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Julio_cesar_chavez_jr_02

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 05/18/2013

World Boxing News reports that negotiations between former middleweight titlist Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Englands Martin Murray have unraveled and the bout will not occur. The 27-year-old Chavez (46-1-1-1, 32 KOs) was tentatively slated to scrap...

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Carl_froch

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 05/18/2013

IBF super middleweight titlist The Cobra Carl Froch is set to again battle WBA regular super middleweight champion The Viking Warrior Mikkel Kessler on May 25 at the O2 Arena in North Greenwich, London. The 34-year-old Kessler (46-2, 35 KOs)...

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Julio_cesar_chavez_jr_01

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 05/16/2013

Mentioning Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. as a potential opponent, The Ring, WBA, WBC and super middleweight champ Andre Ward plans to return as a 168-pounder in September. After undergoing the knife on January 4 to repair a small tear in his right...

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Robert_guerrero02

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 05/16/2013

Detained in March at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and charged with illegal possession of an unloaded firearm, Robert Guerrero escaped serious punishment on Tuesday by pleading guilty to a mere disorderly conduct violation....

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Floyd-mayweather-holding-cash

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 05/16/2013

Projected to make $90 million in 2013, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was ranked the highest-earning American athlete for the second consecutive year by Sports Illustrated on Wednesday. Nearly doubling the Miami Heat star, LeBron James finished a distant...

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Freddie_roach_01

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 05/14/2013

After Manny Pacquiao gotbrutally knocked out by Juan Manuel Marquez last winter, Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach is pleased that Pacquiao is waiting until Nov.24 to scrap Brandon Rios. The 34-year-old Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KOs) will face the...

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Saul_alvarez

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 05/14/2013

Looking to cement a glamorous bout on Mexican Independence Day weekend, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer said negotiations have begun for a scrap between Floyd Mayweather and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on September 14 at the MGM Grand in Las...

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Manny_pacquiao

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 05/14/2013

Manny Pacquiao has reportedly requested random drug testing for his bout against Brandon Rios on November 23 at the CotaiArena in Macau, China. The 26-year-old Rios (31-1-1, 23 KOs) employs controversial strength and conditioning coach Angel...

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Manny_pacquiao

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 05/09/2013

Shopworn pugilist Manny Pacquiao will meet brawler Brandon Rios on Nov. 24 at the CotaiArena at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel in Macau, China. Many insiders expected the 34-year-old Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KOs) to throw fists with Juan Manuel...

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Floyd_mayweather_05

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 05/09/2013

Floyd Mayweather Jr. hurt his right hand while battering an outclassed Robert Guerrero for 36 minutes on Saturday night in Sin City. Fortunately, although noticeably swollen and discolored, the 36-year-old Mayweather (44-0, 26 KOs) didnt severely...

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Mayweather_vs_guerrero_02

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 05/07/2013

In an utterly brilliant showing, legendary prizefighter Floyd Mayweather earned a unanimous-decision victory over Robert Guerrero on Saturday night in front of 15,880 fans at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. Dismissing concerns of aging,...

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Mayweather_vs_guerrero

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 05/03/2013

Claiming to be more rested than he was against Miguel Cotto, legendary prizefighter Floyd Mayweather is ready to throw fists with interim WBC welterweight champion Robert Guerrero on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. Mayweather...

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Wladimir_klitschko_01

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 05/03/2013

Promising not to underestimate the inspirational cancer survivor, Wladimir Klitschko is ready to defend The Ring, WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles against the Italian Ace Francesco Pianeta on Saturday night at the SAP Arena in Mannheim,...

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Sergio_martinez_03

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 05/01/2013

The Ring and WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez will be shelved for the remainder of 2013 after deteriorating against formidable Englishman Martin Murray on Saturday night in Buenos Aires. Despite suffering another right knee injury, broken...

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Mayweather-vs-guerrero-2013

By Drew Koscelek @ Ring-Rap 05/01/2013

* SHO STREAM: MAYWEATHER vs. GUERRERO * SHOWTIME SPORTS TO STREAM MAY DAY: MAYWEATHER vs. GUERRERO FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE & WEIGH-IN LIVE VIA SATELLITE, YOUTUBE, USTREAM & ONLINE AT SPORTS.SHO.COM PRESS CONFERENCE LIVE: MAYWEATHER vs. GUERRERO:...

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Guillermo_rigondeax

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 04/29/2013

The Ring, WBA and WBC super bantamweight titlist Guillermo Rigondeaux was formally handed the WBO belt by its president, Francisco Paco Valcarcel, at a press conference on Wednesday in Miami, Fla. A 2009 Cuban defector who captured gold medals at...

