The Theory of the Sweet Science
The Theory of the Sweet Science
Mikkel Kessler proved that he still has some pop, but he had to shrug off a scare from Allan Green while taking the vacant WBC silver light heavyweight crown in Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday. The 33 year-old Dane, who rose to 45-2, was sent to the mat in round one by Green, off a right hand and a flurry follow, but did the loser one better when he closed the show with a hellacious left hook which zombified the fighter from Oklahoma in the fourth.
The 32 year-old Green dropped to 31-4 when he was dropped by the ex longtime super middleweight titlist, off the left hook. The finishing blow came when Green was starting his own left hook, but he never finished his.
As for Green, he has lost every step up bout he has taken, except for a win over Tarvis Simms in 2009. He's dropped bouts to Edison Miranda, Andre Ward, Glen Johnson, and now Kessler. This opportunity, I believe, only came about because manager Greg Leon worked his tail off to get this scrap for the vet. If he wants to continue, sad to say, it will likely be as nothing but a steppingstone. Leon probably won't be able to get his guy another title crack, though we can never say never with some of those soft Euros who always manage to find the softest of the soft touches for their title defenses.
So, where does this leave the Dane? He
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 6:04 pm
Confident, trim Spina predicts knockout against Biosse in Thursday night showdown LINCOLN, R.I. (May 19, 2012) – He worked the mitts flawlessly, each punch sending a message. Showing off his lean, muscular physique, Providence’s own Joey “K.O. Kid” Spina turned heads at Saturday’s open workout at the Twin River Casino while promising to finish his [...]
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 5:14 pm
By William Mackay: Mikkel Kessler (45-2, 34 KO’s) had to get up off the deck from a 1st round knockdown to come back and stop American Allan Green (31-4, 21 KO’s) by a 4th round TKO on Saturday night to win the vacant WBC Silver light heavyweight title at the Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark. Kessler flattened [...]
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 4:41 pm
By Sean McDaniel: Big 6’8″ David Price (13-0, 11 KO’s) stayed unbeaten and captured the vacant British heavyweight title with an impressive 4th round TKO victory over Sam Sexton (15-3, 6 KO’s) at the Aintree Equestrian Centre, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom. Price, 28, knocked Sexton down three times on the fight, once at the end [...]
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 3:52 pm
By Scott Gilfoid: British promoter Eddie Hearn is up in arms about the latest drug test, this one for Andre Berto which took place yesterday, and may have wiped out his June 23rd rematch against Victor Ortiz. Here’s what Hearn had to say about it on his twitter: “Now Berto tests positive for steroids? Man, [...]
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 3:50 pm
By Scott Gilfoid: WBO super featherweight champion Adrien Broner (23-0, 19 KO’s) is set to show his stuff against a BADLY over-matched #1 WBO Vicente Escobedo (26-3, 15 KO’s) on July 21st in Cincinnati, Ohio. You can’t blame the 22-year-old Broner for this weak opponent, because it’s the World Boxing Organization’s fault for ranking Escobedo [...]
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 2:53 pm
By William Mackay: Marcos Maidana says he’ll step in and face either Amir Khan or Victor Ortiz next, albeit if both of them change their current fight schedules to face Maidana in last July rather than in June or early July. Maidana said on his twitter “If God provides, I’ll be ready for mid or [...]
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 2:08 pm
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has been looking in on both of his fighters WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley as they get prepared to fight on June 9th on HBO pay-per-view at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Arum likes what he’s been seeing of both guys, and [...]
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 1:32 pm
By Dan Ambrose: If 38-year-old WBO light welterweight interim champion Juan Manuel Marquez wants to ensure that he continues getting paydays into his next fight on July 14th, then he’s going to have to take a well known opponent such as Erik Morales for his scheduled fight a the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Marquez [...]
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 1:03 pm
EPIX, the multiplatform premium entertainment service, will continue its series of live world championship broadcasts when it presents undefeated International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion LUCIAN BUTE against two-time World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion CARL “The Cobra” FROCH. Promoted by Matchroom Sport, Ltd. and InterBox, the Bute vs. Froch World Super Middleweight [...]
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 12:38 pm
By Scott Gilfoid: The bigger and taller Allan Green sees himself working over the aging, smaller Mikkel Kessler tonight in Copenhagen, Denmark in their scrap for the WBC Silver light heavyweight title. Green said to On the Ropes Boxing Radio at eastsideboxing.com “I’m not Mehdi Boudla the last guy who gave him hell for about [...]
