIRST WORLD TITLE ON JULY 14TH IN KOBE, JAPAN
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 14 Jul 2009
CALIFORNIA NATIVE ROCHA TO FACE WORLD BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION HOZUMI HASEGAWA
LOS ANGELES, July 13 - With wins in 21 out of 22 fights and a well-deserved reputation as one of boxing's rising stars, Nestor Rocha has steadily built an impressive resume since turning pro in 2000. On Tuesday, July 14t Read Full Story >>> Hatton's on the ropes over future in or out of ring
By Nick Westby, Yorkshire Post, Tue, 14 Jul 2009
KNOWING when to quit is a boxer's greatest challenge. Too many have hung on too long – Muhammed Ali the most famous example of someone who could not say no to the lure of the ring and the dollar.
Reputations and records have been tainted as former greats fail to acknowledge the sounding o Read Full Story >>> Pacman camp eyes Mosley at 143 lb
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 14 Jul 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Shane Mosley is suddenly back in the picture.
Manny Pacquiao’s lawyer, Franklin Gacal, yesterday said if Miguel Cotto insists on the catchweight of 145 lb, the Filipino boxing icon might be forced to cons Read Full Story >>> Boxing News: Gatti, Pacquiao, Mosley and more...
By Vivek Wallace, Examiner.com, Tue, 14 Jul 2009
Arturo Gatti: For the second time in as many weeks, the world of boxing has lost a warrior for reasons which have still yet to be defined. The sudden and tragic loss of Arturo Gatti has sent shockwaves across the world as a man known to be a brave warrior has been forever silenced, at the hands of a Read Full Story >>> Big scandal: De La Hoya, Cotto shared a sand wedge
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Tue, 14 Jul 2009
I really hate it when a good, clean sport like golf gets dragged down into the sewer with boxing.
I mean boxing knows its place but golf has higher aspirations. In golf they talk about prestige and then money, in boxing we discuss money and then more money.
So I was a trifle gob smacked to rea Read Full Story >>> TOP MINDANAO GYM RELOCATES TO CEBU
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 13 Jul 2009
The Digos-City based American Boxing Academy owned and operated by American Ken Smith and his Filipino brother in-law John Glen Salazar, has just announced the decision to team up with Cebu's SGG Promotions and the Philippines #1 boxing promoter Sammy Gello-ani.
Smith and Gello-ani have agreed Read Full Story >>> SecondsOut Team Poll: Who Should Manny Pacquiao fight next, Cotto, Mosley or someone else?
SecondsOut.com, Mon, 13 Jul 2009
While promoter Bob Arum forges ahead in trying to finalise a Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto boxing super-fight for November 14 in Las Vegas, the question remains as to whether it is the best match out there for Pac-Man? Sugar Shane Mosley believes he should be the one getting the next shot at boxing Read Full Story >>> Agbeko-Darchinyan: The Post-Fight Report Card
By Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 13 Jul 2009
Ghana’s finest fighters have suffered some rough nights, and occasionally odd scoring in the U.S. since the retirement of the great Azumah Nelson. Ike Quartey may or may not have earned the nod versus Oscar De La Hoya in 1999; he certainly performed better than the three and four point defici Read Full Story >>> WBO President Backs Cotto's Story With De La Hoya
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 13 Jul 2009
Last Thursday, the big news in Puerto Rico was a game of golf. A game of golf being played by WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto and Oscar De La Hoya, owner of Golden Boy Promotions. The two played 18 holes at the Bahia Beach Resort & Golf Club in Puerto Rico. With Cotto's contract running out w Read Full Story >>> Curses To The Catch-Weight!
By Frank Lotierzo, The Sweet Science, Mon, 13 Jul 2009
Manny Pacquiao 49-3-2 (37 KOs) and Miguel Cotto 34-1 (27 KOs) are two of the easiest fighters in boxing to root for and no one minds putting their money down to buy a ticket to see them fight. B Read Full Story >>> MANNY PACQUIAO GETS “BELTED” IN NEW YORK!
By Ted Lerner, WPS Media Officer, TedLerner.com, Mon, 13 Jul 2009
If you saw Manny Pacquiao’s complete destruction of Ricky Hatton, you might recall seeing Manny hoisting up the Ring Jr. Welterweight belt immediately after the fight. Actually, Read Full Story >>> Shades of Corrales: sources say Gatti assaulted wife in past
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Mon, 13 Jul 2009
The drunken street fight in Pernambuco, Brazil, early Saturday morning between former world champion boxer Arturo Gatti and his wife, Brazilian native Amanda Carina Barbosa Rodrigues was not the first physical confrontation between the mutually hot tempered couple, sources tell Examiner.com
"They Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Cotto Match Hangs on Catch weight and Purse Issues
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Mon, 13 Jul 2009
The Pacquiao-Cotto boxing match has yet to be finalized with the catch weight and purse issues still hanging in the air. Cotto insist that he will not go below 145 while Pacquiao says he is fighting Cotto at 143.
The much talked about boxing match between Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines and Mig Read Full Story >>> Wife charged with murder of ex-boxer Gatti in Brazil
By Reuters, Washington Post, Mon, 13 Jul 2009
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Brazilian wife of former Canadian world boxing champion Arturo Gatti has been charged with his murder, police said Sunday.
Italian-born Gatti, who was 37, was found dead Saturday in the holiday flat the couple had rented in the northern Brazilian seaside resort of Read Full Story >>> Don King show draws 10,000 fans head to head with UFC 100
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Mon, 13 Jul 2009
Boxing lives!
Despite its perpetual mistakes, boxing remains alive and this was proven Saturday night in South Florida when just under 10,000 people, many of them skewing young and in the “UFC demographic” came to to see live boxing instead of sitting home to watch the UFC 100 event Read Full Story >>> "The day after 100": Thoughts on UFC 100, Vegas and boxing's busy weekend
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Mon, 13 Jul 2009
NO. This is not one of those mixed martial arts or boxing is better than the other articles. I love fight sports, and truly comparing mixed martial arts and boxing is like comparing apples and oranges. What I can compare and share though is my personal experiences covering both sports.
I say this Read Full Story >>> POLITICS AFTER COTTO -- PACQUIAO
By Hermie Rivera, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 13 Jul 2009
Manny Pacquiao, Filipino boxing idol closes out a ripping career by waging a 12 round war against Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto in a year-ending stunner at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Viewed generally as his far Read Full Story >>> YEAR OF THE BRAVEHEARTS
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 13 Jul 2009
Prepare your 2010 boxing calendar this early. Make sure it is adorned with a Big Red Heart pierced by a flash of lightning.
If Lady Luck smiles, 2010 could be the year of the Braveheart Boys of North Cotabato, a province in the Read Full Story >>> Bleacher Talk: Pinoy Boxing Judge in USA
By Rico Navarro, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 13 Jul 2009
Davis.
While Manny Pacquiao will hog the headlines for Pinoy Boxing, there’s another member of the boxing family who is also making waves in the U.S., albeit in a quieter manner. But under the radar it may be, this o Read Full Story >>>
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