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Victor Ortiz beat Andre Berto by unanimous decision Saturday at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut to win the WBC welterweight title. The action-packed fight featured four knockdowns — Berto went down in the first and sixth while Ortiz was dropped …
Everyone wants a piece of Tom Zbikowski. Check that — everyone wants to act like they want a piece of him. Football players hate the thought that they would lose a fight to someone or that there is someone out there that’s tougher than …
Erik Morales will face Marcos Maidana Saturday in Las Vegas in his first true test since returning to the ring a year ago. When Maidana watched some of Morales’ comeback fights, he said Morales looked like someone who was coming back from …
Marcos Maidana and Erik Morales are set to meet on Saturday at the MGM in Las Vegas for the WBA light welterweight title. Maidana is 27 years old, 29-2, and coming off a loss to Amir Khan in December. Before the loss, he had recorded impressive wins …
Floyd Mayweather Jr. finds himself in trouble once again, but luckily his funds should be able to bail him out. The Detroit News reported Friday that Mayweather owes the IRS $3.35 million from income taxes in 2009. Yes, it’s 2011 now, but he …
Female boxer Rola El-Halabi was shot in the dressing room prior to her scheduled fight Friday night in Berlin, Germany. The shooter was Rola’s stepfather, Roy El-Halabi, who also hit two security guards with his shots, according to Boxing …
Manny Pacquiao’s upcoming May fight against Shane Mosley will be airing on Showtime, marking a landmark departure for Pac Man from his traditional home on HBO. The move, which we told you about two months ago, allows for extra exposure for …
Jean Pascal and Bernard Hopkins are set to meet for a rematch of their December 18th draw on May 21st. The boxers had their pre-fight press conference on Monday and did exactly what a pre-fight conference is supposed to do — drum up interest in …
Just two weeks ago Ricardo Mayorga fought Miguel Cotto and lost in the 12th round when he couldn’t continue because of a dislocated thumb. The 38-year-old said after the loss that he planned to retire, but only two weeks later it appears …
Roy Jones Jr. is 42 years old, 54-7 overall, and he’s lost his last two fights in a row. Sadly, like so many other former legends in the ring, Jones Jr. hasn’t figured out that it’s time to quit and instead he continues to sully his …
Philadelphia boxers Bernard Hopkins and Mike Jones are supporting a pit bull spaying and neutering campaign based out of Camden, New Jersey called “Project Knock Out.” The project offers people to have their pits fixed for free in Camden …
A shock was sent through the business side of boxing Wednesday when it was announced that Nonito Donaire would be leaving promoter Bob Arum’s Top Rank for Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions. This is just the latest twist in an …
I used to be a huge Zab Judah fan for a simple reason — he has Jewish roots and was shouted out in a Wu Tang song. That’s about as unbeatable of a combination as possible. But Zab went from being a promising southpaw in the light …
Baltimore Ravens safety Tom Zbikowski improved to 2-0 in his professional boxing career with a first-round win over Richard Bryant Saturday. If the first-round knockout didn’t convince you that Bryant was a bum, maybe the news that Zbikowski …
Ravens safety Tommy Zbikowski is now 2-0 in his professional boxing career after beating Richard Bryant with a first-round knockout in Las Vegas Saturday evening. Bryant was belted squarely beneath the ribcage (as you can see in the picture above) …
Ricardo Mayorga hung with Miguel Cotto for 11 rounds of their bout Saturday evening in Las Vegas before succumbing in the 12th. The Nicaraguan mauler gave Cotto everything he had but got his hand caught as the fighters exchanged hooks and got his …
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