Ricky Burns Wins WBO Interim Lightweight Title
By Ezio Prapotnich Former WBO Super Featherweight champion Ricky Burns (33-2, 9 ko’s) made a positive debut at Lightweight and silenced all doubters by out boxing and out pointing a…
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Lucian Bute vs. Glen Johnson: Live Report from Today’s Weigh-In
by Hans Olson Lucian Bute and Glen Johnson weighed in at the Laurier Quebec Mall in front of a Bute-crazy crowd in Quebec City earlier today. With weights of 166.5…
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James “Lights Out” Toney Humiliated By Denis Lebedev in Moscow Blowout
By Johnny Walker At the Khodynka Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia, this afternoon, James “Lights Out” Toney was shut out on the scorecards in a humiliating defeat to cruiserweight contender…
Manny Pacquiao Appears On Jimmy Kimmel Show & Sings a Duet
Fighter of the Decade, eight-division world champion, and boxing's No. 1 pound for pound fighter and box office attraction Congressman MANNY "PacMan" PACQUIAO took time from training for his upcoming…
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Juan Manuel Márquez Media Conference Call Transcript
BOB ARUM: Welcome to this conference call with the legendary Juan Manuel Márquez and Hall of Fame trainer Nacho Beristáin. We are 10 days away from the big fight when…
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Manny Pacquiao Media Conference Call Transcript
BOB ARUM: We are very, very excited as we wind down to the much anticipated Manny Pacquiao - Juan Manuel Márquez fight. The promotion has been a long journey –…
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Team Pacquiao Cornered: Has Manny Agreed to Take the Test?
by Hans Olson In one of the more interesting stories of the week, advisor Leonard Ellerbe announced that the best pound for pound fighter in the world, Floyd Mayweather, will…
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Glen Johnson: Taking the Challenge Pavlik and Kessler Wouldn’t Take
By Hans Olson by Hans Olson Boxing is a business. Fighters, managers, and promoters make business decisions. I get that. The problem is, many people don’t get that. With all…
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Final Press Conference Quotes: Lucian Bute & Glen Johnson From Quebec City
QUEBEC CITY, CANADA (Nov. 2, 2011) – A sea of media turned out at the popular Quebec sports bar La Cage Aux Sports for a chance to hear from undefeated…
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Final Press Conference Quotes: Viva Don King Card From Fla
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—Don King hosted the final press conference today for his world championship fight card on Saturday in Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (WealthTV…