FOLLOW MARQUEZ – DIAZ 2 LIVE!!
Follow all the action LIVE from the Mandalay Bay as Juan Manuel Marquez defends the World Lightweight championship against Juan Diaz in a rematch of the 2009 fight of the year. The card starts at 8 pm with a HUGE five fight undercard that feature Daniel Jacobs – Dmitry Pirog for the WBO Middleweight championship; In a battle of former world champion Robert Guerrero take on Joel Casamayor; Jorge Linares take on Rocky Juarez; Super Middleweights Sakio Bika takes on Jean Paul Mendy as well as hot prospect Frankie Gomez. The action begains at 9pm est. 8pm in Houston
12 ROUNDS-World Lightweight championship–Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO’s) vs Juan Diaz (35-3, 17 KO’s)
Round 1: Good body shot by Marquez…Good left hook from Diaz…Hard right…10-9 Diaz
Round 2: Diaz lands 2 good left hooks..Jab from Marquez stops Diaz in his tracks..20-18 Diaz
Round 3: Marquez lands a nice jab and right…Big right and left hook…29-28 Diaz…Great exchange at end of round
Round 4: Trading left hooks to start round..Huge uppercut wobbles Diaz…Hard right…Right…38-38
Round 5: Marquez lands a jab…Big flush right hand and again…48-47 Marquez
Round 6: Combination from Marquez…Hard right has Diaz holding on…Marquez has redness on his face…58-56 Marquez
Round 7: Marquez lands a right to the body…Hard right to the top of the head…68-65 Marquez
Round 8: Diaz lands a left hook..lots of moving…77-75 Marquez
Round 9:Marquez lands a right and uppercut that wobbles Diaz…Diaz cut bad on his lip…87-84 Marquez
Round 10: Marquez boixing nicely behind his jab…97-93 Marquez
Round 11: Good left hook from Diaz..106-103 Marquez
Round 12: Good left hook by Diaz…Marquez lands a right…Left hook from Marquez…116-112 Marquez
116-112; 118-110; 117-111 for JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ
12 Rounds–WBO Middleweight championship–Daniel Jacobs (20-0, 17 KO’s) vs. Dmitry Pirog (16-0, 13 KO’s)
Round 1: good right from Pirog…10-9 Pirog
Round 2: Pirog lands a hard right…20-18 Pirog
Round 3 Jacobs lands a nice right at the bell…29-28 Pirog
Round 4: Good body shot from Jacobs..Good right to the body..38-38
Round 5: HARD RIGHT AND DOWN GOES JACOBS…HE WONT GET UP…THE FIGHT IS OVER
WINNER BY KO …DMITRY PIROG
10 ROUNDS Jr. Welterweights–Robert Guerrero (26-1-1, 18 KO’s) vs Joel Casamayor (37-4-1, 22 KO’s) Round 1: Guerrero lands a couple jabs…10-9 Guerrero
Round 2: Guerrero lands a left..Casamayor deducted a point for holding…Good straight left staggers Casamayor and a left sends CASAMAYOR TO THE CANVAS…20-16 Guerrero
Round 3: Not much of anything…30-26 Guerrero
Round 4: Hard left from Casamayor..39-36 Guerrero
Round 5: Guerrero lands a good right hook…49-45
Round 6: Guerrero lands a hard left that rocks Casamayor..59-54
Round 7: Good Combination from Guerrero…69-63
Round 8:…79-73 Guerrero
Round 9: Guerrero lands a straight left to the head…89-82 Round
10: Good left from Casamayor…BIG RIGHT HOOK AND DOWN GOES GUERRERO….97-92 Guerrero
98-89; 98-89; 97-90 Guerrero
10 Rounds Lightweights–Jorge Linares (28-1, 18 KO’s) vs Rocky Juarez (28-6-1, 20 KO’s)
Round 1: Straight right from Linares…Juarez lands 2 body shots at the bell 10-9 Juarez
Round 2: Linares lands a nice left to the body..Right to the body..left uppercut…Shapr jabbing…Swelling around Juarez eyes..19-19
Round 3: Linares lands a right to the body and jab..29-28 Linares
Round 4: Linares lands a good uppercut..Juarez pressuring against ropes and Linares fights well off the ropes…39-37 Linares
Round 5: Lianres lands a double jab…Juarez lands a jab…LINARES LANDS A BIG LEFT UPPERCUT AND DOWN GOES JUAREZ..49-45 Linares
Round 6: Hard right from Juarez…Good jab and left uppercut from Linares…59-54 Linares
Round 7: Linares steps back and lands a left uppercut..Hard right..Hard right over the top…69-63 Linares
Round 8: Juarez lands a right..78-73 Lianres
Round 9: Juarez lands a long right..Linares lands 2 sharp uppercuts..Juarez lands a good right…88-83 Linares
Round 10: Linares lands 2 good jabs..Juarez lands a hard jab..Right hand..Lianres fights off the ropes..98-92 Linares
99-90; 97-92; 99-90 FOR JORGE LINARES
Garcia remains undefeated by stopping Romero in Cancun
By Marc Abrams
Jr. Welterweight prospect Danny Garcia remained undefeated by stopping Jorge Romero in round nine of a scheduled round fight in Cancun, Mexico.
