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What we?re wishing for as bell rings in new year
By George Willis, New York Post, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
When it comes to flying fists, 2011 was a good year. Andre Ward won the Super Six super middleweight boxing tournament; Nonito Donaire, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Saul Canelo Alvarez, Lucian Bute and Lamont Peterson each had breakthrough years; and veterans such as Miguel Cotto, Manny Read Full Story >>>List of rivals down to four
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
MANILA, Philippines - They?re no longer accepting entries to the Manny Pacquiao Derby.
And it?s a four-cornered race as to who gets the million-dollar shot at the Filipino boxing superstar who plans to return to the ring in May or June of 2012.
Floyd Mayweather Jr., who?s going to jail, has be Read Full Story >>> THREE BIG WORLD TITLE FIGHTS IN JAPAN TODAY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
Three big world title fights will be staged in Japan today as professional boxing continues to thrive in the Asian nation.
Classy little man, unbeaten 22 year old WBC minimum weight champion Kazuto Ioka (8-0, 5 KOs) defends his title against unbeaten Thai Yodgoen Tor Chalermchai (8-0, 4 KOs) in Read Full Story >>> Dirrel And Taylor Return Victorious
MaxBoxing.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell made triumphant returns to the ring on Friday evening , both winning by knockout during a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime.
Taylor (29-4-1, 18 KOs), of Little Rock, Ark., registered an eighth-round knockout over game but outclassed Jessie Read Full Story >>> Readers vote Ortiz-Berto the "Fight of the Year" for 2011
By Doug Fischer, RingTV.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
Before Andre Berto and Victor Ortiz reached the halfway point of their April 16 welterweight title bout, fans were already texting, tweeting and posting that the eventual 12-round thriller was a fight-of-the-year candidate.
Thanks to a breathtaking sixth round, in which the welterweight bombers Read Full Story >>> Ortiz's Nevada license threatened by headbutts in Mayweather fight
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
As a result of admitting that he tried to break the nose of Floyd Mayweather Jr. during September's fourth-round knockout loss at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, former welterweight beltholder Victor Ortiz might not be licensed for his scheduled Showtime-televised Feb. 11 rematch with Andre Berto until Read Full Story >>> Goodbye to boxing greats Sir Henry Cooper, Joe Frazier and Gary Mason and hello to 2012
By Barry McGuigan, mirror.co.uk, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
I LOOK back at 2011 with a tear in my eye. It is only right that I begin my final column of the year with a tribute to those we lost.
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British boxing said goodbye to Gary Mason, tragically killed in a cycling accident at the age of 48, and to my dear friend Sir Henry Cooper. Read Full Story >>> DANGEROUS ROILO GOLEZ TO CHALLENGE EDGAR SOSA FOR THE WBC INT'L TITLE
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
Dangerous Filipino fighter Roilo "The Phoenix" Golez (13-7, 5 KO's), who is a former contender of the WBC silver flyweight crown, and current ABC (Asian Boxing Council) champion, will be the rival of Edgar Sosa (43-7, 2 Read Full Story >>> Vazquez adds strength and conditioning, emphasis on defense for Donaire fight
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
If there's one thing that can, and should be noted about former WBO super bantamweight champion Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. is that the kid keeps improving with each fight.
As it is, the 27-year-old son Read Full Story >>> PHILIPPINE BOXING YEARDENDER (PART II)
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
Manny Pacquiao?s success continues to generate a positive influence on Philippine boxing. More local government units are sponsoring small professional fight cards and amateur contests for their annual fiesta celebrations. There was also an incr Read Full Story >>> WBO Prez Expects a Fourth Pacquiao vs Marquez Meeting
By Miguel Rivera, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
The President of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), Puerto Rico's Francisco "Paco" Valcarcel, has promised that a fourth meeting will take place between two of his champions, Manny Pacquiao (54-3, 38KOs) and Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6, 39KOs). The two fighters met for a third time in November at th Read Full Story >>> Andre Ward talks about finest moment
By Francisco Salazar, FightNews.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
Andre Ward may not be the fastest or the strongest fighter today. He may not be mobbed by thousands, even hundreds of boxing fans if he were to enter into an arena. In the ring, he just gets things done and has been doing so against some of the best fighters in the super middleweight division. Even Read Full Story >>> Jose Minano: Juan Manuel Marquez - 2011 Fighter of the Year
By Jose Minano, Fanvsfan.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
Fighter of the year - There were many great fights this year, starting with Nonito Donaire?s knock out of Fernando Montiel to a dominating win for Andre Ward.
We all remember the Victor Ortiz vs. Andre Berto fight, but I think that fight should be classified under "Fight of the Year", even though Read Full Story >>> Top ten Boxing fights of 2011
By Kevin Nelson, 8countnews, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
Hernan Marquez vs. Luis Conception 1: This fight was a brutal fight that will take years off both of these tiny warriors. They would rematch within the year and Marquez would stop Conception in the first round.
2. Pawel Wolak vs. Delvin Rodriguez: This was an entertaining fight that arg Read Full Story >>> GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS' 2011 YEAR IN REVIEW
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
STILL THE KING
GBP President Oscar de la Hoya may be retired from active duty in the ring, but he's still the king when it comes to the Guinness Book of World Records as it was announced during the WBC's 49th Annual Convention in Read Full Story >>> Ward easy choice for Fighter of the Year
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
In 2001, a reporter was walking through a casino in Las Vegas when he happened upon a boxing trainer and a young boxer with a world of potential.
Folks walked by as the trainer introduced his fighter to the reporter, oblivious to the trio. A decade later, the trainer and boxer would be among the Read Full Story >>> Donaire's Montiel KO voted year's best
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
MANILA, Philippines - It came more than 10 months ago, and yet it never left the minds of most fight fans that voted for Nonito Donaire?s second-round knockout of Fernando Montiel as Knockout of the Year.
And 78.1 percent of the RingTV.com voters couldn?t go wrong in choosing Donaire?s act, a cru Read Full Story >>> Mayweather cops a plea in second case in Las Vegas
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
Attorneys for boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. completed the second part of a plea deal Friday that let him pay a $1,000 fine and avoid trial and jail time for a scuffle in November of last year with a homeowner association security guard about parking tickets, according to The Associated Press.
Maywe Read Full Story >>> END YEAR GARBAGE: MARQUEZ ON PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS
By John Roark, 8countnews, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
I almost dropped my iPhone when I read an article that Juan Manuel Marquez was on ?PED? or Performance Enhancing Drugs?. I back read again to check if it was the usual Mayweather family rantings that I usually read. Unfortunately, it was not an article about the not-so-brainy comments from the Maywe Read Full Story >>> Why Anne Wolfe Deserves To Be Trainer Of The Year
By Joe Habeeb, Rope-A-Dope Radio, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
I've always believed that when someone is able to defy the odds and achieve something special when no one really expects them to, it adds much more significance to the accomplishment in my opinion.
Boxing Trainer Ann Wolfe hasn?t always had the luxury of traveling down the easiest road in li Read Full Story >>>
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