Floyd Mayweather Jr. apologizes for Manny Pacquiao rant, says he was 'just having fun'
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:02:43 -0400
Two days after Floyd Mayweather Jr. used a video sharing web site to go on an extended rant filled with profanity, racist and homophobic statements aimed at Manny Pacquiao, he apologized.
Boxing’s most influential: Nos. 1-50 (Yahoo! Sports)
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:19:00 -0400
Here's one man's opinion of the 50 most influential people in boxing history.
Ricky Burns wins unanimous decision over Roman Martinez
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:28:07 -0400
Scotland's Ricky Burns recovered from a first-round knockdown Saturday to win the WBO super-featherweight belt from the previously unbeaten Roman Martinez.
Burns takes super-featherweight belt from Martinez (AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:14:41 -0400
Scotland's Ricky Burns recovered from a first-round knockdown Saturday to win the WBO super-featherweight belt from the previously unbeaten Roman Martinez. Burns was put on the canvas by a firm right hand from the Puerto Rican and labored through the first three rounds before rallying strongly with a string of powerful shots to win unanimously.
Time for Money Mayweather to shut up and fight (PA SportsTicker)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:38:17 -0400
By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist
Mayweather apologizes for racist tirade (Yahoo! Sports)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:47:00 -0400
A day after his bigoted rant against Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is contrite.
Bob Arum's son found dead in Washington mountains
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:25:07 -0400
A National Park spokeswoman says body of boxing promoter Bob Arun's son has been found on a Washington mountain peak.
Body of boxing promoter's son found on peak (The Canadian Press)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:08:31 -0400
SEATTLE - A five-day search for the missing son of top boxing promoter Bob Arum ended when a helicopter located John Arum's body on a rugged Washington state mountain in North Cascades National Park, authorities say.
Body of boxing promoter's son found on Wash. peak (AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:18:05 -0400
A five-day search for the missing son of top boxing promoter Bob Arum ended when a helicopter located John Arum's body on a rugged Washington state mountain in North Cascades National Park, authorities say. The body of the younger Arum, an experienced mountain climber, was spotted Friday afternoon from a National Park Service helicopter at about the 7,700-foot level on the north face of...
Body of son of boxing promoter found (AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:42:32 -0400
Searchers spotted the dead body of the son of boxing promoter Bob Arum on a mountainside Friday, five days after they began looking for him, authorities said. The body of John Arum, an experienced mountain climber, was seen from a National Park Service helicopter about 7,700 feet up the 8,500-foot Storm King mountain in North Cascades National Park in Washington state, park spokeswoman Kerry Olson...
Rant shows Mayweather out of control (Yahoo! Sports)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:41:00 -0400
Those around Floyd Mayweather Jr. are clearly enabling his potential downfall.
Pacquiao focuses on Margarito, not Mayweather rant (AP)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:02:25 -0400
Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao dismissed a derogatory online video posted by Floyd Mayweather Jr., calling it an "uneducated message" and choosing to instead focus on his upcoming fight with Antonio Margarito. In the widely circulated video, Mayweather goes on an expletive-filled and sometimes racist rant against Pacquiao, the newly elected Congressman from the Philippines who faces...
Boxing's most influential: Nos. 51-100 (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:37:00 -0400
Here's the first installment of one man's opinion of the 100 most influential people in boxing history.
Klitschko brothers highlight ESPN's 5-fight lineup for fall
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:48:02 -0400
ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights" season came to an end last week, but there will be more live boxing on various ESPN platforms in the fall until the series returns in January.
Super Six can still sink or swim (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:34:00 -0400
The jury is still out on whether the Super Six will be a success.
Zab Judah-Lucas Matthysse fight in the works for November at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:32:07 -0400
Zab Judah has not fought on HBO in more than two years, but that could change if plans in the works are finalized.
Juan Manuel Marquez has deal to fight Michael Katsidis
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:08:53 -0400
Lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez has agreed to fight Michael Katsidis at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas on Nov. 27.
Antonio Margarito was licensed to box by Texas regulators
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:49:25 -0400
Disgraced former welterweight titlist Antonio Margarito was licensed to box by Texas regulators on Thursday, paving the way for him to meet pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao for a vacant junior middleweight belt.
Pascal set to defend title vs. Hopkins (AP)
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:33:13 -0400
Light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal is set to defend his title against Bernard Hopkins in December in Quebec City. The fight is scheduled for Dec. 18. Pascal last fought in August when he beat Chad Dawson on points after the fight was stopped in the 11th to retain his WBC light heavyweight title. The 45-year-old Hopkins hasn't fought since winning a unanimous decision in his long-delayed...
Juan Manuel Marquez accepts deal to fight Katsidis (AP)
Lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez has agreed to fight Michael Katsidis at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas on Nov. 27. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer said Marquez has accepted the terms of a deal to defend his WBO belt against Katsidis, the all-action Australian slugger. Schaefer outlined a busy fall for his company's fighters during a workout in Hollywood on Wednesday by...
Fana regains IBF junior lightweight title
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:16:11 -0400
Mzonke Fana has earned an impressive unanimous decision over Cassius Baloyi to win the vacant IBF junior lightweight title in a matchup of South Africans.
Bernard Hopkins to fight light heavyweight champ Jean Pascal on Dec. 18
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:54:27 -0400
Bernard Hopkins is slated to meet newly crowned light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal Dec. 18 in Quebec City, both sides told ESPN.com on Tuesday.
Antonio Tarver ready for heavyweight debut against Nagy Aguilera
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:34:51 -0400
Antonio Tarver will make his heavyweight debut Oct. 15 against Nagy Aguilera in a scheduled 10-rounder either in Memphis or Southern California.
Fight between Juan Manuel Lopez and Rafael Marquez rescheduled for Nov. 6
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:36:02 -0400
The postponed fight between featherweight titlist Juan Manuel Lopez and former two-division champion Rafael Marquez has been rescheduled.
Vyacheslav Senchenko beats Charlie Jose Navarro to retain WBA belt
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:54:52 -0400
Vyacheslav Senchenko retained his welterweight title with a unanimous decision over Charlie Jose Navarro on Monday night, though the unbeaten Ukrainian needed to work a bit harder than most people expected.
Shannon Briggs says he'll knock out Vitali Klitschko in first round
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:12:44 -0400
Former heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs said Monday he would make current WBC titleholder Vitali Klitschko his "30-second, first-round victim" when they meet later this fall.
Kimbo Slice to leave MMA to box in heavyweight class
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:45:15 -0400
Kimbo Slice will leave MMA for the boxing ring.
Mikkel Kessler pulling out of Super Six with eye injury
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:55:36 -0400
Citing an eye injury, super middleweight titlist Mikkel Kessler of Denmark pulled out of the Super Six World Boxing Classic on Wednesday, putting his career in question and throwing the tournament into disarray.
Tomasz Adamek steps into land of the giants
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:03:25 -0400
If Tomasz Adamek wants an idea of how he'll size up against the big boys of the heavyweight division, he'll get one in the form of 6-foot-7 Michael Grant.
Oscar De La Hoya makes case for Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez III
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:44:40 -0400
Three weeks ago I wrote that as long as Floyd Mayweather wouldn't fight Manny Pacquiao, the fight I preferred to see was Pacquiao in a third match with rival Juan Manuel Marquez, not Pacquiao against Antonio Margarito, which is the fight Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is intent on making. I am not alone in my opinion. I received many tweets from the Fight Freaks agreeing with me that they'd rather see Pacquiao face Marquez again rather than the disgraced Margarito, who was pummeled by Shane Mosley...
