[caption id="attachment_4897" align="alignnone" width="500"] Ethan Miller/Getty Images[/caption]VENEZUELAN STAR TO FACE JAVIER PRIETO IN TOKYOLOS ANGELES (Dec. 29) Still eight months shy of his 30th birthday, Jorge "El Nino de Oro" Linares (37-3, 24 KOs) has the opportunity to become the youngest Venezuelan to win world...
Monday, December 29, 2014
Friday, December 26, 2014
Hey boxing fans! Before you start popping up your "Fighter of the Year" and whatever you think were the best among the best in 2014. You better wait for the outcome of those matches that will be held in Japan before the year ends. Maybe one of those bouts steal the "Fight of the Year" that's on your mind right now.Guillermo...
Sunday, December 21, 2014
The year 2014 is full of same-card-different-opponent bullshit match-ups. Two top fighters in the same division that suppose to fight each other, instead fight separate opponents in the same card. One example is the Danny Garcia-Rod Salka scrap. Boxing media criticized and rant about the match-up that ended as expected....
Sunday, December 14, 2014
[caption id="attachment_4802" align="alignnone" width="500"] Ethan Miller/Golden Boy/Golden Boy via Getty Images[/caption]In Showtimes's featured bout, Amir Khan (30-3, 19 KO's) pulls out a dominant win over Devon Alexander (26-3, 14 KO's) during their 12 round welterweight showdown at the MGM Grand.Khan who is a former...
[caption id="attachment_4823" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo by Ethan Miller/Golden Boy/Golden Boy via Getty Images[/caption]In the co-feature of the night, Keith Thurman (24-0, 21 KO's) keeps his undefeated record intact on Saturday night on Showtime against then undefeated Leonard Bundu (31-1-2 , 11 KO's) at the...
[caption id="attachment_4826" align="alignnone" width="500"] Ethan Miller/Golden Boy/Golden Boy via Getty Images[/caption]Abner Mares (28-1-1, 15 KO's) is back with impressive win tonight against Jose Ramirez (24-4-2, 15 KO's) in the second televised fight of the night at the MGM Grand Garden on ShowtimeMares scored a...
Saturday, December 13, 2014
[caption id="attachment_4840" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo by Ethan Miller/Golden Boy/Golden Boy via Getty Images[/caption]In the first televised fight of the night, 24 year old undefeated Jermall Charlo stops Lenny Bottai in Round 3 with a vicious short left hook that ended the fight early.Charlo (20-0, 16 KO's)...
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[caption id="attachment_4014" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photos From Esther Lin/Showtime[/caption]Boxing's pound-for-pound best Floyd Mayweather Jr. (47-0, 26 KO's) called out his rival Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KO's) for a May 2 showdown. This time with more details."We are ready. Let's...
[caption id="attachment_4786" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo Credit : Chris Farina - Top Rank[/caption]Both fighters for the HBO/Top Rank Triple Header came in below the welterweight limit. Tim Bradley came in one pound under at 146 lbs. Deigo Chaves came in half pound under at 146.5 lbs. Bradley and Chaves will...
Friday, December 12, 2014
[caption id="attachment_4782" align="alignnone" width="500"] Esther Lin/SHOWTIME[/caption]Both fighters that headlines the Showtime/GBP quadruple header came in at the welterweight limit. Amir Khan weighed in at division's 147 lbs. His opponent Devon Alexander came in also at 147 lbs.Here are the rest of the weights for...
IBF TITLE SHOT ON THE LINE IN MONTERREY ON DEC. 13LOS ANGELES (Dec. 12) - A world title shot will be on the line at the Salon Las Palmas in Monterrey, Mexico, on Saturday, December 13, when Mexico City's Armando "Cobra" Santos (14-3-1, 8 KOs) faces Filipino star John Riel "Cuadro Alas"Casimero(20-2, 12 KOs) in a 12-round...
This kind of boxing result really deserves a rant. And this is my rant: Tyson Cave really gets robbed hard in his US debut. His brilliant performance of the art of hitting without getting hit was robbed in front of him with his eyes wide open on broad daylight lamps at the Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula,...