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Adrien_broner_04

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 04/29/2013

Golden Boy Promotions formally announced Thursday that WBC lightweight champion The Problem Adrien Broner and WBA welterweight titleholder Paulie Malignaggi will scrap on June 22 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Broner (26-0, 22 KOs), who...

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Sergio_martinez_vs_martin_murray_01

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 04/29/2013

Despite getting bloodied and hitting the canvas midway through the eighth round, Argentinean Sergio Martinez unanimously outpointed formidable Englishman Martin Murray to escape with The Ring and WBC middleweight belts on Saturday night in Buenos...

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Sergio_martinez_vs_martin_murray

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 04/24/2013

Predicting an eighth-round knockout, Sergio Martinez sounds ready to defend The Ring and WBC middleweight titles against unbeaten British contender Martin Murray on Saturday night in front of more than 40,000 hometown fans in Buenos Aires....

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Edwin_valero

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 04/24/2013

Former two weight world champion El Terminator Edwin Valero committed suicide after being imprisoned for slaying his wife three years ago last Friday on April 19, 2010. A 28-year-old Valero (27-0, 27 KOs) admitted to Venezuelan authorities killing...

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Alvarez_vs_trout_01

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 04/23/2013

WBC light middleweight titleholder Saul Canelo Alvarez unanimously outscored No Doubt Austin Trout to earn the WBA super world light middleweight championship on Saturday night in front of 39,247 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Displaying...

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Floyd_mayweather_03

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 04/23/2013

Readying to battle Pretty Boy, interim WBC welterweight champion Robert Guerrero told Showtimes All Access that Floyd Mayweather will likely use avoidance tactics in their bout on May 4. I am going to spar in a big ring, because I know Floyd will...

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Alvarez_vs_trout

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 04/20/2013

WBC light middleweight titleholder Saul Canelo Alvarez and WBA super world light middleweight champion No Doubt Austin Trout weighed in Friday for their unification bout this evening at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. With loud chants of...

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Floyd_mayweather_02

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 04/18/2013

Readying to battle Robert Guerrero on May 4, Floyd Mayweather Jr. called the interim WBC welterweight champion a hypocrite during a press conference on Wednesday. Roughly five weeks before throwing fists with Mayweather (43-0, 26 KOs), the...

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Canelo-alvarez-vs-ausitn-trout-poster-530x317

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 04/18/2013

WBC light middleweight titleholder Saul Canelo Alvarez will batter WBA super world light middleweight champion No Doubt Austin Trout in their unification bout on Saturday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The 22-year-old Alvarez...

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Manny_pacquiao

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 04/17/2013

Rather than September as originally planned, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told ABS-CBN News that shopworn pugilist Manny Pacquiao will throw fists in Macau the first to second week of October. Pacquiao is gonna fight. That will be decided, were...

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Gavin_rees

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 02/18/2013

After being manhandled by the overwhelming and obnoxious American, Gavin Rees warned WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns to avoid scrapping WBC lightweight titleholder The Problem Adrien Broner like a plague. Despite the Welshmans admirable...

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Adrien_broner_vs_gavin_rees

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 02/18/2013

Despite the Welshmans admirable determination and aggressiveness, The Problem Adrien Broner outclassed Gavin Rees to earn a fifth round TKO triumph and successfully defend the WBC lightweight title on Saturday night in front of a raucous 4,812...

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Saul_alvarez

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 02/18/2013

Although unofficial on a card being headlined by legend Floyd Mayweather Jr, Mexican superstar and WBC light middleweight titleholder Saul Canelo Alvarez tweeted he will clash with WBA light-middleweight champion No Doubt Austin Trout on May 4 at...

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Mike_tyson

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 02/18/2013

After the jury deliberated for nearly 10 hours, Iron Mike Tyson was convicted in an Indianapolis courthouse of raping Miss Black Rhode Island Desiree Washington 21 years ago last Sunday on February 10, 1992. Tyson (50-6-0-2, 44 KOs), who remains...

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Amir_khan_01

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 02/08/2013

The World Boxing Council comically rated mediocre prizefighter Amir Khan as the second preeminent welterweight in the sport in their latest February ranking. Meanwhile, the 26-year-old Khan (27-3, 19 KOs), who has lost two of his past three bouts,...

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Saul_alvarez

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 01/27/2013

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer is no longer confident that Mexican superstar and WBC light middleweight titleholder Saul Canelo Alvarez will battle WBA light-middleweight champion No Doubt Austin Trout on May 4 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas,...

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Roy_jones_jr

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 01/27/2013

Although it should have occurred during the Clinton Administration, past WBO middleweight and super middleweight titlist "The Celtic Warrior" Steve Collins plans to soon return to the squared circle after a nearly 16 year hiatus to fight shopworn...

