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Written by Michael Woods
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Wednesday, 10 April 2013 16:15
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 Bob Arum talked to TSS about why, in his eyes, we haven't seen and perhaps aren't likely to see a showdown between Nonito Donaire, his guy, and Abner Mares, who fights for Top Rank. Mares is an excellent fighter, he said today at Madison Square Garden for the final Donaire-Rigondeaux presser, and his manager, Frank Espinoza, is a cool guy. Arum said he offered Mares "three times" what he's been making for recent fights, over a million dollars, and Espinoza was keen to take it but Richard Schaefer nixed it. Arum explained that it only makes sense for that bout to land on HBO, since HBO put Donaire... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 10 April 2013 15:59
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 Las Vegas (April 10) - Six-Time and Four-Division World Champion Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero will attempt to hand Eight-Time and Five-Division World Champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather the first loss of his professional career when they face off on Saturday, May 4 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. in a fight which will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV®. While it has yet to be seen whether Guerrero's faith can will him to victory as he has recently claimed it will, it is evident that determination has guided him to the biggest fight of his career. Guerrero has shown that he can certainly back up his talk with his actions in the ring. In 2012, he won two back-to-back... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 09 April 2013 19:36
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STACKED UNDERCARD TO PUT GARDEN CROWD IN FIGHTING MOOD NEW YORK - Before Tyson Fury and Steve Cunningham go at it in the heavyweight showdown of the year on NBC network television, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in the afternoon of April 20th, a loaded undercard will warm up the New York crowd and have them ready for the anticipated main event. The stacked undercard is led by an 8-round middleweight match between Brooklyn's Curtis "Showtime" Stevens, 23-3, 17 KOs, and Chicago's Derrick "Superman" Findley, 20-9, 13 KOs. This nationally televised co-feature is likely to be a punch-out, with both fighters known as straight forward battlers with a taste for knockouts. The NBC broadcast will begin at 4PM ET. Stevens has smoked his last two foes in a single round, and Findley toppled Ronald... Read more...
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Written by Bernard Fernandez
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Tuesday, 09 April 2013 18:18
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 So little actual time elapsed. So many memorable quotes uttered. Boxing can be funny that way. Sometimes, so many say so much about so little. Gary Cooper “strong, silent types” are a rare commodity in a sport where bragging about what you expect to do (beforehand) or what you might have done (after you fail to do it) is common. Now or then, everyone has a detailed explanation – or an excuse – for what we all saw with our own eyes. Some of what is said is even a little bit believable, if not the absolute truth. The announcement of former heavyweight contender Carl “The Truth” Williams’ death at... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 09 April 2013 13:51
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 April 9, 2013, New York,NY --- 2012 Fighter of the Year and WBO World Jr. Featherweight champion Nonito "Filipino Flash" Donaire shadow boxes during media day in New York City Tuesday for his upcoming world championship battle against undefeated WBA World Super Bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux , Saturday, April 13 at the historic Radio City Music Hall in New York City and televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Caribe Promotions, Tecate and Madison Square Garden, tickets priced at $300, $150, $75 and $35, are available for purchase at the... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 09 April 2013 13:49
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ALL ACCESS: MAYWEATHER vs. GUERRERO PREMIERES TOMORROW AT 10 P.M. ET/PT ON SHOWTIME® FIVE-PART SERIES NARRATED BY COMMON—THE GRAMMY AWARD WINNING HIP-HOP ARTIST, NOTED ACTOR AND AUTHOR “You have the biggest athlete in the world, the highest paid, acting a fool.” – Robert Guerrero “For him to speak on anything about me or about my life, first accomplish what I have accomplished.” – Floyd Mayweather NEW YORK(April 9, 2013) — Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, SHOWTIME Sports debuts the first episode of the highly anticipated documentary series ALL ACCESS: MAYWEATHER vs. GUERRERO in the lead-up to the SHOWTIME PPV® presentation of MAY DAY: the mega-event headlined by boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound titlist Floyd “Money” Mayweather in his welterweight world championship... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 09 April 2013 08:33
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 STATEMENT BY KENDALL HOLT April 8, 2013 - I am pleased to announce that according to laboratory results I am not under suspicion of having taken a banned substance in connection with my bout against Lamont Peterson. We have received an email from Dr. David Eichner, Director of the WADA accredited Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory that my results "do not suggest doping." As explained to me, "intact HCB" indicates the use of that banned substance. A confirmatory test reflected that I did not have "intact HCB" and thus doping was ruled out in my case. There is an atypical finding for "non-intact HCB," which, as explained to me, is naturally produced.... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Monday, 08 April 2013 18:46
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 IBF JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION LAMONT PETERSON AND WBC INTERIM SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION LUCAS MATTHYSSE SET TO SQUARE OFF IN A 12-ROUND WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON MAY 18 AT BOARDWALK HALL IN ATLANTIC CITY IBF WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION DEVON ALEXANDER TO FACE UNDEFEATED KELL BROOK SHOWTIME® TO TELEVISE LIVE FROM BOARDWALK HALL Tickets On Sale Wednesday, April 10 At Noon ET! ATLANTIC CITY, April 8 - World championship boxing returns to Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Saturday, May 18 with a SHOWTIME®... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Monday, 08 April 2013 15:51
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 TRAGEDY STRIKES ARGENTINA; WBC MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION SERGIO MARTINEZ TO DONATE $100,000 TO AFFECTED FAMILIES New York, NY / Buenos Aires, Argentina (4/8/13) - Last week, tragedy struck the country of Argentina when torrential rains caused heavy flooding in La Plata, the low-lying capital and province of Buenos Aires. Middleweight kingpin Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez was devastated upon hearing the news of the flooding that, as of last week, had claimed the lives of at least 50 people and left thousands without... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Monday, 08 April 2013 12:52
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 A star-studded list of world champions, past and present, as well as many other boxing dignitaries have committed to attending the 88th annual Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) awards dinner on Thursday evening, April 11 at Capitale in New York City. Limited tickets remain on sale, priced at $200.00 per person, $150.00 for BWAA members. Tables of 10 are available to purchase for $2,000.00. A limited number of special VIP tickets are also available for $400.00 per person and $4,000.00 for a table of 10. VIP tickets include premium seat at dinner, photo opportunity with honorees, and a... Read more...
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