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In boxing these days, there are the Klitschko brothers, and then, there is everybody else.Dereck Chisora, coming off a controversial loss against Robert Helenius in Helsinki, is the next challenger to face up with the 40-year-old Vitali Klitschko, the No. 2 heavyweight in the world.But this will end as so many of the heavyweight fights have: with a Klitschko victory.Chisora does have something going for him. For one, he's 28 years old and...  

Judah’s boxing history includes fights against Floyd Mayweather Jr., Miguel Cotto, Joshua Clottey, Micky Ward, and other great fighters. Judah definitely holds the greater experience amongst the two and in high stakes fights experience can take a fighter ...  

Juan Manuel Marquez is going to the International Boxing Hall of Fame someday. The Mexican star has won titles in three divisions, been in numerous action-packed fights and faced the best of his era, including Manny Pacquiao in their famed trilogy.  

This Saturday, the WBC Heavyweight Champion, Vitali Klitschko, 43-2, 40 KO’s, will defend against the British challenger, Dereck Chisora, 15-2, 9 KO’s. Vitali has held some version of the heavyweight title since 1999, when he crushed Herbie Hide ...  

DERECK CHISORA will try every dirty trick in the book in his bid to cause one of boxing's greatest upsets on Saturday. The Londoner is a massive underdog for his bout against 6ft 7in WBC world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. The German-ba ...  

MANILA, Philippines – Mexican boxing prodigy Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has been promised a fight with the winner of the upcoming bout between undefeated American Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto, scheduled for May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.  

Orange, CA (February 15) – The countdown begins. In just 9 days, on February 24 Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing Promotions will team up to present an exciting fight card at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino in Dover, Delaware. Scheduled to be televised on ...  

In September, Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank reportedly said that Pacquiao ... On the other hand, Pacquiao said he would only retire once his esteemed trainer Freddie Roach sees him slowing down or his punch power declining.  

Vitali Klitschko and Dereck Chisora held their open work out at the Mercedes-Benz dealership in Munich (Germany). Over 1000 fans showed up to watch both fighters showing off their boxing skills in preparation for their heavyweight championship fight this ...  

#boxing Before Manny Pacquiao defeated Juan Manuel Marquez in November, his hobbies included womanizing, drinking, and gambling. He even owned roosters he used for fighting. But sometime after the Marquez bout, according to the Filipino newspaper Minda News, Pacquiao began attending Bible study classes—and with gusto. More »  

The report issues Pacquiao's new found love of the bible has him thinking ... Estabillo writes: On the other hand, Pacquiao said he would only retire from boxing once his famed trainer Freddie Roach sees him slowing down or his vaunted punching power ...  

#boxing Before Manny Pacquaio defeated Juan Manuel Marquez in November, his hobbies included womanizing, drinking, and gambling. He even owned roosters he used for fighting. But sometime after the Marquez bout, according to the Filipino newspaper Minda News, Pacquaio began attending Bible study classes—and with gusto. More »  

Tavoris Cloud is not going to talk your ear off. He’s not the most introspective person you’ll ever meet. The International Boxing Federation light heavyweight champion will never give you six words when he can get by with three. He’s held the IBF ...  

The only downside will be that it's running opposite an HBO card, featuring Erik Morales vs Danny Garcia and James Kirkland vs Carlos Molina. The good news is there's a lot of boxing that night, and good matchups across the board. The bad news ...  

Britain's Dereck Chisora refuses to be intimidated by heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko ahead of Saturday's world title fight and has taken steps to make sure he is not beaten before he steps into the ring. Chisora will challenge for the World Boxing ...  

PanARMENIAN.Net - Former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (33-3, 27 KO’s) has been elevated to the #2 spot in the World Boxing Organization (WBO) rankings at super middleweight, and he hopes to get a title shot against the April 14th winner ...  

It wouldn’t be a boxing match, without a little controversy. Devon Alexander is preparing for his February 25th welterweight fight at Scottrade. And now his opponent has accused him of using steroids. Marcos Maidana's advisor denies they made ...  

MANILA, Philippines – Mexican fighter Juan Manuel Marquez is planning to hang up his gloves by the end of 2012, even if he never gets a fourth bout against his great rival, Filipino boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao. Marquez was among the boxers ...  

After a brief three-month layoff, Jorge Arce is stepping back into the boxing ring on Saturday night to to challenge Lorenzo Parra. Arce will be out for revenge in this fight. The only blemish on his record since the start of 2010 was a draw againat Parra ...  

