MIGUEL COTTO READY FOR THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE
By John McCormick, BoxingTalk.com, Fri, 20 Apr 2012
As the days count down to Miguel Cotto?s May 5th WBA 154-pound super championship title defense against undefeated Floyd Mayweather, Cotto?s vision and training are expanding. The battle-tested Puerto Rican is well aware that this will be the biggest fight of his life but he isn?t intimidated by May  Read Full Story >>>

Fighters' brains damaged long before symptoms emerge, study hints
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Fri, 20 Apr 2012
A yearlong study of boxers' and mixed martial-arts fighters' brain activity has found those who fight for more than six years begin to experience damage and those who fight longer than 12 years expose themselves to an even greater decline each time they return to the ring. "What we've found sugg  Read Full Story >>>

Mares Overcomes (Anti)Social Media
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Fri, 20 Apr 2012
The great thing about the internet and social media is that everyone gets to have an opinion and be heard. The bad thing about it is that sometimes you have to hear it. This was the case for former IBF bantamweight champion Abner Mares, in the immediate wake of his victory over Joseph Agbeko last su  Read Full Story >>>

YET TO USE HIS A GAME, BRADLEY HAPPY THAT PACQUIAO WILL FINALLY BRING OUT THE BEST IN HIM
By Felix Strunk, FightHype.com, Fri, 20 Apr 2012
In a recent interview, undefeated jr. welterweight champion Timothy Bradley revealed that he has a tendency to fight at the level of his competition, and thus far, he has yet to face an opponent that has forced him to fight at his full potential. "The last few opponents that I faced, I didn't really  Read Full Story >>>

AMIR KHAN: "I'VE GOT THE PUNCHING POWER TO HURT HIM...I'LL BE ON MY A GAME"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Fri, 20 Apr 2012
"I've got the punching power to hurt him. I mean, in the first round, we put him down twice, and then in the 9th I think it was, we hurt him again, so I know if we develop and we sit down on our shots a little bit more, we can hurt this guy and maybe knock him out...I know next time I fight him, I'l  Read Full Story >>>

Margarito rerturns on May 26 in Arizona
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Fri, 20 Apr 2012
Former two-time welterweight titleholder Antonio Margarito will return to the ring on May 26 against an opponent to be determined at the Casino del Sol in Tucson, Arizona, according to a report on 15rounds.com. Last month, Margarito confirmed that talks were under way for him to fight in Arizona  Read Full Story >>>

Manny no longer in ?most influential? list
By Frank Malilong, Sun.Star Cebu, Fri, 20 Apr 2012
SIX athletes, including two Asians, are among the Top 100 Most Influential People in the World selected by Time Magazine this year. Unfortunately, Manny Pacquiao is not among them. The list instead includes lady golfer Yani Tseng and injured New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin, who both trace their   Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao Party Change ? More Enemies Upcoming?
By Charles Jay, Boxing Insider, Fri, 20 Apr 2012
Manny Pacquiao is changing political parties. Again. The world champ plans to take the oath as a new member of Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban, which will heretofore be known as PDP-Laban, which happens to be the party of the Vice-President of the Philippines, Jejomar Binay. However, i  Read Full Story >>>

KONCZ SAYS A FOURTH FIGHT WITH MARQUEZ A DEFINITE POSSIBILITY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 19 Apr 2012

While training relentlessly for his WBO welterweight title defense and fully focused on his June 9 showdown with undefeated junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley, in the background is the prospect for a fourth fight w  Read Full Story >>>

IBF CHAMPION MATHEBULA?S PROMOTER LOOKING FORWARD TO DONAIRE TITLE FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 19 Apr 2012

Jeffrey Mathebula. Newly crowned IBF super bantamweight champion Jeffrey Mathebula?s handler, well known South African promoter Branco Milenkovic has confirmed he?s been talking to Top Rank?s Carl Moretti about a possible  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao Doesn't Scare Me ? Bradley
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Thu, 19 Apr 2012
MANILA, Philippines ? Even Superman has a weak spot. Unbeaten American puncher Tim Bradley said Manny Pacquiao doesn?t give him the creeps and that he doesn?t expect his Filipino foe to get rid of him with ease. ?I?ve been in the ring with thousands of people and I?ve never been completely dom  Read Full Story >>>

Tim Bradley on Pacquiao Bout: I Can Adjust To Any Style
By Ryan Burton, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 19 Apr 2012
Tim Bradley recently visited with us on The Boxing Lab, BoxingScene.com's official audio show. The undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion said that part of the reason why he is an underdog is because a lot of the general public doesn't really know much about him. He went on to say that he is a   Read Full Story >>>

PHILIPPINE VOLCANOES FACE OFF AGAINST SRI LANKA IN HSBC ASIAN 5 NATIONS RUGBY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 19 Apr 2012

In what is expected to be a highly-charged, knockdown, drag-out scuffle the Philippine Volcanoes will face off against top seeds Sri Lanka in the finals of the HSBC 5 Nations at the Rizal Memorial Stadium at 5 p.m. on Saturday  Read Full Story >>>

BOXING IN MEDELLIN APRIL 23
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 19 Apr 2012
CEBU- Boxing fans in the municipality of Medellin will be treated to three professional bouts this Monday. The main event is a six rounder between Sonny Katiangdagho and Ryan Maano. Last January in Caloocan City, Katiangdagho knocked out Albert Gonzales in the third round. While Maano beat Ronel Agc  Read Full Story >>>

GRETCHEN ABANIEL GETS ANOTHER CRACK AT A WORLD TITLE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 19 Apr 2012

Abaniel. Gretchen ?Chen Chen? Abaniel gets another crack at a world title when he fights Thailand?s Tereraport Pannimit for the vacant WBO female minimum weight title in Bangkok on April 25. The 26 year old Abaniel lost   Read Full Story >>>

OLYMPIC SPRINT CHAMPION BOLT SAYS LONDON CAN MAKE HIM A 'LIVING LEGEND?
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 19 Apr 2012

Usain Bolt. Even as Olympic sprinter and triple gold medalist Usain Bolt says that if he is able to duplicate his performances in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China in London, it would make him ?Living Legend.? Bol  Read Full Story >>>

MARES-MOREL: EL PASO MEDIA WORKOUT
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 19 Apr 2012

World Championship Doubleheader THIS Saturday on SHOWTIME? With just three days before their SHOWTIME World Championship Doubleheader, World Champions Abner Mares and Anselmo Moreno and their challengers, former Two-Time Wor  Read Full Story >>>

Book excerpts: 'Manny Pacquiao: Fighting Pride'
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Thu, 19 Apr 2012

"Manny Pacquiao: Fighting Pride" features over a hundred interviews and references, and will be released in June 2012 by MPD Press. The book will be available exclusively on   Read Full Story >>>

Beristain says Manny Pacquiao knows that he lost the third fight with Marquez
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Thu, 19 Apr 2012

If ever there was a man who has studied Manny Pacquiao from top to bottom, it very well may be respected Mexican trainer Nacho Beristain. Between May of 2004 a  Read Full Story >>>

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