20 May 2015

Orozco wants Benavidez next

Unbeaten junior welterweight Antonio Orozco who recently picked up a win over Emmanuel Taylor on truTV last Friday, now has a fellow cast member from that fight in his sights, Jose Benavidez Jr.   Orozco told BoxingScene.com that the fight is the next logical progression in his maturation as a fighter.

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20 May 2015

Golovkin-Monroe pulls strong ratings

Gennady Golovkin’s stoppage victory over Willie Monroe Jr. on Saturday night kept HBO’s five week hot streak going as the fight pulled 1.3 million viewers peaking at 1.48 million. This is a slight increase from October in which Golovkin destroyed Marco Antonio Rubio which averaged a little less. Rising star

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19 May 2015

Arum: Pacquaio’s shoulder was fine on 5/2

The lawsuits are mounting as at least 32 class action lawsuits have been filed against Manny Pacquiao and Top Rank Promotions. The fight of the century which renewed the interest in boxing for the mainstream media also represented the evils of neoliberalism as the event as a whole seemed to

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19 May 2015

Gervonta “Tank” Davis returns to the ring on May 22, in Atlantic City.

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, U.S.A. – On Friday night, May 22, 2015, undefeated professional boxer, Gervonta “Tank” Davis (Baltimore, Maryland/pro record: 10-0, 9 KOs) returns to the ring against Alberto “Ironman” Mora Zuniga (Mexico/pro record: 5-3-0, 1 KO) at the Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Davis’ bout on the “Rumble

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19 May 2015

Danny O’Connor added to May 23rd PBC on NBC card

Well, Danny O’Connor is in luck as after losing the biggest fight of his career against Paulie Malignaggi he will fight in Boston this weekend as he faces Chris Gilbert of Vermont in a eight round welterweight battle for a regional title in the New England area. “I’m thrilled to

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19 May 2015

Ticket Information for Bradley-Vargas at StubHub Center

Tickets for Timothy Bradley vs. Jessie Vargas  on June 27th at the StubHub Center in Carson, CA go on sale today at 10 am PT. The tickets are priced at $150, $75, $50 and $25. You can purchase tickets online at http://www.axs.com, by telephone at (888) 929-7849 or at the StubHub

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19 May 2015

*SENIESA ESTRADA WINS AT THE FORUM ON HBO BOXING CARD!*

SENIESA ESTRADA WINS AT THE FORUM ON HBO BOXING CARD East L.A.’s undefeated women’s pro boxer impresses on the Golovkin-Monroe, Jr. undercard, defeating Carly Batey by unanimous decision.   EAST LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. – On Saturday night, May 16, 2015, at The Forum in Inglewood, California, 22-year-old women’s professional

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18 May 2015

ESPN to show Povetkin-Perez

ESPN will be going out with a bang for their “Friday Night Fights” series as it will televise Alexander Povetkin vs. Mike Perez with a brief delay in the evening for the North American audience. For diehard boxing fans with extra free time you can stream the fight at 12:30 PM

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18 May 2015

Bradley vs. Vargas for WBO welterweight title

In a press conference held today Top Rank Promotions announced that Tim Bradley will take on Jessie Vargas for the vacant WBO welterweight title that Floyd Mayweather vacated after beating Manny Pacquiao on May 2nd.   Both camps per usual in a press conference offered no juicy tidbits to gossip

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18 May 2015

Pacquiao says retirement is near

Manny Pacquiao has done a lot in his career. The eight division world champion most recently lost a one-sided bout to Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas that saw a pesky shoulder injury get the blame for his failure.  Pacquiao, who spoke exclusively with BBC Sport talked candidly about his future.

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