Oscar De La Hoya thinks his promotions company will soon wrap up a deal for Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight Sugar Shane Mosley in May.
And after that, De La Hoya still believes Mayweather will meet Manny Pacquiao in the not-too-distant future.
“That fight has to happen,” De La Hoya said on Tuesday of Mayweather-Pacquiao, which fell apart this month in a drug-testing dispute. Read on for more…
By Manny V. 1. Juan Manuel Lopez knockout over Steven Luevano was a solid win, however not nearly as impressive as Gamboa’s knockout over Rodger Mtgwa. Gamboa looked part Shane Mosley and part Mike Tyson the way he took care of business in less than two rounds. When the two meet, Gamboa will most likely be favored to win.
2 Andre Ward’s next opponent has officially been changed to Allen Green. It was first announced that Allen Green would duel it out with Sakio Bika to determine who would fight Ward as a replacement for Jermain Taylor’s decision to withdraw from the Super Six tournament. If Ward were to beat Green and move on to win the tournament, lets hope fight fans give him the credit he deserves. Read on for more...
Juan Manuel Lopez knocked out Steven Luevano in the seventh round Saturday night, using a brutal left hook to claim the WBO title in the main event of a featherweight doubleheader.
Earlier in the night, rising star Yuriorkis Gamboa defended his WBA belt with a sensational second-round knockout of rugged challenger Rogers Mtagwa. Read on for more…
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 22) - Golden Boy Promotions, one of the
world's leading boxing promotional companies, is pleased to announce
that an agreement has been reached to promote undefeated Mexican boxing
sensation and WBC Youth Welterweight World Champion Saul "Canelo"
Alvarez, who will seek a world title shot at 147 pounds in 2010.
By Manny V. - The devastation in Haiti caused by a 7.0 earthquake was strong enough to shake up the boxing world. Andre Berto, who has lots of family in Haiti, withdrew on Monday from his scheduled unification fight with Shane Mosley on Jan. 30 because he was so overwhelmed by the disaster. Berto released a statement saying…read on for more
Undefeated super welterweight contender Vanes Martirosyan earned a unanimous decision over former world champion Kassim Ouma of Uganda on Saturday.
Armenian-born Martirosyan, a former Olympian, used his speed and length to neutralize Ouma’s aggression. The three judges scored the fight 97-93, 97-93, 97-92. Read on for more...
At only 17 years old Jose Benavidez Jr. has signed a promotional contract with Top Rank and will have his first pro fight on Saturday under the Martirosyan-Ouma undercard at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas.
At 5’11” Benavidez was the youngest person to win the national Gold Gloves Tournament and is now being trained by Freddie Roach. Benavides has been Amir Kahn’s sparring partner and while Kahn is a big 140 pounder, Benavidez is even bigger and will grow to fight at higher weight classes.
Freddie Roach explains his reasons for turning Benavidez pro before the 2012 Olympic games…read on for more
The fight in Cowboys stadium in Dallas Texas will showcase Manny
Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey and its no surprise Mexican fighters will
find their way on the undercard.
Dallas Texas has a huge Mexican based population and could fill lots
Parviz Abdullayev of Azerbaijan (R) avoids a kick by Tomasz Mordarski of Poland during their semi-final bout in the low-kick 71kg kickboxing competition at the Combat Games in Beijing September 3, 2010. The Combat Games are being held until September 4, with around 1600 athletes from 60 countries competing in 13 sports. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SPORT BOXING)