Category: Boxing
Floyd Mayweather vs Roberto Guerrero Sealed As Pretty Boy Signs Showtime Deal
After several speculations, Floyd “Pretty Boy” Mayweather now has an opponent after making two announcements on Tuesday. Mayweather (43-0, 26 Kos), who is currently the best pound-for-pound boxer in world, will put his title at stake against interim champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 Kos) on May 4 at the MGM Grand in Las [...]
Floyd Mayweather Leaning Towards Facing Devon Alexander, Timothy Bradley to Defend Title Against Ruslan Provodnikov
Floyd Mayweather made a surprising announcement about his upcoming fight. The reigning pound-for-pound king announced on his official Facebook and Twitter account that the negotiations over his comeback fight is almost done. The reigning World Boxing Association Super World light middleweight champion revealed that he is leaning towards facing International Boxing Federation champion Devon Alexander [...]
Danny Garcia Postpones Title Defense Against Zab Judah, Shane Mosley – Paulie Malignaggi Fight Dead
Danny Garcia was forced to postpone his scheduled title defense against former champion Zab Judah after sustaining a rib injury during one of his training sessions. In an interview with Dan Rafael of ESPN, Garcia confirmed that his upcoming title defense, which was scheduled on February 9, will not push through. Golden Boy Promotions CEO [...]
Bernard Hopkins to Face Tavoris Cloud on March 9 in Brooklyn
Bernard Hopkins will try to prove that he still has a lot of energy left in his 48-year-old body when he collides with International Boxing Federation light heavyweight champion Tavoris Cloud. Multiple reports confirmed that Hopkins, who owns the record of being the oldest fighter to win a world title when he defeated Jean Pascal [...]
Sugar Shane Mosley Ends Retirement, To Face Paulie Malignaggi For Title
Sugar Shane Mosley will come out of his retirement to challenge World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi in a title fight on April 27 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Mosley, who retired after losing to Saul Alvarez in their World Boxing Council light middleweight title fight in May 2012, said that a deal [...]
Manny Pacquiao Downplays Parkinson’s Disease Claims
Manny Pacquiao downplayed the assessments of two Filipino doctors about his health, saying that he is 100 percent healthy and there is nothing to worry about. Last week, Dr. Rustico Jimenez said that the Pacquiao is already showing early warning signs of the Parkinson’s disease, while Dr. Raquel Fortun echoed the same statement, saying that [...]
Manny Pacquiao Showing Early Warning Signs of Parkinson’s Disease, Says Filipino Doctors
Manny Pacquiao vowed to rise up again this year after absorbing a devastating sixth-round knockout defeat against Juan Manuel Marquez in their fourth fight last month. But his plans could be stalled after two Filipino doctors expressed concern about his health. Two doctors from the Philippines said that the Filipino boxing hero is showing early [...]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Will Fight Robert Guerrero, Says Floyd Sr.
No fight deal yet but Floyd Mayweather Sr. expects that his son, the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr., will defend his World Boxing Council welterweight title against Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero. Mayweather Sr. said that Mayweather vs Guerrero will happen on May 4 in Las Vegas and the elder Mayweather confidently added that Floyd Jr. can [...]
Sergio Martinez Says Injury Fully Healed, Talks About Retirement
Sergio Martinez announced that he is already training for his upcoming bout after recovering from the ankle and knee surgery he had last November. Martinez, who will defend his World Boxing Council middleweight title against Martin Murray on April 27 in Argentina, quashed all rumors that his title defense could be postponed, saying that he [...]
Amir Khan vs Danny Garcia Rematch Could Take Place in 2013
British boxing superstar Amir Khan is back to his winning ways after scoring an impressive victory against Carlos Molina on Saturday night at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, winning in his debut bout under new trainer Virgil Hunter. Khan, who erased the bitter memories of his two-straight defeats with a sensational 10th-round stoppage in [...]