Month: February 2016

Juan Manuel Marquez talks possibility of facing Miguel Cotto in September or October, after May comeback fight

Juan Manuel Marquez talks possibility of facing Miguel Cotto in September or October, after May comeback fight

If it took place, it would be a great fight between two great fighters who are now in the twilight of their legendary careers: Juan Manuel Marquez against Miguel Cotto. And, in a piece over on ESPN.com, Dan Rafael has reported how Marquez, inactive since his May 2014 points win over Mike Alvarado, is in talks to face Cotto later this year.

Understandably, considering his layoff, the Mexican great is not 100-percent sure he will actually fight again, much less against Cotto. But the 42-year-old future Hall of Famer has begun training again.

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Frampton and Quigg meet face-to-face in tense The Gloves Are Off ahead of anticipated thriller

Frampton and Quigg meet face-to-face in tense The Gloves Are Off ahead of anticipated thriller

Rival super-bantamweights Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg have sat down and had the face-to-face treatment courtesy of Sky Sports’ “The Gloves Are Off” series, and from what the teaser trailer shows, the full episode – to be aired tomorrow, Valentine’s Day – should be quite something.

The two men appear to have some mutual respect, with an apparently grudging handshake taking place, but the back and forth verbal exchanges suggest some very real bad blood between the IBF and the WBA champions.

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Roy Jones Junior to “fight” in bizarre pay-per-view event – against “a fan!”

Roy Jones Junior to “fight” in bizarre pay-per-view event - against “a fan!”

It’s one of those stories that, when you read it, you have to double check to see if you really have read correctly. Once great multi-weight king Roy Jones Junior – who recently announced how, contrary to some reports that said he had retired, made it clear he has not yet done so – will indeed fight again. Sort of.

It’s up on a number of boxing sites, so it must be true: Jones, 47, will “fight a fan” in a March 20th pay-per-view event in Phoenix that will also feature MMA and wrestling bouts.

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Lucas Matthysse set to invade welterweight division, massive fights with Bradley, Provodnikov, Pacquiao possibilities

Lucas Matthysse set to invade welterweight division, massive fights with Bradley, Provodnikov, Pacquiao possibilities

Following his shock upset stoppage loss to Viktor Postol in October, former 140-pound champ Lucas Matthysse aims to prove he is far from done by invading the talent-rich welterweight division. Dan Rafael of ESPN.com reports how the big punching former champion is currently back in training and will make his ring return at 147, probably on the under-card of the huge Canelo Alvarez-Amir Khan bill in Las Vegas on May 7th. Matthysse will face TBA, but Eric Gomez of Golden Boy told Rafael how the plan is for the 37-4(34) operator to meet “a quality contender.”

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Floyd Mayweather enjoying his UK Victory Tour, says he too wants to see Tyson Fury Vs. Deontay Wilder showdown

Floyd Mayweather enjoying his UK Victory Tour, says he too wants to see Tyson Fury Vs. Deontay Wilder showdown

Retired superstar Floyd Mayweather Junior may not have sold as many tickets as he had hoped on his UK Victory Tour, but the 49-0 great known as “Money” says he has had a good time “touching so many fans” whilst here in the UK. On the Manchester leg of the tour, Mayweather – who will soon celebrate his 39th birthday and insists he has no urge to fight again – said yesterday he had nothing but respect for the city’s favourite fighting son, Ricky Hatton (“a hell of a fighter with a big heart”) – while Floyd also revealed to The Manchester Evening News how he bet on Tyson Fury to score that shocker over Wladimir Klitschko back in November.

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Canelo vs. Khan: A great fight!

Canelo vs. Khan: A great fight!

Robert Uzzell: I can’t tell you the comments I’ve read on Twitter, Facebook, and other boxing webpages crucifying Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. A catchweight, lineal middleweight title fight (155 pounds) has Canelo stepping into the ring to defend against Amir “King” Khan. Fans are furious at Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) for “cherry-picking” a much smaller Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) who has only fought at welterweight twice. They say this is a complete mismatch and an easy win for Canelo. ‘NOT SO FAST MY FRIEND!’ (in my Lee Corso voice).

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Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez battles McWilliams Arroyo on April 23 on HBO

Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez battles McWilliams Arroyo on April 23 on HBO

Los Angeles, CA (February 12, 2016) Consensus #1 Pound-for-Pound Fighter and World Boxing Council Flyweight Champion, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez will defend his title against world ranked Puerto Rican McWilliams Arroyo on Saturday, April 23 at the Fabulous Forum in the co-featured bout to the World Middleweight Championship between Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and Dominic “Lights Out” Wade, it was announced today by K2 Promotions. Both bouts will be televised Live on HBO World Championship Boxing® beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

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Isaac Ekpo calls out Lucian Bute and Super Middleweight big shots

Isaac Ekpo calls out Lucian Bute and Super Middleweight big shots

Former world title challenger, Isaac ‘Grenade’ Ekpo is confident he is ready to have another crack at a championship and is eyeing an immediate date against Romanian born, Lucian Bute.

The Nigerian fighter has racked up seven straight victories since his WBO Super Middleweight world title loss to Robert Stieglitz in Germany in October 2013, in the process winning the Commonwealth title as well as regaining the WBO Africa crown he previously vacated.

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