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Tony Martin reflects on Mark Melligen’s situation and training Steve Claggett
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Tue, 03 Jan 2012

Fresh into the New Year, trainer Tony Martin is taking on a new project in the form of once-beaten junior welterweight prospect Steve Claggett. Known best for his work with  Read Full Story >>>
Philippine Azkals Versus Korea, for a Cause
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 03 Jan 2012

Manila, Philippines- The Azkals will take on one of the top football teams from South Korea. This will mark the first time the Philippines have ever faced a South Korean football team, a country where soccer has long been the top spo  Read Full Story >>>
The enigmatic mind of Victor Ortiz
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Tue, 03 Jan 2012
Two-division World Champion and Philippine boxing legend Gerry Penalosa once told me that 90% of boxing has to do with the psychological aspect. Penalosa's significant fights toward the latter part of his career were against bigger, stronger, younger fighters that were supposed to steamroll past  Read Full Story >>>
The Icon turns 70: Let's make 2012 International Year of Tribute to Muhammad Ali
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Tue, 03 Jan 2012
The Icon is The Icon. The Icon cannot be given proper tribute with just one day or a single night. A full week won't get the job done and neither would a whole month. So that's why I, Michael Lewis Cassius (Confirmation name, really) Marley are hereby declaring this year of 2012 as the Interna  Read Full Story >>>
Q&A; Hunter: Peterson is ready for Pacquiao, Khan, whoever
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Tue, 03 Jan 2012
RingTV.com caught up to Barry Hunter, the trainer of newly-crowned IBF/WBA junior welterweight titleholder Lamont Peterson, and he gave his thoughts on the fact that since beating Amir Khan, the 27-year-old Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KOs) has become a candidate to face RING No. 1-rated pound-for-pound fig  Read Full Story >>>
Manny Pacquiao's Next Fight: Options To Be Discussed With the Fighter
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Tue, 03 Jan 2012
Promoter Bob Arum and adviser Michael Koncz will meet with Manny Pacquiao to discuss his options for a spring fight, according to Ronnie Nathanielsz, and right now you can likely count out Floyd Mayweather Jr -- but it's a "for now" thing, as Pacquiao vs Mayweather may indeed be an option in late 20  Read Full Story >>>
Is Pacquiao vs Marquez IV a “Guarantee”?
By Charles Jay, Boxing Insider, Tue, 03 Jan 2012
You know, if I was talking to a guy who was willing to “guarantee” something, I’d kind of want to know how that was possible. I guess that comes as a result of a background in sports betting and handicapping, as we learn very early on that there is no such thing as a “lock.” Someone along the line i  Read Full Story >>>
LOU DIBELLA TO THE WBC: "I'M HOPING TO GET IT RESOLVED WITHOUT GOING TO COURT"
By David Kassel , FightHype.com, Tue, 03 Jan 2012
Last week, middleweight champion Sergio Martinez held a press conference to announce he would no longer defend his WBC title due to the lack of integrity of the sanctioning body. Martinez has been pleading for his opportunity to face Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to unify the WBC championship, a title whic  Read Full Story >>>
Pagara battles Bantigue Jan 15
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 03 Jan 2012
“PRINCE” Albert Pagara of the ALA Gym is scheduled to face grizzled veteran Lowie Bantigue in a 10-round non-title bout at the Gaisano Country Mall Carpark on Jan. 15. The fight will mark the first time Pagara will see action in a 10-round affair. The 17-year-old is unbeaten in nine fights with   Read Full Story >>>
Angel Hernandez says Pacquiao is unsure whether to face Marquez a fourth time
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Tue, 03 Jan 2012