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 12:08 pm
Claressa Shields has earned a shot to box for gold at the London Games.
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 12:04 pm
By William Mackay: WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia (23-0, 14 KO’s) has made it clear what his requirements are for him to agree to a fight against former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s). For a fight between him and Khan to take place, Khan will have to have his IBF [...]
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 11:33 am
(Photo: ARENA) By Dan Ambrose: Former 2004 Olympic heavyweight Gold Medalist Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KO’s) will be in action tonight against Russia’s Konstantin Airich (23-5-2, 17 KO’s) in a scheduled 12 round bout for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight crown at the Convention Center in Pharr, Texas. Solis should win this fight unless he [...]
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 11:01 am
(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Featherweight Tiara Brown (Lehigh Acres, Fla.) made quite an impressive World Championships debut in Qinhuangdao, China, winning gold at her first-ever major international event. Brown completed her run to the top of the medal podium with a 24-21 victory over Poland’s Sandra Kruk on Saturday. Welterweight Raquel Miller (San Francisco, Calif.) [...]
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 10:30 am
By Scott Gilfoid: It seems that former super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler didn’t want to fight the hard hitting American Allan Green at the full weight for tonight’s clash for the WBC Silver light heavyweight strap in Copenhagen, Denmark. Green is saying Kessler didn’t want to fight at the full weight, so he’s forced to [...]
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 10:24 am
By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan seemed shocked at yesterday’s news about former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto testing positive for the banned drug Nandrolone in the VADA testing for his scheduled June 23rd rematch against Victor Ortiz at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. After learning about the boxing news, Khan quickly snapped off [...]
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 9:53 am
Karim Mayfield staggered Raymond Serrano at the fourth-round bell, and then landed a solid right hand less than a minute into the fifth that stopped the challenger in the NABO junior welterweight title fight Friday night.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 11:28 pm
Former welterweight titleholder Andre Berto has tested positive for a banned substance, and his June 23 rematch with fellow former titlist Victor Ortiz has been canceled, according to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 8:23 pm
Northern California’s Melissa McMorrow (7-3-3) shocked Susi Kentikian (29-1, 16 KOs) with a majority decision win to capture various flyweight world titles in Germany on Wednesday.
That’s the kicker. It happened in Germany.
Meanwhile, last weekend WBC flyweight titleholder Mariana Juarez (34-5-3, 16 KOs) knocked down and defeated former IBF flyweight titleholder Arely Mucino (15-2-1, 8 KOs) by split decision in Mexico City. That sets up a possible showdown of the three best flyweights.
Before the upset win it wasn’t even thinkable to have a form of flyweight tournament between champions. Kentikian’s refusal to fight any where but Germany messed up any thoughts of a tournament. Instead, it was merely a pipe dream. That’s all over now.
The other two premier flyweights are Mexico’s Juarez and another Northern Californian Ava Knight, who now holds the IBF world title.
Juarez welcomes a fight with either Northern Californian.
“I feel that both have qualities. Melissa is a tank but Ava is quality boxer,” says Juarez, 32, who has defended the title six times in a year including her win over Mucino last Saturday in Mexico City.
Juarez is no stranger to fighting in the United States and Knight is no stranger to fighting in Mexico. The San Francisco-based fighter’s last engagement took place in Los Cabos, Mexico on March 31. She beat Hongfah Tor Buamas by technical knockout.
“I think Mariana would be tougher. Her style and experience may outweigh a pushy style for me. I've met McMorrow in the ring three times
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 7:48 pm
Andre Berto, the ex welterweight champion and current Florida resident, has tested positive for a banned substance, which means his June 23 rematch with Victor Ortiz will likely be cancelled. This is the second high profile PED case to hit boxing in ten days, right on the heels of Lamont Peterson's positive test for testosterone which cancelled his Saturday rematch with Amir Khan.
Berto, age 28, has a 28-1 record, with 22 KOs; that lone blemish came at the hands of Ortiz. They tangled in a thriller back in April 2011. Berto hit the deck in the first and sixth rounds, Ortiz hit the mat in the second and sixth, as well. The California boxer snagged a UD12 in the first scrap. They'd signed to meet on Feb. 11 but Berto had to postpone that re-do after he tore a bicep in training.
Golden Boy's Richard Schaefer, the co-promoter of the rematch, told ESPN's Dan Rafael that he got word on Saturday that Berto's 'A' test was flagged, and then his 'B' test also came up dirty. He was told of that result on Friday.
