Floyd “Money” Mayweather and “Vicious” Victor Ortiz will hold a special event and evening press conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 29 to officially announce their WBC Welterweight Championship fight taking place Saturday, Sept. 17 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Read More »Sturm, Macklin Spar With Words In Germany Before Saturday Fight
Three-time middleweight champion Feliz Sturm (35-2-1, 15 KOs), of Germany, makes his 10th defense of his WBA middleweight title against top-rated contender Matthew “Mack the Knife” Macklin (28-2, 19 KOs), of the UK, this Saturday June 25. It will be televised Live to the U.S., from the Lanxess Arena in …
Read More »Showtime Boxing Quotes: Super Six Tournament Semifinals
Last Saturday, May 7, the four Semifinalists in the Super Six World Boxing Classic on Showtime participated in a press conference at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas . The Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinals will begin this Saturday, May 14 (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) …
Read More »Boxing Result: Pacquiao Dominates Mosley To Retain WBO Crown
Last night’s much hyped showdown between WBO welterweight king Manny Pacquiao and former three weight world champion Shane Mosley failed to live up to expectations last night at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand. Mosley, at age 39 at least six years out from his prime, started well, using his jab and …
Read More »Boxing Weights: Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley
Six thousand fans, including the first arrival at 5 a.m., jammed MGM Grand Garden Arena Friday for the Free Public Weigh-in featuring Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley. Another 2,000 were turned away. Tonight at the sold-out MGM Grand Garden Arena, eight-division world champion Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs), of General Santos …
Read More »Fight Time Looms For Pacquaio vs. Mosley Boxing Showdown
A mega-boxing event devoid of trash talk continued Wednesday as classy athletes Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley maintained their respectful tones during the final press conference at the Hollywood Theatre at MGM Grand. The final press conference for the undercard fighters is Thursday.
Read More »Boxing In Las Vegas: Pacquiao, Mosley Hit The Strip
They started hovering around the make-shift ring in the lobby and the front entrance at MGM Grand an hour before the first of the custom-designed buses were scheduled to arrive. First, a little after 11 a.m., came the Shane Mosley bus. Then, at a tad after 1, the bus carrying …
Read More »Boxing Update: Manny Pacquiao Releases First US Single Today
As eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao prepares for his May 7 WBO welterweight title defense against Shane Mosley at the soldout MGM Grand in Las Vegas. (live on Pay-Per-View), he’s also looking forward to a career move of a different kind: the release of his CD single/DVD Sometimes When …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Manny Pacquiao Ready For Mosley Fight
Eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum participated in an international media conference call on Wednesday to discuss Pacquiao’s upcoming WBO welterweight title defense against three-division world champion Shane Mosley on Saturday, May 7, at the sold out MGM …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: “Sugar” Shane Mosley
Three-division world champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley, his trainer Naazim Richardson and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum participated in an international media conference call on Tuesday to discuss Mosley’s upcoming fight against Manny Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight championship on Saturday, May 7, at the sold out MGM Grand in …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Kelly Pavlik
Former World Middleweight Champion Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik, his trainer Jack Loew and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum participated in an international media conference call on Friday to discuss Pavlik’s upcoming return to boxing on Saturday, May 7 at the sold out MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev.
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Manny Pacquiao At Wild Card Gym
Eight-division world champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao hosted what many in attendance described as boxing’s No. 1 pound for pound media day workout. A standing room only crowd of national and international media packed the Wild Card Boxing Club on Wednesday to interview Pacquiao, Trainer Freddie Roach and Hall of Fame …
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