by Charles Jay Lucian Bute, the IBF super middleweight champion who is scheduled to fight in a unification fight against former WBC champion Carl Froch on May 26 in England, has developed an ailment in his foot that could put that upcoming date in jeopardy, Boxing Insider has learned. Bute, …
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BY PHILIP H. ANSELMO While I can’t say I was completely surprised by this past weekend’s events inside the ring, some moments did stir some emotion out of my elderly guts. First off, I quite enjoyed the scrap for the vacant EBU heavyweight title (and IBF International strap) between long-time …
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By Johnny Walker Bulgarian bad boy Kubrat “The Cobra” Pulev (16-0, 8 KOs) battered and stopped Alexander “Sascha” Dimitrenko of Germany (32-2, 21 KOs) today in an entertaining heavyweight scrap in Erfurt, Germany, to win the EBU European heavyweight title. Pulev, 31, got off to a slow start, as the …
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By Ivan G. Goldman If Floyd Mayweather will stand and fight against Miguel Cotto, he’ll do it against anybody, even Manny Pacquiao. Floyd did an awful lot of fighting off the ropes Saturday night, but he did an awful lot of damage there too. And when he got caught flush, …
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By Jackie Kallen No doubt about it, this fight totally lived up to the hype. The full house at the MGM Grand was satisfied and happy as they poured out after watching Mayweather’s hand held high in victory. Half of them got what they wanted and the other half had …
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By William Holmes The biggest fight of the year is here as Floyd Mayweather Jr. has decided to move up a weight class to challenge Miguel Cotto for his Junior Middleweight title. All the celebrities are in attendance, as HBO panned to show shots of Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Sugar …
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By William Holmes The Floyd Mayweather vs Miguel Cotto Results will be posted on a separate page. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (39-0) vs. Shane Mosley (46-7); WBC Super Welterweight Photo: Tom Hogan/ Hogan PhotosChampionship Round 1: Mosley came out firing his jab and Alvarez was back peddling on the outside of …
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Post fight Mayweather v Cotto press conference quotes from the MGM Grand. Floyd Mayweather “I knew he wasn’t going to lay down. But I had a great camp that pushed me to push myself to the limit.” “Tough fight, what else can I say. We gave what the fans wanted …
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Manny Pacquiao sent out the following: PACMAN HAS LANDED! Eight-Division World Champion Congressman Manny Pacquiao is Greeted By Throngs of Fans and Media at LAX Int’l Photo: Chris Farina/Top Rank LOS ANGELES (May 5, 2012) – Boxing’s Commander-In Chief, Congressman MANNY “Pacman” PACQUIAO, arrived at LAX International tonight aboard …
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By Jaime C. Feal An exciting night of fights on network TV is exactly what the doctor ordered for the UFC. Easily the best overall presentation the UFC has put on Fox yet, the third time was indeed the charm. The undercard was tremendous, with heavyweight Lavar “Big” Johnson impressively …
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