The prohibited substance was norandrosterone, according to Victor Conte, the ex Balco chief who has been working as a consultant with the ex champ in the last year. He advised Berto on what supplements he should be taking, and on training and rest procedures. Conte has been quite vocal of late that the sport is full of PED users, and needs heavy-duty
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 7:36 pm
Love it or hate it, heavyweight boxing makes or breaks the sport. American fight fans might be dismayed over the lack of burgeoning heavyweight talent on the home front (Seth Mitchell notwithstanding), but the division is alive and well internationally.
Beyond the obvious case of the Klitschko brothers, who have enjoyed a historic stranglehold on the division for what seems like a decade (in reality it’s been about eight years), international fans of boxing’s glory division have also been treated recently to a number of up-and-comers.
Fighters from across the pond, like Tyson Fury and Mike Perez, are filling fight fans full of hope, and David Price (12-0, 10 KOs) just might be in pole position in the race for most likely to become world champion.
Price is a six-foot, eight-inch monster with a killer jab and serious power in his right hand. He fights clean and hard, and so far he seems eager to use his size the way fight fans expect. Price makes his opponents come to him, and when they do he unloads on them with heavy-handed combinations. He’s not as polished or fluid as Wladimir Klitschko, and he’s yet to prove his toughness the way Vitali has, but he’s definitely on the shortlist of people who could someday conceivably defeat either of the brothers (or at the very least succeed them as champion when they retire).
Price shared the super heavyweight bronze medal in the 2008 Olympics with fellow heavyweight hopeful Deontay Wilder from the
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 12:41 pm
New York, NY (May 18, 2012) – Captain Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson will make his return to the ring Thursday, June 14 when he battles rugged veteran Enrique Gallegos in a six round junior middleweight bout at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom.
GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS SIGNS WORLD CHAMPION JOHAN PEREZ AND FORMER AMATEUR STAR JULIAN RAMIREZ
LOS ANGELES, May 17 The best roster in boxing added to its luster this week with Golden Boy Promotions' signing of current WBA Interim Super Lightweight World Champion Johan Perez and unbeaten former amateur standout Julian Ramirez to multi-year promotional agreements.
"This is a big day for us and I'm proud to have these two boxers fighting for us now," said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions. "Boxing will never grow if we don't keep cultivating new talent and in Johan and Julian, we've signed two fighters that you're going to be hearing a lot about in the months and years to come."
A 28-year-old native of Caracas, Venezuela, Johan Perez (15-0-1, 12 KO's) turned professional in 2005 and rang up five consecutive knockout victories. Following a two-year layoff resulting from the lack of professional boxing events being promoted in Venezuela, he returned in 2009 and steam-rolled through all comers, with the only blemish on his record being a 2011 draw with 16-0 fellow prospect Alberto Mosquera. Along the way, Perez fought anyone, anywhere, with stops in Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, England and Mexico garnering him a solid fanbase and the WBA Fedecentro and WBA Fedelatin super lightweight titles. In October of 2011, he stunned highly-regarded Kenny Galarza with a fourth round technical knockout victory and less than two months later, he won the WBA Interim Super Lightweight World
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 12:20 pm
FINAL WORKOUT FOR BELMONTES AND SOLIS IN PHARR, TX
TeleFutura Solo Boxeo Tecate
May 19 at Pharr Convention Center
BAD BOYS BOXING GYM,PHARR, TX -Jerry Belmontes and Odlanier Solis held their final workouts in preparation for their fights this coming Saturday.
Lightweight Jerry Belmontes, 15-0, 5 KOs,takes on 8 rounds against Dominican Ramesis Gil, 7-3-5, 5 KOs, in the main event to be televised internationally by TeleFutura on their Solo Boxeo Tecate series.
The telecast begins 10:00PM ET.
Belmontes said,"Can't thank Main Events enough for this opportunity. No fighter plans to be out of the ring for 11 months but sometimes that's the nature of the business." He added, "It feels great to be back... I know I have a tough opponent (Gil) in front of me but he picked the wrong fight. I'm hungry to be the top guy in the 130 division. I'm looking forward to entering the ring Saturday, getting a big win and begin my reign as one of the elite at 130."
Heavyweight Odlanier Solis, 17-1, 12 KOs, will face Konstantin Airich, 23-5-2, 17 KOs, in a 12-round fight for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title.