While the third encounter between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez was similar to its predecessors given the fierce and competitive nature of the fight, there were a few  Read Full Story >>>
Outrageous comment is one more reason Sulaiman should resign
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Tue, 03 Jan 2012
Slowly but surely, at least in the U.S., the four, ahem, major sanctioning groups have begun to see their influence wane. Major promoters are beginning to bill their title bouts as being for “The World Welterweight Championship” or “The World Heavyweight Championship” rather than as being contested   Read Full Story >>>
IN FLOYD MAYWEATHER'S NO CONTEST PLEA, DID HIS ATTORNEY PLEA A NOLO CONTENDERE WITH THIS NO CONTEST PLEA
By Marques Brown , Boxing Socialist, Tue, 03 Jan 2012
I realize this is a Boxing site not a Judicial site but since Floyd had to face some Judicial allegations, I was wondering if his attorney did for him what Mel Gibson's attorney did. Mel Gibson's attorney plead Mel Gibson with a Nolo Contendere no contest in writing. This merely means that upon that  Read Full Story >>>
Exclusive Q&A;: Hopkins wants to go out "guns blazing" in 2012
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Tue, 03 Jan 2012
RingTV.com caught up to RING light heavyweight titleholder Bernard Hopkins in advance of his 47th birthday, which will happen on January 15. Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 knockouts) expressed his thoughts on a potential rematch with Chad Dawson, whose promoter, Gary Shaw, successfully argued for the retur  Read Full Story >>>
Barbersop picks for 2011 Fight of the Year
By Igor Frank, Examiner.com, Tue, 03 Jan 2012

" It seems like all major fights this year were a bust," announced Dave the Barber upon my arrival at his fine establishment on San Fernando Road:" First we had Pacquiao Mosley which w  Read Full Story >>>
Backup Plan: Marquez and Bradley Take Aim at Each Other
By Raj Parmar, 3MoreRounds.com, Tue, 03 Jan 2012
One of the best things to have in life is options, as it is never a great feeling to have only one way to go; especially when another party is in control over the outcome. The luxury of having options in life allows one to be able to evaluate the various avenues available for success in case one way  Read Full Story >>>
Manny Pacquiao in 2012 – Yachts And Silk Pajamas …
By Geoff Poundes, The Boxing Tribune, Tue, 03 Jan 2012
REGAN: What, fifty followers? Is it not well? What should you need of more? Yea, or so many, since that both charge and danger/ Speak ‘gainst so great a number? LEAR: Oh, reason not the need! (William Shakespeare) “It’s tough to wake up and go running at five in the morning when you’re in  Read Full Story >>>
Quijano: Looking back at 2011
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 03 Jan 2012
ANDRE WARD. He towered over the competition this year in defeating Arthur Abraham and dominating Carl Froch in the finals to emerge as Showtime’s Super-middleweight tournament champion. He now proudly wields the WBA and WBC diadems. Our very own Nonito Donaire Jr. comes in as a close second   Read Full Story >>>
Mendoza: One thing’s for sure: Madame Auring’s silent
By Al S. Mendoza, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 03 Jan 2012
Whether a nondescript man or a celebrity, you’ll get yourself thrown behind bars if you mess with the law. Sadly, in this beloved country of ours, big shots hardly get jailed. You hurt your wife, you threaten your kids, no big deal to our Justice of the Peace. Mostly, he/she merely metes out   Read Full Story >>>
Did The IBF Drop The Ball When They Stripped Berto?
By Joe Habeeb, Rope-A-Dope Radio, Tue, 03 Jan 2012
In another head scratching move by one of the sanctioning bodies, the IBF stripped Andre Berto of his welterweight title last November because he chose not to defend it against the organization’s mandatory challenger at the time Randall Bailey. Instead, he chose to accept a rematch with Victor Ortiz  Read Full Story >>>
DARKHORSE LAMONT PETERSON VS. PACMAN : PERFECT
By John Roark, 8countnews, Tue, 03 Jan 2012
I was about to stray away for writing about Manny Pacquiao for a while when I read reports that Lamont Peterson was on the running for the lottery prize in fighting the Pacman. It would be a good start for the year for the “Tasmanian Devil of the Pacific” to fight someone like the Cinderella man. I   Read Full Story >>>
Wakee Salud says Timothy Bradley is the man for Manny Pacquiao
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Tue, 03 Jan 2012

As Floyd Mayweather, Jr. gets ready to face the consequences of his felonious actions, boxing fans are left to ponder and clamor for a serviceable stand-in to face boxing's to  Read Full Story >>>
Big news to headline behind purported Pacquiao-Mayweather, Jr. fight
By Granville Ampong, Examiner.com, Tue, 03 Jan 2012

While it is true that Pound-for-Pound King Floyd Mayweather, Jr. would serve his 90-day jail sentence primary to domestic violence following his plea deal with the Nevada cour  Read Full Story >>>
There’s always a first time
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 03 Jan 2012

