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Fil Am matchmaker Quiambao walks tightrope with the greatest of ease
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 10 Aug 2011
Boxing matchmakers can be compared to the tightrope walkers at any big circus.
Some specialize is being mismatchmakers, usually following the commandment of a paying promoter who just wants to build a gaudy but synthetic ring resume for some local yokel.
But the matchmakers who can walk the wi Read Full Story >>>Nonito Donaire's ring return set
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Wed, 10 Aug 2011
With his promotional issues with Top Rank recently settled and a new contract in place, unified bantamweight titleholder Nonito Donaire will return to defend his belts Nov. 5 against an opponent to be determined, Top Rank president Todd duBoef told ESPN.com.
"We are looking to secure an oppon Read Full Story >>> Ripley's freak nails himself, Bernard Hopkins hammers Chad Dawson
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 10 Aug 2011
Got to admit it. The Ripley's Believe It Or Not sideshow freak ("Albert Cadabra," yeah, sure, pal) who hammered a nail into his face was imprerssive but, when it came to speechmaking at the Tuesday press conference at BB King's in Times Squa Read Full Story >>> Tight promo sked for Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 10 Aug 2011
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao will be jumping in and out of airplanes when he goes on a tour of US and Mexico next month to promote his rubber match with Juan Manuel Marquez on Nov. 12.
Reporting from Los Angeles, Mike Koncz said the foreign legs of the four-city press tour will be tight Read Full Story >>> HOPKINS VS. DAWSON: TIMING IS EVERYTHING
By Darrell La Montre, BoxingTalk.com, Wed, 10 Aug 2011
On October 15th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, legendary Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins (52-5-2 with 32 KOs) will defend the world light heavyweight championship against "Bad" Chad Dawson (30-1 with 17 KOs). Hopkins will attempt to make history yet again by becoming the oldest boxer with Read Full Story >>> Is Manny Pacquiao Really Ducking Sergio Martinez? Probably
By Alex Groberman, Opposing Views, Wed, 10 Aug 2011
Manny Pacquiao is so far ahead of his current competition that he just might have to start a whole new race.
With the exception of Floyd Mayweather Jr., there are very few remaining tests to gauge Pacquiao?s effectiveness as a boxer these days. But if the Filipino champion isn?t afraid of a littl Read Full Story >>> Kelly Pavlik's trainer: 'I ain't going to be the scapegoat'
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Wed, 10 Aug 2011
Trainer Jack Loew told RingTV.com that he refuses to be "the scapegoat" for Kelly Pavlik's decision to pull out of last Saturday's super middleweight fight with Darryl Cunningham which was to be televised on Showtime, this, in the wake of manager Cameron Dunkin's contrary assertions.
Dunkin cite Read Full Story >>> Evander Holyfield: Pay-Per-View is Killing Boxing
By Charles Jay, boxinginsider, Wed, 10 Aug 2011
As a native of Alabama, former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield had the opportunity to speak to those in attendance at a dinner to mark the closing of the Olympic Boxing Trials in Mobile, and he may have turned a few heads when he said that pay-per-view has been the biggest factor that has kil Read Full Story >>> Mailbag: Hopkins thinks Dawson should be in golf
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Wed, 10 Aug 2011
Chad Dawson is a brilliant talent who often lacks the fire, work ethic and dedication to be great. When Dawson, a former light heavyweight champion, puts his mind to it, there are few better in the sport.
Dawson, though, has rarely operated on all cylinders and has never been as committed to the Read Full Story >>> FRANCISCO VS DOMINGO SET FOR SEP. 24 AT CUNETA ASTRODOME
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 09 Aug 2011
 
An all-Filipino showdown with fireworks written all over it is expected to take place when ALA Gym's Michael "Bruce Lee" Domingo takes on Drian " Read Full Story >>> Eden Sonsona: I Admit the Ring Rust but I?m Back on Track!