Solis spoke of his return to the ring,"I am thrilled to get this opportunity to face Airich for his title and feel I am well prepared. Being the champion, I am sure that Airich will come well prepared and do everything possible to keep his title. I am sure he will give me his best in the
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 12:16 pm
WORLD CHAMPION BEIBUT SHUMENOV DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL STAR APPEAL
SHUMENOV TO FACE ENRIQUE ORNELAS AT HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO IN LAS VEGAS ON JUNE 2 LIVE ON FOX SPORTS NET AND FOX DEPORTES WITH FUEL TV TO AIR ON DELAYED BASIS
LAS VEGAS (May 17, 2012) Unable to secure a unification title fight against the other 175-pound world champions, World Boxing Association (WBA) Light Heavyweight World Champion Beibut Shumenov returns on June 2 to make his fourth title defense against former super middleweight world title challenger Enrique Ornelas (33-7, 21 KO's) at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. in a fight that will be televised live on FOX Sports Net and FIX Deportes and will be televised on a delayed basis on FUEL TV.
Shumenov vs. Ornelas is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and KZ Event Productions and sponsored by Corona and DeWalt Tools. The FOX Sports Net and FOX Deportes bilingual simulcast will air live at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT. FUEL TV will rebroadcast the fight on Sunday, July 1, at 12:00 p.m. ET/9:00 a.m. PT.
Tickets, priced at $100, $60, $30, $25, along with a limited number of VIP suite seats priced at $125, may be purchased at the Hard Rock Hotel Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at (800) 745-3000.
"I'm looking forward to defending my world title belt, especially on a nationally televised show once again,"
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Golden Boy Promotions announced Thursday that it has signed two fighters to its growing roster, interim junior welterweight titlist Johan Perez of Venezuela and former amateur standout Julian Ramirez of Alhambra, Calif.
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 6:58 pm
A Woman was left feeling saddened that our culture of celebrity worship has bestowed heroic status on Floyd Mayweather, and given precious little attention to people he has hurt.
I have studied boxing from the perspective of a woman being initiated and integrated into the sport as a fan. I have learned that boxing is full of outstanding young men and women, who honor their families, their countries and themselves with the hard work, tenacity and the gutty spirit it takes to be a fighter. What’s not to love about all that?
My previous columns amounted in effect to endorsements of the sport. Like all sports, boxing has its share of good guys and bad guys. It certainly has its share of those who have dallied on the wrong side of the law. Some of them have been guests of state prison systems. I have great respect for men like Bernard Hopkins, who have paid for their misdeeds against society and have come out dedicated to excellence.
I found myself pondering all of this as I watched the May 4 weigh-in for the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto. The state of Nevada allowed Floyd to postpone serving a jail term so he could fight Miguel and earn a reported minimum purse of $32 million. Hundreds of local school children and their teachers and parents filed into the arena to watch the weigh-in spectacle. These beautiful children and their teachers and parents cheered for Floyd,
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 2:44 pm
Naoki Fukuda, who shoots for RINGTV.com, was the biggest individual winner in the Boxing Writers Association of America photography contest, known as the “Barneys” in honor of the late BWAA president, Barney Nagler.
Along with those placing in the BWAA writing contest, the photographers whose work was judged mostly highly by the photo staff of the judges, from Philadelphia Media Holdings, will be recognized at the 87th annual BWAA Awards Dinner on June 6 at the Copacabana in New York City.
Fukuda took first place in the Action Photo category, for a shot of a face-contorting punch landed by Erislandy Lara against Paul Williams in their July 9, 2011, bout in Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall. He also was second in the Feature Photo category, for a shot of Nonito Donaire bounding around the ring after his second-round stoppage of Fernando Montiel on Feb. 19, 2011, at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Will Hart, of HBO Sports, took top honors in the Feature Photo category for his picture of a prone and semi-conscious Craig McEwan having his mouthpiece removed by the referee in a March 12, 2011, bout at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.
Chris Cozzone, of Fightnews.com, like Fukuda placed in both categories, taking second in Action for a shot of Gilbert Gastelum’s mouthpiece flying after being nailed by a right hand from Mike Lee in their May 6, 2011, fight in Las Vegas, and a third in Feature for his shot of a
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 2:18 pm
Native Americans are often misrepresented as something out of the past rather than a people of a present.
More than any other group perhaps, they are often defined by images and ideals from days gone by—or perhaps more accurately—by cinematic representations of such things which have had a tendency to be overly romanticized by an entertainment-hungry American public.
