December 6, the fight dubbed “The Dream Match” between the once golden Oscar De La Hoya and the now, very much in his prime Filipino sensation Manny Pacquiao will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas airing on the media outlet that Oscar built, HBO PPV.
Originally, I wasn’t interested in this match up. What others were calling a “Dream Match”, I was giving lying claim to the moniker of “glorified sparring session.”
However, after having repeated debates on this issue, I have now figured out what the entire buzz is truly about.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Former lightweight champion Julio Diaz (35-4, 26 KOs) will spend Halloween night inside a ring as he takes on the grizzled veteran Fernando Trejo (30-14-4, 18 KOs ) on Friday, Oct. 31, from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino televised on TeleFutura (5 p.m. PT).
The ten-round lightweight bout is promoted by Top Rank in association with Sycuan Ringside Promotions of San Diego, Calif.
One year removed from his lightweight unification loss to Juan Diaz, Julio plans on making a statement on All Hallows’ Eve.
“I think I belong with the best in the lightweight division,” said Diaz, who… More »
With 10 days to go before the toughest fight of his career, "Bad" Chad Dawson prepares for the IBF/IBO Light Heavyweight title fight against "The Magic Man" Antonio Tarver. (Oct. 1, Las Vegas; Photo Credit: Naoki Fukuda)
“Bad” Chad Dawson worked up a serious sweat at Wednesday’s media workout in Las Vegas, Nev. The undefeated former WBC light heavyweight champion worked the speed bag and had a light sparring session to stay sharp for his upcoming fight against IBF/IBO 175-pound champ Antonio Tarver live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHP BOXING (9 p.m. ET delayed on West Coast).
DE LA HOYA VS. PACQUIAO STATUE OF LIBERTY PRESS CONFERENCE.
Oscar De La Hoya "Yesterday, today, and tomorrow, when I look at the Statue of Liberty, I feel proud to be American. I feel proud knowing that I am American. It is a privilege to be standing here with our Lady.
"My family came from Mexico as Mexican immigrants. I am very honored to be born in this country.
"Who thought that a kid from East Los Angeles can go on and win the Gold Medal and be an example of hope for a lot of people?
On Saturday, October 11, SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING will broadcast live from The Pearl Theatre at Palms Casino, Las Vegas, NV. the world title clash between the IBO/IBF Light Heavy Champion Antonio Tarver and the undefeated former WBC Light Heavy king Chad Dawson.
The match up should determine who holds bragging rights as the true boss of the official 175 pound division as both fighters will weigh in at the 175 pound limit as opposed to an agreed catch weight like Joe Calzaghe and Bernard Hopkins are set to do in their upcoming bouts with Roy Jones Jr. and Kelly Pavlik… More »
Joan Guzman personal statement regarding his canceled fight against Nate Campbell.
I was wrong and I apologize. There is no one else to blame for me not making the lightweight division weight limit of 135 pounds for my WBO, WBA and IBF title bout against Nate Campbell this past weekend.
No trainer is to blame. No nutritionist is to blame. No manager is to blame. No promoter is to blame. Put the blame on me, Joan Guzman, because I was completely at fault.
My conduct in this important matter was unprofessional.
I rolled the dice by coming in too heavy at the start of… More »
It was reported earlier this week that trainer extraordinaire, Floyd Mayweather Sr. would begin his new duties as head overseer of IBO light welterweight champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton’s preparations for his upcoming duel with the IBF light welterweight boss, Paulie Malignaggi on November 22 in Las Vegas.
Reportedly, Hatton expects his new instructor to arrive in the UK by late September to continue the provisions that will be needed in order for a victory to be sealed against Malignaggi.
Not mentioned, but surely not lost, on many people’s minds are what about Mayweather’s most highly profiled charge, Oscar De La… More »
TORONTO, ON - Greg Kielsa (7-0, 3 KO's) will be a busy man over the next couple of months.
Not only is the undefeated heavyweight returning to his hometown of Bialystok, Poland for a short vacation, but he'll be coming back to Canada ten days later to a schedule that you don't usually see in this cautious day and age of building a contender.
The 2000 Olympian will have three fights between October 23, and December 5, with the middle fight, on November 21, being set aside for a crack at reigning Canadian Heavyweight champion, six foot, eight inch tall, 265 lb.… More »
SYCUAN AND MANNY PACQUIAO PROMOTIONS PRESENT FRIDAY AT SYCUAN
September 3, 2008
SAN DIEGO, Calif., – Manny Pacquiao’s next big test inside the ring will be against Oscar De La Hoya, but before he takes on boxing’s most popular figure, the four-division champion faces the challenge of co-promoting his first boxing show with Sycuan Ringside Promotions on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 at Sycuan Resort and Casino in San Diego, Calif.
“I love the San Diego area,” said Pacquiao, who’s promotional company is titled Manny Pacquiao Promotions (MPP). “Before I won my title against David Diaz, I spent several hours touring San Diego after one of our press conferences. I can… More »
If you ever get a chance to watch Alfredo Angulo fight then you’re in for a real treat. Angulo’s style is busy, precise and brutally efficient. He stalks and mauls his victims like a trained attack dog. Hence the nickname, “El Perro”, the dog. A nickname that sounds far more menacing in Spanish.
