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Will HBO Ever Televise Female Boxing?
By David A. Avila, The Sweet Science, Fri, 24 Sep 2010
With a single punch Kaliesha West captured the vacant WBO bantamweight world title on a crowded card last weekend. In the past a knockout win by a female prizefighter was a rare feat, but no longer. This new crop of female boxers can really punch.
West (12-1-2) is part of the new razor sharp Read Full Story >>>Meet Gretchen Abaniel: WIBA Minimum Weight Champion
By Oliver Suarez, The Boxing Oracle, Fri, 24 Sep 2010
A bronze medalist in the 2005 International Amateur Boxing Association tournament and current WIBA minimum weight champion, Gretchen Abaniel is one of the best female boxers in the Philippines.
Now she aspires to be able to display her skills to a wider audience with the hope that she can assis Read Full Story >>> HATTON FINED, LOSES TWO BOXING LICENSES
By Tim Harrison, Official Scorecard, Fri, 24 Sep 2010
The British Boxing Board of Control fined troubled boxer Ricky Hatton, and revoked two of his three boxing licenses for, ?bringing the sport into disrepute.? Hatton is now down ?20,000 pounds ($31,388) and his boxing and manager?s licenses.
The BBBC decided to take action after a British tabloi Read Full Story >>> KHAN, MAIDANA MEET IN LONDON
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 24 Sep 2010
WBA Super Lightweight World Champion Amir "King" Khan (left) and WBA Super Lightweight Interim World Champion Marcos "Chino" Maidana (right) pose with Las Vegas-style showgirls on September 23, 2010 in London, England Read Full Story >>> BOXING LEGEND OSCAR DE LA HOYA TO LEAD CLINIC FOR TEENAGE BOXERS AT GLEASON'S GYM IN BROOKLYN
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 24 Sep 2010
Presented by Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment and Golden Boy Promotions
Celebration of boxing coming to Brooklyn at the Barclays Center
BROOKLYN, NY (September 23, 2010) - Boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya, the president of Go Read Full Story >>> An early assessment of Pacquiao and Margarito's strategies for November 13th
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Fri, 24 Sep 2010
As Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito begin to train for their November 13th meeting, the contrasting strategies that either will adopt for the fig Read Full Story >>> Intensity building as Amir Khan and Marcos Maidana come face to face in London
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Fri, 24 Sep 2010
In what has become quite the grudge match, WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan will meet up with interim champion Marcos Maidana at the Mandal Read Full Story >>> Paul Williams: Floyd Mayweather won't fight me as I don't have a vagina
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Fri, 24 Sep 2010
Paul Williams, in his 11th year in the professional boxing ring, is widely acknowledged as the world's third best fighter, pound for pound.
He's 6-3, freakishly tall and he's fighting WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, also a power punching lefthander, in a Nov. 20 Atlantic City (HBO, not Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Jr. on the Forbes 400? Maybe Someday.
By Michael K. Ozanian, Forbes.com, Fri, 24 Sep 2010
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is not short on hubris. Sit ringside in his Las Vegas gym, ask him what it was like to meet President Obama. "You should ask him what it was like to meet me," he says. Ask about his fights, you get this: "When Floyd Mayweather fights it's the Super Bowl. I move the economy." Ask Read Full Story >>> BBBofC right to take retirement decision take out of Hatton's hands
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Fri, 24 Sep 2010
Ricky Hatton today had his boxing license revoked by the BBB of C, (British Boxing Board of Control) after being accused of bringing the sport into disrepute over his well documented issues with drugs and alcohol.
In a prepared statement to the press, the board said:
?Hatton is not an active b Read Full Story >>> Latin Fury taking shape for Dec. 4: Chavez-Gomez, Donaire-Sidorenko, Soto
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Fri, 24 Sep 2010
The December 4 Top Rank Latin Fury pay-per-view is filling out quickly, reports FanHouse's Lem Satterfield. In the main event of the evening, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will meet Alfonso Gomez. Also on the card, Nonito Donaire will face Wladimir Sidorenko, and Humberto Soto will be back to defend his 13 Read Full Story >>> ELEVATING THE SPORT OF BOXING, THE SERGIO MARTINEZ WAY PART 2
By Charlene May, Official Scorecard, Fri, 24 Sep 2010
Our recent interview with Sergio Martinez regarding his upcoming rematch with Paul Williams covered many facets in relation to the sport of boxing, his culture and personal mantra. Clearly, Martinez is a skilled and courageous fighter. However, I found Sergio Martinez to also be inspiring, intellig Read Full Story >>> Paul Williams and Sergio Martinez to square off in ring rematch on Nov. 20 in Atlantic City
By Mitch Abramson, New York Daily News, Fri, 24 Sep 2010
Paul Williams and Sergio Martinez are fighting each other again, and no strong marketing campaign is necessary to hype this fight. The first time they met on Dec. 5, 2009, the two nearly killed each other as Williams eked out a majority decision win. Perhaps befitting the raw violence of that fight Read Full Story >>> Paul Williams-Sergio Martinez II: 'Your Money's Worth'
By Lem Satterfield, Fanhouse, Fri, 24 Sep 2010
When Argentinian-born WBC middleweight (160 pounds) champion Sergio Martinez and Paul Williams (pictured above, at left) meet for their HBO televised, Nov. 20 rematch of a December bout won by Williams on a disputed majority decision, the fighters will spend most of the evening trying to separate ea Read Full Story >>> TOURNAMENT FEVER CAN REVITALIZE HBO
By Danny Howard, FightHype.com, Fri, 24 Sep 2010
HBO's 2010 boxing year can be summarized as a house of cards; the network hopelessly banking on a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight that never was and not spending enough time making other fights that people would have cared to see. Instead of trying to make more competitive fights, like their rival Showtim Read Full Story >>> Hatton keeps promoters license
FightNews.com, Fri, 24 Sep 2010
The British Boxing Board of Control has fined former light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton $31,000 but allowed him to keep his license to promote boxing events after photos of Hatton allegedly using cocaine appeared in a British tabloid. ?The Hitman? did have his boxing license revoked by the sam Read Full Story >>> Roach: 'Tropical storm' to downsize ?Tijuana Tornado?
ABS-CBN News, Fri, 24 Sep 2010
MANILA, Philippines ? Trainer Freddie Roach is confident that his ward, boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, will be able to downsize the taller Antonio Margarito of Me Read Full Story >>> Respecting Shane Mosley
By Mark F. Villanueva, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 24 Sep 2010
I feel for Sugar Shane Mosley, that green-eyed charming monster-warrior in the ring from Pomona, California who must be having a hard time on the recipient?s end taking blow by blow criticisms for a snoozer performance last week a Read Full Story >>> AMIR KHAN VS. MARCOS MAIDANA INKED FOR DECEMBER 11 AT MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CASINO IN LAS VEGAS
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 24 Sep 2010
STARS TO MEET FOR WBA SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
LONDON, September 23 - With fans from the United States to England to Argentina clamoring for it for well over a year, super lightweight supremacy will finally be decided on Saturday, December 11, when British superstar Amir "King" Khan r Read Full Story >>> Roach to Pacquiao: Stay off the ropes
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Fri, 24 Sep 2010
MANILA, Philippines - The last thing Freddie Roach wants to see in the ring in November is Manny Pacquiao being cornered, pinned by the ropes.
He said Antonio Margarito can only be as dangerous as he is Read Full Story >>>
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