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Written by The Sweet Science
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Sunday, 24 July 2011 16:35
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WBC SUPER WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION CANELO ALVAREZ HEADS TO TEXAS FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT AT HOUSTON PRESS CONFERENCE Alvarez And Top Contender Alfonso Gomez To Officially Announce September 17 Championship Fight WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 AT 12:00 P.M. CT PlazAmericas Mall **OPEN TO THE PUBLIC** WHO: CANELO ALVAREZ,WBC Super Welterweight Champion ALFONSO GOMEZ, #6 Rated WBC Super Welterweight Contender ERIC GOMEZ,VP & Matchmaker, Golden Boy Promotions JOSE "CHEPO" REYNOSO, Alvarez's Manager ALFONSO GOMEZ SR., Gomez's Trainer WHAT: CANELO ALVAREZ and ALFONSO GOMEZ will hold a press conference in Houston to officially announce their WBC Super Welterweight World Championship bout which is part of the... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Sunday, 24 July 2011 10:40
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 Saturday night, Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing presented its "Knock Out Cancer" card at the Hunts Point Produce Market to benefit the American Cancer Society. The show was held outside, and the many fans who turned out to brave the hot summer night, including a large number of workers from the Market, were treated to an action-packed night of boxing.In the feature bout of the evening, Star Boxing's undefeated heavyweight contender, Joe "The Future" Hanks, was matched against "The Contenders" Alfredo Escalera Jr. At stake was the vacant IBA Americas Heavyweight Title.Hanks came out in the first, looking to measure the smaller Escalera with his jab. Escalera was able to land a few looping shots that seemed to get the attention... Read more...
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Written by Michael Woods
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Saturday, 23 July 2011 21:49
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 You can be a changed man, a better man, outside the ring. You can be aided by the structure of the church, of a support system. You are the support system in the ring. In the ring, you are on an island, surround by snakes and spiders, and if the fangs and venom creeped you out before, chances are, that won't change. Usually, you are what you were. He was supposed to be a changed man, a person who had found God, and found himself. Zab Judah, at 33, had matured and left his bad boy antics in Brooklyn, we've been told. That may all be so, but it can be argued that it's easier to change your stripes in the real world, than it is in the boxing ring. At 2:47 of round five, Judah,... Read more...
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Written by Michael Woods
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Saturday, 23 July 2011 18:14
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They say fights are win in the gym, during the long and lonely prep time to get to the big show. But this one might have been lost at the fridge.Dereck Chisora was favored to beat Tyson Fury in their Commonwealth Title scrap on Saturday at Wembley Arena in London. But when he weighed in on Friday more than he had ever weighed since turning pro in 2007, many fans on the fence thought Fury, the 23-year-old from Cheshire who turned pro in Dec. 2008, might get the W.They were spot on, as the 6-9 hitter by and large cruised to a point win, with the only real rough patch coming in round two, when the Zimbabwe-born Chisora scored with a left and couple right hand follows. One wondered if the 6-1 1/2 Chisora, now 14-1, might've had better luck if he wasn't almost 17 pounds heavier than he was... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Friday, 22 July 2011 19:10
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 photo by Joe Camporeale Judah and Khan Weigh InJuly 22, Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada Zab "Super" Judah and Amir "King" Khan stepped on the scale today, both weighing in at 140 lbs. The 12-round WBA and IBF Super Lightweight World Championship Unification fight takes place tomorrow at Mandalay Bay Events Center. Khan vs. Judah, a 12-round WBA and IBF Super Lightweight World Championship Unification fight, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Main Events in association with Khan Promotions and Super Judah Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate and AT&T. Doors open at 2:30pm and the first fight begins at 2:30pm. The HBO World Championship Boxing telecast begins at 10:00 p.m.... Read more...
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Written by Raymond Markarian
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Friday, 22 July 2011 16:58
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 The battle lines for the long awaited final fight in the Super Six Tournament are set. October 29th is the date, Andre Ward vs. Carl Froch, at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Ward’s promoter Dan Goossen spoke with TSS about choosing the venue and why he thinks a victory will catapult Andre Ward into superstardom. The leader of GoossenTutor Promotions also broke down the hype surrounding the possible heavyweight clash between Wladimir Klitschko and Chris Arreola Ray Markarian: Why Atlantic City for Ward vs. Froch? D. Goossen: Las Vegas was not available that particular weekend. We looked at Los Angeles, New York, and Las Vegas. We wanted to... Read more...
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Written by Michael Woods
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Friday, 22 July 2011 15:53
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 He is the sage of this era, the Cus D'Amato, the Eddie Fitch, the Angelo Dundee of his time. When Freddie Roach talks, attention is paid.Roach talked to the Boxing Channel's Marcos Villegas a couple days ago, and weighed in with his thoughts on the matchup between his fighter, young Amir Khan (25-1 with 17 KOs), who seeks to cement a place for himself in the pound for pound top ten and move a step closer to a megafight, and the born-again badboy from Brooklyn turned mature family man, Zab Judah.One thing he said resonated particularly with me, and aligns with how I see this fight playing out. "It's very hard to teach an old dog new tricks," Roach said, after noting that... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Friday, 22 July 2011 15:05
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LONDON (July 22, 2011) -- Tyson Fury says he is more than ready for his moment of truth against British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora on Saturday night at Wembley Arena.The 6ft 9' Mancunian, with Irish ancestory, has come in for some criticism for how outspoken he has been leading up to his clash with Chisora but unbeaten Fury says he will back up the talk and claim the titles he has always wanted. “The Big Brawl” PPV event is being distributed in the U.S. by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 3 PM/ET – 12 PM/PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, and Avail-TVN, for a suggested retail price of only $24.95. (Check with your PPV provider for same day replay times.) The telecast is also available in Canada to all Super Channel... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Friday, 22 July 2011 15:02
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Face Off With Max Kellerman: Mayweather-Ortiz Premieres July 27 on HBO® July 22, 2011 - Fight fans eager for a penetrating inside look at the September 17 HBO Pay-Per-View® showdown between undefeated superstar Floyd Mayweather and welterweight title-holder Victor Ortiz should mark their calendars to catch an all-new edition of "Face Off," starring the two ring warriors. “Face Off: Mayweather-Ortiz” debuts Wednesday, July 27 at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT on HBO. Moderated by Max Kellerman, "Face Off" is a gripping interview session in which the two fighters face-off and answer Kellerman's questions. The format enables them to deliver a message to each other as well as their fans. The Mayweather-Ortiz extended version of ‘Face Off” is set to air multiple times on HBO and HBO2 (schedule... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Friday, 22 July 2011 13:18
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World Welterweight Championship MANNY PACQUIAO vs. JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ Saturday, November 12 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas LIVE on PAY-PER-VIEW Tickets Go On Sale Today! Friday, July 22 at 10 A.M. PT LAS VEGAS, NEV. (July 22, 2011) – Chapter three of boxing’s best-selling rivalry goes on sale this week. The No. 1 pound-for-pound box office attraction and the Fighter of the Decade, MANNY “Pacman” PACQUIAO (54-3-2, 38 KOs), the lone congressional representative from the Sarangani province in the Philippines, returns to the Fight Capital of the World to defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title against professional nemesis, three-division world champion and future Hall of Famer JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ (53-5-1, 39 KOs), of México City. Pacquiao-Marquez III erupts Saturday, November... Read more...
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