Garcia boxed very well as he picked his spots over the course of the bout. Garcia started focusing on the body through the middle rounds. In round nine, Garcia landed a perfect left hook to the jaw that viciously dropped Romero to the canvas. Romero was able to continue to only eat a barrage of punches that had the referee quickly stop the fight.
Garcia, 143 lbs of Philadelphia is now 18-0 with twelve knockouts. Romero, 142 lbs of Culican, Mexico is now 17-3.
Theophane upsets Rodriguez by majority decision
By Marc Abrams
Ashley Theophane scored a controversial majority decision over former world title challenger Delvin Rodriguez in a ten round Welterweight bout at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma.
Rodriguez seemed to control the first half of the fight, mostly with his jab while mixing in some right hands. Theophane came on a bit late and had good spots over the last four rounds but it seemed like Rodriguez had easily banked enough rounds to get the nod.
When the scores were read, Rodriguez was stunned to hear 95-95, 96-94 and 96-94 for Theophane as the crowd and ESPN 2 broadcast team as it looked like Rodriguez should have had his hands raised for the win.
Theophane, 147 1/2 lbs of London, England is now 27-4-1. Rodriguez, 148 1/2 lbs of Danbury, CT is now 25-5-2
Francisco Sierra battered and bloodied previously undefeated Don George in a scheduled ten round Super Middleweight bout.
George had a good first minute of the fight and it was completely downhill from there when what appeared to be an inadvertent elbow hit George and blood began to leak from his nostrils. In round two, George was rocked from a big right hand that had George stumbling across the ring. The fight was never competitive after that.
In round six, Sierra continued to rock George all over the ring and blood was now all over the face of the native of Chicago. In round seven, Sierra landed a huge right that sent George to the canvas. At the end of round seven, Sierra landed a crushing left-right combination that sent George to the deck for a second time. Referee Gary Ritter correctly ruled that the second punch came after the bell. George was in bad shape as he had to be helped to his corner.
After a deliberation, Ritter ruled to take two points away from Sierra and then went to the score cards.
Sierra, 170 1/4 lbs of Tepic, Mexico won by scores of 69-62, 69-62 and 68-63 to raise his record to 22-3. George, 167 lbs of Chicago is now 20-1-1.
“The Rematch” is on: Weights from Mandalay Bay, and a Pacquiao pick too
By Bart Barry (scaleside)
LAS VEGAS – This town might be only a little bit closer to Houston than it is to Mexico City on a map, but if a town’s heart can be measured, this one’s a lot closer to Chilango than Houstonian. Or so it sounded Friday afternoon.
That was when Mexico City lightweight world champion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KOs) took the scale with Houston’s Juan Diaz (35-3, 17 KOs) in Mandalay Bay’s Events Center before a small but enthusiastically partisan-Marquez crowd.
As the challenger in Saturday’s fight, which is being billed simply as “The Rematch,” Diaz was first to be weighed. Looking relaxed and customarily fit, if a little soft, Diaz marked the lightweight limit on the nose, weighing 135 pounds for his first fight since two ill-advised trips to 140 last year.
Those fights, of course, came after his knockout loss in 2009’s Fight of the Year against Marquez a couple Februaries ago. Marquez, meanwhile, appeared both the taller and more muscular fighter, Friday, marking a well-defined 133 1/2 pounds.