By Chito Yu Katangkatang, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 09 Aug 2011
Last Saturday, Gerry Pe?alosa made his so far the biggest and most successful promotional event in partnership with GMA 7 Kapuso Network. Laban ng Lahi: Dugong Kampeon treated the fans with a superb line up of fights wh Read Full Story >>> Philippines-Mexico rivalry continues in Pinoy Pride 8
By Kenneth Ragpala, Filipino Boxing Journal, Tue, 09 Aug 2011
Cebu City, Philippines ? ALA Promotions president and CEO Michael Aldeguer has formally launched Pinoy Pride 8 at a press conference at the Cebu Grand Hotel earlier today. The affable Aldeguer said he is elated with the promising card to be headlined by undefeated boxing genius Milan ?Method Man? Me Read Full Story >>> Believe it or not! Bernard Hopkins reveals a secret to his fountain of youth
By Igor Frank, Examiner.com, Tue, 09 Aug 2011
?My favorite boxer is fighting in LA in October. Can you get me a couple of tickets?? inquired my dad while we were having lunch at California Pizza Kitchen on Brand Boulevard in Glendale:? Hopkins is like Picasso in the ring. You have to understand him to appreciate him. To appreciate him is to kno Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III Preview & Prediction
By Rich Thomas, ProBoxing-fans.com, Tue, 09 Aug 2011
One of the most hotly anticipated fights in boxing has finally been scheduled, as Manny Pacquiao meets Juan Manuel Marquez for the third time on November 12 at the MGM Grand. Excepting Pacquiao vs. Mayweather and just maybe Klitschko vs. Klitschko, this is the fight boxing fans want to see, and have Read Full Story >>> Agbeko, Mares set for battle in Vegas
By David A. Avila, The Press Enterprise, Tue, 09 Aug 2011
IBF champion Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko has shown more diplomacy than a United Nations representative while discussing his bout Saturday against challenger Abner Mares. But now, with mere days before the fight, the gloves are back on.
It's the final confrontation of Showtime's The Bantamweight Tou Read Full Story >>> Not for the squeamish, bare-knuckle boxing is back and Bobby Gunn is champ
By Lorne Scoggins, Examiner.com, Tue, 09 Aug 2011
In the first organized bare-knuckle boxing match since 1889, Bobby Gunn knocked out Richard Stewart to win the vacant heavyweight bare-knuckle championship ? a title last held by John L. Sullivan. On Friday night, history was made.
Stewart grimaced at a right hook to the body at the end of Rnd. 2 Read Full Story >>> Getting outside of the box with Floyd Mayweather Jr. on HBO?s Ring Life
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Tue, 09 Aug 2011
Earlier tonight HBO aired another one of their quality Ring Life pieces, this version focusing on the September 17th welterweight title fight between WBC champion Victor Ortiz and undefeated superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. They face off at Read Full Story >>> Top Rank lines up two fights for Gesta; Pinoy bet to face Perez in September
By Ryan Songalia, GMA News Online, Tue, 09 Aug 2011
Top Rank has lined up two fights for Filipino lightweight prospect Mercito Gesta with the Mandaue City, Cebu-native staking his unbeaten record opposite American Manuel Perez next month.
Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman is also looking to highlight Gesta in a Las Vegas fight on November 11?the n Read Full Story >>> Hopkins looks to make Dawson a believer on Oct. 15, and vice versa
By Doug Fischer, RingTV.com, Tue, 09 Aug 2011
LOS ANGELES -- Using Ripley?s Believe It or Not! to help promote the Oct. 15 pay-per-view show headlined by the Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson light heavyweight championship seems like an odd choice by Golden Boy Promotions but perhaps it fits given Hopkins? extraordinary accomplishments.
The 93-yea Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Jr, Amir Khan Start Hyping Possible 2012 Fight With Barbs
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Tue, 09 Aug 2011
There has been a lot of talk in the last month or so that Amir Khan wants to face Floyd Mayweather Jr in 2012, and Mayweather has even responded to it by saying that it's a fight he'd consider. But now Floyd is changing his tune, as he often will when discussing possible future opponents, hoping tha Read Full Story >>>
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