Sustainability in South Texas

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SAN ANTONIO – The Illusions Theatre made its debut as a boxing venue here Saturday. Named in a nod to irony, Illusions is not a theater at all. Rather, it is a northern edge of Alamodome festooned with pastel-lighted bunting and a perimeter of … [Read more...]

Gradovich stops Leal; Pavlik succeeds in comeback

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SAN ANTONIO – It was “Mexican Russian” against “Little Soldier” at Illusions Theatre, in Saturday’s main event. All of the monikers were apt. … [Read more...]

Margarito fighting to stay in line for Chavez if Jr. doesn’t fight Martinez

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Staying in line means staying busy and that’s all Antonio Margarito can do in a dogged, controversial pursuit of another big payday. … [Read more...]

Host of masters, target of scorn

HOUSTON – Here is the largest city in the state that comprises the world’s most corrupt athletic commission, a beast of two backs that screws prizefighters and fans alike – to hear and read accounts of those outsiders who compose what member … [Read more...]

Judah impressive in stopping Paris

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Zab Judah (41-7, 28 KO's, 138lbs) had his first ever fight in Brooklyn, NY, and it was up against rising talent, Vernon Paris (26-0, 15 KO's, 138lbs). The bout took place at the Aviator Sports Center, which has become the home for boxing in Brooklyn. … [Read more...]

Not Terrible: Garcia decisions Morales in Houston

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HOUSTON – Finally, Erik “El Terrible” Morales, at age 35, did not have enough of what once made him great to wrest a victory from a well-prepared young challenger. There was no shame in Morales’ losing, and there was enough pride in his … [Read more...]

Talks heat up for a Margarito fight in Arizona in May or June

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TUCSON, Ariz. – Talks are underway for Antonio Margarito to fight in Arizona in May or June, Margarito and his manager, Sergio Diaz, said Friday. … [Read more...]

Awe looms as Garcia’s toughest foe in a fight with the Morales legend

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Danny Garcia’s greatest challenge Saturday night at Houston’s Reliant Arena might be one of the biggest intangibles of all. Awe is dangerous. Tough to control, too. But that’s what Garcia faces in Erik Morales, a fighter he watched when he … [Read more...]

El Terrible, finalmente

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I started to write about boxing because of Erik “El Terrible” Morales, whose face, along with those of Israel Vazquez and Juan Manuel Marquez, is the first my mind associates with the word “prizefighter.” Morales was not my first favorite … [Read more...]

Martinez takes out Macklin in eleven

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The Irish fans came in full force to celebrate St. Patricks day at the theater in Madison Square Garden. They were also on hand to celebrate Ireland's very own Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19 KO's) as he squared off against against reigning middleweight … [Read more...]

Gamboa is a pawn in a fight that only lawyers can win

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Yuriorkis Gamboa looks like a pawn in a standoff perilous to his own future and bad for a divisive business populated by more lawyers and fewer potential stars. … [Read more...]

Sergio Martinez / Matthew Macklin Meet & Greet Photo Gallery

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World Middleweight champion Sergio Martinez and Contender Matthew Macklin meet the fans at Legends Bar In New York City and Claudia Bocanegra was there to catch all the images. … [Read more...]

Rigondeaux to take on Kennedy on Pacquiao – Bradley card

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Sources have confirmed to 15rounds.com that WBA Super Bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux will defend his crown against once beaten Philadelphian Teon Kennedy as part of the June 9th Manny Pacquiao - Timothy Bradley undercard. These are the … [Read more...]

Salido-Lopez II: Only the Violence Mattered

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All that is essential about our sport, in both amateur boxing and prizefighting, happens between its ropes and bells. What occurs during a match, the gravity of fists crashing against skulls, and how, is complicated enough to occupy a nimble mind for … [Read more...]

Former Light Heavyweight champion Julio Gonzalez dies in Mexico

Various reports have surfaced that former WBO Light Heavyweight champion Julio Gonzalez passed away following a motorcycle accident in Mexico. … [Read more...]