THE morning after the noisy, mindless New Year revelry, a filmy haze — smog actually — slid across like a mask across the old face of the metropolis. The early morning street I walk through daily in Mandaluyong was free   Read Full Story >>>
The WBF In 2011 – Growing And Growing Fast
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 03 Jan 2012
After already having a tremendous 2010, again the only way was up for the World Boxing Federation in 2011, easily surpassing the previous years’ numbers and setting a new record in terms of championship fights. This is especially remarkable in view of the WBF policy to keep the number of differe  Read Full Story >>>
12 for ‘12
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Tue, 03 Jan 2012
First of all, I’d like to wish everyone out there a Happy New Year. Let’s hope 2012 sees all the fights you guys want to see come to fruition. My first column of the year will focus on a dozen fights I’d like to see (that don’t include Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather- because let’s face it, there  Read Full Story >>>
Arum charts Pacquiao's 2012 calendar
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 03 Jan 2012
MANILA, Philippines — Bob Arum will spend a few days in Manila starting next week to map out Manny Pacquiao’s future. Fresh from spending the holidays in Mexico, Arum, the 80-year-old Hall of Fame promoter, believes he will have the blueprint for 2012 by the time he heads back to the US to begin   Read Full Story >>>
“Boxing is about style, I know I can beat him” – Jorge Arce on Nonito Donaire
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Mon, 02 Jan 2012

2011 was a pretty remarkable year for Los Mochis' Jorge Arce. Thought to be damaged goods heading into his May challenge for Wilfredo Vazquez Jr.’s WBO junior featherweight crown, Arce instead t  Read Full Story >>>
Boxing In 2011, Reviewed
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Mon, 02 Jan 2012
If you ask the two top promoters in boxing how things are going in boxing, they'll give you a shit-ton of shiny happy talk about how terrific the sport is these days, and how the future is so very bright. They are, though, "promoters." The salesman accentuates the positive and eliminates the negativ  Read Full Story >>>
“Fighting Words” – Freewheeling Fighting Awards ‘11, Part 2
By David P. Greisman, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 02 Jan 2012
Part one ( Click Here ) of this year’s Freewheeling Fighting awards took a look at some of the unforgettable and unforgivable moments of 2011 — and sometimes those moments turned out to be both. First, the notable. In part one, Nonito Donaire’s perfect left hook on Fernando Montiel garnered “Knoc  Read Full Story >>>
OBSERVE AND FIGHT: 2012 NEW YEAR'S WISH LIST
By David Kassel , FightHype.com, Mon, 02 Jan 2012
It's Monday. Welcome to the premiere edition of Observe and Fight in 2012, The Boxing Observer's compilation of observations and random thoughts from the sport of boxing. Happy New Years FightHype fans! It was an interesting 2011 to say the least. Hopefully the new year brings about some change for   Read Full Story >>>
Portrait of a credential to 2011’s biggest fight, Part 2
By Bart Barry, 15rounds.com, Mon, 02 Jan 2012
The day Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez fought their rubber match in November 2011, Las Vegas gazed upon its empty MGM Grand Garden Arena for most of the undercard matches because that is what it does. Friday weigh-ins are for serious fans. Saturday nights sadly are not. Pacquiao fought Ma  Read Full Story >>>
Top 10 Boxers at End of 2011: Mayweather 1, Manny Pacquiao 2
By Nick Tylwalk, Opposing Views, Mon, 02 Jan 2012
With another year of in-ring action in the books, it was once again time for the Boxing Watchers to put their heads together to formulate some kind of consensus on the top 10 pound-for-pound boxers on the planet. The key word is "once," since we only do this at the end of each calendar year. The   Read Full Story >>>
CUELLO AND JARO ISSUE CHALLENGE TO TEAM IOKA
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 02 Jan 2012

Denver 'The Excitement' Cuello Singwangcha has issued a challenge to WBC minimumweight champion Kazuto Ioka of Japan to face him inside the ring. Promoter Aljoe Jaro wrote an e-mail to philboxing which contained a letter from Cuello  Read Full Story >>>
Tim Tebow: 2011 Athlete of the Year
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Mon, 02 Jan 2012

Year in Review - As 2011 draws to a close, football quarterback Tim Tebow wins my 2011 'Athlete of the Year' honors. Tebow, who was born in the Philippines to missionary parents, is leading  Read Full Story >>>
Images: Guillermo Rigondeaux gearing for Ramos, eyeing Nonito Donaire in 2012
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Mon, 02 Jan 2012