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Amir Khan will be getting less than one million dollar, $950,000 to be exact for his clash with Devon Alexander on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Khan (29-3, 19 KO's) who will headline the Showtime/GBP quadruple header is just getting less than half of what Timothy Bradley is getting in the HBO/Top...
Former welterweight champion Timothy Bradley headlines the HBO/Top Rank triple header at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas against Argentine Diego Chaves. Bradley (31-1, 12 KO's) will received $2 million as per Dan Rafael on ESPN.com, based on contracts filed with the Nevada State Athletic Commission. But, being...
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Thursday, December 4, 2014
[metaslider id=4705]DAVID LEMIEUX, NABF Middleweight Champion"It's good to be back in Brooklyn. I'm very excited. This is a great opportunity for both of us fighters."I expect the best Gabriel Rosado when I get in the ring with him. I'm not worried because it's going to be the best of Lemieux."This is a big opportunity...
[metaslider id=4679]DAVID LEMIEUX, NABF Middleweight Champion"We are very well aware of Rosado's tendencies and his capabilities and we did everything we had to in the gym to prepare for this fight. Rosado's got a lot on his plate."Nothing ever brought me down. I believe in destiny and I never quit and here I am with the...
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Gabriel Rosado wanted to move to that "next level". He hired Jesse Reid as his new trainer for his fight against David Lemieux (32-2, 30 KO's) on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.It's been ages since Gabriel Rosado won a fight. The last fight he fought wherein his hands raised was on September 2012 against...
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
When I walked into the gym for the first time you could hear the bags being punched, you could smell the sweat and the blood. It felt like home." - Amir Khan"I made it my point to become something in life ... A lot of people didn't make it out, but I did." - Devon AlexanderGetting knockouts and creating knockouts, that's...
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Undefeated Terrence Crawford (25-0, 17 KO's) returns to his hometown in Omaha and retains title. He was also crowned as the new Transnational Boxing Rankings Board lightweight lightweight champion. Crawford convincingly routed Raymundo Beltran (29-7-1, 17 KO's) to the delight of his hometown crowd. It seemed that...
Friday, November 28, 2014
As expected, it's just a matter of time when hard-hitting Ruslan Provodnikov let his hands out of the cage to stop former champion but shopworn Jose Luis Castillo in Round 5 in Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia.A three-punch combination to the head from Provodnikov made Castillo staggering towards the ropes in Round 5. And...
The 62 year old Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke knocks out Elliot Seymour (1-10, 1 KO's) in Round 2, in his ring return after 20 years since his last fight.Rourke entered the ring with a cowboy hat. When he reached the ring he give his hat to his Filipino trainer Marvin Samodio.In the first round Rourke kept on shifting...
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Sometimes in boxing, the fighter's toughness is not measured on how well he takes the hardest punch. Fighting with adversity without flinching measures a fighter's core and mental toughness.Willingness to go on fighting while was injuring pain; fighting with one eye, fighting with one hand or fighting with one leg, requires...
Jessie Vargas (26-0, 9 KO) retained his undefeated record, dominating Antonio DeMarco (31-4-1, 23 KO) as the televised opener of Paquiao-Algieri HBO PPV in Cotai Arena, The Venetian, Macau. Former pound-for-pound king Roy Jones Jr. is in Vargas' corner as his new trainer that later joined the HBO commentary panel.[caption...
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KO) will defend his WBO welterweight title against undefeated American boxer Chris Algieri (28-0, 8 KO) at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Arena in Macau, China.Tune in for round by round updates.// 
On Friday night (Saturday morning in Macau) Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao hits the scale and tipped in at 143.8 lbs. While Chris Algieri came in .4 lbs heavy at 144.4 lbs on his first attempt. The match is contracted at a catch weight limit of 144 lbs. So, he stripped everything, but still came in at 144.2 lbs.Well,...
Boxing fans are all eyes to the big boxing event on Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila). For the fight between Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and undefeated American Chris Algieri. But another world class championship fight happening in Japan. This is between another pound-for-pound fighter against another Filipino."The...
