Lance Pugmire
874 articles · Los Angeles Times
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Donaire defection to Golden Boy a matter for mediator
World bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire was announced Wednesday as the newest member of Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions stable. Donaire's prior promoter, Top Rank, isn't letting go of the Filipino…
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Lure of lucrative fight against Manny Pacquiao could lead Juan Manuel Marquez to split with Golden Boy
World lightweight boxing champion Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico is in a battle over his future that could result in his splitting from Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions to land…
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Erik Morales wants Vegas stage to stamp comeback
It must be a financial problem with Erik Morales. "Thanks God, economically, I'm OK," the legendary three-division world boxing champion from Mexico said Tuesday at L.A. Live's ESPNZone, where he appeared to…
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Oxnard’s Brandon Rios seeks first world title belt Saturday
Brandon Rios is a work in progress. His promoter hurriedly was trying to make him fights a few years ago, and Rios' trainer was forced to cover and say the kid wasn't…
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WBC sanctions Alvarez-Hatton fight for 154-pound belt
The World Boxing Council on Wednesday sanctioned the March 5 bout at Anaheim's Honda Center between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Matthew Hatton as a championship fight for the organization's 154-pound title. The…
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Manny Pacquiao meets President Obama
Manny Pacquiao and his wife, Jinkee, made a brief visit to the White House Tuesday and visited with President Obama, the boxer's publicist said. Pacquiao, in the midst of a national promotional…
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How Manny Pacquiao, Shane Mosley are trying to keep it real
The newest star of a coming CBS reality series showed off a new haircut and said all the right things Thursday. After all, Manny Pacquiao, the world's best pound-for-pound boxer, understands the…
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Timothy Bradley might take on Amir Khan in a title unification fight
Reporting from Detroit ? Timothy Bradley was deprived of the dramatic ending he wanted to mark his weekend, but he did enough to announce "I proved I'm a force to be reckoned…
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Timothy Bradley vs. Devon Alexander: live updates from Silverdome
The Times is here inside the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich., to provide live round-by-round coverage of the world title unification junior-welterweight bout between Palm Springs' Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KOs) and St.…
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No end in sight to Golden Boy-Top Rank divide
One of the haunting criticisms of boxing is that the best fights don't get made. Outside the obstacles that have kept the sport's super-fight -- Manny Pacquiao versus Floyd Mayweather Jr. --…
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Nonito Donaire, Fernando Montiel have big fight for “little guys”
Nonito Donaire of the Philippines lacks the two world title bantamweight belts belonging to his Feb. 19 opponent, Fernando Montiel of Mexico, but he does have the smarts to recognize what the…
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Shane Mosley: Advisor scheduled to meet with Pacquiao promoter Tuesday
Former three-division world champion Shane Mosley said Monday his adviser has a Tuesday meeting scheduled with Manny Pacquiao's promoter to "go over the particulars and maybe sign" a contract for a May…
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Pacquiao parties, but his choice of May 7 opponent remains unfinished business
A 32nd birthday party for Manny Pacquiao was staged Friday in the Philippines, but the boxer has yet to decide on who he'll fight next, on May 7 in Las Vegas, his…
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Manny Pacquiao delays next bout to May 7
Manny Pacquiao met with his promoter and his business manager Tuesday in what was described as "full, exploratory meeting," and the Filipino superstar boxer is prepared to decide his next opponent by…
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Vegas zinger started Khan-Maidana post-fight scuffle
You might've missed it on HBO, but things became heated in the ring Saturday as Amir Khan and Marcos Maidana listened for the judges' scorecards in their memorable junior-welterweight title fight at…
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Amir Khan “picked up a few million fans” with compelling victory
Amir Khan's promoter says the English fighter accomplished all he could hope for by enduring Saturday night's riveting junior-welterweight championship fight against Marcos Maidana. Khan's unanimous-decision victory, in front of more than…
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Amir Khan looks for success in the ring, acceptance outside it
LOS ANGELES -- Amir Khan of England will be fighting in Las Vegas on Saturday night, but not simply to defend his World Boxing Association junior-welterweight belt. He's in the U.S. to…
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Shane Mosley and promoter on outs, but he may be in with Manny Pacquiao
Shane Mosley said he'd received a $1,000 check from Golden Boy Promotions representing the interest he'd owned in Oscar De La Hoya's company, and if he pocketed the money, it'd likely legally…
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Strong card expected for Saturday’s pay-per-view boxing in Anaheim
The main event will be a bantamweight-title elimination bout between Nonito Donaire of the Philippines and Ukraine's Wladimir Sidorenko. The fight replaces one scheduled to include Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. The son…
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Promoter gives Marquez’s terms to Pacquiao and updates Mayweather Jr.’s legal plight
Juan Manuel Marquez has presented Manny Pacquiao's promoter a set of terms in which he would agree to have a third fight with the Filipino star boxer, Marquez's promoter said Thursday. Pacquiao's…
