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The Nevada State Athletic Commission Thursday voted unanimously to grant former WBC welterweight champion "Vicious" Victor Ortiz a license to fight Andre “The Beast” Berto in a February 11 rematch at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In the most controversial conclusion to a bout since the Evander Holyfield versus Mike Tyson sequel ...

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The WBA officially ordered a rematch between unified IBF and WBA world light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson and Amir "King" Khan Friday. Khan (26-2, 18 KOs) relinquished his belts to Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KOs) on a controversial split decision loss last month at the Convention Center in “Havoc’s” hometown of Washington, D.C. “King ...

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The flunkies surrounding WBO world welterweight champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao told The Associated Press Friday that a fight against WBC world welterweight titlist “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather on May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas is "foolish from an economic standpoint." Pacquiao's financial adviser, Michael Koncz, said on Thursday that a 45,000-seat boxing ...

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ESPN.com reported Wednesday night that WBC welterweight king “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather will not scrap former two-time IBF featherweight champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero May 5. "It's not going to be Guerrero," said Golden Boy promoter Richard Schaefer, who declined further comment. Earlier in the week, writer Raymond Markarian of TheSweetScience.com wrongly claimed Mayweather (42-0, ...

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Former WBC and WBO middleweight king Sergio Martinez bashed WBO world welterweight champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao, WBC silver middleweight titlist Julio Caesar Chavez, Jr. and their promoter, Bob Arum, at a press conference Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in New York City. "The public and the fans are getting really tired of who's ...

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WBC welterweight king “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather tweeted a photo Tuesday afternoon of a winning betting slip from a Las Vegas Casino for $400,000 on Monday night's Allstate BCS Championship Game between the University of Alabama and Louisiana State University (LSU). Alabama dominated LSU and easily triumphed 21-0 to earn their 14th national title. Mayweather (42-0, 26 ...

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WBC world welterweight titlist “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather boldly posted on his twitter account Tuesday that he wants to scrap WBO world welterweight champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao on May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. "Manny Pacquiao I'm calling you out let's fight May 5th and give the world what they want ...

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Writer Raymond Markarian of TheSweetScience.com reported Monday that WBC welterweight king “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather is nearing an agreement to battle former two-time IBF featherweight champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero May 5 at a venue to be determined in Las Vegas. It is estimated that the violent, pompous and morally reprehensible Mayweather (42-0, 26 KOs) ...

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Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Melissa Saragosa ruled Friday to postpone the incarceration of WBC welterweight king “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather until June 1. Mayweather (42-0, 26 KOs), who has captured nine world titles in five different weight classes, was justifiably sentenced last month to 90-days behind bars and was scheduled to surrender ...

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Former IBF and WBA world light welterweight champion Amir "King" Khan posted a series of pictures on Twitter Wednesday showing an unidentified man “interfering” with WBA fight supervisor Michael Welsh during his controversial split decision loss to Lamont Peterson last month at the Convention Center in “Havoc’s” hometown of Washington, D.C. Khan ...

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