There is nothing wrong with celebrating the past. Indeed, there are many fascinating things from Native American history worth of celebration.Like many nations who help people this planet, Native Americans have provided rich contributions to the fabric of our society. American Indian governments served as the models for representative democracies, they were the first to raise honeybees and turkeys to produce food, and they made numerous discoveries in the fields of mathematics, medicine and science.
Yet for all their accomplishments, Native Americans have had comparatively few sports heroes. Sure, Jim Thorpe was lauded by his contemporaries.Olympic medalist Abel Kiviat called Thorpe “the greatest athlete to ever live,” but how many other Native American athletes can you name (if you could name Thorpe to begin with) without the help of an Internet search engine?
Now name the boxers. Joe Hipp anyone? Danny Lopez? The list gets much more obscure after that. (Boxing historians might note that while all-time greats Joe Louis and Henry Armstrong claimed Native American heritage as well, they are generally not considered Native American boxers.)
George “Comanche Boy” Tahdooahnippah (pronounced tad-uh-napper) wants to change that. A middleweight prospect from the
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 9:38 am
Manny Pacquiao, the boxer turned boxer-Congressman who has found himself in territory that rival Floyd Mayweather is more accustomed to, counterpunching the press which had cornered him, some could argue, on the rhetorical ropes, has made clear his stance on same-sex marriage, and what he thinks of gay people.
The clarifying remarks made by Pacquiao to the Associated Press on Wednesday came after several days of a burgeoning controversy which stemmed from an interview he gave to Conservative Examiner writer Granville Ampong. That piece ran on May 14, and it gave the impression, in the minds of many readers, that Pacquiao was so opposed to same-sex marriage, and President Obama's personal embrace of it, that he supported the antiquated Old Testament passage from Leviticus, which reads: "If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.”
The Ampong piece in fact does not state that Pacquiao quoted the passage, but because it was poorly written, that was the impression many media outlets and fight fans received. Pacquiao was accused of trafficking, by some, in "hate speech." So he went into counter-punching mode. "I'm not against the gay people," Pacquiao said to the AP. "I'm not condemning them. I have a cousin (who is) gay. I have relatives (who are) gay. I have a lot of friends (who are)
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 9:15 am
SERGIO MARTINEZ IS TRULY "MARAVILLA" IN ARGENTINA
STAR-POWER SHINING BRIGHTER THAN EVER IN HOME COUNTRY
New York, NY (5/17/12) It has been exactly two months since Middleweight kingpin Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez defended his crown against Matthew Macklin on St. Patrick's Day, scoring a thrilling 11th-round TKO over the Irishman before a raucous sold-out crowd at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in easily one of the most entertaining fights shown live on HBO in 2012. Martinez now awaits the upcoming WBC Middleweight Championship bout between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Andy Lee, which will take place on June 16, in Laredo, TX, to see who he will face next. While he waits, Martinez has kept himself extremely busy, especially in his native country of Argentina, where his popularity continues to soar to super stardom levels. Most recently, Martinez was asked to participate in the upcoming season of Bailando por un Sueño, which is Argentina's version of "Dancing with the Stars" and considered the most popular television program in the entire country. Last year, Mike Tyson was one of the contestants on the show.
When Martinez was recently interviewed by renowned television host Alejandro Fantino on "Animales Sueltos," the show received a monster 6.7 rating. Martinez discussed a number of topics during the roughly 40-minute long interview (to watch the video, click here).
Next up for the charismatic Martinez was an appearance on the stand-up comedy show, Duro de Domar, hosted by Daniel Tognetti.
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 7:53 am
MONTREAL (May 17, 2012) Based on his last five fights, sensational super middleweight Adonis Stevenson (18-1, 15 KOs)is more than living-up to his nickname, "Superman."
Stevenson and his promoter, Yvon Michel, as well as his Hall of Fame manager/trainer, Emanuel Steward, believe he's ready to fight any of the 168-pound world champions or top contenders.
Stevenson's last five fight fights been against opponents who had had a combined professional record of 107-8 prior to stepping in the ring to fight "Superman" 28-1 Noe Gonzalez (TKO2), 27-1 Jesus Gonzales, 16-3 Aaron Pryor, Jr. (TKO9), 11-1 Shujaa El-Amin (TKO1) and Derek Edwards (KO3). All but Gonzales (only once) had never been knocked out before fighting "Superman."