It was given to him while he was still an amateur and training for the 2004 Olympics under Mexico’s banner. While his brawling style is exciting, it’s not made for amateur competition. He lost in the early qualifying rounds. He turned pro one year later. Since then, he’s… More »
It’s finally official. Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver’s (27-4, 19 KOs) International Boxing Federation (IBF) light heavyweight belt will be on the line when he battles “Bad” Chad Dawson (26-0, 17 KOs) on Saturday, Oct. 11 live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from The Pearl Theatre at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nev.
The announcement came at Wednesday’s Los Angeles press conference where both fighters addressed the media.
BONUS FOR FIGHT FANS THAT BUY TICKETS
As an added bonus to fans in attendance at The Pearl Theatre, the SHOWTIME telecast of WBC Heavyweight Champion… More »
AUSTIN, TX - Ricardo Cortes isn’t worried about fighting James Kirkland in his hometown of Austin, Texas. Kirkland’s reputation as a ferocious puncher and tenacious boxer doesn’t faze Cortes in the slightest. Even the Kirkland’s gaudy record and high knockout percentage means little to “El Guero,” one of the best boxing prospects to come out of California in a long time. Don’t think that Cortes is taking his fight with Kirkland on September, 5th in Austin, Texas, at the Austin Music Hall on ESPN’S Friday Night Fights lightly. Cortes just knows that everything that can be said about Kirkland, can… More »
HOPES TO FIGHT MARGARITO, CLOTTEY OR COTTO IN HIS RETURN TO THE RING
August 29, 2008
SAN DIEGO, Calif., – Sycuan Ringside Promotions announced today that former World Boxing Council Welterweight Champion Carlos Baldomir is presently in training camp in the U.S. preparing for a major fight later this year.
Baldomir, (44-11-6, 13 KO’s) from Argentina—who hails from the same hometown as the late, great World Middleweight Champion Carlos Monzon—is hopeful of being pitted against one of the top welterweights in his division, namely Margarito, Clottey or Cotto.
Carlos has fought some of the best in his division including having an impressive win via disqualification over the tough and strong puncher, Joshua Clottey, in… More »
Omar Henry is an up in coming light middle weight fighter who many of you should keep an eye on! This young fighter is a good boxer yet, is willing to brawl with anyone. He has a nice jab and a solid right cross. In his latest match and debut as a pro, Henry wasted no time showing Terence Anderson what he could do at pro level. Henry won that match with a TKO in the first round on July 18, 2008 at Reliant Arena in Houston, Texas. He… More »
Vanes Martirosyan is a star on the rise as a light middle weight fighter. Standing at 6’0, he has a 73 inch reach, which he knows how to use to his advantage. His best weapon in his arsenal is a strong crisp jab. This young fighter is a good boxer with an iron jaw. Martirosyan can take a punch with the best of them. He is a humble young man who does not let his success in the ring get to his head. He is undefeated and… More »
Wednesday, Aug. 26, at Gallagher’s Steak House, New York, New York
On a night that will electrify the boxing world, active World Boxing Council (WBC) Heavyweight Champion Sam Peter (30-1, 23 KOs) will defend his title against WBC Champion Emeritus Vitali Klitschko (35-2, 34 KOs), making his dramatic return to the ring after a four-year absence, on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, Saturday, October 11.
Immediately following the heavyweight world title fight, which begins at 9 p.m. ET/PT on tape delay, two light heavyweight champions will meet, live on SHOWTIME, when Antonio "Magic Man"… More »
In a Houston gym that felt as hot and humid as the daily temperature outside was, there was a workman like volley of punches in rapid succession finding their way onto at first a speed bag and then a heavy bag.
The man responsible for the quick, rhythmic snare drum sounds on the speed bag and thudding shots to the heavy was none other than the former ruler of the lightweight division, Juan Diaz (33,1,17 KO’s).
We found Diaz in the midst of his preparations for his next assignment scheduled on September 6 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas… More »
A poll was distributed earlier this week asking various members of the boxing media along with other boxing insiders to predict who would win tonight’s IBF Middleweight title eliminator featuring the former champion Raul “El Diamante” Marquez (40,3,1, 29 KO’s) against the highly fourth ranked IBF undefeated contender Giovanni Lorenzo (26-0, 18 KO’s).
I chose Marquez. I, along with only three other peers, represented the twelve percent surveyed, that saw Marquez exploiting the youth, inexperience, and over hyped record of the young stud Lorenzo.
Most in the media, and I suspect the fans as well, thought this fight would be… More »
Since the announcement of Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s retirement this past Friday, there have been several columns and postings from fans, writers, and promoters expressing their personal slant on why Floyd has called it quits and what this does and means for boxing.
I, for one believe that the departure of Mayweather Jr. will and can only help boxing. The step aside by Floyd allows the fans and the sport to finally clarify the true champion of the welterweight division.
The first round destruction of one time WBO welterweight belt holder, Carlos Quintana, at the hands of once again newly crowned… More »
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