It is funny to see how really something can change in a matter of months. The world is ever changing and this runs true for the fight game. You have promoters buying out other fighters contracts, promotions snatching up other peoples fighters and promoters buying out other promoters. When the UFC bought Strikeforce earlier in […]
Read More… from De La Hoya, Shaw, Arum, Bernstein Speak on UFC’s Buyout of Strikeforce
In a just released statement sent to our inbox, it seems the war between Manny Pacquiao, the eight division world champion and current pound-4-pound best boxer in the world right now and Golden Boy Promotions has reached a end. Pacquiao thru his publicist announced that he is no longer suing Oscar De La Hoya and […]
Read More… from So Manny Pacquiao is no longer suing Golden Boy, but what about Mayweather?
Undefeated WBO Featherweight Champion Juan Manuel Lopez and Orlando Salido, hit the scales today in Puerto Rico for their upcoming title bout this Saturday, April 16 at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Full Weights: Juan Manuel Lopez (125 lbs) vs Orlando Salido (126 lbs) Martin Honorio (131 lbs.) vs Luis Cruz (129.8 […]
Read More… from Lopez & Salido Both Make Weight In Puerto Rico
“Sugar” Shane Mosley invited press and media members up to his Big Bear training camp today as the former three division champion gave a sneak peak of the type of shape he will come in against pound-4-pound king Manny Pacquiao. As always, Mosley is being trained by Nazim Richardson as over more than 50 members […]
Read More… from Shane Mosley “I know I will be able to get good hard punches onto Pacquiao. “
Today, the Honorable Daniel Weinstein (ret.) enjoined Golden Boy Promotions from promoting top pound-4-pound boxer Nonito Donaire for the duration of Top Rank’s exclusive promotional agreement with Donaire. Golden Boy wrongfully signed Donaire to a four-year promotional agreement in the face of Top Rank’s agreement with the up-and-coming star. The Arbitrator’s ruling paves the way […]
Read More… from Judge Enjoins Golden Boy Promotions From Promoting Nonito Donaire
As first reported by The Sports Business Journal Daily, Top Rank has reestablished itself as the central point for all endorsement or potential sponsorship of pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao. The move was made after various complaints from current and potential sponsors that Team Pacquiao or those affiliated with the business end of Team […]
Read More… from Top Rank Wrangles Back Control Of Pacquiao’s Endorsement Deals
By Alex Mattis Miguel Angel Cotto is one of the most exciting boxers the past decade has seen. Skill, toughness, a willingness to brawl, and always a flare for the dramatic; Cotto has all the characteristics any boxing fan could want in a fighter. With an immeasurable heart and a destructive left-hook to the body, […]
Read More… from With An Ending On The Horizon, Cotto Aiming For Fitting Closing Stages
The undercard participants of the Cotto vs. Mayorga bout had a chance to speak about their bouts coming up today in Las Vegas. The fighters offered up some interesting commentary in anticipation of the March 12 Showtime PPV event on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Yuri Foreman: “I’m really tired about the questions […]
Current WBA super welterweight world champion Miguel Cotto and two-division world champion and top trash talker Ricardo Mayorga arrived in Las Vegas Tuesday just days before their bout. Cotto will defend his title against the brash Nicaraguan fighter this Saturday, March 12, at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV live on Showtime PPV beginning at […]
The always colorful and electric Don King — joined by fellow Hall of Fame Promoter Bob Arum for their first co-promotion in more than five years — entertained the Los Angeles press corps on Monday as “Relentless: Cotto Vs. Mayorga” Fight Week kicked off with a press conference at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. “My fighter […]
