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vacated his IBF welterweight belt on Tuesday to seek revenge against Mexican-American “Vicious” Victor Ortiz. In a brutal slugfest, Berto (28-1, 22 KOs), a two-time National Golden Gloves champion who won 22 state titles in Florida, lost his WBC welterweight championship by unanimous decision to Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KOs) last April. "It's a fight that I want ...

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WBC and WBO super welterweight world champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao will bludgeon and batter WBA, WBO and The Ring lightweight titlist “Dinamita” Juan Manuel Marquez in their third bout Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. "I don't think I've seen him more focused, and I think it's because it's personal, ...

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WBA and IBF light welterweight royalty Amir “King” Khan publicly told WBO titlist “Desert Storm” Timothy Bradley he will never evenly split the purse should the two prizefighters ever scrap in the future. "He had his chance for a 50-50 split offer, including the UK income, and I am going to stick ...

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WBC and WBO super welterweight royalty Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao said on the Jimmy Kimmel Show Thursday he’s “ready to fight” WBC welterweight titlist “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pacquiao’s declaration came a day after Mayweather ...

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WBC and WBO super welterweight world champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao is reportedly battering sparring partners and counting the days to fight WBA, WBO and The Ring lightweight titlist “Dinamita” Juan Manuel Marquez for a third time November 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. "I don't think I've seen him more focused, ...

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Legendary trainer Freddie Roach told the Philippine Star Wednesday a trilogy of battles pitting WBC and WBO super welterweight champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao against WBC welterweight king “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather is a possibility. "You know, obviously, everyone wants Mayweather," said Roach, 51, a native of Dedham (Mass.) who was voted Trainer of the Year ...

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Rumors have surfaced that former WBC, WBO and The Ring Magazine middleweight titlist Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik is on the cusp of axing trainer Jack Loew to instead work with Robert Garcia at his gym in Oxnard, Calif. Pavlik (37-2, 32 KOs) strongly denied such chatter to ESPN’s Chris Mannix during the Nonito Donaire bout Saturday night at New York’s Madison Square Garden Theater. “Right ...

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Unified bantamweight titlist "The Filipino Flash" Nonito Donaire retained his crowns with a unanimous decision triumph over “The Hurricane” Omar Narvaez Saturday night at New York’s Madison Square Garden Theater. Donaire (27-1, 18 KOs), a past IBF and IBO world flyweight champ who recently signed a new contract with promoter Bob Arum and Top Rank, ...

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  The Ring, WBC and IBO light heavyweight king Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins will defend his crowns against "Bad" Chad Dawson Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Hopkins (52-5-2-1, 34 KOs), who successfully defended his middleweight belt a record 20 consecutive times from 1995 through 2005, outclassed Jean Pascal to capture his belts ...

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