BOXING SUPER STAR AND SEVEN-TIME WORLD CHAMPION FLOYD “MONEY” MAYWEATHER WILL CHALLENGE THREE DIVISION AND CURRENT WBA SUPER WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION MIGUEL COTTO FOR 154-POUND CROWN IN SATURDAY, MAY 5 PAY-PER-VIEW MEGA-FIGHT AT MGM GRAND IN LAS VEGAS, NEV.
Las Vegas, Nev. (February 1)…It’s official. Boxing superstar Floyd “Money” Mayweather will return to the ring, step up in weight and challenge three-division World Champion Miguel Cotto for his WBA Super Welterweight World title in what will be a gargantuan showdown between two future Hall of Famers who bring excitement and fierce competition every time they step into the ring. […]
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‘I Am A Boxer‘: Fighter In The Ring, Lady Outside It NPR 12:00 pm ET This summer in London, female boxers will compete in the Olympics for the first time. The women competing for a spot on the US team will make history, but few know who they are — and why they box. Women who box love […]
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Rigondeaux has been ready all along ESPN The talk now among boxing’s cognoscenti is whether Rigondeaux is ready for the challenge of Nonito Donaire, a fighter who resides in the upper echelons of most pound-for-pound rankings and whom Rigondeaux called out immediately after the Ramos KO. See all stories on this topic » Underdog Boxing: Is […]
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ROBERT MORALES on BOXING: Beating Lamont Peterson pertinent for the rise of … Los Angeles Daily News By Robert Morales, boxing columnist Oscar De La Hoya’s last fight was only three years ago, but his career began to falter several years before that beginning with his second loss to “Sugar” Shane Mosley in 2003. Including that defeat, De La […]
AMIR KHAN AND FREDDIE ROACH CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT
Kelly Swanson Thanks, everybody, for joining us today. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. We are really grateful that we’re on the call today with the one and only Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Amir ‘King’ Khan.Just a side note before we get to the call, I’ve learned recently that last week Amir was […]
POPULAR EAST COAST PROSPECT FERNANDO GUERRERO OF SALISBURY, MARYLAND ADDED TO “CAPITAL SHOWDOWN” UNDERCARD ON DEC. 10 IN WASHINGTON, DC
LOS ANGELES, November 29 – One of the East Coast’s most exciting and well-known fighters, middleweight prospect Fernando Guerrero has been packing venues for the last few years, building a grassroots following rarely seen in boxing these days. The promising 25-year-old from Salisbury, Maryland will now bring that following to our nation’s capital with his addition to […]
Boxing Links (11-26-11)
ROBERT MORALES on BOXING: We’re thankful for wishful thinking Los Angeles Daily News By Robert Morales, boxing columnist It’s that time of year when we like to give thanks for whatboxing has given us this year and to wish for what we would like the sweet science to provide in the upcoming year. The performance by Juan Manuel Marquez … […]
SHOWTIME NETWORKS NAMES STEPHEN ESPINOZA AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL MANAGER, SHOWTIME SPORTS
NEW YORK (November 14, 2011) – Showtime Networks Inc. has named Stephen Espinoza as its new Executive Vice President, General Manager, Showtime Sports and Event Programming. The announcement was made today by Matthew C. Blank, Chairman and CEO, Showtime Networks Inc., to whom he will report. “Stephen has had a great career that spans sports, entertainment, television and film,” said Blank. “His […]
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