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MEPRANUM KO?D IN TITLE BID
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
Richie Mepranum?s bid to win the vacant WBO flyweight title was crushed by veteran Mexican Julio Cesar ?Pingo? Miranda who ended the Filipino southpaw?s dreams with a 5th round knockout at the Convention Center in Puebla Read Full Story >>>CALDERON RETAINS TITLE IN UNEXCITING FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
WBO light flyweight champion Ivan Calderon (34-0-1, 6 KO?s) - retained his title and kept his unbeaten record intact with a twelve round unanimous decision at the Theater of Madison Square Garden in an unexciting bout where Read Full Story >>> Weekend Results: Ivan Calderon Gives Jesus Iribe The Now-You-See-Me-Now-You-Don't Treatment; David Lemieux Gives Elvin Ayala The Wrecking Ball Treatment
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
Could there be any two more contrasting victories that those in the main events of the two biggest televised cards of the weekend?
On Fox Sports Net/Fox Sports en Espanol's Top Rank Live, junior flyweight champion Ivan Calderon outslicked Jesus Iribe to the extreme to take his customary decision Read Full Story >>> MAYOL?S SPARMATE TAKASHI OKADA WINS IN NEW YORK
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
Takasi Okada the young Japanese pug from Sagamihara, Kamawaga, Japan who trained at the Wildcard Gym and sparred three times a week with WBC World Junior flyweight champion Rodel Mayol tonight won his fight at the Madison Read Full Story >>> Miranda beats Mepranum to win first crown
KansasCity.com, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
Julio Cesar Miranda scored a fifth round knockout of Richie Mepranum Saturday night to claim the vacant WBO flyweight crown at the Centro de Convenciones in Puebla, Mexico.
The belt had previously been held by Omar Narvaez.
Miranda dropped the native of the Philippines in the fourth round and Read Full Story >>> Ivan Calderon Soundly Outpoints Jesus Iribe In NYC
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
As far as this particular weekend goes, there?s only one Miguel Cotto. But since Puerto Rico?s most celebrated active fighter had just performed a week ago, Nuyoricans gladly settled for one of the best pure boxers ever from La Isla Del Encanto to perform on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day Parade.
Read Full Story >>> Amir Khan and his U.S. star status set to stagnate
By Ricardo Lois, Examiner.com, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
When Amir Khan shed his British promoter Frank Warren to sign with Los Angeles based Golden Boy Promotions early this year it signaled the young welterweights desire to become a boxing star in the United States.
Following a one-sided defeat of American Paulie Malignaggi in New York City last m Read Full Story >>> ?Pingo? Miranda wins WBO belt
By Felipe Leon, FightNews.com, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
Veteran flyweight Julio Cesar ?Pingo? Miranda (32-6-1, 25 KOs) scored a spectacular fifth round KO over Richie Mepranum (22-2-1, 5 KOs) to claim the vacant WBO flyweight crown formerly held Omar Narvaez on Saturday night at the Centro de Convenciones in Puebla, Mexico. In his third world title try, Read Full Story >>> 'BOOM BOOM' BAUTISTA TO FIGHT IN SAN DIEGO ON AUGUST 14
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
Former world super bantamweight title challenger Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista whose planned fight alongside world-rated bantamweight AJ ?Bazooka? Banal at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia on June 26 was called off, will Read Full Story >>> Renowned trainer likes what he sees from Chavez
By John Whisler, San Antonio Express, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
Freddie Roach didn't get to be a four-time trainer of the year by being a yes man ? by making fighters' lives easier by telling them what they want to hear, when they want to hear it.
But after three weeks at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, Calif., with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Roach has had only Read Full Story >>> The Show Must Go On in St. Louis
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
This Saturday night at the Chaifetz Arena on the campus of St. Louis University, Cory Spinks was scheduled to defend his IBF junior middleweight title versus Cornelius ?K9? Bundrage. But ju Read Full Story >>> Cotto, Mosley, Williams, Angulo, Margarito and others on Dibella?s wish list for Sergio Martinez
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
In late March at Randy Couture?s Extreme Boxing Club in Las Vegas an open media workout was held for the participants of an HBO Boxing After Dark show that included an interim WBA Jr. Welterweight title bout between champion Marcos Maidana and Victor Cayo as well as a rematch between Lightweight con Read Full Story >>> ROY JONES JR ATTENDS WBC/NABF AWARDS DINNER
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
Roy Jones Jr one of the all-time greats and former pound-for-pound king showed up at the WBC/North American Boxing Federation Convention awards dinner to the delight of the top officials of the organization.
The rin Read Full Story >>> USA HOLDS FANCIED ENGLAND 1-1 ON GOALKEEPER GREEN?S MISTAKE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
The United States believed that its game against England would be its easiest in its group and it seemed to turn out that way.
After being stunned by a 4th minute goal by England skipper and Liverpool star Steven Gerard, the gutsy Americans fought back and a terrible mistake by goalkeeper Robert Read Full Story >>> Tony Martin reflects on training Mark Melligen, memories from the Philippines, and life in Las Vegas
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
A few days ago Welterweight hopeful Mark Melligen was spotted training rigorously at Floyd Mayweather?s personal gym in Las Vegas. The Bacolod City native is getting ready for Read Full Story >>> GESTA PREPARES TO FIGHT AGAIN IN LATE JULY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
The co-manager of undefeated Filipino southpaw Mercito ?No Mercy? Gesta (18-0-1, 8 KO?s) says he is looking to get Gesta back in the ring at the end of July.
Vince Parra told us that since Gesta came out of his last fight Read Full Story >>> Banal to face Latin foe
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
ANOTHER world title shot is lurking around the corner for top prospect AJ Banal if he succeeds in his Aug. 28 fight at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino.
?He is very close now (to a world title fight). He is rated highly in three boxing bodies,? ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer t Read Full Story >>> MONTIEL TO FINALLY FACE MOREL
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
WBO bantamweight super champion Fernando ?Cochulito? Montiel will finally face Interim champion Eric Morel in a title fight to be promoted by Top Rank which won the Purse Bid without any competition.
Morel has often claimed t Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya breaks his 'Golden Silence'; but can we believe Manny vs. Floyd Jr is nearly finalized?
By Rick Rockwell, Examiner.com, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
After months of "Golden Silence", Oscar De La Hoya publicly announced that the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr is close to being finalized. If this is true, then this is exactly the news that millions of boxing fans have been desperately waiting for. But, can we really trust Os Read Full Story >>> Honest Bill Daly fixed title fight but Carlos Ortiz still lost
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sun, 13 Jun 2010
This being the day before the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York, herewith my Greatest PR Boxers Ever:
1. Wilfredo Gomez, the ultimate power puncher.
2. Wilredo Benitez, slickest boxer ever from the island, won a world title at age 17.
3. Carlos Ortiz, brilliant boxer-puncher who finis Read Full Story >>>
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