Boxing Result: Mayweather Returns To School Marquez

By Richard Eberline September 20th, 2009 All Boxing Results

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Despite sitting on the sidelines the last 21 months, Floyd Mayweather Jr returned in top form tonight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to reestablish his authority as the finest boxer of his generation and in the world today.

Following up his 10 round dismantling of Ricky Hatton in December, 2007, Mayweather came back to his former stomping grounds of Vegas to shove aside the aspirations of Juan Manuel Marquez over the twelve rounder at welterweight.

Much had been made of Marquez's two highly contentious contests against arch-rival Manny Pacquiao during the media buildup leading up to tonight's clash but the masterful Mayweather aptly showed that meant nothing when stacked up against his prodigious gifts. More...

Boxing Weights & Photos: Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez

By Boxing Press September 19th, 2009 All Press Releases

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The much awaited Mayweather vs. Marquez showdown happens tonight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV and the principal boxers on the card all weighed in yesterday.

Welterweights, 12 rounds
Floyd Mayweather: 146 lb
Juan Manuel Marquez: 142 lb More...

Boxing Quotes: Floyd And Roger Mayweather

By Boxing Press September 4th, 2009 All Press Releases

Richard Schaefer: How is training camp going, Roger?

Roger Mayweather: The training camp is always the same. Isn't anything different about training camp.

Richard Schaefer:Is he going to be ready?

Roger Mayweather: You don't believe he will be? I mean everyone is saying he won't be ready, but he can beat the best fighters out there so what - it's no different that that. He is going to do what he going to do to Marquez. It's the same thing. More...

Fox Sports Net To Air Mayweather vs Marquez Boxing Preview Show

By Boxing Press August 26th, 2009 All Press Releases

In anticipation of the upcoming showdown between Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Juan Manual "Dinamita" Marquez on September 19 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and live on HBO Pay-Per-View, fans will have an unprecedented 'first look' opportunity to watch "Countdown to Mayweather vs. Marquez". More...

Boxing Hits The Big Screen: Mayweather vs. Marquez Live In Theaters

By Boxing Press August 25th, 2009 All Press Releases

NCM Fathom, in association with Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions, will bring live world championship boxing to the big screen in high definition for the first time ever.

The inagural event is the showing of the highly anticipated 12-round welterweight fight between six-time world champion in five weight divisions Floyd "Money" Mayweather and five-time world champion in three weight divisions Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez and televised undercard on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 8:30 p.m. ET/ 5:30 p.m. PT in select movie theaters nationwide. More...

Boxing Update: Mayweather vs. Marquez Officials Named

By Boxing Press August 20th, 2009 All Press Releases

The Nevada State Athletic Commission announced today the names of the referee and judges who will officiate the Floyd "Money" Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez super fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Saturday, Sept. 19.

The referee assigned to the 12-round bout is Tony Weeks from Nevada and judging the bout will be Burt Clements from Nevada, Dave Moretti from Nevada and William Lerch from Illinois. More...

Golden Boy Boxing: Mayweather vs. Marquez Undercard Announced

By Boxing Press August 19th, 2009 All Press Releases

It's the biggest and one of the most highly-anticipated boxing events of 2009, so there was no question that when it was time to compile the undercard of the Floyd "Money" Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez super fight at MGM Grand in Las Vegas Saturday, Sept. 19, it was decided to bring out the big guns with three spectacular televised undercard bouts on HBO Pay-Per-View, including two world championship fights.

In the chief support bout, unbeaten Chris John will defend his WBA Featherweight Championship against one of the most courageous warriors in the game, 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist Rocky Juarez, in a rematch of their February 28, 2009 fight which is seen as one of 2009's most compelling battles thus far. More...

Golden Boy Boxing: Maidana vs. Ortiz For Interim WBA Crown Tomorrow

By Boxing Press June 26th, 2009 All Press Releases

An international mix of talent from the United States, Mexico, Scotland and Australia will step into the ring on Saturday, June 27th to compete on the action-packed undercard of the Victor Ortiz vs. Marcos Maidana WBA Interim Super Lightweight Championship bout at Los Angeles' Staples Center.

Featured on the undercard will be Scotland's Craig McEwan, Mexico's Enrique Ornelas, Australia's William Kickett and the United States' Adrien Broner and Mike Perez. More...

WBA Boxing Champ Chris John Visits Indonesian Consulate In L.A.

By Boxing Press June 16th, 2009 All Press Releases

WBA Featherweight Champion Chris John visited the Indonesian Consulate in Los Angeles, California where John met with fans from the local Indonesian community. More...

Boxing Quotes: Marcos Maidana vs. Victor Ortiz

By Boxing Press May 30th, 2009 All Press Releases

Richard Schaefer, CEO Golden Boy Promotions:
"We have a great set up for fights in downtown Los Angeles, with Club Nokia, the Nokia Theatre and Staples Center right here. Golden Boy wants to make this the destination for fights in Southern California."

"Fighters can start at our Fight Night Club at Club Nokia. Then they can graduate to the Nokia Theatre and when they can sell out that venue, they can move on to the Staples Center." More...

