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Andre Berto awaits first true test

Andre Berto has held a welterweight title since 2008, yet he hasn't had what would be considered a major fight -- even by the standards of the most ardent Berto fan.

 

 

Much criticism has been thrown Berto's way because of that h*** in his résumé, although Berto was set to fight Shane Mosley in January 2010 until nature intervened. At the time, it was a significant matchup, because Mosley had knocked out Antonio Margarito in a major upset to claim a title in his…

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Added by mayorga duran on April 15, 2011 at 7:21pm — No Comments

Amir Khan Upset: It will be a long time until I come back (Britain)

British boxing enthusiasts may have to wait a long time to see Amir Khan fight at home again.

 

Khan's WBA light-welterweight title defence against Paul McCloskey in Manchester on Saturday night is likely to be a rare chance for fans to see him fight on home…

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Added by BoxingSocialist on April 15, 2011 at 1:43pm — 1 Comment

Breaking News: Erik Morales is Suspended until June 9th because ....

Former five-time world champion Erik “El Terrible” Morales who put on a gallant performance against Marcos Maidana before losing a majority decision in a fight which many ringsiders said the Mexican legend deserved to win, has been suspended until June 9.

 

Nevada State Athletic…

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Added by BoxingSocialist on April 15, 2011 at 12:06pm — 1 Comment

Pictures from the Khan vs McCloskey Weigh In

Pictures from the Khan vs McCloskey Weigh In

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Added by BoxingSocialist on April 15, 2011 at 11:34am — No Comments

Provodnikov and Popoca collide tonight

 

Professional trainer Clemente Medina, who spends a lot of his time training kids at Glendale Police Athletic League gym in the basement of the city building, once told me that boxing is not a sport, but a fistic art. So if you are looking for fistic art this Friday Night fight between…

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Added by Igor Frank on April 15, 2011 at 10:04am — No Comments

Morales proves he is the top draw in Mexico

By Kevin Davis

The Eric Morales vs Marcos Maidana fight did 25 points more than the fight between Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez vs Matthew Hatton. Even thought Morales lost a twelve round decision to Maidana. Most of the Mexican homes was eyes glued tot he screen watching Morales go for another World Championship.

Added by Karceno on April 15, 2011 at 7:07am — No Comments

Ricky Hatton: I will never fight again

RICKY HATTON has finally admitted he will never fight again. The former world welterweight champion has not entered the ring since a mauling by Manny Pacquiao in May 2009. The defeat effectively ended his career after which he became depressed and turned to drink and drugs to fill the void.

Despite never…

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Added by Karceno on April 14, 2011 at 11:12pm — 4 Comments

Nick Diaz Signed the Dotted Line to fight Fernando Vargas in Sept/Oct ???

Less than one week removed from pocketing a cool $175,000 for his gutty 1stRound TKO victory over Paul Daley, Strikeforce welterweight champ Nick Diaz is clearly still irked his bank account doesn’t possess as many…

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Added by BoxingSocialist on April 14, 2011 at 9:38pm — No Comments

Shumenov Prepared To Continue History Making Boxing Journey

WBA/IBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov (11-1, 7 KOs) remains fully prepared to continue his history-making journey to unify the light heavyweight titles before the end of 2011 with one of the other 175-pound division world champions.





Shumenov’s dream suffered a setback in January when WBO titlist Juergen Braehmer pulled out of their unification title fight only a few days before their scheduled showdown in Kazakhstan. In only his 12th pro fight, Beibut was supposed… Continue

Added by Joe Habeeb on April 14, 2011 at 9:00pm — 4 Comments

Punches "N" Bunches

So here are 3 of my most recent works

 

Here is my weekly column

http://www.boxingiq.com/punches-n-bunches-by-anthony-whitby-5

 

My article on Internet Boxing Radio

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Added by Anthony Whitby on April 14, 2011 at 6:11pm — No Comments

Humberto Soto free from Top Rank

Lightweight titleholder Humberto Soto, claiming he is owed more than $1 million by Top Rank and that his promotional agreement with the company is expired, has declared himself a free agent, attorney and co-manager Michael Miller told ESPN.com.



Top Rank announced in February that Soto (55-7-2, 33 KOs), of Mexico, would face Urbano Antillon (28-2, 20 KOs) in a rematch of the 2010 ESPN.com fight of the year on the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley Showtime PPV undercard on May 7 at the MGM… Continue

Added by mayorga duran on April 14, 2011 at 5:12pm — 1 Comment

Khan mans up

If Amir Khan entered the ring against Marcos Maidana last December a boy and left it a man, then Britain's WBA light-welterweight champion is fast discovering being a fully-fledged grown-up in the ruthless world of boxing has plenty of downsides.



The 24-year-old from Bolton is set to defend his crown for a fourth time against European champion Paul McCloskey in Manchester on Saturday - but not on Sky as planned. Irked by a series of withdrawals on the undercard, Sky decided the bill… Continue

Added by mayorga duran on April 14, 2011 at 3:59pm — No Comments

Cleverly On Sparring DeGale For Braehmer

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George Groves 'I Knew Dirrell Would Be Better Than DeGale'

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George Groves On DeGale 'Mental Battle, I'm Winning'

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Wladimir Klitschko's Girlfriend Hayden reveal's their Sex Life "He is Alot Bigger Than ...."

Appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Tuesday, Hayden Panettiere, love interest of The Ring-recognized heavyweight champion of the world Wladimir Klitschko, revealed that many people just can't help asking the diminutive actress how her and her physically imposing boyfriend...errr, "get it…

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Added by BoxingSocialist on April 14, 2011 at 12:00pm — No Comments

WBC President "Pacquiao and the WBC have no Misunderstandings", Sanctioning Fees

REY Danseco, a Filipino licensed boxing judge under the World Boxing Council (WBC), denied there is an ongoing row between pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and the WBC.

 

“Pacquiao and the WBC have no misunderstanding, the WBC is very proud of Pacquiao for his achievements” the 38-year-old…

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Added by BoxingSocialist on April 14, 2011 at 11:37am — No Comments

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