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Abner Mares Wants Big Name Fights at 122 Pounds, Including Nonito Donaire
Abner Mares, who recently vacated his IBF bantamweight title to move up to 122 pounds, will return to the ring on April 21 in Mexico City, with Showtime televising. Mares will be facing Eric Morel, a fellow Golden Boy fighter, but after that is looking to target the biggest names in the division,...
Montiel vs Terrazas Results: Victor Terrazas Scores the Upset in Los Mochis
Nine months ago, the world watched as Fernando Montiel, then a bantamweight titlist and one of the top fighters in the world at 118 pounds, was demolished inside of two rounds by Nonito Donaire, live on HBO. After the devastating loss, Montiel wasted no time in moving up to 122 pounds and...
The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 9 - Week 4
With not much happening this weekend, we've only got three fights on the game-sheet to select from. Topping the bill is a middleweight clash between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Peter Manfredo, which happens to be the only fight being offered by HBO this week as the Pacquiao-Marquez replay will also...
Saturday Global Boxing Results: Angulo and Montiel Win in Mexico, Fuentes Wins in Japan
Ensenada, Mexico Results: Fernando Montiel KO-3 Alvaro Perez ... Aaron Herrera UD-10 Carlos Wiston Velasquez ... Jorge Silva KO-8 Alvaro Robles. Analysis: Two straight bounce-back wins for Montiel (46-3-2, 36 KO), and you have to like how he jumped right back into the ring after the devastating...
Examining Russell Mora: Bad Night, Bad Year, or Bad Referee?
Though most have started moving forward with the good news that the IBF has ordered an immediate rematch between Joseph Agbeko and Abner Mares, Agbeko himself isn't quite so forgiving of what happened in Las Vegas on August 13. The fighter said in a radio interview in Ghana that he wants referee...
The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 8 - Week 1
Another 10 week season of pick'em action begins this weekend, with a line-up of 5 bouts on the game-sheet. Topping the Week 1 bill is a Friday Night Fights double-header from Chicago featuring 2008 Olympian Demetrius Andrade going up against Grady Brewer and Hank Lundy taking on David Diaz. Also in...
Fight Chatter: Abraham Wants Sturm, Barros-Caballero and Aydin-Dan Rematches, Juanma Lopez Return, More
Tons of fight talk going around right now, so let's look at some of the news. Juan Manuel Lopez will take a tune-up fight while waiting for a rematch with Orlando Salido in 2012. October 1 is the date being passed around, and the fight would take place in Puerto Rico. No opponents have been...
Mandatory Eight Count: Stuff in the Basement
Dan Rafael's Weekend Notebook (ESPN.com)Nothing major that we haven't already talked about this week, but always worth reading, and there are some tidbits in there, including Nonito Donaire being set for the Cotto-Chavez PPV, but not against Fernando Montiel (shocker!). The feature is on...
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