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Ward Defeats Kessler by Technical Decision in 11
Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward scored the first upset in Showtime's Super Six World Boxing Classic with an eleventh round technical decision over WBA super middleweight champ Mikkel Kessler in Oakland, California. Ward dominated a flat Kessler from the opening bell, opening up...
Pacquiao-Cotto Does 1.25 Million PPV Buys
According to HBO, the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto megafight generated 1.25 million buys and $70 million in domestic pay-per-view revenue, making it the biggest boxing PPV event of 2009. HBO will replay the fight this Saturday night at 10 pm ET/PT.
The Sept. 19 Floyd Mayweather Jr...
Poll: Kessler vs. Ward. Who Will Win?
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On Saturday night, Mikkel Kessler defends his WBA title against Andre Ward in Oakland, CA in the final fight in round one of Showtime's unprecedented super middleweight tournament.
Who do you think will win? Kessler or Ward? Vote in our poll!Poll: Kessler...
Manny Pacquiao - Miguel Cotto: Round-by-Round LIVE!
Check out our LIVE round-by-round coverage and unofficial scoring of the Manny Pacquiao - Miguel Cotto superfight in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Manny Pacquiao - Miguel Cotto: Round-by-Round LIVE! originally appeared on About.com Boxing on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at 22:54:00.Permalink...
Pacquiao-Cotto: Round-by-Round Tonight!
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Manny Pacquiao began his pro career as a 16-year-old at 106 pounds. Tonight in Las Vegas he goes for a title in a record-breaking seventh weight division against WBO welterweight champ Miguel Cotto.
The good news is that this fight is almost guranteed to...
Mike Tyson Back in Trouble . . .
Former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson was arrested after a scuffle with a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport. The photographer, Tony Echeverria, 50, was also arrested as each man claimed the other struck him.
Tyson was passing through LAX while traveling from Europe...
Haye Takes WBA Title from Valuev
Last December in Switzerland, Evander Holyfield - giving up nine inches and nearly 100 pounds - outworked WBA heavyweight champ Nicolay Valuev over 12 boring rounds only to have the judges award a majority decision to Valuev.
Last night in Germany, David Haye - giving up nine inches...
Valuev-Haye, Dawson Johnson Rematch, Pacman Sings!
There are a couple of interesting bouts on tap this weekend with Nicolay Valuev defending his WBA heavyweight title against former cruiserweight champ (and current loudmouth champ) David Haye in Germany, and undefeated Chad Dawson in a rematch with 40-year-old Glen Johnson in Hartford...
Valuev-Haye, Dawson Johnson Rematch, Pacman Sings!
There are a couple of interesting bouts on tap this weekend with Nicolay Valuev defending his WBA heavyweight title against former cruiserweight champ (and current loudmouth champ) David Haye in Germany, and undefeated Chad Dawson in a rematch with 40-year-old Glen Johnson in Hartford...
Valuev-Haye, Dawson Johnson Rematch, Pacman Sings!
There are a couple of interesting bouts on tap this weekend with Nicolay Valuev defending his WBA heavyweight title against former cruiserweight champ (and current loudmouth champ) David Haye in Germany, and undefeated Chad Dawson in a rematch with 40-year-old Glen Johnson in Hartford...
Yonnhy Perez Outpoints Joseph Agbeko in Action-Packed Thriller
Showtime doesn't track punch stats but if they did, last night's IBF bantamweight title fight between champion Joseph Agbeko and undefeated challenger Yonnhy Perez likely would have set a new record for a 12-round bout. Every round had non-stop back-and-forth action as both...
Old Heavyweights Never Really Retire ...
Old heavyweight fighters never really retire ...they're just between bouts.
This past weekend, 41-year-old Andrew Golota was TKO'd in five rounds by Tomasz Adamek, who moved up from cruiserweight for the big fight in Lodz, Poland. Golota has now dropped four of his last...
Abraham-Taylor, Froch-Dirrell Results
Arthur Abraham vs. Jermain Taylor ended in spectacular fashion. Carl Froch vs. Andre Dirrell ended less conclusively.
Get all the details in our complete fight coverage of the opening night of the Super Six super middleweight tournament.Abraham-Taylor, Froch-Dirrell Results originally...
Super Middleweight Tournament Kicks Off!
This Saturday night, Showtime's highly anticipated super middleweight tournament begins with Arthur Abraham vs. Jermain Taylor in Berlin, Germany and Carl Froch vs. Andre Dirrell in Nottingham, United Kingdom.
On Nov....
Juanma, Gamboa, Linares, Nishioka Defend Titles
Four fighters defended world title belts last night: Juan Manuel Lopez and Yuriorkis Gamboa at Madison Square Garden in New York, and Jorge Linares and Toshiaki Nishioka in Tokyo, Japan....
David Tua Overwhelms Shane Cameron in Two
Fighting for the first time in two years (and only the eighth time in the last 6-1/2 years), heavyweight David Tua (50-3-1) stopped Shane Cameron (23-2) in two rounds in...
Finally, 16 Years Later: Roy Jones - Bernard Hopkins II
On May 22, 1993, Roy Jones Jr. scored a unanimous decision (116-112 on all three cards) over Bernard Hopkins to win the vacant IBF middleweight title. A rematch has...
Mayweather-Marquez: One Million PPV Buys!
The Sept. 19 bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez exceeded expectations with one million pay-per-view buys. The $52 million in PPV revenue makes it the highest-performing event...
Klitschko Dominates Arreola
Vitali Klitschko successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title with an impressive performance against previously undefeated Cris Arreola. Klitschko, fighting with his hands by his sides, countered Arreola's aggressive style with...
Mayweather-Marquez: Round-by-Round
Stay tuned for round-by-round coverage and unofficial scoring of the September 19, 2009 bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Who do you think will...
Poll: Mayweather vs. Marquez. Who Will Win?
The September 19 bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez is rapidly approaching.
Both fighters are future Hall of Famers ... but who has the edge in this particular...
Busy Boxing Weekend ...
Boxers in action this weekend included Brian Viloria, Alfonso Gomez, Marco Huck, Lamon Brewster, Celestino Caballero, Hector Camacho Jr.,
Chazz Witherspoon, Joey Gilbert, Juan Urango (vs. Randall Bailey), Tavoris Cloud...
Guns Seized at Mayweather Home After Shooting
One of the alleged victims in a shooting incident outside a Las Vegas skating rink told investigators that Floyd Mayweather Jr. threatened him 10 minutes before an "associate" of Mayweather's...
Bradley-Campbell Ruled No Contest
The California State Athletic Commission has changed the result of the Timothy Bradley - Nate Campbell bout from a TKO win for Bradley to a no-contest. The CSAC correctly determined...
Surgery Puts W. Klitschko Out Until 2010
The camp of Wladimir Klitschko announced the heavyweight champ had "minor tendon surgery on his left shoulder six weeks ago" and likely won't fight again until 2010 (with Eddie Chambers...
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