Posts Tagged ‘Boxing’

In the most controversial conclusion to a bout since the Evander Holyfield versus Mike Tyson rematch in June 1997, "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather captured the WBC welterweight championship from "Vicious" Victor Ortiz with a brutal fourth round knockout last night at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather (42-0, 26 KOs), who ...

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Undefeated WBC Light Middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez retained his crown with a sixth round TKO victory over fellow Mexican Alfonso Gomez Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Alvarez (38-0-1, 28 KOs), who started boxing professionally at the ludicrous age of 15, dominated Gomez (23-5-2) from the outset and ultimately ...

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WBA and IBF light welterweight champion Amir “King” Khan responded Sunday to “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather’s inane ultimatum that the titlist must first beat Jessie Vargas before the two scrap. "Never heard of Jessie Vargas until Floyd Mayweather mentioned that I have to fight him," Khan, 24, told boxingscene.com. Khan (26-1, 18 KOs), a ...

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WBC heavyweight titlist "Dr. Iron Fist" Vitali Klitschko brutalized former WBC world light heavyweight champion "Granite Chin" Tomasz Adamek to retain his crown with a 10th-round TKO at Municipal Stadium in Poland. Klitschko (43-2, 38 KOs), who has never been involved in a prizefight that he wasn’t winning at the end on the scorecards, utterly dominated ...

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WBA, WBO and The Ring lightweight titlist "Dinamita" Juan Manuel Marquez has started training in the Philippines for his third bout against WBC and WBO super welterweight world champion Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao November 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Marquez (53-5-1, 38 KOs) brutally defeated Likar Ramos with a right hook that knocked the Colombian unconscious in the first round July 16 ...

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Unified bantamweight titlist "The Filipino Flash" Nonito Donaire will defend his crowns against “The Hurricane” Omar Narvaez October 22 at New York’s Madison Square Garden Theater. "We're finalizing stuff with the Garden now," Top Rank promoter Todd duBoef told ESPN.com on Sunday. "It's where stars are born. If you can play New York, you can ...

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Andre “The Beast” Berto captured the IBF welterweight crown from "Mr. Sympathikus" Dejan Zavec after the Slovenian’s corner halted the bout at the conclusion of the fifth round Saturday night at the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Miss. Zaveck (31-2, 18 KOs), who was making his fourth title defense and fighting in the United ...

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Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya told ringtv.com Wednesday that Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins is a better prizefighter than both Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao and “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather. I would have to rank Hopkins first," said De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs), who defeated 17 world champions and captured 10 crowns ...

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Former WBC, WBO and The Ring Magazine middleweight titlist Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik has not spoken to his lifelong trainer since deciding to cancel his scheduled August 6 bout against Daryl Cunningham in his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio. Pavlik trainer Jack Loew detailed his lack of current communication with “The Ghost” to SI.com. "It happened and ...

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Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya told Spanish-language network Univision on Tuesday that he considered suicide while battling his drug and alcohol dependence in rehab. De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs), who defeated 17 world champions and captured 10 crowns in six different weight classes, entered a California rehabilitation center for "substance abuse ...

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