With his January 20th date against WBA junior featherweight champion Rico Ramos nearing, interim champion Guillermo Rigondeaux is wrapping up his camp in Hollywood, Florida. For the past few months  Read Full Story >>>
For Phl Sports Still a lot of work to be done on local front, cheers to Pinoy Pride boxing series and Davis Cup hosts
The Philippine Star, Mon, 02 Jan 2012
CEBU, Philippines - Looking back at the past year, the entire Filipino nation has lots of reason to cheer and cherish for. Manny Pacquiao's continued dominance in the ring, the Azkals' meteoric rise to stardom that undoubtedly rekindled the popularity of football in the country, the monumental feats  Read Full Story >>>
Will the new year bring back 'the old Pacquiao'?
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Mon, 02 Jan 2012

As we turn the page on our calendars to yet another new year, the boxing junkie in me has plenty to look forward to in 2012, especially when it comes to my beloved Philippine   Read Full Story >>>
Through Madam Auring's Third Eye: Mayweather fights Martinez and then Pacquiao
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Mon, 02 Jan 2012
They call it a Baker's Dozen, meaning 13. So here you go, fight fans, predictions as to some of the highlights and lowlights coming during 2012. Before we go into the future, I must reveal that that Pinay Psychic and Seer Without Peer, the Amazing and (in a string bikini) Incredibly Alluring Madam  Read Full Story >>>
At last, Bulls back home after four-game road trip
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 02 Jan 2012

THE Chicago Bulls are a tough bunch. And the only thing tougher thus far is their schedule. Derrick Rose and company started this shortened season on a four-game road trip to hoops hotbed California, where they tangled wi  Read Full Story >>>
Pacquiao – Mayweather: Will 2012 provide the answers?
By Albert Alvarez, Diamond Boxing, Mon, 02 Jan 2012
In 2012 will we FINALLY get to see the Godzilla clash of them all, Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao? Or are we all in store for another huge letdown? As of right now, it looks to be that if the fight ever does go down, it will take place in either September or November. With Floyd beginning h  Read Full Story >>>
Bob Arum's Top Rank Wins 2011 Promoter of the Year (Bad Left Hook Boxing Awards)
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Mon, 02 Jan 2012
Bob Arum may be a lightning rod for criticism, but it still is easily argued that nobody puts on a big event the way the now 80-year-old head of Top Rank does, and thanks to his big fights and a strong stable of fighters, as well as the increasing input of Todd duBoef, Top Rank Inc. is the winner of  Read Full Story >>>
The Clock Strikes Thirteen: The Best of TCS, 2011
By Carlos Acevedo, The Cruelest Sport, Mon, 02 Jan 2012
Boxing Needs You, Baby! On Arum, Pacquiao, & Mosley Professional logicians would go mad, like blindfolded chess players, trying to make sense of boxing, its followers, and that strange hydra-headed beast, the fight media. When Bob Arum recently confirmed that Shane Mosley would be facing Manny P  Read Full Story >>>
Exclusive Q&A;: Hernandez to rejoin Marquez if he gets Pacquiao again
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Mon, 02 Jan 2012
RingTV.com caught up to strength coach Angel Hernandez, who sparked controversy with his presence in the camp of Juan Manuel Marquez for the latter's disputed majority decision loss to Manny Pacquiao in November. Hernandez is widely known to have a past history of being involved in performance e  Read Full Story >>>
SABILLO FACES INDO CHAMP IN PINOY PRIDE XI IN CEBU
By Jerome S. Galunan Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 02 Jan 2012

BACOLOD CITY – The undefeated and current Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) Minimumweight Champion Merlito “Tiger” Sabillo is set to face Indonesia Boxing Commission Minimumweight Champion Sofyan Effendi in the under  Read Full Story >>>
I’ll drink to that: Hopes, dreams, fights and fighters in 2012
By Gabriel Montoya, MaxBoxing.com, Mon, 02 Jan 2012

I’m not big on lists of best this or that, instead preferring to look forward to 2012. It’s a year I expect to be among one of boxing’s best if everything falls the way it should or we hop  Read Full Story >>>
CABALLERO WINS, SOLIS BEATEN IN YOKOHAMA TITLE FIGHTS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 02 Jan 2012

