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Pacquiao is larger than life, but Rios is the bigger guy
Manny Pacquiao’s larger-than-life persona is intact despite last year’s long fall to the canvas in a stunning reminder that nothing lasts forever....
Avila Makes Short Work of Replacement; Rose Robbed of Victory
REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA – Long touted super bantamweight prospect Manuel “Tino” Avila quickly pounded fill-in opponent Jose Angel Cota into submission after two rounds...
Golovkin and Stevens, and a battle to test those untested
Saturday on Madison Square Garden’s small stage Kazakhstani middleweight titlist Gennady “GGG” Golovkin will fight American Curtis “Showtime” Stevens, on HBO, in a match...
Avila Ready for His Close-Up
REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA – Promising super bantamweight Manuel Avila aims to impress in his first English-language broadcasted appearance as he takes on a late...
Grandma’s Corner: Kathy Garcia manages the good fight–If nothing is going well, call your...
Google doesn’t know who the Italian was. It doesn’t say how old the proverb is. But I could only think that its wisdom...
Mike Alvarado, and the brutal beating administered him by an amiably off-kilter Siberian
DENVER – Afterwards, when “Mile High” Mike Alvarado, still adorned in throwback-Broncos orange and blue, an egg-shaped contusion over his right eye, claimed he...
FRAMPTON v PARODI LIVE ON SATURDAY!
Carl Frampton comes alive on BoxNation this Saturday night as he faces experienced Frenchman Jeremy Parodi in an IBF World Super-Bantamweight title eliminator.
Hometown hero...
Scary Legend: Alvarado says Ward-Gatti stands alone
It’s probably just a scheduling coincidence, but the suggestion is there Saturday night in HBO’s decision to air its beautifully-done Legendary Nights: The...
Timothy Bradley’s fine young consensus
LAS VEGAS – “He seemed to be selling something, as if by not getting knocked-out, he was winning. Odd ending for Bradley. ...
Bradley’s split decision leaves only debate and uncertainty for him, Marquez and Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS – Timothy Bradley promised to be like the government. He wasn’t, thank goodness. There was no shutdown. There was only more...
Coley Back in Action in Roseville
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - Rising light middleweight prospect Aaron Coley may need to consider a rise up in weight class after battling the scales on...
Nothing Heavy: Bradley, Marquez lighter than 147-pound limit in uneventful weigh-in
LAS VEGAS – The Juan Manuel Marquez-Timothy Bradley fight Saturday night is hard to predict. The weigh-in wasn’t.
Marquez and...
Grace Under Pressure: Bradley faces calculated test from Marquez
Timothy Bradley’s story, called a journey by some, can be summed up best by a poignant sight amid the outrage in the wake of...
Bradley and Marquez: Match of those vindicated
HBO’s vastly improved “Face Off With Max Kellerman” franchise, the penultimate episode of which found California’s Timothy Bradley seated at its brushed-steel tabletop with...
Official weights from Oklahoma Comanche Nation
Official weights from Thursday's weigh-in at the Comanche Nation Gaming casino for tonight's fights.
George Tahdooahnippah 159 3/4
Thomas Brown 157 3/4
IBA...
Adam Fiel: Fighting for Something Bigger
Boxing aficionados from Vacaville to Bangkok know the name Adam Fiel, despite the fact that the promising young super featherweight has about one minute...
It’s Unanimous: Judges are losing on the public scorecard
Nobody pays to see judges at ringside with scorecard in one hand and pencil in the other. But it’s the judges, not the...
RICARDO “DINAMITA” ALVAREZ HEADLINES SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 CARD IN MEXICO AGAINST HUMBERTO “METRALLETA” MARTINEZ...
LOS ANGELES, October 3 - Unbeaten in 12 of his last 13 bouts, Ricardo "Dinamita" Alvarez will represent his fighting family once again this...
ISAAC CHILEMBA SIGNS PROMOTIONAL CONTRACT WITH MAIN EVENTS
TOTOWA, NJ - Main Events announced today that they have signed an exclusive promotional contract with South African light heavyweight Isaac Chilemba, 20-2-2, 9...
Ronnie Clark relieved to be back in action and looking to Bite Again on...
After nearly 3 months out with a hand injury, Dundee’s Ronnie Clark (8-0-2) returned to the ring on Tuesday 24th September with a convincing...
The legend’s son prevails
Mexican “Son of the Legend” Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. – the man whom middleweight champion Sergio Martinez alternately calls “a lie” and “the lie”...
Mendez Gets Workout, Sets up October TV Date
BROOKS, CALIFORNIA – Rising middleweight Paul Mendez boxed his way through five rounds en route to a corner retirement of journeyman Rahman Yusubov at...
Mendez Back in Stay Busy Bout on Saturday
BROOKS, CALIFORNIA – Slowly making his way into fringe contention, veteran middleweight Paul Mendez looks to add another ‘W’ to his increasing win column...
Weights From Atlantic City
Glen Tapia 155.5 - Elco Garcia 155.5
Jesse Hart 169 - Terrance Wilson 167.5
Toka Khan Clary 130.5 -
Fighting to grow up: For Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., it’s the biggest one of...
Put a pair of boxing gloves on Peter Pan and you’ve got Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. A man-child, emphasis on the child.
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Weights From Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Alberto Morales 148 vs. Ronald Cruz 148.1
Jason Sosa 129.2 vs. Tyrone Luckey 130.2
Joey Dawejko 238.5 vs. Kevin Franklin 248
Juan Serrano 138.6 ...
Return of the legend’s son
SAN ANTONIO – There’s a fine barber shop in the basement of the historic Gunter Hotel in the center of this city’s downtown, it’s...
Ross is gone, but the suspicions won’t go away
LAS VEGAS -- C.J. Ross finally got one right. She quit.
News on Wednesday that Ross would not be back, at least...
Three worthy performances at “The One”
Apropos of something entirely unrelated to “The One,” I spoke with Don Turner last week, a delightful man of gradual delivery and enviable authority,...
“BIG APPLE BOXING” OFFICIAL WEIGHTS
New York, NY (9/15/13) - All of the fighters for tomorrow night's SMS Promotions and DiBella Entertainment card at Resorts World Casino in Queens...