Al Bernstein On Boxing: Perception vs. Reality

By Al Bernstein May 26th, 2009 All Boxing Articles

SaddoBoxing has the honor of introducing Al Bernstein and his new exclusive column, "Al Bernstein On Boxing"!

Al is unquestionably the top television analyst in the sport today, appearing on Showtime since 2003 along with stints at ESPN and NBC and currently hosts the Internet's premier boxing channel on iBN Sports.

A winner of the Sam Taub Award for excellence in boxing broadcast journalism, Al is also a recording artist and has appeared on the stages of major casinos and resorts across the U.S.

In addition, Al authored the book "Boxing For Beginners", has written for The Ring and Boxing Illustrated and held the position of Managing Editor for Lerner Newspapers in Chicago.

We now live in a world where perception is much more powerful than reality. We see it in the political arena where spin doctoring by those in office and bias driven reporting by the media often colors public opinion more than actual facts…if we can still ascertain actual facts in that arena.

In America, many years ago there was a television police drama called Dragnet. In just about every episode the chief investigator Sgt. Joe Friday would interrupt a meandering witness by saying to them, “Just the facts.” Anyone who is truly involved with the sport of boxing, as a fan, a person who covers it, or someone working in the industry, would probably like to scream that Sgt. Friday phrase at the top of their lungs, to try and make some people actually care about the facts. More...

Golden Boy Boxing: Ortiz vs. Maidana, John vs. Juarez II June 27

By Boxing Press May 19th, 2009 All Press Releases

On Saturday, June 27th, Golden Boy Promotions returns to Los Angeles' Staples Center with two World Championship bouts that will kick off the summer fight season in explosive fashion.

In the main event, Oxnard's "Vicious" Victor Ortiz faces Marcos Maidana for the interim WBA Super Lightweight Title and in the co-feature, Chris John and Rocky Juarez meet in an explosive rematch for the WBA Featherweight Championship after their first bout on February 28th was scored a draw and left fans wanting more. More...

Boxing In America: Marquez Wins World Title In Third Weight Class With Diaz Defeat

By Richard Eberline March 1st, 2009 All Boxing Results

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It was a big weekend of boxing across the globe but the biggest action took place last night at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX, with two world title fights on tap.

The clash for lightweight supremacy took place with the WBA, WBO and IBO titles at stake in a battle royale between former divisional kingpin Juan Diaz and ex-feather and super feather world champ Juan Manuel Marquez. More...

Boxing Result: Juan Diaz Defeats Michael Katsidis By Split Decision In Houston

By Richard Eberline September 7th, 2008 All Boxing Results

In a hotly anticipated showdown between hard-nosed come-forward sluggers, lightweights Juan Diaz and Michael Katsidis went to war last night at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX, and after the dust settled Diaz had pulled out a split decision victory to capture the vacant IBO title.

For the first half of the bout, Diaz engaged in target practice, nailing his tough Aussie opponent with a two handed avalanche that had Katsidis swollen and cut around both eyes.

But the huge-hearted Katsidis refused to give up and as Diaz began to tire from his sheer effort, Michael "The Great" went to work and outlanded the local man over most of the second half of the bout.

Diaz absorbed what Katsidis had to dish out and returned fire just enough to carry two of the three scorecards 116-112 and 115-113 while Katsidis took the third 115-113.

Winning by split decision, former unified world champion Diaz improves to 34-1 (17) while ex-WBO Interim titlist Katsidis drops his second in a row to fall to 23-2 (20).

On the undercard, former WBO Super Feather Champ Jorge Barrios and three-time world title challenger Rocky Juarez also engaged in a thrilling two-way contest.

Juarez was characteristically patient with his efforts, focusing on the body and tight combinations while Barrios proved to be the more active man, outboxing the Texan until caught by a hard right from Juarez in the eleventh frame. More...

HBO Boxing: Houston Hits Boiling Pouint For Juan Diaz vs. Michael Katsidis Tonight

By Boxing Press September 6th, 2008 All Press Releases

Fighting words were flying at today's final press conference for the highly anticipated doubleheader featuring Houston's former Three Time World Champion, Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz against Australian warrior Michael "The Great" Katsidis and Houston native and 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist Ricardo Rocky Juarez against former Junior Lightweight World Champion Jorge "La Hiena" Barrios.

Rocky Juarez: "When my managers asked me if I wanted to take the fight with Jorge Barrios, I said 'Hell yes!' I've been looking forward to this fight for a while and have trained really hard. I am prepared for Saturday night and I'm really looking forward to it." More...

Showtime Boxing: SHO Sports Presents Features Spectacular August Lineup

By Boxing Press August 6th, 2008 All Press Releases

SHO Sports Presents, a nightly series featuring replays of thrilling Showtime Sports telecasts from the network’s vast arsenal, will feature an incredible month of fights and features in August.

SHO Sports Presents airs every weeknight at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime2 and includes event telecasts from the flagship franchise Showtime Championship Boxing and the acclaimed ShoBox: The New Generation. More...