Only a handful of fighters have shared the ring with both Floyd Mayweather Jr and Miguel Cotto. One of those men is Shane Mosley, who will feature on the undercard against young Mexican titleholder Canelo Alvarez. And he tells BoxingScene.com ...  

BoxingScene.com previously announced that former Contender series participant Ishe Smith inked a promotional deal with Prize fight Promotions. Smith was to make his debut on March 29th in Texas against former champion Kassim Ouma. Smith just ...  

Johnreil Casimero (misspelled by many as Johreil Casimero) successfully picked the vacant IBF Light Flyweight belt after defeating the Argentinian boxer, Luis Alberto Lazarte (40), by TKO in the 10th round of a dirty (foul-full) boxing match held at Once Unidos Stadium, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina on February 10, 2012 (Philippine Time).  

Mexican icons Juan Manuel Marquez and Erik Morales both told boxingscene.com Sunday that the May 5 title bout between WBC light middleweight titlist Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and shopworn former three-division champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley is an utter mismatch.  

Mexican boxing superstar Juan Manuel Marquez says he has plants to retire from the ring at the end of 2012, with or without a fourth fight against Manny Pacquiao -- but he's definitely hoping to take one final shot at his Filipino rival.  

He would've defeated Roberto Duran and both Benny and Sugar Ray Leonard. He'll win titles up to super-middleweight for a total of 10 weight divisions before he retires from boxing. He'll destroy Mayweather when they fight. He can't be hurt and can solve ...  

Carolina, Puerto Rico (February 14, 2012) - World Boxing Association (WBA) NABA welterweight champion, Thomas Dulorme (13-0, 10 KOs), wrapped up training camp and will travel to the United States after sparring with WBA welterweight champion ...  

Dereck Chisora could not care less about the critics who have already written off his chances of pulling off a > Dereck Chisora not bothered about being written off against Vitali Klitschko Dereck Chisora could not care less about the critics who have ...  

Former middleweight champion Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik has made plenty of changes in the last year. The most notable was leaving former long time trainer Jack Lowe and moving across the country to Robert Garcia’s Boxing Academy in Oxnard ...  

In this Boxingscene interview Trout talks about potentially facing his mandatory challenger Anthony Mundine, his future plans, and more. BoxingScene.com:  What is the latest with you Austin? Austin Trout:  I am just waiting to see what is ...  

Juan Manuel Marquez, the world lightweight champion of the World Boxing Association and World Boxing Organization is gearing up to return to the Romanza Gym in Mexico. He plans to return on April 21 in Mexico City, possibly against former ...  

Milton Nunez, 10, middleweights. Daniel Geale vs. Osumanu Adama, 12, for Geale's IBF middleweight title; Billy Dib vs. Eduardo Escobedo, 12, for Dib's IBF featherweight title; Kali Meehan vs. Travis Walker, 12, heavyweights.  

At the 1988 Games in Seoul the US light middleweight suffered one of the Olympics' worst injustices when judges awarded the gold medal fight to his South Korean opponentBoxing and the Olympics have never been easy bedfellows. Back in 1924 Britain's Harry Mallin, the defending middleweight champion, lost a split decision at the Paris Games to France's Roger Brousse in the quarter-finals. Mallin complained, showing the referee bite marks on his...  

In a move that would surely disappoint the boxing world, Manny Pacquiao may retire from boxing after his next fight. From Allen V. Estabillo of MindaNews.com: Pacquiao disclosed over the weekend that he is seriously leaning on retiring from boxing after ...  

Two sides of Australia’s boxing world will come head to head on Sunday in Sydney as Sam Soliman and Garth Wood fight for a potential showdown with IBF middleweight champion Daniel Geale. In one corner is Melbournian Sam Soliman, the 38-year ...  

Alex Steedman explains that, while the British fighter will give Saturday's fight his best shot, is likely to be outclassed by a champion in peak condition... David Haye would probably agree with Oscar Wilde line that "when the Gods want to punish us they ...  

Promoter Frank Maloney today won the purse bids for the British & Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship between David Price and Sam Sexton. Maloney beat all other promoters at the bids held at the British Boxing Board of Control's offices in Cardiff.  

