| Pacquaio-Hatton bout on( 2009-01-27 17:00) | | LAS VEGAS (TICKER) —Ricky Hatton will fight Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on May 2 after receiving a contract signed by the Filipino superstar. Following weeks of protracted negotiations surrounding Pacquiao's increased financial demands, the fight wi... |
| Kaovichit KOs Sakata to win belt( 2009-01-06 13:02) | | HIROSHIMA, JAPAN (TICKER) —Denkaosan Kaovichit knocked out Takefumi Sakata late in the second round, winning the WBA flyweight title at the Sun Plaza Hall on Wednesday. Kaovichit (46-1-1, 20 KOs) landed a big right hand near the end of the round, se... |
| Denkaosan wins WBA flyweight title( 2009-01-06 13:02) | | TOKYO (AP)—Denkaosan Kaovichit of Thailand knocked out Takefumi Sakata of Japan in the second round to win the WBA flyweight title on Wednesday. Denkaosan sent Sakata to the canvas with a right to the head during the New Year's Eve fight in Hiroshim... |
| WBC begins investigation into doping by Mosley( 2008-12-16 19:49) | | NEW YORK (TICKER) —The World Boxing Council has started an investigation of Shane Mosley in the wake of recent reports that Mosley testified under oath that he used performance-enhancing drugs leading up to his 2003 fight against Oscar De La Hoya, t... |
| Promoters miss another opportunity( 2008-12-05 20:30) | | LAS VEGAS – The public relations staff at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino has, as has become customary for major boxing matches, constructed a lavish media center to host the journalists in town to cover Saturday's HBO Pay-Per-View fight between Oscar... |
| Froch seeks the big time by taking on Pascal( 2008-12-05 13:27) | | LONDON (AP)—Carl Froch aims to step out of Joe Calzaghe's shadow and prove he's the best super middleweight when he fights Jean Pascal for the vacant WBC title on Saturday. Unable to tempt former champion Calzaghe into a fight, Froch takes on the Ca... |
| Froch confident against Canadian Pascal( 2008-12-05 12:54) | | By Mark Staniforth Special to PA SportsTicker NOTTINGHAM, England (Ticker) - Carl Froch insists the slim chance of a domestic super-fight against Joe Calzaghe will spur him on when he faces Canadian Jean Pascal for the vacant WBC super-middleweight title... |
| Pacquiao hopes to overcome size differential vs. De La Hoya( 2008-12-05 12:54) | | LAS VEGAS (Ticker) - Boxing's most recognizable name takes on the sport's best pound-for-pound fighter Saturday when Oscar De La Hoya meets Manny Pacquiao in a 12-round welterweight bout at the MGM Grand. The “dream" fight is taking place at a catch... |
| De La Hoya knows he needs to deliver( 2008-12-05 10:32) | | LAS VEGAS – Oscar De La Hoya knows the media won't be satisfied if he jabs his way to a clear-cut, but ho-hum, decision over Manny Pacquiao when they meet in the year's biggest fight on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden. The public, De La Hoya under... |
| Pacquiao's most precious gift( 2008-12-05 09:43) | | LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao calls it “my gift from God." A devout Catholic who has become an iconic figure in his homeland because of his charismatic personality and charitable heart, Pacquiao isn't referencing the blinding hand speed or overw... |
| Weighty issues solved: De La Hoya, Pacquiao ready( 2008-12-04 19:37) | | LAS VEGAS (AP)—Oscar De La Hoya says he's been down to 147 pounds for weeks, and one look at him in a track suit Wednesday seemed to back that up. The same can't be said about Manny Pacquiao, but his job in the weeks preparing for his fight with De... |
| Mosley testifies he injected himself with EPO( 2008-12-03 17:11) | | NEW YORK (AP)—“Sugar" Shane Mosley told a grand jury in 2003 that he injected himself with the doping agent EPO as he prepared for a fight against Oscar De La Hoya, according to court transcripts and doping calendars reviewed by the New York D... |
| Boxing hype finally reaching the 21st century( 2008-12-03 17:11) | | LAS VEGAS – Before he'd ever considered fighting Manny Pacquiao in what now is being billed as “The Dream Match," Oscar De La Hoya had already accounted for more than a half-billion dollars of revenue from his previous 18 pay-per-view matches... |
| Mosley told grand jury of EPO use( 2008-12-03 17:11) | | Boxer “Sugar" Shane Mosley testified in 2003 that he injected himself with the notorious doping agent EPO as he prepared for his light-middleweight title fight against Oscar De La Hoya, according to grand jury transcripts and doping calendars review... |
| Babalu Bumped, Lindland vs. Belfort Back On( 2008-12-03 15:31) | | Renato “Babalu" Sobral defeated Bobby Southworth recently to capture the Strikeforce light heavyweight championship. One unfortunate side effect for the new titleholder, however, is that he has been removed from a fight against No. 3 ranked middlewe... |
| De La Hoya goes for the tough sell in bad economy( 2008-12-02 04:27) | | LAS VEGAS (AP)—Richard Schaefer is a Swiss banker by trade, and an optimist by nature. While he certainly understands that the world financial system is in serious trouble, he doesn't feel the same about Oscar De La Hoya's fight Saturday night again... |
| Mailbag: Oscar, good and bad( 2008-12-02 02:35) | | Oscar De La Hoya is a man who stirs passion among those who follow boxing. He's been on top of the sport for more than a decade and has his share of detractors, as well as ardent supporters. On the eve of yet another De La Hoya mega-fight, when he'll mee... |
| Sosa TKOs Rubillar in seventh title defense( 2008-11-30 11:15) | | MEXICO CITY (TICKER) —Edgar Sosa continued his reign in the light flyweight division on Saturday, scoring a seventh-round technical knockout of Juanito Rubillar to retain the WBC title at the Arena Mexico. It was the seventh title defense for Sosa (... |
| Sosa KO's Rubillar to retain his WBC title( 2008-11-30 11:11) | | MEXICO CITY (AP)—Edgar Sosa retained his WBC light flyweight title on Saturday night with a seventh-round knockout of Juanito Rubillar. The 29-year-old Sosa (34-5-1, 18 KOs), who defended his title for the seventh time in 20 months, took control of... |
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