If the Mandalay Bay crowd favored Marquez, so too did most boxing insiders milling about the stage during the weigh-in for Marquez-Diaz II. Though all gave Diaz a chance at an upset, knowledgeable fighters such as Shane Mosley and BJ Flores confidently predicted victories for the lightweight champion of the world.
Also taking the stage were Golden Boy Promotions fighters and partners. Michael Katsidis, David Haye, Amir Khan, Bernard Hopkins, and of course Oscar De La Hoya all greeted gathered fans.
LINARES TOWERS OVER JUAREZ
First on the Events Center scale Friday were Venezuelan lightweight standout Jorge Linares (28-1, 18 KOs) and perennial Houston contender Rocky Juarez (28-6-1, 20 KOs). Though Linares weighed only a half pound more than Juarez – 132 1/2 to Juarez’s 132 – he appeared to have significant physical advantages over the Texan. And the advantages didn’t stop there.
While Juarez has made unsuccessful challenges in five world title fights – all happening at or below the super-featherweight limit of 130 pounds – Linares sported a 4-0 (4 KOs) record in championship matches until a shocking first-round knockout to Mexican Juan Carlos Salgado last October.
Is Linares’ chin suspect? That is a question Juarez will have to ask early and often, Saturday, if he is to pull the upset in a fight most are only giving him a “puncher’s chance” of winning.
GUERRERO AND CASAMAYOR JAW THEN EMBRACE
Following a quiet run-up to his Saturday showdown with California lightweight Robert Guerrero (26-1-1, 18 KOs), Cuba’s Joel Casamayor (37-4-1, 22 KOs) briefly returned to form on Friday’s stage. After he’d made 138 pounds and Guerrero had made 138 1/2, Casamayor stepped into Guerrero’s chest and began speaking his trademark Spanish – which always features a Cuban rhythm and is often seasoned with unthinkable vulgarity.
After exchanging a few unfriendly phrases, though, the fighter’s made nice and embraced before leaving the Events Center.
Also making weight Friday were undefeated middleweights Danny Jacobs (20-0, 17 KOs), from New York, and Dmitry Pirog (16-0, 13 KOs), from Russia. In Saturday’s co-main event, Jacobs and Pirog will swap blows for the WBO’s vacant middleweight belt.
MOSLEY MAKES AN EARLY PACQUIAO PREDICTION
Receiving the largest ovation of any Golden Boy Promotions dignitary, Friday, was future hall of famer Sugar Shane Mosley. After exiting stage right, Mosley, cordial as ever, posed for photos and gave impromptu interviews that included, among other things, some details about his recent made-for-television match with NBA great Shaquille O’Neal – a fight in which, apparently, Mosley buckled the 350 pounder.
When asked for a prediction on rival promoter Top Rank’s upcoming fight between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito – the Mexican prizefighter Mosley knocked out 18 months ago – Mosley was initially reticent, sticking to the old cliché about styles making fights. Asked on whom he would bet the proverbial house, though, Mosley opened up slightly.
“Bet the house?” he said. “Probably Pacquiao.”
COVERAGE OF THE REMATCH
Saturday’s card will feature nine bouts. Four of them will be broadcast on the pay-per-view portion of “The Rematch.” 15rounds.com will have full ringside coverage.
Mosley having fun and back at work
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – Shane Mosley likes to play basketball when he isn’t pounding a heavy bag. He did a little bit of both a few weeks ago.
Mosley got into the ring against Shaquille O’Neal, who is as big as a collection of heavy bags these days and just about as quick.
“It was fun,’’ Mosley said of his appearance on Shaq Vs., which is expected to be shown on ABC within a couple of weeks.
Mosley wouldn’t say who won the mock fight, which was filmed in Las Vegas on July 10. The pick-and-roll might have been his most effective combination.
O’Neal, who lost a mock decision to Oscar De La Hoya a couple of years ago, hasn’t been able to step up and defend against that fundamental combo since he left the Miami Heat for the Phoenix Suns and then the Cleveland Cavaliers.
But Mosley sounded as though he was relieved that his next opponent will be Sergio Mora instead of O’Neal on Sept. 18 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Mosley’s punches were enough to rock Floyd Mayweather Jr. in an eventual loss on May 1. But those same blows apparently didn’t have much impact on the 7-foot-2 O’Neal, who is big enough to slam-dunk Mosley.
