Oscar De La Hoya ‘excited for 2015’
Revitalized after a milestone 2014, Oscar De La Hoya says he’s excited about a 2015 that could see the best challenge the best in the ring.
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Redemption: Mike Alvarado-Brandon Rios III
Despite notching a win in their rematch, Mike Alvarado says his Jan. 24 rubber match against Brandon Rios is all about redemption.
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Nicholas Walters eyes dream fight vs. Nonito Donaire
Featherweight contender Nicholas Walters knows that to be the best, you have to beat the best and he’ll face one of the best 126-pounders in the world, WBA titlist Nonito Donaire on October 18.
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Todd duBoef: Terence Crawford will definitely return to Omaha
Top Rank President Todd duBoef says Terence Crawford will return to the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb., where the WBO lightweight titleholder scored a ninth-round KO of Yuriorkis Gamboa before 10,943 screaming fans on Saturday.
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Lem’s latest: Mike Jones ends 26-month ring absence on Aug. 23
Lem Satterfield’s latest notebook details the return of welterweight Mike Jones after a two-year-plus absence from the ring and much more.
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Fighters, promoters, politicians unite at conference on head injuries
Junior lightweight titleholder Mikey Garcia was among the professional fighters – from boxing and MMA – that joined promotional companies, fight leagues and politicians at Tuesday’s press conference supporting the Professional Fighters Brain Health Study at the U.S. Capitol.
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Study unites Golden Boy, Top Rank, MMA, U.S. Senators
IBF light heavyweight titleholder Bernard Hopkins was among those in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for a summit to support the landmark study underway at The Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, which is monitoring fighters for the effects of combat sports.
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Manny Pacquiao to ‘get back’ what Tim Bradley ‘took’
Eight-division titlewinner Manny Pacquiao is determined to regain the WBO welterweight belt from Timothy Bradley on April 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, where Pacquiao lost to Bradley by split-decision in June of 2012.
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Tim Bradley ‘ready to fight Manny Pacquiao again’
WBO welterweight titleholder Timothy Bradley said Saturday that he has both agreed to a rematch with Manny Pacquiao on April 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and has signed a contract extension with promoter Top Rank.
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Sergio Martinez to Miguel Cotto: ‘I need to be treated with dignity’
Sergio Martinez on defending his middleweight title against Miguel Cotto: “I’m very interested in the fight, but I’m the champion and Cotto is the challenger. I would love to fight Cotto, but I need to be treated with dignity.”
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