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SHAW SAYS EVERYTHING IS FINE WITH DONAIRE
Promoter Gary Shaw says ?everything is fine? in his relations with IBF/IBO flyweight champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire which ran into a rough patch after Donaire complained during a radio interview…
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LAURA ELORDE CELEBRATES 80TH BIRTHDAY
Laura Elorde, the widow of the late Gabriel "Flash" Elorde marked her 80th birthday on Monday with a surprise dinner arranged by her children and organized by Liza Elorde, wife of Laura?s…
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DKP Associate Responds To Diaz?s Manager
Rick Glaser, well-known boxing agent and Don King associate, was appalled when reading the recent comments made on BoxingScene.com by Juan Diaz?s manager, Willie Savannah. Glaser contacted BoxingScene to not only respond,…
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Diaz-Katsidis Was the Brawl that Boxing Needed and the Fans Wanted
Everyone assumes that the Boxingconfidential staff has a personal issue or vendetta with Golden Boy Promotions. Nothing could be further from the truth as we operate on our own agenda which is…
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Fighters who lost their ?0? in 2007: Who Bounces Back and who Falls Flat in 08?
By Phil Santos ? Overhandright.com: Maybe it?s due to the physicality of the sport, or the manner in which fighters are beaten between the ropes, whatever it is one loss in boxing…
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FLOYD STILL SITTING ‘PRETTY’
Floyd Mayweather again proved to the world that he is the planet's premier pugilist after brilliantly dismantling Ricky Hatton at the MGM in Las Vegas. There were plenty in the trade (myself…
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Mailbag: Valero steals the show
Edwin Valero is no Mike Tyson. Edwin Valero is no Mike Tyson. Edwin Valero is no Mike Tyson. There. I said it. Did my penance issued by hundreds of Yahoo! Sports readers,…
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?So-called? champ Manny challenged
AFTER clobbering challenger Zaid ?The Exterminator? Zavaleta down to the canvass, Edwin ?The Liquidator? Valero issued a challenge to Filipino Ring Idol Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao in his World Boxing Association super featherweight…
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A Boxing Fan Looks At MMA
photo courtesy of UFC Today?s video-game culture and increasingly violent movies have spawned a demand for entertainment that offers clearly-visible mayhem. Meanwhile, boxing is in trouble. Not many sports have a reigning…
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Arum not interested in Valero
TOP Rank promoter Bob Arum isn?t interested in a possible fight between Manny Pacquiao and World Boxing Association super-featherweight champion Edwin Valero even after the Venezuelan demolished a badly overmatched Zaid Zavaleta…
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Another Black Eye for (Everyone But) Boxing
"Sorry to bug ya? what did you think of the fight last weekend? I never heard of those guys, but I can't wait to see them again." Prior to 2007, the aforementioned…
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Top Rank Real High on Concepcion-Lopez Bout
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says he has scheduled what promises to be ?a sensational fight? between Filipino super bantamweight Bernabe Concepcion and Mexico?s undefeated Juan Manuel Lopez in February. Arum who…
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Erik Morales, Barrera Mulling Ring Returns
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says Mexican legend Erik ?El Terrible? Morales is upset with him because Arum refuses to promote another fight involving Morales. Arum told Viva Sports/Manila Standard Today, that…
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Pacquiao Opens As Slight Favorite Over ?Dinamita? in March Showdown
The obsession with odds continues as it?s apparent that the line-makers are consistently sharpening and honing their skills creating virtually unbreakable value in these upcoming fights. Many boxing fans and experts are…
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Pacquiao birthday bash!
Superstar Manny Pacquiao turns 29 today. Bob Arum is with the mega-star in General Santos City, Philippines, to be at the birthday bash and talk about Manny's upcoming title bout against world…
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CONDES CONFIRMS TITLE DEFENSE IN MEXICO
WORLD minimum weight champion Florante Condes has finally decided to stake his crown behind enemy lines early next year. Interviewed Monday afternoon, Condes revealed that he has accepted the challenge of facing…
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Nonito Donaire — PART 1!
In PART ONE of this two part exclusive interview, IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire catches up with the FightFans to reflect on 2007. Check out what the 'Filipino Flash' had to say…
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Darchinyan has no fear of Filipino fans
Vic Darchinyan has absolutely no fear about fighting Z Gorres in the Filipino?s backyard. This is despite allegations that Filipino fans did everything they could to upset his former stablemate Nedal ``Skinny??…
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State of the Game: Keeping Up the Momentum
It turns out that the demise of boxing was greatly exaggerated. The UFC and MMA didn't run it out of business, and after a period of time where it seemed that the…
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Bob Arum And Freddie Roach Attempt To Refocus Manny Pacquiao
Bob Arum recently flew to the Philippines to help Manny Pacquiao celebrate his twenty-ninth birthday in General Santos City. Arum, who promotes Pacquiao, has a much wider agenda than simply toasting the…