“He gave me a couple of big shoves,’’ said Mosley, who must have felt like a point guard tossed around like a rag doll after just one push.
Mosley is scheduled to appear at a news conference for the formal announcement of the fight against Mora today at Mandalay Bay before the Juan Diaz-Juan Manuel Marquez rematch. Then, Mosley is expected to begin training, which won’t include O’Neal as a sparring partner.
Among other possibilities, Mosley would like to keep himself in line for a shot against Manny Pacquiao, who is headed for fight against Antonio Margarito on Nov. 13.
Margarito appears to be closer to getting a license for a fight in the United States. According to AOL’s Fanhouse and the Los Angeles Times, the California State Athletic Commission will hear an appeal on Aug. 18 from Margarito, whose California license was revoked for one year after altered hand wraps were discovered at Staples Center before his loss to Mosley in January 2009.
The Nevada commission told Margarito to face California regulators before it would consider his application for a fight. It’s not clear whether there’s time to get a license in Nevada, or whether the Nevada commissioners would balk at granting him a license because of the hand-wrap flap.
Texas at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas is another possibility. Margarito promoter Bob Arum also says he has an offer from Monterrey, Mexico, although the U.S. State Department has warned against traveling to the city because of drug-cartel violence.
“Margarito has the height advantage,’’ Mosley said. “Anything could happen. But the winner would probably be Pacquiao.’’
NOTES, ANECDOTES
· Juan Diaz stepped on the official scale Friday at 135 pounds. Unlike Marquez (133 ½), there was no muscle definition. There was baby fat where other fighters have a six pack. “That’s why fans identify with me,’’ Diaz aid. “I look like the average Joe.’’
· Golden Boy Promotions says it has invested $4 million in the Diaz-Marquez card. Out of that, $1 million will go to Marquez, $540,000 to Diaz, $200,000 to Danny Jacobs, $75,000 to Robert Guerrero and $40,000 to Joel Casamayor.
Weights from Las Vegas
RED CORNER BLUE CORNER
MAIN EVENT – RING MAGAZINE, WBA & WBO LIGHTWEIGHT TITLES – 12 ROUNDS
Juan Manuel MARQUEZ vs. Juan DIAZ
Mexico City, MEX Houston, TX
50-5-1 (37 KO’s) 35-3 (17 KO’s) Weight: 133.5 lbs. Weight: 135 lbs.
VACANT WBO MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE – 12 ROUNDS
Daniel JACOBS vs. Dmitry PIROG
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS – 10 ROUNDS
Robert GUERRERO vs. Joel CASAMAYOR
Gilroy, CA Guantanamo, CUB
26-1-1 (18 KO’s) 37-4-1 (22 KO’s) Weight: 138.5 lbs. Weight: 138 lbs.
VACANT WBA FEDELATIN LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE – 10 ROUNDS
Jorge LINARES vs. Rocky JUAREZ
Barinas, VEN Houston, TX
28-1 (18 KO’s) 28-6-1 (20 KO’s) Weight: 132.5 lbs. Weight: 132 lbs.
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS – 6 ROUNDS
Frankie GOMEZ vs. Ronald PETERSON
East Los Angeles, CA St. Paul, MN
4-0 (4 KO’s) 2-2 (2 KO’s)
SWING BOUT – LIGHTWEIGHTS- 4/6 ROUNDS
5-3-1 (1 KO) 4-5 (1 KO)
28-3-2 (19 KO’s) 28-0-1 (16 KO’s)
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 8 ROUNDS
George GROVES vs. Alfredo CONTRERAS
Hammersmith, ENG Los Mochis, MEX
HEAVYWEIGHTS – 8 ROUNDS
Seth MITCHELL vs. Derek BRYANT
17-0-1 (11 KO’s) 20-5-1 (17 KO’s)
Weight: 243 lbs. Weight: 201 lbs.
Weights from Ontario, California
| Alberto Herrera – 153 LBS. Sammy Gonzalez – 153.5 LBS. Efrain Esquivias – 123 LBS. Jonathan Arrellano – 122 LBS. Jonte Willis – 211 LBS. Manuel Del Cid – 132.5 LBS. Bouts subject to change.
