Carlos Acevedo
262 articles · Mvn.com
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The Third Man: Lamont Peterson W12 Amir Khan
In a shocking upset, Lamont Peterson, a much as a 9-1 shortender on some books, scored a split decision over Amir Khan after 12 grueling rounds at the Convention Center in Washington,…
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AFTERMATH: Cotto-Margarito, Mares-Agbeko, Rodriguez-Wolak, Helenius-Chisora, Moreno-Darchinyan, Etc.
Miguel Cotto punished Antonio Margarito at Madison Square Garden for a 10th-round TKO when ringside doctors halted the tense but one-sided bout with Margarito peering through an eye swollen into little more…
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PAST MIDNIGHT: Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito II Preview
Who needs Dali or Dada when you have boxing?the last American surrealist outpost?to fill all of your bizarro needs? The strange and sordid road to the rematch between Antonio Margarito and Miguel…
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My Next Victim: Donaire Takes Aim at Jorge Arce & Toshiaki Nishioka
It took 12 stupefying rounds, but Nonito Donaire whitewashed Omar Narvaez last night at the WaMu Theater in New York City, scoring a monotonous shutout over an opponent who turned out to…
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Problem Child: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Peter Manfredo Jr. Preview
The Richie Rich of fisticuffs, Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., returns to the ring when he faces veteran Peter Manfredo, Jr. in a scheduled 12 tonight at the Reliant Arena in Houston, Texas.…
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Winner Take Nothing: Manny Pacquiao W12 Juan Manuel Marquez
Manny Pacquiao was lucky to exit the ring with a ?W? on Saturday night after going 12 tactical rounds with his archrival Juan Manuel Marquez, notching a majority decision by scores of…
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ACT III (Or Something Like It): Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez Preview
Manny Pacquiao returns to the ring tomorrow night in Las Vegas trailing the usual mixture of glee, outrage, and incomprehension that follows him whenever he so much as arches an eyebrow. To…
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GORY DAYS: James Kirkland TKO6 Alfredo Angulo
James Kirkland and Alfredo Angulo reenacted Stone Age festivities at the Centro de Cancun in Cancun, Mexico, last night over a handful of bloodthirsty rounds. A rampaging Kirkland survived an early knockdown…
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BLOOD ENOUGH: Michael Katsidis-Ricky Burns Preview
Whenever Michael Katsidis ducks through the ropes, you can be sure of two things. One, that he will try his hardest to win at all times, and, two, that you will be…
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My Next Victim: Donaire Takes Aim at Jorge Arce & Toshiaki Nishioka
It took 12 stupefying rounds, but Nonito Donaire whitewashed Omar Narvaez last night at the WaMu Theater in New York City, scoring a monotonous shutout over an opponent who turned out to…
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NO QUARTER: Nonito Donaire in NYC, Kermit Cintron, Pirog & Martinez, the Sad Return of Jermain Taylor
Instead of enjoying the afterglow of his stunning knockout victory over Fernando Montiel last February, Nonito Donaire spent the next few months in legal wrangles with Top Rank. Tomorrow night, however, Donaire…
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AFTERMATH: Dawson-Hopkins, Cleverly-Bellew, DeMarco-Linares, Garcia-Holt, Caballero-Barros
In outpointing rugged Tony Bellew over 12 bruising rounds at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Saturday night, Nathan Cleverly took one step closer to the world stage. In addition, Cleverly and…
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The Turnaround: Ken Hershman Takes Over HBO Sports
Ken Hershman, executive VP and general manager of Showtime Sports since 2003, has now been called upon by HBO to resuscitate its deteriorating boxing franchise. Hershman was named the new president of…
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ON PIER 6: Bradley Nears Pacquiao, DiBella & the Maravilla Mess, Cortez Bounced, JM Lopez Returns
Timothy Bradley has signed with Top Rank and will be fighting on the Pacquiao-Marquez III undercard, no doubt with an eye to matching ?Desert Storm? with Pacquiao in 2012. TCS speculated about…
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Nightmare Alley: Floyd Mayweather Jr. KO4 Victor Ortiz
Victor Ortiz saw his welterweight dream turn into a nightmare last night when he was spectacularly?and paranormally?knocked out by Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the fourth round of a scheduled 12 at the…
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Human Alarm Clock: Victor Ortiz-Floyd Mayweather Jr. Preview
Victor Ortiz chases his dream?purportedly a recurring one since he was a mere nine years old?to its dramatic conclusion tomorrow night when he faces Floyd Mayweather Jr. at the MGM Grand in…
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Good-Bye to All That: Golden Boy Promotions Takes The Ring South
After an association of nearly 35 years with The Ring, Nigel Collins has been fired as editor-in-chief of the magazine by Golden Boy Promotions. The Ring office in Pennsylvania has been shut…
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The Stuff, or Something Like It: Andre Berto TKO 5 Jan Zaveck
Lady Luck and papery skin combined to give Andre Berto another sanctioning body gewgaw last night when Jan Zaveck could no longer continue after a cut over his left eyelid ended matters…
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AFTERMATH: Robert Helenius-Sergei Liakhovich, Alexander Povetkin-Ruslan Chagaev, & So-Low Boxeo
Robert Helenius scored a 9th-round TKO over Sergei Liakhovich on a heavyweight double-header in Thuringen, Germany, last night that might have been dubbed ?White Man?s Burden: The Future is Now.? Helenius has…
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?Jerk-offs, Wannabes, Haters, and Nobodies!? Gary Shaw as Twitter Beast, At Least
Twitter is a wild and wooly world, overflowing with rumors, hostility, bile, arrogance, libel, vendettas, poor spelling, and general malaise, but the strangest part about it is seeing the messages promoters are…