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Tickets will go on sale Friday for the intriguing bout pitting Timothy Bradley against Juan Manuel Marquez
Tickets for the battle between WBO welterweight titleholder Timothy Bradley and Mexican icon Juan Manuel Marquez will go on sale this Friday, June 21. The 39-year-old Marquez (55-6-1, 40 KOs) is slated to meet the 29-year-old Bradley (30-0-0-1, 12 KOs) on October 12 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Marquez last exited the squared circle in December after brutally...
Seth Mitchell Looks To Avenge His Only Loss vs. Johnathon Banks On June 22nd
REVENGE ON THE MIND Photo by Joseph Glorioso Photography Seth Mitchell has only one thing on his mind this weekend, and that is revenge. This revenge is for his only professional defeat in the sport of boxing. The former Michigan State linebacker turned professional boxer has a record of 25-1-1 19 KOs. Mitchell will look to avenge the defeat he took when he faced and lost to ...
Mikey Garcia KO of Juan Manuel Lopez (Video)
There was a time Juan Manuel Lopez was thought of as the next big star in boxing. This is why I always say never crown someone too early.
Lopez is only 29, but his career as a main event fighter is over. Garcia on the other hand is the hot fighter everyone is talking about.
Garcia should be called out for not making weight (he was supposed to weigh 126 for this featherweight fight...
Garcia drops Lopez in 4th round
Mikey Garcia stopped Juan Manuel Lopez in the fourth round Saturday night, leaving the WBO featherweight title vacant after Garcia failed to make weight.
Garcia (32-0) weighed in at 128 pounds Friday, two over the featherweight limit. Lopez weighed in at 125 1/2.
Lopez (33-3) would have regained the title with a win.
Garcia put Lopez on the ground with a strong left-handed blow...
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Formerly a great prizefighter, Riddick Bowe looks pathetic in his Thai kickboxing debut
Unable to land one single strike in his Thai kickboxing debut, shopworn pugilist Riddick Bowe lost to Russian Levgen Golovin by a second round TKO on Friday night in Pattaya. A former two-time heavyweight champ, the 6-foot-5, 300 pound Bowe (43-1-0-1, 33 KOs) hadn’t fought professionally since 2008. Considered the 21st preeminent heavyweight ever by Boxing Scene, Bowe pocketed...
Malignaggi vs. Broner conference call quotes
Adrien Broner and Paulie Malignaggi recently held a pre-fight conference call to discuss their June 22nd bout held at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, and televised on Showtime, for Malignaggi's welterweight title strap. If you never understood this before... the two of these guys like to talk. A lot. And insult one another. And boast. So you'll definitely want to check...
Hopkins-Murat July bout cancelled
Bernard Hopkins' defense of his IBF light heavyweight title against Karo Murat has been canceled because Murat could not get a visa from the State Department.
Germany's Murat, the No. 2-ranked light heavyweight, was training in Spain when he was told Friday that the July 13 bout was off. The bout was scheduled for the Barclays Center.
Hopkins, the oldest boxer to win a...
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Riddick Bowe flops in Muay Thai
Wincing in pain and clutching his shins, Riddick Bowe ended his debut in Thai kickboxing with a thud in the second round.
The 45-year-old former world heavyweight boxing champion came to a rude awakening on Friday that Muay Thai is just as punishing.
Bowe was assaulted by kicks to the shins from his 30-year-old Russian opponent Levgen Golovin.
The fighter known as ''Big...
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Glen Johnson Hitting Books in Spare Time, Pursues Math Degree While Playing for Liverpool FC
Ever wondered how Liverpool defender Glen Johnson spends his spare time between training and matches? The 28-year-old has explained why he’s choosing a math degree over leisure.
The Reds’ No. 2 had already revealed to Liverpoolfc.com earlier this year that he was undertaking Spanish lessons and now the England international has discussed his desire to secure academic honors....
Shane Mosley breaks down Broner/Malignaggi.
Broner will be jumping two weight divisions to meet the welterweight limit of 147 pounds, but with his talent and power, the added weight should be no problem for Broner to handle.
Possible opponent of the winner of the Broner-Malignaggi showdown, “Sugar” Shane Mosley, thinks the weight could be an issue for Broner but that may just be wishful thinking.
Broner has shown each...
Bob Arum says Floyd Mayweather will beat Saul Alvarez after the Mexican ‘(runs) out of gas’
Citing a lack of “speed” and “stamina,” Top Rank promoter Bob Arum predicts Floyd Mayweather Jr will overwhelm Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on September 14 in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Canelo doesn’t have the speed or the stamina to cope with Mayweather Jr,” Arum told esnewsreporting.com. “The problem is Canelo, and a lot of young fighters, don’t have the stamina. They run...
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Mike Tyson takes the stage at the Tonys
It’s Doogie Howser T… Host Neil Patrick Harris and former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson perform onstage at The 67th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall last night in New York City. This truly might be the sign of the apocalypse when Mike Tyson and NPH are singing and dancing together. To See the Video continue reading.-TO Mike Tyson: “Holyfield’s Ear Tasted...
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Boxer suffers gruesome eye injury during fight
I love boxing, but there isn’t any amount of money in the world you could pay me to be a fighter. You are always one punch away from being put to sleep like Chad Dawson or you take enough punishment that your eye looks like Alfredo Angulo. The crazy thing is Angulo had knocked down Erislandy Lara twice and had a legitimate chance to win the fight, until this punch impregnated his...
WHY THE HECK NOT?
Mayweather won $5.3M on Heat bet?
A photograph of a receipt indicates that Floyd Mayweather did in fact place a $5.9 million wager on the Game 7 showdown between the Heat and Pacers.
JUST SAY NO
Boxer credits win to abstinence
Well, self-imposed abstinence and lots of training. Newly crowned WBF super-middleweight champ Carl Froch prepared for his title match in truly dedicated fashion.
LET'S RUMBLE
Mayweather to fight Alvarez next
Floyd Mayweather announced that he will be fighting Canelo Alvarez in September at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
POLICE BLOTTER
Holyfield may lose driver's license
The former boxing champ owes over $300,000 in child support payments, so the judge in the case may take away Holyfield's license until he starts to pay up.
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