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Israel Vazquez returning on October 10 against Al Seeger
While Israel Vazquez's return date of October 10 at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles had been set for a while now, his opponent until now was unknown. The mystery is over: Vazquez will face journeyman...
Saturday Afternoon Notes: Bradley-Campbell, Witter-Alexander all on weight
The weights came in yesterday for Showtime's big 140-pound title double-header tonight in Rancho Mirage, California, and everyone is on point. Timothy Bradley 139 Nate Campbell 138.5 Junior Witter 139...
Rankings Update: Pound-for-Pound Top 20
There have been some changes since our May 3 update of the P4P top 20 list, so getting an update in seems wise right now. There are really no fights before September that should change much here. R...
Rafael Marquez to fight in August, then plans for Vazquez
Former 118 and 122-pound titlist Rafael Marquez of Mexico says he's already training for an August 22 fight and then he wants that fourth fight with Israel Vazquez. He says everything is fine after th...
Rankings Update: Featherweight
May 15 was the last time we did the feathers, and a couple things have shifted around. I think this format is what we'll stick to as it makes it easier to make smaller changes. Note: I originally forg...
Mosley-Pacquiao and nine more fights I want to see happen
The title pretty much says it all, but a few "ground rules," if you will: I'm going to avoid rematches. Yeah, Pacquiao-Marquez III would be on this list otherwise, but I want to stay away from that s...
Sunday Night Notes: Vazquez-Marquez IV, Sturm-Wright being discussed
The continuing rumors of a fourth fight between Mexican warriors Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez are heating up once again. Michael Rosenthal reports that the current discussions are for an October ...
Fight Day Notes: Cotto-Clottey
Tonight's Miguel Cotto-Joshua Clottey WBA welterweight title fight will go live on HBO at 10:35 ET. We'll be here with live, round-by-round coverage and scoring. In case you missed it, both men made ...
Israel Vazquez cleared to return
Notifight reports that Israel Vazquez, the 122-pound world champion and world's most thrilling fighter (in my opinion, of course), has been medically cleared to return to the ring. Vazquez is aiming f...
Rafael Marquez returns with win, Nishioka stops Gonzalez in three
WBC 122-pound titlist Toshiaki Nishioka recovered from a first round knockdown to crush Jhonny Gonzalez in the third, and Rafael Marquez returned to the ring after 14 months out of action with a three...
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