Donaire eyes 4th-division title
By Dennis Principe, Manila Standard Today, Fri, 02 Dec 2011
FILIPINO three-division champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. will most likely aim for a fourth division crown sometime in February. A report from the World Boxing Organization has stated they are about to declare a battle for the vacant superbantamweight crown between former champion Wilfredo Vazquez. J  Read Full Story >>>

Title shot in early 2012 in the works for Mercito Gesta, manager says
By Kenneth Ragpala, Filipino Boxing Journal, Fri, 02 Dec 2011
The boxing world may still have to digest the thought of naming unbeaten lightweight prospect Mercito Gesta (24-0-1, 12 KOs) an elite contender in the division, but his recent solid performance over two-time world title challenger Ricardo Dominguez (34-8-2, 21 KOs) just made his case a plausible act  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao May 5th Done Deal?
By Samaarah Choubak, Rope-A-Dope Radio, Fri, 02 Dec 2011
"I want Floyd for my next fight,? said Manny Pacquiao as quoted by his lawyer Franklin Gacal who said that they were being updated on what discussions had already taken place so far. He called it "Fight of the Century". Last week on the arrival of Manny Pacquiao back to General Santos City it was r  Read Full Story >>>

FROM PILLAR TO POST: PACQUIAO-LITE VS. MAYWEATHER-LITE NEXT WEEKEND
By Danny Howard, FightHype.com, Fri, 02 Dec 2011
Will a poor performance against Lamont Peterson affect Amir Khan's chances to land a fight with Floyd Mayweather? Has Golden Boy Promotions begun a migration to Showtime? Can somebody wake me up when Adrien Broner and Gary Russell fight somebody worth notice? Check out all this and more on this week  Read Full Story >>>

Agbeko vs. Mares II a chance at redemption, Moreno makes U.S. debut against Darchinyan
By Nick Bellafatto, Diamond Boxing, Fri, 02 Dec 2011
In reference to the main event taking place this weekend on Showtime Championship Boxing from The Honda Center in Anaheim, California, it must first of all be acknowledged that this second fight between Ghanaian prizefighter Joseph ?King Kong? Agbeko 28-3 (22 KO?s) of Accra, Ghana, and Mexican pugil  Read Full Story >>>

COTTO ? MARGARITO II SELLS OUT THE GARDEN
By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 02 Dec 2011

New York ? Bob Arum was a happy man today at the press conference for the undercard fights of Cotto?Margarito II in New York. And he has every reason to be. Arum, who is seven days short of his 80th birthday, announc  Read Full Story >>>

Vinvin Rufino vies for the WBC Silver Lightweight Title this Sunday
By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 02 Dec 2011

CIUDAD DE MEXICO - Filipino lightweight fighter Vinvin Rufino of Sapi-an, Capiz, will have the formidable task to battle heavy hitter rising Mexican star Alejandro Sanabria for the vacant WBC Silver Lightweight Title a  Read Full Story >>>

ON TOP OF THE WORLD: THE PHILIPPINES DENNIS ORCULLO IS THE 2011 WPA PLAYER OF THE YEAR
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 02 Dec 2011

Dennis Orcullo, who once upon a time was an itinerant fisherman in a remote and poor part of the Philippines, has now reached the pinnacle of the pool world by being named the World Pool and Billiard Association(WPA) 2011 Player o  Read Full Story >>>

Margarito Says He?s Physically and Mentally Stronger than Cotto
By Jonathan Yaghoubi, 3MoreRounds.com, Fri, 02 Dec 2011
During a recent media workout in New York City, Antonio Margarito shared his thoughts on the licensing issues and the recovery of his eye surgery. ?The eye is fine. Good to go,? Margarito said earlier this week. ? I have been training for eight weeks straight so it [traveling to NYC to be examine  Read Full Story >>>

History In The Making: Manny Pacquiao v Floyd Mayweather close for May 5th
By Samaarah Choubak, 8countnews, Fri, 02 Dec 2011
Boxing contracts can be very complicated, especially when the contract is going to talk about the boxers past performances. With Floyd Mayweather having a highlighted career it is fair to say that he should take more of the percentage. It?s not easy to predict who will win the fight, so this is the  Read Full Story >>>

Lem's latest: Rios to Murray: "I hate you"
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Fri, 02 Dec 2011
NEW YORK -- As they stood, face-to-face, inches apart, cameras flashing and neither fighter speaking, THE RING's No. 1-rated lightweight Brandon Rios leaned forward into the space of the magazine's No. 8-rated contender Johnny Murray, who appeared to slightly give ground. As far as body languag  Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO IS U.S. SPORTS ACADEMY 2011 ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOMINEE
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 02 Dec 2011

Manny Pacquiao, who successfully defended his WBO title twice this year, is one of 12 men nominated for the United States Sports Academy's 2011 Male Athlete of the Year. The 27th annual award, which also recognizes a F  Read Full Story >>>

Amir Khan claims that Juan Manuel Marquez ducked him in the past
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Fri, 02 Dec 2011

Earlier today, WBA and IBF junior welterweight champion Amir Khan entertained the media during a conference call ahead of his upcoming December 10th bout. Khan is getting   Read Full Story >>>

Believe it, think it, know this: Day approaching when Mayweather-Pacquaio sign
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Fri, 02 Dec 2011
Silence has never been sweeter or more soothing than it is with the ongoing Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao Super Fight negotiations. The relative calm and orderly process means the Fight Too Big To Fail is going to be coming to fruition as early as May of next year. Latest confidence boosti  Read Full Story >>>

AMIR KHAN AND FREDDIE ROACH CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 02 Dec 2011

To Listen To An MP3 Of The Conference Call In Its Entirety, Click Read Full Story >>>

DECEMBER 3 MARES VS. AGBEKO II UNDERCARD AT HONDA CENTER IN ANAHEIM, CALIF. STACKED WITH A FORMER WORLD CHAMPION AND FUTURE STARS
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 02 Dec 2011
Star-Studding Boxing Celebs Set To Attend Saturday Night Including Oscar de la Hoya, Don King, Current & Former World Champions Robert Guerrero, Israel Vazquez, Daniel Ponce De Leon & Michael Katsidis, Plus Top Contenders Vicente Escobedo, Sharif Bogere & More! LOS ANGELES, December 1 - A world   Read Full Story >>>

Cotto taking charge of his career affairs
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Fri, 02 Dec 2011
Unlike most elite boxers, though, Cotto had been content to let Top Rank, the promotional company that had guided his career since he turned professional following the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, call the shots. It would be Top Rank that would decide the who, when and where. Cotto was around to  Read Full Story >>>

Cotto-Margarito Rematch to Answer the Questions
By Gary Purfield, The Boxing Tribune, Fri, 02 Dec 2011
July 26, 2008, Antonio Margarito had just applied a pressure filled attack over eleven rounds weathering a boxing clinic, to force Miguel Cotto into submission to obtain the big stage victory he had sought for years. Jim Lampley: Antonio Margarito has the victory he has been waiting for all his l  Read Full Story >>>

Margarito has right eye for Smoger in Cotto rematch
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Fri, 02 Dec 2011
NEW YORK -- Even when the area around the right eye of junior middleweight Pawel Wolak became swollen to the size of a softball during his 10-round, majority draw with Delvin Rodriguez at New York City's Roseland Ballroom in July, referee Steve Smoger -- apparently recognizing Wolak's bravery -- all  Read Full Story >>>

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