Stevenson's display case has collapsed from the added weight of all his stored title belts: (reigning) WBC Silver, IBF Inter-Continental, NABA, NABO, plus WBC International, WBC Continental Americas, and Canadian straps Adonis formerly held.
All he's missing now is a world title belt, something he hopes to acquire this year, given a legitimate shot to challenge. "Superman" is qualified to fight any of the world super middleweight champions as a world-rated contender in each of the four major governing bodies: #2 IBF, #3 WBC, #7 WBA & WBO.
The dream match for the Haitian-born Stevenson, who lives in the Montreal of Longueuill, is, of course, a showdown in Montreal with IBF champion Lucian Bute. But he's making a title defense May 26 against Carl Froch. WBA Super and WBC champion Andre Ward is practically
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 7:50 am
Manny Pacquiao says he loves and supports gays and lesbians, even though he does not approve of gay marriage.
Posted on 16 May 2012 | 9:21 pm
Manny Pacquiao says he loves and supports gays and lesbians, even though he does not approve of gay marriage.
Posted on 16 May 2012 | 9:21 pm
Montreal middleweight David Lemieux will return to the ring in a scheduled eight-rounder on a June 8 undercard at the Bell Centre in Montreal against Jaudiel Zepeda.
Posted on 16 May 2012 | 7:31 pm
Peterson and Khan were set to renew hostilities on Saturday, but a failed Peterson drug test messed up that plan. Still, we have some solid scraps to look forward to.
Amir “King” Khan and Lamont “Havoc” Peterson were supposed to resume their clash this Saturday in Las Vegas. It would have been a very interesting rematch.
As most fans know Peterson failed a random drug test that he had asked for as a requirement to make the fight. What irony.
Still there are many fights rumbling forward for the next two months including a blockbuster mixed martial arts card that was almost upended for yet another drug test failure.
Ultimate Fighting Championship 146 begins the fight factory assembly line on May 26 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Five heavyweight bouts will highlight the fight card including UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos defending against Frank Mir.
Alistair Overeem was scheduled to challenge Brazil’s hard-hitting heavyweight but the British prizefighter failed the drug test. Mir replaces him.
“Apparently he (Overeem) got suspended for nine months. He got caught for taking anti inflammatory drugs. It was pretty simple the rules are cut and clear,” said Dana White, president of UFC while in West Hollywood. “He’s going to have to do a suspension and they are going to test him. He probably thought they were testing him a lot now, it’s going to be worse. I’m just pissed off.”
White is miffed because of the significant loss of money toward marketing
Posted on 16 May 2012 | 5:55 pm
Flyweight Marlen Esparza has become the first American female boxer to qualify for the London Olympics.
Posted on 16 May 2012 | 6:22 am
Junior welterweight titleholder Lamont Peterson will seek a Nevada boxing license despite his admission that he took a banned substance, which forced the cancellation of his rematch with Amir Khan.
Posted on 15 May 2012 | 2:56 pm
Three-time world champion Katie Taylor of Ireland qualified for the London Olympics women's boxing, defeating Saida Khassenova of Kazakhstan 20-8 in the 132-pound class at the world championships on Tuesday.
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Golden Boy Promotions said Monday it has decided against putting on a June 30 Showtime card in Washington, D.C., because of the continuing fallout from the Lamont Peterson failed drug test.
Posted on 15 May 2012 | 1:33 am
The father of light welterweight boxer Nick Casal considers his son lucky to be alive after sustaining several deep cuts to his head in an attack last weekend.
Posted on 14 May 2012 | 4:10 pm
An Achilles injury has forced former welterweight titlist Antonio Margarito to postpone a return to the ring that had been planned for May 26 in Tucson, Ariz.
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Six more American boxers have qualified for the Olympics with winning performances at a qualifying tournament in Brazil, allowing USA Boxing to send an impressive nine fighters to the London Games.
Posted on 12 May 2012 | 4:26 pm
Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s junior middleweight title victory against Miguel Cotto on HBO PPV last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas generated a whopping 1.5 million pay-per-view buys and $94 million in domestic pay-per-view revenue.
Posted on 11 May 2012 | 2:02 pm
Light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson and super middleweight champion Andre Ward are planning to face each other in September in a match of two of the best fighters in the world.
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Former welterweight titlist Antonio Margarito, who suffered a 10th-round knockout loss to Miguel Cotto in a junior middleweight title challenge on Dec. 3, is set to return.
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