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It’s time for Chavez Jr. to test positive for some maturity
Is anybody surprised that Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., tested positive for marijuana?
Didn’t think so.
News of the test in the...
Pacquiao – Marquez press conference report
New York – Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez took to New York City as part of their three city tour to announce their...
Rafael Marquez out for Vazquez Jr.; Oquendo steps in for Marquez
According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, former world champion Rafael Marquez has pulled out of his October 6 showdown with fellow former champion Wilfredo...
Momento de Maravilla
LAS VEGAS – Only prizefighting, among all sports, is able to induce a vicarious sensation so near to personal tragedy one’s mind, in a...
No Obit Here: Dueling cards throw a combo that the doomsayers can’t counter
LAS VEGAS – Two major cards separated by a short ride looked like an accident about to happen. Look again. Sergio Martinez-Julio Cesar...
Bad Business? Martinez-Chavez, Canelo-Lopez might add up to something good
LAS VEGAS – News conferences came like a one-two punch Wednesday and Thursday for dueling promotions Saturday night featuring Sergio Martinez-versus-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr....
Father Legend has some lessons for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
LAS VEGAS – There was a time when the son couldn’t mention his father’s name. It was too painful. Legends don’t die. But...
Andre Ward’s hometown: Pleasant surprises and a mean streak
OAKLAND, Calif. – Last week’s fight headquarters were at Marriott City Center in the middle of this recovering town. Friday night Andre Ward...
Andre Ward fights for local fans, and to find more of them
OAKLAND, Calif. – Saturday Andre Ward made the most impressive showing of his career, stopping lineal light heavyweight world champion Chad Dawson in round...
The Verdict is in, Ward is the Heir
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA -- In another virtuoso performance, unified super middleweight champion Andre Ward thrilled his local following in dismantling reigning recognized light heavyweight champion...
Ward and Dawson to State Their Respective Cases on Saturday
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – There is a mythical pound-for-pound crown that hangs precariously on the head of 35-year-old Floyd Mayweather Jr. Considering “Money May’s” age...
Fight For The Future: With Ward-Dawson, Martinez-Chavez and Canelo-Lopez, it’s underway
It’s hard to know whether September’s promise is a new dawn or just a familiar set of oncoming headlights in another head-on collision with...
Why I’ll be in Oakland this weekend
Saturday evening in Oakland, Calif.’s Oracle Arena super middleweight world champion Andre Ward will defend his title against light heavyweight world champion Chad Dawson....
Golovkin attempts the next step in an American adventure started by Jirov
What's known about Kazakhstan by a U.S. audience that gets most of its news from late-night comedians probably comes from the film, Borat,...
Garcia Aims to Remain Unbeaten in “America’s Finest City”
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – The long-running fight series at the Four Points by Sheraton San Diego ends the summer with a bang as it...
Portrait of a barroom tough’s first visit to a boxing gym
Javier pulls open the matte-gray door and sees the fresh black and yellow paint and so much heat. The gym’s heat is palpable,...
Fighting in his Backyard, Sanchez Overcomes Leyva
FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA – Welterweight prospect Alan Sanchez survived some tense moments but kept his impressive recent run rolling with a tenth-round stoppage of fading...
Griffin Looks to Lay the Pavement for His Road Back
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – One would have to think coming so close to a crack at a world title and coming up just short would...
A few entries for August’s empty scorecard
The dog days of August, an unexpected offseason, is full of more idle speculation than medal winners among the American men at...
Walking among masterpieces, thinking about failure
FORT WORTH, Texas – Our beloved sport continues its mid-year recess, a deserted time before the mania of September. There were no fights...
Breidis Prescott outpoints Francisco Figueroa in Miami, Barthelemy remains unbeaten.
Warriors Boxing Promotions presented Miami Warfare II at the Miami Airport Convention Center in Miami tonight and the crowd was treated to a delight...
WEIGHTS FROM ATLANTIC CITY-FIGHTS LIVE ON GFL.TV
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Joel Diaz 130 – Guillermo Sanchez 129
Glen Tapia 159 – Franklin Gonzalez 159
Patrick Farrell 217 – Wayne Hampton 263
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A Few Good Men: The nominees for a tough American job
USA Boxing's search for a national coach might be as futile as winning an Olympic medal. After the American men came home from the...
VINNY LaMANNA: BOXING MANAGER
He didn’t start out as most in the boxing business but Vinny LaManna has accomplished a lot in his twenty-plus years in boxing.
LaManna, who...
Martin, St. John Geared up for Part Deux
CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA – Tonight at the Table Mountain Casino in Friant, California, two longtime rivals square off in what is being billed as the...
Martin-St. John Rivalry Alive and Well
Back in December of 2002, the two most well-known faces in women’s boxing at the time squared off in a crossroads bout of sorts,...
Observations about local fight promotion from behind black cocktail dresses
SAN ANTONIO – Saturday saw the return of national figures and national Spanish-language television, Telefutura this time, to the northernmost fraction of Alamodome, a...
Peterson to keep IBF belt
Dan Rafael of espn.com reports that Lamont Peterson will be able to keep his IBF Jr. Welterweight belt after a failed test for elevated...
Staying Home: Jose Benavidez Jr. is happy he went to the pros instead of...
It’s hard not to think about Jose Benavidez Jr. while watching the sad and inevitable demise of American boxing at the London...
Magdaleno Puts Away Davis as Expected
Super featherweight prospect Diego Magdaleno continued his run through the lower rungs of the division with a fourth-round stoppage over faded trial horse Antonio...
