Patrick Hyland will return home to Dublin without the WBA title belt he came to Las Vegas for but he leaves the Nevada desert with his reputation very much enhanced after a points defeat to Javier Fortuna last night. The two unbeaten fighters put their perfect records on the line at a sold out MGM…
Following his knockout loss to Juan Manuel Márquez, Manny â€Pacman†Pacquiao made a precautionary visit to University Medical Center. “Manny was given a CT scan and the results were negative,†said Michael Koncz, Pacquiao’s advisor. “We were in and out in just over an hour and Manny was in excellent spirits.†Pacquiao returned to his…
These guys are at it again tonight as Pinoy boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao steps into the ring for a fourth time against Mexican legend Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez. Deja vu for the boxing fans is in full effect as it’s the third time the pair meet at the famed MGM Grand, the fourth time…
Tonight, Brian Magee, 36-4-1 (25), takes on the “Viking Warrior†Mikkel Kessler, 45-2 (34), in Denmark, in defence of his WBA Super Middleweight title at 168 lbs. One has to admire Magee; over the years he has fought good, solid opponents and worked his way up the rankings the old fashioned way. Few would have…
Current Olympic, World and European lightweight champion Katie Taylor was today named as AIBA Women’s Boxing Ambassador. The nomination was announced by AIBA President, Dr Ching-Kuo Wu at the 2012 AIBA Annual Awards Ceremony held in Yerevan, Armenia where Taylor received her third Best AIBA Elite Woman Boxer of the Year trophy.
The people have spoken and they voted unanimously for Saturday’s welterweight battle between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez 4, Act Four of their exciting and fistoric rivalry. Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum announced today that the MGM Grand Garden Arena and its 16,000-plus seats have completely sold out, producing a live gate in…
Boxing’s most contentious rivalry is set to end with a knockout this Saturday night, live on Primetime, Channel 498 on Sky & Virgin On Demand. Both Manny Pacquiao and Mexican warrior Juan Manuel Marquez insist that they will flatten the other to conclusively prove who the superior fighter is as they clash for the fourth…
Before British superstar Amir “King” Khan makes his ring return against Carlos Molina at the legendary Los Angeles Sports Arena on Saturday, December 15 live on Showtime Championship Boxing, LA’s own IBF Bantamweight Champion Leo “Terremoto” Santa Cruz will face unbeaten Alberto “Metro” Guevara in a 12-round bout that will air as a special boxing…
High-flying bantamweight Kal Yafai meets the Spanish champion Jorge Perez in ‘Christmas Cracker’ at the London Olympia live on Sky Sports on Saturday (December 8) and he has fired a warning to his domestic rivals – I’m coming for you in 2013. Yafai has raced to 5-0 in his first six months in the pro…
Tuesday afternoon, fighters that will participate in Saturday night’s big boxing event at the Resorts World Casino were present for the final news Conference. In the main event, popular Heavyweight Vinny Maddalone (35-8, 26 KO’s) takes on Byron Polley (25-13-1, 11 KO’s) in a ten round Heavyweight bout. In the co-feature, undefeated Super Featherweight Juan…
This Thursday a gigantic boxing weekend in Las Vegas kicks off with an important Lightweight tussle between two-world ranked fighters with major implications. Exciting Ji-Hoon Kim (#3 IBF; #7 WBO) and Ray Beltran (#9 WBC) will fight a ten round battle for the NABF Lightweight crown that will be televised live from the Mirage Hotel…
During the 50th Convention of the WBC held in Cancún, México, Puerto Rican boxers, Thomas Dulorme (16-1, 12 KO’s) and Jonathan “Mantequilla” González (15-0-1, 13 KO’s ) remained ranked in the top ten globally by the organization. Dulorme is now ranked No. 10 at the junior welterweight division (140lbs), and González is rated No. 9…