Maloney beat all other promoters at the bids held at the British Boxing Board of Control's offices in Cardiff. A date and venue will be announced in the next few days and the fight will be televised Live on SKYSPORTS HD1 McDONNELL HAS WORLD ...  

MEXICAN Jorge Arce has accepted the challenge of World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamweight titleholder Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr. that could possibly takes some time in May or June. In response to Donaire’s challenge, the 31 ...  

It was before the sixth round that Perez’s people finally threw in the towel. Showtime boxing analyst Antonio Tarver commented on Figueroa’s impressive work. “It’s been a long time since I’ve seen someone commit to the body like that,” he said ...  

Floyd Mayweather I Hope You Watched Jeremy Hit The Gamewinning 3 Pointer With ... when he was being pitted by the media and the public against pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao, who incidentally beat him out as the boxing writers association's Fighter ...  

Ralph Ellis looks ahead to Saturday night's big fight and asks if we could see a brash Brit bring about the end of the Vitali era. Back when I worked for the Daily Star, our boxing writer of the time Ken Gorman's biggest battles tended to be with the ...  

It's better to be a has-been in boxing than to be a never was. Still, I can’t help but remember the words of Budd Schulberg, who wrote, “It's heart-breaking to see a great fighter just stand there, unable to get away from the punches. Old fighters don ...  

British world heavyweight title challenger Dereck Chisora says that he’ll be too wild and unpredictable for World Boxing Council (WBC) World Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko this Saturday night in Munich. Chisora, 28, squared up to the ...  

If Manny Pacquiao decides to retire after his bout with Timothy Bradley, after the tributes, the sport will be better for it. Before you accuse me of hating Pac-Man, understand this: Manny is one of the most exciting fighters I’ve ever watched.  

In regards to the 10 best Middleweights of all time? Triem picked: Bob Fitzsimmons, Stanley Ketchel, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, Harry Greb, Sugar Ray Robinson, Nonpareil Jack Dempsey, Kid McCoy, Tommy Ryan, Roy Jones Jr., and Mickey Walker.. Triem also had ...  

Dereck Chisora has hailed Vitali Klitschko as "the king of the sport" but insists he will show the WBC champion no respect in Munich on Saturday. Londoner Chisora takes on the Ukrainian veteran in his German stronghold as the rank outsider this weekend ...  

Mosley, and the main event featuring the #1 and #3 pay-per-view draws in the sport of boxing in Mayweather and Cotto respectively. The last three major pay-per-view fight cards (Mayweather vs. Ortiz in September, Pacquiao vs. Marquez III in ...  

Sure welterweight boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. is known for saying some outlandish things here and there, but his racially motivated views on the New York Knicks breakout guard Jeremy Lin, and the "Linsanity" that surrounds him is not really far ...  

Most boxing folks consider Sergio Martinez, the Argentine boxer who now lives in California and headlines against Irishman Matthew Macklin at the MSG Theater on March 17 as the best middleweight in the world. That he doesn't have a title ...  

Yesterday it was reported all over sports newswires that boxing star Floyd Mayweather, Jr. questioned the factor for the popularity of New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin, the international overnight sensation. “Jeremy Lin is a good player,” he tweeted ...  

BOXING legend Marco Antonio Barrera is to visit Tyneside to front a dinner on Thursday, March 1. The do is at the Northumbrian Suite, Dunston and, while VIP tickets are sold out, a limited number of tickets at £50 are still available by phoning 0191 229 ...  

MANILA, Philippines – Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez does not think unbeaten American Timothy Bradley has what it takes to beat Filipino boxing icon Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, citing Bradley’s lack of power. "Even though Bradley is a great boxer ...  

The horrid aftermath of the Lazarte - Casimero bout will be a stain on the sport of boxing. After Johnriel Casimero scored a tenth round TKO stoppage against Luis Lazarte all mayhem broke out in the arena. The riot started after Casimero went to ...  

This week in a notice published by the British Boxing Board of Control, newly crowned British Cruiserweight Champion Shane McPhilbin has been scheduled ... the Nottinghamshire man rose from the canvas, and clawed his way back into the fight to stop ...  

World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman disagrees with Erik Morales and Juan Manuel Marquez, who believe Shane Mosley (46-7-1, 39KOs) is a finished fighter and no longer a challenging contender. The two Mexican champions do not agree with ...  

David Haye has made apparent his desire to come out of retirement for a shot at Vitali Klitschko, but it seems as though the England-born heavyweight has priced himself out of that opportunity. According to Rick Reeno of Boxing Scene, Klitschko ...  