Lanky Panamanian Celestino Caballero (36-4, 23 KOs) has retained his WBA featherweight title by overwhelming the much shorter Japanese Satoshi “Bazooka” Hosono (21-2, 15 KOs), 126, cracking the challenger with a variety of punch  Read Full Story >>>
SEAG Gainers, Losers
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 02 Jan 2012
Six years after crowning itself the Southeast Asian Games overall champion Philippine continued its seemingly unending slump, ending up sixth in the field of 11 nations in the 26th edition of the meet last year, its worst since joining the quadrennial sports conclave in 1977. The some 500-man nation  Read Full Story >>>
The Fight To Ireland - WBF Gaelic/Celtic Championship Inaugural North American Event Announced
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 02 Jan 2012
The World Boxing Federation has announced “The FIGHT to IRELAND” to support their newly created regional European title, the new WBF Gaelic/Celtic Championships The FIGHT to IRELAND is a direct road to IRELAND, now American Professional Fighters can compete to earn the right to represent North Am  Read Full Story >>>
PHL YOUTH CHESSERS WINS 4 GOLD, 1 SILVER, 4 BRONZE IN SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 02 Jan 2012
YOUNG Filipino woodpushers who participated in the recently-concluded Singapore International Chess Festival at the Jurong East Sports Complex bagged a total of 9 medals in Singapore on Sunday. Michelle "Mitch" Yaon of Calamba City, Laguna, split the point with Sushmitha G of India to finish with  Read Full Story >>>
Repeat Or Revenge? ... Which Victor Ortiz Will Show Up On Feb.11?
Rope-A-Dope Radio, Mon, 02 Jan 2012
Everyone makes mistakes, its part of the growth process in life. As we get older, through our experiences we learn what and what not to do in certain situations. But, if we continue to make the same mistakes when put in similar situations, a pattern develops and the mistakes turn into habits. We ten  Read Full Story >>>
Pacquiao celebrates 16th year as prizefighter
Sun.Star Manila, Mon, 02 Jan 2012
MANILA – Eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao celebrated his 16th year as a prizefighter in 2011 with victories over different opponents. As his projected multi-million dollar mega-showdown with undefeated American Floyd Mayweather remained hanging in the air, Pacquiao, who turned 33 last Decem  Read Full Story >>>
Father Time creeping up on Manny Pacquiao a real possibility
By Brad Cooney, Examiner.com, Mon, 02 Jan 2012
I remember watching a relatively unheard of Manny Pacquiao tear into Marco Antonio Barrera in their first meeting very well. I was with a friend of mine, Stan Nichols. Stan at the time was the chief of officials for the state of Mississippi. I remember the look on Stan's face as he watched Pacquiao   Read Full Story >>>
Readers vote Andre Ward the "Fighter of the Year" for 2011
By Doug Fischer, RingTV.com, Mon, 02 Jan 2012
It can be argued that no active fighter has advanced as much as Andre Ward has in the past two years. Thanks to his involvement in Showtime’s Super Six World Boxing Classic, the boxing world has watched the 27-year-old super middleweight advance from talented-but-untested prospect to top contend  Read Full Story >>>
2011 Boxing Awards Pu Pu Platter, Part II
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Sun, 01 Jan 2012
Best/Worst Excuse For Losing A Fight. There's nothing more I like than a good excuse when a fighter comes up short. The more improbable, the better. I loved the excuse from Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr.'s camp that he was blinded by Jorge Arce's hair gel. I loved laughing at the "cheating foot-stomper" excu  Read Full Story >>>
Robert Garcia on Freddie Roach’s bad luck, Rios-Peterson, and training Donaire
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Sun, 01 Jan 2012

