Chad Dawson's Brother: Chad's a Millionaire and Doesn't Do Anything for his Family
Apparently, the two brothers were close for some time but recently had a major disagreement, leaving Jermain Dawson resentful. "Yeah, we had a falling out in camp. Chad is my blood. He is my brother but he is doing a lot of stuff that just isn't right" said Jermain Dawson.
"Chad…
Added by Houston Writer on July 26, 2012 at 2:36pm — No Comments
Can The Money Team be as Great as Toprank or Goldenboy Promotions?
By Shawn Craddick
I've never been a boxing promoter before but from the promoters I've talked to say that is very hard work and all it takes is one bad promotion and you can lose it all. One of the latest to sink here in Houston and Vegas was TKO Promotions. They were always putting on shows but with star power and having that one fighter to draw thousands of fans, then you can not survive.
Seems like TMT headed by 50 Cent a.k.a. Curtis Jackson and Floyd Mayweather…
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Oscar De La Hoya and Miguel Cotto Working together on Dec 1st Return Bout
Mayweather-Cotto was carried by HBO pay-per-view and generated 1.5 million pay-per-view buys and $94 million dollars in revenue.
"We are going to continue working together. We have a great relationship with them," Schaefer told BoxingScene.com. "Miguel Cotto is really a great…
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Oscar De La Hoya: Everyone wants to be a Boxing Promoter, Good Luck
By Rick Reeno
According to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, there is no animosity between his company and rapper 50 Cent.
It was recently revealed that 50 Cent had formed his own promotional company called TMT Promotions. TMT is short for the "The Money…
Added by Houston Writer on July 26, 2012 at 10:29am — No Comments
Numbers: Khan $950,000 Garcia $520,000 and Garcia Made $285,000 vs Morales
Numbers: Khan $950,000 Garcia $520,000 and Garcia Made $285,000 vs Morales
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Kelly Pavlik Cannot Beat Carl Froch Right Now
By Shawn Craddick
Kelly Pavlik has not been the same since his Bernard Hopkins and Sergio Martinez beating. One of the once feared "big" middleweights have been dwarfed down in size now. Kelly is strong willed on using his power punching abilities on fighters but is awe struck anytime he…
Added by BoxingSocialist on July 23, 2012 at 12:16pm — 2 Comments
Nonito Donaire to Film in a New MOVIE
During his return, Donaire said, he is open to showbiz stints, like his boxing hero Manny Pacquiao.
He said he is set to start taping a Visayan movie, which is his first time to stand in in front of a movie camera.
“I will do this movie to promote Visayan films,” he…
Added by Houston Writer on July 23, 2012 at 12:04pm — 1 Comment
Adrien Broner had to Pay Vicente Escobedo $250,000 for the Fight to Continue
Adrien Broner didn’t win many admirers with his 48 hours of churlishness this weekend. Let’s review. First, Broner failed to make weight for his fight at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati with Vicente Escobedo on Saturday, arriving at the weight-in at 143.2 pounds,…
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Adrien Broner Breaks Vicente Escobedo's Nose
By Bill Emes
Unbeaten rising star Adrien Broner (24-0, 20KOs) went right through Vicente Escobedo (26-4, 15KOs) in five rounds on Saturday night at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.
According to Escobedo's manager, Rolando Arellano, his boxer's nose was broken in…
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David Price to Fight Audley Harrison Oct 13th in Liverpool's Echo Arena
Price, a bronze-medal winner at the Beijing Olympics four years ago, will meet the 40-year-old, who won gold in Sydney in 2000.
"Audley was an inspiration to me when I was younger, someone our amateur squad always looked up," said Price.
"He called me before Beijing to offer advice, which I'm grateful for, but he's still getting flattened."
Price went so far to sugges that his blueprint for success as a professional will be to do the opposite to Harrison,…
Added by Houston Writer on July 23, 2012 at 10:00am — No Comments
50 Cent Now a Licensed Boxing Promoter in New York, Vegas is Next
After a lucrative rap career. Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson went into a career in business and is now licensed to promote boxers in the state of New York, as Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix reports via Twitter.
Fiddy is also applying for permission to promote fighters and…
Added by Houston Writer on July 20, 2012 at 4:51pm — No Comments
Josesito Lopez: I'm Not Concerned about Canelo's Weight, I spar with Chris Arreola
There are concerns about Lopez being competitive in the contest against ‘Canelo’ as the former light-welterweight could only make 144lbs for his 147lb clash with Ortiz, something that the Riverside fighter was quick to dismiss.