In a move capitalizing on one of the most memorable results in 2011, albeit not for the right reasons, boxing is ready to right any perceived wrongs and has matched Amir Khan with Lamont Peterson for a second time in six months after their original bout resulted in a number of strange events affecting the [...]  

Floyd Mayweather, JR., 42-0, 26 KO’s, will take on Miguel Cotto, 37-2, 30 KO’s, on May 5th, leaving those that were expecting a Pacquiao showdown disappointed again. Miguel Cotto, as good as he is, does not present the challenge that will rattle Floyd.  

"Give our boxers a chance" By Recah Trinidad PhilBoxing.com. Mon, 13 Feb 2012. UNLIKE the luckless Karlo Maquinto, Johnriel Casimero returns to a grand welcome Tuesday after capturing the IBF light flyweight crown and escaping from a ...  

Jeremy Lin has taken the basketball world by storm, but boxing star Floyd Mayweather Jr. claims the hype surrounding NBA sensation is based on his ethnic background rather than his talent. Lin has had a fairytale rise to fame after inspiring the ...  

Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino boxer who has dominated the world rankings in multiple weight classes, may be hanging up his gloves for good after his upcoming fight with Timothy Bradley Jr., stating that it might not look good for a "Bible ambassador" like himself to beat on people in the ring.  

August 27, 2011 was the night when the world of boxing was supposed to tune into the excellent matchup between two-time world champion Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero and world-class bruiser Marcos Maidana, a fight that would no doubt match two ...  

Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions continues to bash Bob Arum, a hilarious bit of irony given the seniors' tour undercard he's putting together for Mayweather vs Cotto. Here's what he said to BoxingScene.com's Rick Reeno about his ...  

Rumors about much anticipated Southern California grudge match between Brandon Bam Bam Rios and John Molina were just that; rumors. I caught up with former WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios last Monday at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy. “ John ...  

The International Boxing Federation has ordered undefeated Filipino lightweight Al Sabaupan to fight Mexico’s Marvin Quintero ... 2010 at the Ynares Sports Center in Pasig City. In his last title defense Sabaupan overcame Jonel Gadapan who ...  

Las Vegas, NV, United States (AHN Sports) – Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley have agreed to a June 9 fight in Las Vegas for Pacquiao’s WBO super lightweight title. While it is not the matchup with Floyd Mayweather Jr. that boxing fans want ...  

BOXING champ Manny Pacquiao is considering retiring next year, saying beating on people in the ring might not be good for a “Bible ambassador.” Pacquiao said his upcoming bout with undefeated American boxer Timothy Bradley Jr. on June 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas may be his last fight.  

Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me. You fooled me once Manny Pacquiao. When you negotiated with Floyd Mayweather last year, talks broke down, and you took a fight with Juan Manuel Marquez, I believed your story. I chose to accept the ...  

Miguel Cotto is no Manny Pacquiao, and Timothy Bradley is not Floyd Mayweather. Once again, boxing fans are disappointed that the only megabuck fight they’re anticipating isn’t taking place. Now the question is, will it ever happen at all?  

MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino boxing icon Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao's June 9 bout against undefeated American boxer Timothy Bradley Jr. is a "high-risk, low-reward" match, according to ESPN Friday Night Fights host Bernado Osuna.  

As the co-main event, and another potential for fight of the night, is a heavyweight bout against not-so heavy fighters Stefan Struve (21-5) and Dave Herman (21-2). Herman, whose strengths lie in wrestling and boxing, is coming into this fight ...  

Following the biggest win of his career with a 12 second knockout over Jon Fitch at UFC 141, Johny Hendricks is now set to take on Fitch's longtime American Kickboxing Academy teammate Josh Koscheck. The welterweights are set to square off at UFC on FOX 3, which takes place at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey on May 5th.  

Cathedral City’s Timothy Bradley will be on mydesert.com at 4 p.m. today for a live webcast to discuss his June 9 fight ... A Philippines TV network has reported that boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao may consider retiring from boxing after ...  

Every evening Vitali Klitschko retires to his third-floor suite at the five-star spa resort in the Austrian Alps where he is preparing assiduously for next Saturday's fight with Londoner Dereck Chisora, and dials a number in Kiev, the capital of his native Ukraine. The conversation is of strategy and tactics for a pending battle, though boxing is not on the agenda.