Kevin Iole
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Manny Pacquiao fighting to inspire devastated Philippines
By Kevin Iole
MACAU ? Sports somehow have a way of helping to heal a nation that has been devastated by tragedy. After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the return of Major League…
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Brandon Rios says he’s being treated like ‘some sort of joke’ ahead of Pacman fight
By Kevin Iole
Brandon Rios appears as if he has a devilish grin permanently attached to his face. Outside of the boxing ring, Rios loves to joke and prank and rarely takes much in life…
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Four gold medalists simply dropped into Bob Arum?s lap
By Kevin Iole
When the 2012 Olympic Games in London had concluded, Top Rank had set its sights on three boxers it believed could be difference makers as professionals: American Jose Ramirez, Puerto Rican Felix…
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Top Rank president Todd duBoef says Bradley-Marquez pay-per-view did 375,000 sales
By Kevin Iole
The Oct. 12 welterweight bout in Las Vegas between Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez sold 375,000 pay-per-view units, Top Rank president Todd duBoef said. The bout, which the undefeated Bradley won…
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Scary incidents remind us that more needs to be done to protect boxers
By Kevin Iole
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad is one of boxing's great trainers. The former light heavyweight champion is also a strong and outspoken advocate for boxers. He's long supported the formation of a union to…
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Boxing dead? Not by a long shot, even after Floyd Mayweather
By Kevin Iole
Since the beginning of 2007, there have been 41 pay-per-view boxing cards ? including the upcoming Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios bout on Nov. 23 ? broadcast by either HBO or Showtime. Slightly more…
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Bernard Hopkins slowly begins to build a case for fight with pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather
By Kevin Iole
Moments after Floyd Mayweather had left the ring in Las Vegas after drubbing Canelo Alvarez at the MGM Grand Garden on Sept. 14, Bernard Hopkins huddled with a small group of reporters.…
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Light heavyweight champ Bernard Hopkins adding layers to incredible journey
By Kevin Iole
Twenty-five years ago, on the morning that Bernard Hopkins posed for a photo with his managers shortly before his professional boxing debut, it was impossible to know what was to come. Somehow,…
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Ruslan Provodnikov went from Siberian anonymity to must-see attraction thanks to a promoter’s whim trip
By Kevin Iole
Boxing promoter Artie Pelullo found himself in Moscow smoking a cigar and drinking vodka before noon, talking about a hard-punching, soft-spoken fighter from Siberia. At the time that boxer, Ruslan Provodnikov, had…
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Mike Alvarado won’t get lured into a brawl with Ruslan Provodnikov
By Kevin Iole
Only seconds earlier, Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez had completed the third fight in their epic rivalry ? yet another close, sensational and heated clash. As reporters streamed into the media…
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Timothy Bradley, Juan Manuel Marquez easily make weight, set for welterweight title fight
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? Juan Manuel Marquez, seeking to become the first Mexican to win a world title in a fifth weight class, weighed in Friday at a career-high 144.5 at the Encore…
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Timothy Bradley’s fight for recognition, respect is a battle Juan Manuel Marquez knows well
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? No one can better understand Timothy Bradley's plight or feel more empathy for the undefeated but unloved champion than Juan Manuel Marquez, the man who on Saturday will try…
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Boxer Orlando Cruz buoyed by support since announcing he’s gay
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? A year ago, Orlando Cruz had come to something of a crossroads. A member of the 2000 Puerto Rican Olympic boxing team, he'd won his first 12 pro bouts…
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Miguel Cotto’s brutal win over Delvin Rodriguez sets up potential fights against Canelo Alvarez, Sergio Martinez
By Kevin Iole
Freddie Roach has trained some of the greatest fighters of the last 25 years, including Manny Pacquiao, Mike Tyson, Bernard Hopkins, Virgil Hill, James Toney and a slew of others. He made…
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Delvin Rodriguez?s amazing journey to big time bout with Cotto
By Kevin Iole
Delvin Rodriguez was born in the Dominican Republic and didn't speak a word of English when his family immigrated to the United States while he was still a young boy. He might…
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Timothy Bradley compares himself to rooster, says ?I?m dead on the floor and I?m still pecking?
By Kevin Iole
HBO boxing analyst Max Kellerman conducted a fascinating interview with Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez about their Oct. 12 welterweight title fight in Las Vegas. An edited, shortened version of that…
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Floyd Mayweather shows his peers how it?s done with post-fight marketing campaign
By Kevin Iole
There are a lot of fighters -- boxers as well as mixed martial artists -- who aren't happy with what they make and openly talk about earning bigger paydays. Floyd Mayweather Jr.,…
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Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez PPV sales at 2.2 million, setting revenue record
By Kevin Iole
The One has become No. 1 in terms of pay-per-view revenue. Showtime announced on Thursday that the Sept. 14 bout in Las Vegas between Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez sold 2.2 million…
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Mayweather-Alvarez promotion did everything right and reaped the benefits
By Kevin Iole
To understand why the pay-per-view sales of Floyd Mayweather's masterpiece victory over Canelo Alvarez last week in Las Vegas did so well, it requires some understanding of why so many want to…
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Nevada Athletic Commission chairman accepts blame for scoring fiasco in Floyd Mayweather bout
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS -- Two days before Floyd Mayweather met Canelo Alvarez at the MGM Grand Garden for the WBA/WBC super welterweight titles, an ominous headline appeared on an MLive.com over a column…