Doors open at 6:30pm, and the first bell rings at 7:45pm.
The Doubletree Hotel is located at 222 North Vineyard Avenue in Ontario. Tickets for “LOCKED ‘N LOADED II” are priced at $75, $45, and $30 are available now and may be purchased by calling 714-935-0900.
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Photo credit: Carlos Baeza/Thompson Boxing Promotions
 Alberto Herrera and Sammy Gonzalez
 Efrain Esquivias and Jonathan Alcantara
 Jonathan Arrellano and Hugo Ramos
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UFC® DEBUTS AT ESPN X GAMES WITH UFC 117 AND UFC 118 RALLY CARS
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – For the first-time ever, millions of action sports thrill-seekers will see the UFC® and its matching event numbers racing around the ESPN X Games this weekend live on ESPN, all as part of a cross-promotional partnership with PMR Motorsports.
ESPN viewers and X Games fans packed inside the LA Coliseum won’t miss the trademark UFC logo and numbers “117” and “118” on the 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Rally Cars driven by Patrick Moro and Timothy Rooney of PMR Motorsports. 117 and 118 symbolize the next two blockbuster UFC events coming up in August.
“The UFC and the XGames are the perfect combination, and it’s an honor for UFC 117 and UFC 118 to be represented on the PMR Motorsports rally cars,” said Dana White, UFC President.
“I am very excited to have UFC on board with us for X Games 16,” said Moro. “I think we are opening new doors to our sport everyday and I’m glad that PMR is the company that has a chance to prove these relationships can absolutely work both ways. The competition is going to be very fast as every year is at the X Games, but I have faith that our freshly built cars will be able to closely compete with them. I still didn’t really have a chance to celebrate our Super Production Championship and we are off to the next event. It is going to be a great one!”
“It is an honor to be invited to X Games for a driver that competed in his first rally event just two years ago,” said Rooney. “This experience alone will be one of a kind for me, not to mention having UFC there with us. I can’t wait to step into our new cars and hit the gas pedal.”
UFC 117 takes place next Saturday, August 7th, live from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, featuring UFC Middleweight Champion and the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Anderson “The Spider” Silva, vs. Chael Sonnen.
A pronounced fan of the X Games, Silva was in attendance last night for the Moto X Freestyle Final, Women’s Super X Final and Men’s Super X Final.
UFC 118, featuring reigning champion Frankie Edgar in a rematch with BJ Penn, and three-time boxing champion James Toney vs. five-time UFC champion Randy Couture, is taking place live from TD Garden in Boston on Saturday, August 28.
Fans can catch the live Rally Car Racing and SuperRally action LIVE on ESPN, Saturday, July 31st from 4:00pm – 7:00pm PT, and 7:15pm – 8:00pm PT.
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‘BATTLE OF CHAMPIONS’ GAMBOA VS SALIDO TICKETS ON SALE SATURDAY
Tickets for Top Rank’s ‘Battle of the Champions’ — Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Orlando Salido – on Sept. 11 at the Palms Resort Casino in Las Vegas go on sale tomorrow, Saturday, July 31.
Gamboa, the WBA featherweight champion, will take on Salido, the IBF featherweight champion, in the Pearl Concert Theater.
Gamboa, a big puncher, has a record of 18-0, 15 KOs. He is a four-time Cuban national champion and a 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist. Salido is the IBF featherweight champion. He has a record of 34-10-2, 22 KOs and is trained by former world champion Daniel Zaragoza.
“This is an exciting matchup of champions – a real battle,” said Bob Arum of Top Rank.
Two strong undefeated lightweights, Brandon Rios of Oxnard, Ca. and Anthony Peterson of Washington, D.C., will fight in a World Lightweight Eliminator. Rios has a record of 24-0-1, 17 KOs; Peterson is 30-0, 20 KOs.
Notre Dame champion Mike Lee of Chicago will be in a special attraction bout. Lee is trained by Ronnie Shields in Houston.
“Mike Lee is very popular. He is bringing a new fanbase into the sport of boxing,” Arum said.
Top Rank is promoting in association with Arena Box and Zanfer Promotions. The Gamboa vs. Salido and Rios vs. Peterson bouts will be televised on HBO After Dark.
Tickets are $200, $100, $50 plus applicable fees and will be available on Saturday, July 31.
