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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 12 April 2011 22:41
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 Former Featherweight World Title Challenger Martin HonorioTo Face Undefeated Prospect Luis Cruz In Co-FeatureAfter Roman Martinez Pulls Out Of Fight With An Injury PUERTO RICO (April 12, 2011) – Former world champion Orlando "Siri" Salido arrived late Monday evening in Puerto Rico and held a Media Workout on Tuesday at the Wilfredo Gomez Gym in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, where he was welcome by two-time world champion Ivan "Iron Boy" Calderon.... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 12 April 2011 22:18
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 Naazim Richardson wraps Mosley's hands on media day. Can Mosley shock the world, and can he will his 39-year-old self to a career-best win? (Chris Farina) MOSLEY MEDIA DAY IN BIG BEAR: BOXER WANTS
TO MEET PRESIDENT OBAMA, HAS TO SETTLEFOR CONGRESSMAN MANNY PACQUIAO FIRST... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 12 April 2011 18:22
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 April 12, 2011, Big Bear,Calif. --- Three-division world champion "Sugar" Shane Mosley, Pomona, Ca. works out during a jam-packed media day at his high-altitude training compound in Big Bear, Ca. Tuesday. Mosley is in intense preparation for his upcoming World Welterweight mega fight against Superstar Manny Pacquiao on Saturday, May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pacquiao vs Mosley is promoted by Top Rank in association with MP Promotions, Sugar Shane Mosley Promotions, Tecate and MGM Grand. The Pacquiao vs Mosley telecast will be available live on SHOWTIME Pay Per View. --- Photo Credit : Chris Farina - Top Rank Tags:Shane... Read more...
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Written by Springs Toledo
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Tuesday, 12 April 2011 18:17
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 Erik “El Terrible” Morales hasn't earned significant laurels since he handed Manny Pacquiao his first (and last) defeat on American shores. That was in 2005. Two years later he heard bells in his head after dropping a decision to lightweight titlist David Diaz and promptly retired. Tags:Erik Morales... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 12 April 2011 18:04
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Victor Ortiz Training Camp NotesBerto-Ortiz headlines “East-West Showdown” April 16 at MGM Grand at Foxwoods and Live on HBO’s World Championship Boxing... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 12 April 2011 16:43
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LOS ANGELES (April 12, 2011) – In a battle of the undefeated, World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion SEBASTIAN ZBIK will defend his crown against the Son of the Legend, JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, JR., the WBC’s No. 1 contender and mandatory challenger, Saturday, June 4, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles – just a few blocks north of the Olympic Auditorium where the legendary Julio César Chávez won his first world title. The fight will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark®, beginning at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 12 April 2011 15:23
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Brazilian Revolution in Boxing working for WBC #20 rated Michael “The Brazilian Rocky” OliveiraMIAMI (April 12, 2011) – The movement spearheaded by MO Productions to establish undefeated Michael “The Brazilian Rocky” Oliveira as a star in his native Brazil is moving forward as TV Globo, the third-largest network in the world, committed to a two-year, six-fight commitment featuring the 20-year-old Oliveira.... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 12 April 2011 15:04
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 You can spend hours studying the fight videos, absorbing the combatants’ styles, every little intricacy, in hopes of assessing and accurately predicting how a matchup will play out. You scribble in your notebook something to the effect of, “Fighter A drops his right hand about six inches when he jabs, and Fighter B’s strength is his quick counter hook, so B can hurt A with that as long as B can position himself far enough away to lure the jab out but close enough to reach A with the hook.”... Read more...
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Written by Frank Lotierzo
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Tuesday, 12 April 2011 11:13
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Last Friday there was an article posted on abc-cbnnews.com stating that Floyd Mayweather Jr. turned down a $50 million dollar purse guarantee to fight boxing's most popular and pound-for-pound best fighter, Manny Pacquiao. This is according to Pacquiao's adviser Michael Koncz. Since the supposed $50 million dollar offer has exploded in the media and digested by fight fans, it's also been reported that Mayweather has said it'll take a $100 million dollar guarantee for him to get in the ring with Pacquiao. If the $50 million dollar offer is legit, and I'm not sure I believe that it is, it would be more money than Mayweather grossed in his two fights with Oscar De La Hoya (2007) and Shane Mosley (2010) combined.... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 12 April 2011 10:19
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On Friday April 22nd, 2007 Amateur World Champion and 2008 US Olympian, Demetrius Andrade (12-0, 8KO's) will look to take another step up the jr. middleweight ranks when he opens up that evening's ESPN "Friday Night Fights" telecast against arguably his toughest opponent to date, once beaten, Omar Bell (8-1, 5KO's) at Mohegan Sun, in Uncasville, CT. Headlining the show, which is promoted by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing, will be an intriguing ten round match-up between exciting jr. welterweights, Bayan "The Mongolian Mongoose" Jargal (15-1-3, 10KO's) and "Khanqueror" Breidis Prescott (23-2, 19KO's).... Read more...
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