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Pacquiao-Clottey undercard actually not as bad as being made out
There has been a lot of really harsh criticism toward tonight's undercard for the Pacquiao-Clottey event in Arlington, and while I'm certainly in the same boat with these folks when it comes to wishing the fights were more significant, it kind of seems like a bunch of people shouting down a...
Rankings Update: Lightweight adds a name
Divisions Affected: Lightweight, Junior Lightweight, Junior Featherweight, Junior Flyweight, Strawweight Lightweight: Humberto Soto moves into the lightweight rankings after his debut in the division (actually a bit north, at 137 pounds) last night, a dominant win over the shot Jesus Chavez....
Saturday Night Results - Pavlik, Valero, Soto and Cermeno all win
There were a number of title fights tonight, including those on the Top Rank pay per view card. Check back to this thread for results of tonight's fights. Kelly Pavlik scored a fifth round technical knockout of Miguel Espino. Espino came in with about as good of a game plan as he could hope for,...
Ranking the Junior Flyweights: June 26, 2009
Let's go from talking heavyweights to talking some of the littlest guys in the sport. The 108-pound division gets very little publicity, but features some great competition and is one of the best of the "really small" divisions. I've said before I'm a guy that thinks the lowest weight in...
Segura gets revenge, Mijares loses again
Giovanni Segura got his revenge on Cesar Canchila with a fourth round TKO in Baja California yesterday, taking the interim WBA junior flyweight title in the process. The title, if you're wondering, has been "interim" since the two last fought for it in July '08. Jake Donovan has a full and...
Dawson-Tarver II rescheduled for May 9
According to Dan Rafael's Notebook, the postponed rematch between Chad Dawson and Antonio Tarver has been rescheduled for May 9. The fight was originally scheduled for March 14, but delayed due to a minor hand injury suffered by Dawson in training. They could put this fight on any day and it's no...
Ivan Calderon set to fight Cesar Canchila in May
Junior flyweight world champion and pound-for-pound contender Ivan Calderon (32-0, 6 KO) will likely be returning to the ring on May 23 to take on fellow 108-pound titlist Cesar Canchila (27-1, 21 KO) in a unification bout in Puerto Rico. This officially puts Canchila-Segura II off the table,...
Top Rank packing next Chavez PPV with five fights
Usually when Bob Arum does one of his Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-led pay-per-views, he features one other notable fight, often featuring a Mexican star like Jorge Arce. On March 28 in Tijuana, though, Arum is bringing out the guns in a major way. The five-fight pay-per-view will feature the likes of...
Tomato Cans: January 8, 2009
Ah, there's so much more to talk about right now. Not really big stuff, but enough that I want to take little shots at or discuss briefly. Dan Rafael's Notebook contained a few more neat tidbits, the big leading story being Bob Arum working out an agreement with Azteca America for a new series to...
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