For the next month it looks like trainer Robert Garcia will be dividing his time between his bases in Oxnard, California and the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. Garcia will be working with former lightw  Read Full Story >>>
More hits than misses for boxing in eventful 2011
By John Whisler, San Antonio Express, Sun, 01 Jan 2012
It's the fight that never was and, perhaps, never will be. For the past three years now, the specter of a Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. mega-bout has hung over boxing like a bad dream. Nevertheless, 2011 was a good year for the sport. Well, memorable anyway. As usual, there was no sh  Read Full Story >>>
Pacquiao keeps boxing above all sports in 2011
By Lily O. Ramos, Tempo, Sun, 01 Jan 2012
MANILA, Philippines (PNA) — World boxing icon Manny Pacquiao had a controversial win over Mexico’s Juan Manuel Marquez in their World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight match last November but, just the same, the first-ever boxer to hold eight division titles kept the Philippines on top of the s  Read Full Story >>>
Bradley: Nacho Stop Making Excuses, I'll Beat Marquez!
By Ryan Burton, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 01 Jan 2012
On Friday BoxingScene.com ran articles in which Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39KOs) and Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12KOs) both expressed interest in facing each other in the event that neither fighter wins the lucrative Manny Pacquiao sweepstakes. Earlier today in an article by BoxingScene's Miguel R  Read Full Story >>>
British boxing has great expectaions in 2012
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Sun, 01 Jan 2012
Boxing will hit the headlines early in the year for vastly contrasting reasons: Floyd Mayweather Jnr will take up 90 days’ residence in a Las Vegas jail on a charge of domestic violence, while Muhammad Ali celebrates his 70th birthday on Jan 17 with a gathering of the greats in Louisville, Kentucky.  Read Full Story >>>
Freddie Roach eyeing other options, says Pacquiao will not wait for Mayweather
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Sun, 01 Jan 2012

With Floyd Mayweather soon to be facing some time behind bars, Manny Pacquiao is anxiously looking at other options with his career. The 33-year old WBO welterweight ch  Read Full Story >>>
CELESTINO CABALLERO RETAINS HIS WBA WORLD TITLE IN YOKOHAMA
By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 01 Jan 2012

Panamanian star fighter Celestino "Pelenchin" Caballero successfully retained his WBA featherweight championship by scoring a unanimous decision victory over brave Japanese challenger Satoshi Hosono on new year's even in  Read Full Story >>>
IOKA KEEPS HIS PROMISE, RETAINS WBC LIGHT FLYWEIGHT TITLE WITH 1ST ROUND TKO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 01 Jan 2012
Classy 22 year old Japanese youngster Kazuto Ioka has retained his WBO light flyweight title with a quick first round TKO of Thai challenger and WBC Youth champion Yodgoen Tor Chalermchai in Osaka Japan. Ioka connected with a solid combination and then dropped the Thai challenger with a cracking  Read Full Story >>>
PEDRAZA KO'S QUARTEY TO WIN WORLD YOUTH TITLE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 01 Jan 2012

Undefeated Jose "Sniper" Pedraza (6-0, 5KO's) scored a 5th round TKO over Ghana's Herbert Quartey (7-7, 5 KO's) to win the WBC World Youth super featherweight title at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California   Read Full Story >>>
BOXING WAS THE SAVIOR OF PHILIPPINE SPORTS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011

Inspired by the incredible achievements of Ring Magazine pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao through the years, boxing has once again been the savior of Philippine sports in the international competitive arena. Four world  Read Full Story >>>
MAYWEATHER AVOIDS ANOTHER PRISON TERM BY PAYING $1,000 FINE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011