To purchase tickets, please visit the Pearl Box Office, any Ticketmaster location, call 1-800-745-3000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com
The Pearl Box Office is open Sunday from noon to 7 pm, Monday from noon to 10:30 pm, Tuesday from noon to 7 pm, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from noon to 9 pm and Saturday from noon to 10 pm.
KING MO SAYS HE’LL MAKE “REFRIED BEANS” OUT OF RAFAEL “FEIJAO” CAVALCANTE – TONIGHT ON HDNET’S “INSIDE MMA
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The Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion speaks out
TONIGHT on HDNet, Friday, July 30 at 9:00 p.m. ET |
| WHAT: On tonight’s “Inside MMA,” Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champ Mo Lawal makes a play on his opponent’s nickname “Feijao” by saying he’ll, “make refried beans” of Cavalcante in their upcoming match at Strikeforce Houston on August 21, 2010.
Also on the program, MMA pioneer “Judo” Gene LeBell tells the panel why he turned down a part in the mixed martial arts classic “Enter The Dragon.” LeBell, who has worked in over 1000 TV and film productions – and whom also fought in the first sanctioned MMA fight in 1963 – tells Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten that he turned down the movie because he wouldn’t make enough in residuals! Rounding out the panel, Strikeforce Champion Sarah Kaufman – who may have scored the biggest hit in MMA last week with her knockout slam on Roxanne Modafferi – guarantees she’ll be on the main card for the next Strikeforce event. Finally, in the news, Big John McCarthy confirms to Ron Kruck that he will return to referee in the UFC on August 1st …for the first time since 2007. A clip from the upcoming program can be found at the following link: http://blog.hdnetfights.com/tagged/imma WHEN: TONIGHT, Friday, July 30, 2010 at 9:00 p.m. ET. |
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ESPN News- Pacquiao, Roach rip Mayweather, back Bradley February 21, 2012Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Jr. both realize almost every boxing fan wishes Floyd Mayweather Jr. had been standing next to Pacquiao at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Tuesday. […]Associated Press
- HBO PPV secures rights to Pacquiao-Bradley February 21, 2012HBO made it 2-for-2 in securing the rights to the first two major pay-per-view fights of the year on Tuesday, announcing that it had finalized an agreement to produce and distribute Manny Pacquiao's defense against Timothy Bradley Jr. […]Dan Rafael
- V. Klitschko says still owes Chisora a knockout February 21, 2012WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko wants to fight Britain's Dereck Chisora again -- so he can knock him out. […]Associated Press
- Chisora apologizes 'wholeheartedly' for brawl February 20, 2012Dereck Chisora apologized "wholeheartedly" Monday for the brawl with David Haye that followed his loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. […]Associated Press
- V. Klitschko tore shoulder ligament vs. Chisora February 19, 2012Heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko suffered a torn ligament in his left shoulder during his unanimous decision win over Dereck Chisora on Saturday in Munich, Germany, but he will not require surgery. […]Dan Rafael
- Stars honor Ali at 70th birthday gala in Vegas February 19, 2012President Barack Obama lauded Muhammad Ali Saturday as he joined some of the world's most famous people in a birthday celebration for the boxer known simply as "The Greatest." […]Associated Press
- Esparza, Underwood, Shields win boxing trials February 19, 2012Claressa Shields screamed, sidestepped and finally hopped around the ring, unable to contain her glee when she was named the outstanding fighter at the first U.S. Olympic team trials for women's boxing. […]Associated Press
- Gamboa, Rios agree to April 14 bout in Vegas February 17, 2012Former unified featherweight titlist Yuriorkis Gamboa will jump up two weight classes and face former lightweight titleholder Brandon Rios in a fight that matches two of boxing's most crowd-pleasing fighters. […]Dan Rafael
- Boxer banned for threat, sparking ring riot February 17, 2012The IBF on Thursday banned former junior flyweight titlist Luis Lazarte from participating in any fight the organization is associated with following Lazarte's actions during a bout last Friday. […]Dan Rafael
- Ward cleared for training as long as hand OK February 16, 2012Unified super middleweight champion Andre Ward has received medical clearance to resume using his left hand, as long as it feels OK, after fracturing it in two places. […]Dan Rafael
- Pacquiao, Roach rip Mayweather, back Bradley February 21, 2012