Deja Vu All Over Again; Salido stops Lopez for a second time

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San Juan, P.R.- The main event started to a standing crowd in an almost full house. Fans knew they were about to see a war and were cheering López with as much enthusiasm as they booed Salido. Both fighters looked primed and in great shape for the … [Read more...]

FULL MASSIVE BROADWAY BOXING PHOTO GALLERY

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Claudia Bocanegra was ringside at BB King's In New York City as Lou Dibella presented a nine bout edition of Broadway Boxing that had several memorable fights … [Read more...]

Recalling Ali-Frazier while wondering if there will ever be another Fight of the Century

On the 41st anniversary Thursday of the first Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier fight, random reflections and recollections while wondering if there will be ever be a Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao anniversary: … [Read more...]

Perez decisions Figueroa at Broadway Boxing

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NEW YORK--In what was hailed as as one of the mist intriguing main events in the history of the popular Broadway Boxing series, Alex Perez scored a ten round unanimous decision over Francisco "Gato" Figueroa in a Welterweight bout at BB Kings. … [Read more...]

Into the filth

In his 2001 essay “A rough trade,” British novelist Martin Amis writes ferociously, and with ironic humanity, about the increasing violence one finds in the pornographic-movie industry, probably America’s last bastion of pure capitalism. He … [Read more...]

Klitschko trashes Mormeck in Four; gets knockout number fifty

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Wladimir Klitschko made his eleventh consecutive defense of his world Heavyweight championship by destroying undeserving challenger in former Cruiserweight champion Jean Marc Mormeck in round four at the Espirit Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany. … [Read more...]

To the Klitschkos belong the spoils, including frustration

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Heavyweights, a division in exile if not endangered, are making a lot of Euros, but American ambivalence at what was a piece of Americana frustrates Wladimir Klitschko trainer Emanuel Steward in a way he could have never imagined when he was an … [Read more...]

Yusaf Mack to defend USBA Light Heavy Crown against Sheika

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Sources confirmed to 15rounds.com that a battle of former world title challengers will take place as Yusaf Mack will defend the USBA Light heavyweight crown against Omar Sheika on April 27th at Resorts Casino in Atlantic City. … [Read more...]

Examining the conscience before confessing the scorecard

We begin in a discomfiting place – Catholicism’s examination of conscience – and hope to move to an optimistic one. This column should be a secular spot, one where believers and nonbelievers frolic playfully as one, but as a column priding … [Read more...]

Alexander decisions Maidana

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Former Jr. Welterweight champion Devon Alexander made a pretty loud statement in his Welterweight debut with an impressive ten round unanimous decision over Marcos Maidana in a fight between two former Jr. Welterweight champions at the Scottrade … [Read more...]

Vargas Outlasts Tyner in Ugly affair, Latimore Dodges a Bullet

Poise might have been the area that veteran Lanardo Tyner(25-7-2 15 ko’s) chose to target more than any other in his welterweight bout with prospect Jessie Vargas(18-0 9 ko’s), but the 22 year old showed composure beyond his years, and outlasted … [Read more...]

Bradley’s head might get in the way of any chance at Pacquiao-Mayweather

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For the congregation that still prays for Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr., pray a little harder that the born-again Pacquiao isn’t struck by a head butt from Tim Bradley that ruptures old wounds above a right eye with scars that might as well … [Read more...]

Jermaine White, The Midwest’s “Hawk”

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At the time of my interview with Jermaine White (17-4 9ko’s) being scheduled he was slated to face Vivian Harris in what would have been an opportunity to take a significant step forward, and kick off the second act of his career. White, the … [Read more...]

Something less than photo realism on the Bay

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – If you were here in the beautiful coastal climes of the Gulf, 65 degrees with a cool saltwater wind, you felt differently about “Triple Threat” than if you were not. The ringside experience, with its emptied press-row … [Read more...]

Williams brings silence, Cloud brings controversy, Arreola brings violence

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. – Paul “The Punisher” Williams burst on the scene years ago as a gangly, volume-punching giant whom no manager wished to match his fighter against. That made him entertaining. He is the same man today. But no one is … [Read more...]