Erik Morales returns from a three year retirement on March 27 against Jose Alfaro. Morales, the last man to defeat Manny Pacquiao, made his post-Alfaro fight plans clear in the following press release, mentioning names such as Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez.
...read full article...As the boxing vs. MMA hype train begins to gain steam with the UFC’s signing of James Toney, it’s easy to forget that Toney was not the first truly viable and well known pugilist to cross over to MMA.
Some time ago, long before Toney was making his intentions known, the world class and world renowned Ricardo Mayorga and Shine Fights matchmaker Ron Foster sat down and made a deal. That deal was to bring Mayorga over to MMA and see what he could do.
Tim Bradley, the top-rated light welterweight in the world, will return to the ring on June 26 to face Luis Carlos Abregu. And for the first time in his career, Bradley will be fighting on HBO. Showtime had televised his last five bouts.
The move to HBO is more significant news than Bradley’s opponent. While Luis Carlos Abregu is undefeated at 29-0 (23 KOs), he is not seen as a threat to Bradley’s title. Abregu is not ranked in the Ring Magazine top ten light welterweights.
HBO opens more doors for Bradley, 23-0 (11 KOs), to get bigger names in the light welterweight division. With Amir Khan, Victor Ortiz, Paulie Malignaggi, and Nate Campbell all fighting on HBO in May, Bradley has an easier path to those fighters.
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For a fight to be labeled “The Event,” Saturday night’s sparring session turned out to be anything but. While none of the blame should be placed on Manny Pacquiao’s shoulders, Joshua Clottey certainly didn’t look like a prizefighter at all. With that said, here are five things I learned from Saturday night’s pay-per-view “event”.
A re-injured knee has forced Andre Ward to postpone his Super Six bout against Allan Green until the summer.
...read full article...Arlington, Texas- 51,000 attendees at Dallas Cowboys Stadium and those watching via pay per view almost had to check if there wasn’t a chain hanging from behind Joshua Clottey’s back as he played the role of heavy bag to Manny Pacquiao on Saturday in their bout for Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight title.
The bout was pretty much fought at the same pace throughout with Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs) darting in and throwing quick shots at a Joshua Clottey (35-4, 20 KOs) who seemed more than content to block those shots with hands held high while throwing nothing in return.
Jose Luis Castillo has declared his intentions to retire after a one-sided drubbing at the hands of Alfonso Gomez.
...read full article...Inside Fights will have live round-by-round updates of “The Event” pay-per-view, headlined by Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey from Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas. Coverage starts at 9 pm EST.
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