Floyd Mayweather Jr, faced with the prospect of an additional stint in prison following a 90-day sentence which he will begin serving at the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas on January 6, paid a $1,000 fine to stay out   Read Full Story >>>
Pacquiao not waiting for Mayweather; Bradley plan could be best bet
By Robert Morales, Press Telegram, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
With Floyd Mayweather Jr. going to jail for a domestic violence conviction, it's doubtful he will be able to participate in a fight with welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao until perhaps the latter part of 2012. Mayweather's sentence, which is slated to begin Friday in Nevada, is for 90 days aft  Read Full Story >>>
What we’re wishing for as bell rings in new year
By George Willis, New York Post, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
When it comes to flying fists, 2011 was a good year. Andre Ward won the Super Six super middleweight boxing tournament; Nonito Donaire, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Saul Canelo Alvarez, Lucian Bute and Lamont Peterson each had breakthrough years; and veterans such as Miguel Cotto, Manny  Read Full Story >>>
List of rivals down to four
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
MANILA, Philippines - They’re no longer accepting entries to the Manny Pacquiao Derby. And it’s a four-cornered race as to who gets the million-dollar shot at the Filipino boxing superstar who plans to return to the ring in May or June of 2012. Floyd Mayweather Jr., who’s going to jail, has be  Read Full Story >>>
THREE BIG WORLD TITLE FIGHTS IN JAPAN TODAY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
Three big world title fights will be staged in Japan today as professional boxing continues to thrive in the Asian nation. Classy little man, unbeaten 22 year old WBC minimum weight champion Kazuto Ioka (8-0, 5 KOs) defends his title against unbeaten Thai Yodgoen Tor Chalermchai (8-0, 4 KOs) in  Read Full Story >>>
Dirrel And Taylor Return Victorious
MaxBoxing.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell made triumphant returns to the ring on Friday evening , both winning by knockout during a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime. Taylor (29-4-1, 18 KOs), of Little Rock, Ark., registered an eighth-round knockout over game but outclassed Jessie  Read Full Story >>>
Readers vote Ortiz-Berto the "Fight of the Year" for 2011
By Doug Fischer, RingTV.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
Before Andre Berto and Victor Ortiz reached the halfway point of their April 16 welterweight title bout, fans were already texting, tweeting and posting that the eventual 12-round thriller was a fight-of-the-year candidate. Thanks to a breathtaking sixth round, in which the welterweight bombers   Read Full Story >>>
Ortiz's Nevada license threatened by headbutts in Mayweather fight
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
As a result of admitting that he tried to break the nose of Floyd Mayweather Jr. during September's fourth-round knockout loss at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, former welterweight beltholder Victor Ortiz might not be licensed for his scheduled Showtime-televised Feb. 11 rematch with Andre Berto until   Read Full Story >>>
Goodbye to boxing greats Sir Henry Cooper, Joe Frazier and Gary Mason and hello to 2012
By Barry McGuigan, mirror.co.uk, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
I LOOK back at 2011 with a tear in my eye. It is only right that I begin my final column of the year with a tribute to those we lost. Advertisement >> British boxing said goodbye to Gary Mason, tragically killed in a cycling accident at the age of 48, and to my dear friend Sir Henry Cooper.  Read Full Story >>>
DANGEROUS ROILO GOLEZ TO CHALLENGE EDGAR SOSA FOR THE WBC INT'L TITLE
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011

Dangerous Filipino fighter Roilo "The Phoenix" Golez (13-7, 5 KO's), who is a former contender of the WBC silver flyweight crown, and current ABC (Asian Boxing Council) champion, will be the rival of Edgar Sosa (43-7, 2  Read Full Story >>>
Vazquez adds strength and conditioning, emphasis on defense for Donaire fight
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011

If there's one thing that can, and should be noted about former WBO super bantamweight champion Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. is that the kid keeps improving with each fight. As it is, the 27-year-old son  Read Full Story >>>
PHILIPPINE BOXING YEARDENDER (PART II)
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011

Manny Pacquiao’s success continues to generate a positive influence on Philippine boxing. More local government units are sponsoring small professional fight cards and amateur contests for their annual fiesta celebrations. There was also an incr  Read Full Story >>>
WBO Prez Expects a Fourth Pacquiao vs Marquez Meeting
By Miguel Rivera, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
The President of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), Puerto Rico's Francisco "Paco" Valcarcel, has promised that a fourth meeting will take place between two of his champions, Manny Pacquiao (54-3, 38KOs) and Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6, 39KOs). The two fighters met for a third time in November at th  Read Full Story >>>
Andre Ward talks about finest moment
By Francisco Salazar, FightNews.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
Andre Ward may not be the fastest or the strongest fighter today. He may not be mobbed by thousands, even hundreds of boxing fans if he were to enter into an arena. In the ring, he just gets things done and has been doing so against some of the best fighters in the super middleweight division. Even   Read Full Story >>>
Jose Minano: Juan Manuel Marquez - 2011 Fighter of the Year
By Jose Minano, Fanvsfan.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
Fighter of the year - There were many great fights this year, starting with Nonito Donaire’s knock out of Fernando Montiel to a dominating win for Andre Ward. We all remember the Victor Ortiz vs. Andre Berto fight, but I think that fight should be classified under "Fight of the Year", even though  Read Full Story >>>
Top ten Boxing fights of 2011
By Kevin Nelson, 8countnews, Sat, 31 Dec 2011
Hernan Marquez vs. Luis Conception 1: This fight was a brutal fight that will take years off both of these tiny warriors. They would rematch within the year and Marquez would stop Conception in the first round. 2. Pawel Wolak vs. Delvin Rodriguez: This was an entertaining fight that arg  Read Full Story >>>
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