Undefeated heavyweight contender Bryant Jennings (19-0, 10 KO's) could be next for the unified champion Wladimir Klitschko (63-3, 54 KO's) as the possible match-up is "in works" for spring next year, per Dan Rafael's blog on ESPN.com.Although, Jennings and Klitschko are keen on fighting the winner of Bermane...
Thursday, November 20, 2014
It seemed that the long awaited mega-fight between boxing's pound-for-pound best Floyd Mayweather Jr. (47-0, 26 KO) and Filipino star Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KO) is closer to reality more than ever.This bout, although, has been long overdue, is still the fight that boxing fans wanted.Whenever Pacquiao or Mayweather...
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
After all the preparation, it boils down to two men finally tangle in the ring.During the fight's build up between the Filipino boxing icon and undefeated Chris Algieri; they were very cordial to each other. Nothing to trash talks about. No drama. No nothing.Instead, what they promised is that they had the best training...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
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It seems that Demetrius Andrade (21-0, 14 KO) pulled out from his title defense against Jermell Charlo (24-0, 11 KO) because of money issues.Although, in a statement from Golden Boy Promotions stated only that Andrade is "unavailable" for Dec. 13. But per Ringtv. craveonline.com, Paul Andrade, Demetrius' father was...
Demetrius Andrade (21-0, 14 KO) cancelled his junior middleweight title defense against Jermell Charlo (24-0, 11 KO) for an "undisclosed" reasons. In press release from Golden Boy Promotions, Andrade, is said "unavailable".At this time, it is unclear whether Andrade vs. Charlo will be rescheduled for a later...
Monday, November 17, 2014
It's Pacquiao-Algieri fight week fight fans! And the fighters are now in Macau for the big boxing event this weekend.Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and American undefeated boxer Chris Algieri were already in Macau for their upcoming fight on Saturday at the Venetian Macao’s Cotai Arena in Macau, China on HBO...
Saturday, November 15, 2014
My prediction is that: The mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev would go as far as Round 10. Before the defending champion, Wladimir Kltischko knocks him out.But man! I thought it's all over in Round 1. The crowd at the O2 World Arena, Altona, in Hamburg, Germany were roaring, as the fight seemed to end as early as Round...
Former four division champion Nonito Donaire is planning to fight in the Philippines for his comeback fight after losing via knockout against Nicholas Walters in October.Top Rank boss Bob Arum told ESPN.com Donaire's plan to fight in his native country.Per Dan Rafael's Blog:He [Donaire] wants to fight in the Philippines,”...
Donnie Nietes retains his WBO light flyweight title and becomes "The longest reigning Filipino champion", breaking the record of the Gabriel "Flash" Elorde in the coming new year. The great Elorde reigned for seven years and three months from 1960 to 1967.Neites defeated his challenger, Carlos Velarde of Sinaloa, Mexico....
Undefeated Puerto Rican, Jose Pedraza (19-0, 12 KO's) trims down the chance of Filipino hard-hitting, Michael Farenas to land another world title shot. Pedraza defeats Farenas for the IBF title eliminator held in Coliseo Pedrín Zorrilla, Hato Rey, in Puerto Rico."Jose Pedraza, delivered the most impressive performance...
Well, Rod Salka, no longer reminded me that he was once the fighter that Danny Garcia has been criticized fighting with. On Friday night, at the CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Salka fought an extremely entertaining fight against Monte Meza Clay. Both men were bloodied in the onslaught. The fight was the...
Friday, November 14, 2014
The reigning heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (62-3, 52 KO) and undefeated challenger Kubrat Pulev (20-0, 11 KO) almost have identical weight. Both fighters hit the scale on Friday in Das Wiegen in Hamburg, Germany. The duo are scheduled to face each other on Saturday night at the O2 World Arena, Altona, in...
Defending champion Donnie Nietes and his opponent Carlos Velarde made weight at the division 108 pound limit. Nietes hit the scale half pound short at 107.5 pounds, while Velarde tipped in at exactly 108 pounds. The official weigh-in was held at Robinson's Fuete in Cebu City on Friday.On Saturday night at the Cebu...