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MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND BEGINS WITH A “S?LO BOXEO TECATE” CLASSICS ON FRIDAY NIGHT
VAZQUEZ VS. MARQUEZ II & PONCE DE LEON VS. LOCK FEATURED ON MAY 27 BROADCAST LOS ANGELES, May 25 - The Classics are back on "S?lo Boxeo Tecate" this Friday, May 27,…
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FIVE TIME WORLD CHAMPION ROBERT ‘THE GHOST’ GUERRERO RECOGNIZED FOR HIS COMMUNITY EFFORTS BY THE SANTA CLARA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Silicon Valley, Calif. - May 25, 2011 - Santa Clara County Supervisor Mike Wasserman and the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors presented Five-Time World Champion Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero with a…
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CAYMAN’S HOT PROPERTY CHARLES WHITTAKER FIGHTS ON JUNE 11 FOR JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE
Exciting local fighter Charles ?Killa? Whittaker (36-12-2 with 23 KO?s) is to fight David Toribio (19-12-0 with 12 KO?s) from the Dominican Republic, fighting out of Florida, rated 133rd in his division,…
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?Twas Manny Pacquiao?s Thanksgiving Mass, not an anti-RH rally
I HAVE read Ronnie Nathanielz?s May 16 column. I can understand his reactions because it all began in a report written by Jeannette Andrade and Tina Santos titled ?Priest turns Pacquiao homecoming…
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‘Pacquiao could lose fans because of one-sided fights’
MANILA, Philippines ? Being exceptional in boxing has its drawbacks. Larry Merchant, longtime boxing commentator for HBO Sports, said this applies to boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao who has been running out of…
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New Pacquiao
Juan Manuel Marquez fought a one-dimensional fi ghter in Manny Pacquiao in 2004 and 2008. In 2011, trainer Freddie Roach said Marquez will be in for a shock. MANILA, Philippines ? Roach…
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Dawson to Hopkins: I Know You’ll Keep Your Word
Former WBC Light Heavyweight Champion "Bad" Chad Dawson wishes to congratulate Bernard Hopkins for his record-breaking victory last Saturday night against Jean Pascal. With his unanimous decision, Hopkins became the oldest fighter…
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Maurice Harris riding high going into Friday night?s rematch against Tony Thompson
NEW YORK (May 24, 2011) ? The long, strange trip Maurice ?Sugar Moe? Harris has taken during his often tumultuous 18-year pro career is close to reaching its ultimate zenith as the…
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THE WBC AND THE HISTORIC MOMENTS WITH HBO. BERNARD HOPKINS BECOMES THE OLDEST FIGHTER IN HISTORY TO BECOME WORLD CHAMPION
Saturday May 21, 2011 has been recorded as one of the greatest nights in the history of boxing. Bernard Hopkins, at age 46, performed with excellence and defeated in a dramatic fight…
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Braveheart’s Villanueva, Magbanua Invited To Train in U.S. with Former Valero Mentor
Lorenzo Villanueva. World Boxing Organization (WBO) Oriental Featherweight champion Lorenzo "Thunderbolt" Villanueva and former WBO Interim Aspac Bantamweight champion Rolando "Smooth Operator" Magbanua have been invited to train in the United States…
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KARIM “HARD HITTA” MAYFIELD RETURNS TO THE RING ON JUNE 17, 2011 ON ESPN 2 FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS
San Francisco, May 24, 2011 - After signing a three year contract with Prize Fight Boxing Promotions, undefeated welterweight prospect, Karim "Hard Hitta" Mayfield (13-0-1, 8 KO's), makes his way back to…
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Ali Adams Drafts In ?Big? John McDermott To Prepare For June 4th Fight
Chelsea based Iraqi Heavyweight Ali Adams has called in the big guns, in the form of Southern Area Heavyweight Champion ?Big? John McDermott, to help him prepare for his upcoming fight, against…
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Yassine El Maachi – Watch Me, I?m Going To Be So Good In Prizefighter
For the past year or so International Masters Light Middleweight Champion Yassine El Maachi has stated his dream is to compete in the top rated Matchroom Sports promoted Prizefighter series. El Maachi,…
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Benitez to be Named Honorary Captain of Team Puerto Rico
Team Puerto Rico Boxing is proud to announce that three-time world champion and Puerto Rican boxing great Wilfred Benitez will be named honorary captain of their team at a short ceremony next…
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HBO to follow boxing trainer in reality series ‘On Freddie Roach’
For those who still mourn "Lights Out," there's more boxing drama to come: "Friday Night Lights" director Peter Berg will team up with HBO for the reality series "On Freddie Roach," the…
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Melson Destroys Rivera in 44 Seconds as the Fight to Walk Continues!
DONATES ENTIRE PURSE TO PENDING STEM CELL TRIAL New York, NY (May 23, 2011) ? Unbeaten junior middleweight Boyd ?Rainmaker? Melson kept his perfect record alive by stopping veteran Hector Rivera in…
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BERNARD HOPKINS MAKES SPORTS HISTORY! SATURDAY NIGHT RECAP & QUOTES
HBO Sports will air a replay of the May 21 World Championship Boxing telecast: Tonight, Monday, May 23 (11:15 p.m.) on HBO. Tomorrow night, Tuesday, May 24 (11:00 p.m.) on HBO2. (Times…
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UNBEATEN PEDRO GUEVARA FACES MARIO RODRIGUEZ ON “SABADOS DE CORONA” ON MAY 28 FROM MAZATLAN, MEXICO
FORMER TWO-DIVISION WORLD CHAMP JORGE LINARES TAKES ON FRANCISCO CORDERO IN CO-MAIN EVENT LOS ANGELES, May 23 - Televisa's "Sabados De Corona" is back on Saturday, May 28, as unbeaten Pedro Guevara…
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Undefeated Patrick Majewski To Face Alex Bunema on June 11 in Mississippi
ATLANTIC CITY - Undefeated middleweight Patrick "The Machine" Majewski will face his first major test on Saturday, June 11 when he faces former world title challenger Alex Bunema at the DeSoto Civic…
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Pacquiao saddened by former rival De La Hoya’s current condition
Filipino boxing icon and eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao expressed sadness regarding the present health condition of boxing's Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya. TMZ first reported the news that De La…