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Andre_ward

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 01/27/2013

If physically able to after undergoing the knife to repair a small tear in his right shoulder capsule earlier this month, The Ring, WBA, WBC and super middleweight champ Andre Ward is determined to knockout IBF super-middleweight titlist Carl...

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Bernard_hopkins_02

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 01/27/2013

More than a month after the eight-division titlist was rendered unconscious by a spectacular overhand right thrown by WBO Champion of the Decade Juan Manuel Marquez, former two-weight world titleholder Bernard Hopkins believes a bout pitting Floyd...

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Kimbo_slice

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 01/27/2013

Erstwhile street fighter and mixed martial artist Kimbo Slice will box for the seventh time as a professional against Australian Shane Tilyard on Wednesday night at the Entertainment Centre in Sydney. The menacing 6-foot-1, 225 pound Slice (6-0, 5...

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Amir_khan_01

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 01/04/2013

Reversing plans to soon retire, overrated prizefighter Amir Khan now expects to throw fists for a few more years to accomplish goals established for himself in both the light welterweight and welterweight divisions. Fighting for the first time...

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Bob_arum

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 12/24/2012

The promoter for Manny Pacquiao claims the eight-division titlist may throw fists with WBO Champion of the Decade Juan Manuel Marquez for a fifth time in September. In their fourth savage affair on December 8, Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KOs) was...

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Bernard_hopkins_01

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 12/24/2012

Former two-weight world champion Bernard Hopkins is near cementing a bout against IBF light heavyweight titleholder Tavoris Cloud on March 9 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Hopkins (52-6-2-2, 32 KOs), a reformed ex-convict who...

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Amir_khan_02

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 12/12/2012

Working with new trainer Virgil Hunter, overrated prizefighter Amir Khan will batter substandard Mexican Carlos Molina on Saturday night at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. Khan (26-3, 18 KOs), a Pakistani-British boxer who at 17...

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Andre_ward_02

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 12/09/2012

Due to a bummed shoulder that The Son of God suffered during training, The Ring, WBA, WBC and super middleweight champ Andre Ward will be forced to reschedule his January 26 bout against former titlist Kelly Pavlik at the Galen Center in Los...

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Trout

By RingRap @ Ring-Rap 12/03/2012

WBA junior middleweight titleholder No Doubt Austin Trout successfully defended his belt with a decisive unanimous decision triumph over Puerto Rican icon Miguel Cotto last night at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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Muhammad_ali

By Drew Koscelek @ Ring-Rap 12/02/2012

SIGNIFICANT MUHAMMAD ALI FIGHT-WORN GLOVES SELL FOR $385,848 IN SCP AUCTIONS' NOVEMBER AUCTION The Angelo Dundee Estate Collection garners $1.3 million Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Dec. 1, 2012) Two significant pairs of Muhammad Ali fight-worn...

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Miguel_cotto_01

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 11/21/2012

WBA World light middleweight champion No Doubt Austin Trout will defend his belt against Puerto Rican icon Miguel Cotto on December 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The 32-year-old Cotto (37-3, 30 KOs), a four-time world titlist in...

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Andre_ward

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 11/21/2012

The Ring, WBA, WBC and super middleweight champ Andre Ward is considering crossing seas next year to again outclass IBF super-middleweight champion Carl Froch in the United Kingdom. Ward (26-0, 14 KOs), who was born in San Francisco and became the...

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Adrien_broner

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 11/21/2012

American Adrien Broner badly battered Antonio DeMarco until the tough Mexicans corner mercifully halted the beating at 1:49 of the eighth round to allow The Problem to capture the WBC lightweight championship Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in...

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50_cent

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 11/21/2012

The Nevada State Athletic Commission unanimously approved a promotional license for 50 Cent, born Curtis James Jackson III in South Jamaica, Queens, under the banner of SMS Promotions at its monthly meeting on Thursday. Rather than launching TMT (...

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Manny_pacquiao_jimmy_kimmel

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 11/21/2012

Calling the ABC late-night talk show host "a good luck" charm, boxing legend Manny Pacquiao will make his seventh appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Wednesday night. The 33-year-old Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38 KOs), an eight-division titlist who debuted...

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Wladimir_klitschko_vs_mariusz_wach

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 11/14/2012

In a fitting tribute to International Boxing Hall of Fame trainer Manny Steward who died last month after a short battle with diverticulitis at the age of 68, The Ring, WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion Dr. Steelhammer Wladimir Klitschko...

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Wladimir-klitschko

By Colin Linneweber @ Ring-Rap 11/10/2012

In honor ofInternational Boxing Hall of Fame trainer Manny Stewardwho died last month from a short battle with diverticulitis at the age of 68,The Ring, WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion Dr. Steelhammer Wladimir Klitschkowill knockout...

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