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Q&A: Brian Viloria!
Fightnews sat down with former WBC junior flyweight champ Brian Viloria (19-1-1, 12KO) as he took part of a special press conference held in San Diego, CA this past week. The conference…
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BERISTAIN WANTS TO TRAIN JIMREX JACA
Mexico's legendary trainer Ignacio 'Nacho' Beristain sees something special in Filipino fighter Jimrex Jaca, and if given the chance, he would like to train the southpaw from Sibulan, Negros Oriental. Los Angeles-based…
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Erik in town; Marquez keen on Pacquiao
More than two months after his first visit to the Philippines, Mexican ring icon Erik Morales is back in the country to do another commercial for San Miguel Beer. Morales flew in…
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Morales is back; Pacman injured
ERIK MORALES slipped into the country unnoticed Tuesday night to do a commercial, according to Top Rank big boss Bob Arum. Morales is not in Manila and is expected to resurface this…
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Too Many Titles, No Real Champ
In the movie "Braveheart," William Wallace entreats a reluctant Robert the Bruce to join him with these words: "Your title gives you right to the throne of Scotland, but men don't follow…
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ONE ON ONE WITH THE BOBFATHER
GL: Did you happen to catch the Marquez-Barrera fight? Can we expect to see Marquez and Pacquiao matched in the near future should Manny Pacquiao defeat Jorge Solis on April 14? "I…
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Football Pacman Vs Boxing Pacman, No Contest!
Hello again, everyone. Howard Cosell here, speaking to you from the Big Broadcast Booth In The Sky. Down below me, always below me, is my former indefatigible producer on ABC "SportsBeat," the…
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Marquez: “Barerra doesn’t want a quick rematch”
Newly crowned WBC Super Featherweight Champion Juan Manuel Marquez says Marco Antonio Barrera doesn’t want an immediate re-match. Juan, who was presented with the famous green belt at a Mexico City restaurant…
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PACQUIAO GETS MINOR CUT IN SPARRING!
A minor cut above the left eyebrow of superstar Manny Pacquiao forced the cancellation of his sparring session today at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles. According to GMA-7 in its…
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BANAL SHOCKED BY AMERICA’S COLD WEATHER!
Undefeated Alex John 'Bazooka' Banal of the ALA Boxing Gym today had his first workout in Los Angeles, as he did a 40-minute run in the morning with another undefeated ALA boy…
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Boxing: De La Hoya, Mayweather turn nasty
The verbal blitzkrieg has been under way for weeks now. On Wednesday, more than a month before their May 5 showdown in Las Vegas, they were at it again. Floyd Mayweather Jr.…
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Roger Mayweather Not Impressed With Oscar
Now that Roger Mayweather has returned to Floyd Mayweather Jr's corner, he is working his nephew very hard towards the May 5 pay-per-view clash with Oscar De La Hoya at the MGM…
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Trainer says Floyd Mayweather Jr robbed in comparing to Oscar De La Hoya
Roger Mayweather was recently quoted by Kevin Iole of the Las Vegas Review Journal saying that his nephew and the fighter he trains, Floyd Mayweather Jr has done everything his May 5th…
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Floyd Mayweather/Oscar De La Hoya: Camp Notes
CAMPS IN SESSION, TRAINERS IN PLACE: For Oscar De La Hoya and his new trainer Freddie Roach, the honeymoon is over and training camp is down to business. It is Roach's first…
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De La Hoya: ?Mayweather needs a humbling experience?
The ?Golden Boy? Oscar De La Hoya says that the time he has spent with Floyd Mayweather Jr promoting their ?The World Awaits? clash on May 5 at the MGM Grand in…
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Q&A: Manny Pacquiao!
Manny Pacquiao (43-3-2, 34KO) has taken the boxing world by storm in the last four years or so. Since his devastating destruction of the legendary Marco Antonio Barrera in the Alamodome in…
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ARUM MANEUVERS FOR MARQUEZ-SOTO DUEL
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has asked the World Boxing Council to “enforce Humberto Soto” as the mandatory challenger to newly crowned WBC super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez even though Manny…
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EAGLE FACES UNBEATEN YAEGASHI
TOKYO, JAPAN -- WBC 105-pound champ Eagle Kyowa (17-1, 6 KOs), a Thailander living with a Japanese wife in Tokyo, will put his belt on the line against unbeaten prospect Akira Yaegashi…
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Viloria to fight in Arum card
BARELY three weeks before the much-anticipated boxing event between People's Champ Manny Pacquiao and Mexican sensation Jorge Solis, Top Rank has finally laid out the complete line-up of fights that will pave…
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Would Pacquiao feast on spoiled tortilla?
MANILA, Philippines -- He’s unbeaten in 32 fights but what else do we know of Jorge Solis? His father, no need to wonder, must be one tall, hard-working paisano. But after a…
