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Japanese number four middleweight Tadashi Yuba proved that he is worthy of the Japanese apex middleweight gold when he authoritatively nailed the young surging Carlos Linares in a 10-round bout held at the Korakuen Hall situated in Tokyo, Japan.
The bout was almost one sided as far as fighting experience is concerned, [...]

The search for Manny Pacquiao’s June 9, 2012 bout opponent will eventually end most probably on this weekend and the possibility of Timothy Bradley’s announcement as the pugilist on the other side of the squared ring will be made [...]

The most awaited fight of 2012, Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao, still seems to be on the cards.

Floyd Mayweather Jr., who in the past seemed negligent towards the mega event, is now raring to have it. The five-division world champion has recently been making his best efforts to persuade fellow welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao for the ‘super-fight.’ [...]

During a recent media event at Joe Hand Gym Boxing Gym in Philadelphia, fighters, promoters and network officials agreed that getting back to boxing basics in the City of Brotherly Love was just what the doctor ordered.
Gary Quinn, Senior Director, Program Planning and Aquisitions, NBC Sports Group, explained how Philadelphia ties [...]

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The delays are killing boxing fans around the world as they await to see Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao take on Floyd Mayweather Jr. in what would be arguably the biggest fight in many, many years.

The talks of these two greats clashing in the ring have been ongoing for quite some time now, but to no avail. [...]

WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather has been sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to misdemeanor assault and no contest to harassment charges stemming from a September 2010 incident where he attacked the mother of his children in his Las Vegas, Nevada home.
Three months of the sentence has been suspended, with [...]

(Main Events Press Release)

Yesterday, Jon Miller, President of Programming for NBC Sports and VERSUS (which will become NBC Sports Network on January 2); Kathy Duva, CEO Main Events and series promoter for the NBC Sport Network Fight Night series; and Russell Peltz, Peltz Boxing Promotions and Fight Night series matchmaker, spoke with a group of media about the NBC Sports Network and the NBCSN Fight Night series. [...]

New York, NY - (12/14/2011) - On Saturday, January 21, DiBella Entertainment (DBE) will kick off the 2012 season of the popular “Broadway Boxing” series at the famed Roseland Ballroom in New York City. Headlining the 10-bout card, which is loaded with a bevy of local New York talent, will be Brooklyn’s undefeated NABF light welterweight champion [...]

Former five-division titleholder Thomas Hearns and former flyweight beltholder Mark Johnson were elected into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, along with trainer Freddie Roach, broadcaster Al Bernstein, ring announcer Michael Buffer, and veteran journalist Michael Katz, it was announced by the Canastota, New York-based hall and [...]

The President of Golden Boy Promotions (GBP), Oscar De La Hoya, has insisted that Top Rank chief executive officer, Bob Arum, is deceiving the public regarding the ongoing negotiations for a dream-fight between eight-division world champion, Manny Pacquiao, and five-division world champion, Floyd Mayweather Jr.

“Bob Arum, please please stop lying to the public. Sit down with my CEO [...]