“I can carry more weight. I'm taller than Canelo and that's not a problem. I sometimes spar with Chris Arreola. He's a big, world ranked heavyweight.
“Wouldn't beating Canelo make me just about the hottest fighter in boxing. I plan to have…
Added by Houston Writer on July 20, 2012 at 11:58am — No Comments
Alex Ariza Back to Training with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr
Strength and conditioning guru Alex Ariza is back training Julio Cesar Chavez Jr for his massive showdown against Ring Magazine pound for pound No. 3 Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on September 15.
Chavez Jr puts his World Boxing Council middleweight title on the line against the Diamond belt holder Martinez.
WBC president Don Jose Sulaiman said this bout “will be one of the best in history just like the ones between Muhammad…
Added by Houston Writer on July 20, 2012 at 11:54am — No Comments
Enzo Calzaghe says I can Make Amir Khan Unbeatable, Let me Train Him
Amir Khan has been handed a fresh option by revered trainer Enzo Calzaghe, who has revealed he would like to work with the Bolton fighter and get his career back on track.
Khan's career has stalled following back-to-back defeats, the latest of which was a fourth-round knockout suffered at the hands of unbeaten WBC light-welterweight champion Danny Garcia in the early hours of Sunday morning.
With Khan's current coach Freddie Roach unable to give the Brit his full…
Added by Houston Writer on July 20, 2012 at 11:46am — No Comments
Toprank Outbids Goldenboy Promotions for Lara vs Vanes Match by $79,000
According to Carl Morretti, Vice President of Top Rank, his company outbid Golden Boy Promotions to secure the rights to the WBC's final junior middleweight eliminator between Vanes Martirosyan (32-0, 20KOs) and Erislandy Lara (17-1-1, 11KOs). The mandatory purse bid was held this morning in Mexico. Top Rank, who promote Vanes, placed a bid of $405,000, and Golden Boy bid $326,000.
Added by Houston Writer on July 20, 2012 at 11:43am — No Comments
Roach: Amir Khan Not Firing Me, He Said he wants Better Sparring Partners
MANILA, Philippines – Boxing coach Freddie Roach has denied a report that the camp of British boxer Amir Khan is considering firing him.
This was Roach’s reaction to reports that Khan is thinking about changing trainers following Khan's 4th-round loss to Danny Garcia.
"I spoke with Amir and his dad yesterday, and the idea of changing trainers never came up,” Roach said in RingTV.
The trainer said he even offered to help Khan look for a more appropriate…
Added by Houston Writer on July 20, 2012 at 11:23am — No Comments
Roach: Pacquiao Will Call Me in Two Weeks To Tell Me His Next Opponent
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Boxing Hall of Famer Freddie Roach said he is just waiting for Manny Pacquiao to call him in two weeks regarding the Filipino’s future plans.
Roach said it's up to the People's Champ what he plans to do with his career as fight fans are eagerly waiting for…
Added by Houston Writer on July 19, 2012 at 12:04pm — No Comments
Female Boxer Might Be a Man, Won't Give Blood Test to Prove Gender
Former female WBC bantamweight champion Usanakorn Kokietgym is under investigation by officials after recording three-times the normal amount of testosterone in a pre-fight hormone test.
The 24 year-old eventually went on to lose her title to Australian Susie Ramadan at the…
Added by Houston Writer on July 19, 2012 at 11:42am — 1 Comment
Timothy Bradley: I have No Problem Fighting Saul Alvarez at 154lbs
Fresh from a tough decision loss to Mayweather, the Puerto Rican star is looking to return in December. Earlier in the year, there were discussions for a rematch between Cotto and Pacquiao, but the two fighters were unable to agree on the weight. Pacquiao refused to face Cotto at the junior middleweight…
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Saul Alvarez Talks about 10 pound Weight Difference over Josesito Lopez
Eyebrows were raised when Lopez was chosen as Alvarez’s fifth defence of the green belt, even though the Californian defeated scheduled opponent Ortiz and the champion admitted that he wasn’t sure what the Lopez win meant for his fall bout at the time.
“I really didn't know,” said…
Added by Houston Writer on July 19, 2012 at 11:32am — No Comments
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