Saturday, 30 July 2011
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Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Floyd Mayweather Announces His Ring Comeback Against Victor Ortiz on Twitter
Floyd Mayweather Jr. announces today on his twitter account that he will face WBC Welterweight Champion Victor Ortiz on Sept. 17 (check out boxlink's previous post about this rumored fight here: http://grsg03.blogspot.com/2011/05/latest-news-manny-pacquiao-will-fight.html ).
Mayweather made the announcement official to more than 1.25 million followers of his official twitter account. "My fans have been waiting long enough. Floyd Mayweather vs Victor Ortiz. Sept 17 2011 for the WBC World Championship."
Floyd's last fight was in May 2010 against Shane Mosley in which Mayweather won via a lopsided Unanimous Decision. Victor Ortiz recently won the WBC belt against former champion Andre Berto last April.
The Mayweather vs Ortiz fight will likely to take place at the Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, Texas where Manny Pacquiao fought twice. -grsg03/boxlink
Sunday, 5 June 2011
Pacquiao Offered $65M To Fight Saul Alvarez in Mexico
MANILA—Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has offered $65 million to Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao to fight in Mexico next year with one of Mexico’s up-and-coming fighters.
This was revealed yesterday by Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson, a long-time confidante of Pacquiao, who said that negotiations with Slim, the world’s wealthiest man, have already started and that Pacquiao was interested in the guaranteed money.
Singson’s report came after Top Rank’s Bob Arum revealed that American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. had turned down a $65 million offer from a Singaporean group to fight Pacquiao.
In a phone interview, Singson said that Slim had told him about his desire to host one of Pacquiao’s fights as a favor to his countrymen who have been looking to see Pacquiao fight on their soil.
The $65 million offer to Pacquiao was guaranteed by Slim, who would pick the Mexican opponent for the world’s best pound-for-pound boxer.
He said Slim is looking at WBC light middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez as likely opponent for Pacquiao.
The unbeaten Alvarez is just 21 and holds an awesome 36-0-1 record with 26 knockouts.
Since 1995, Pacquiao has figured in more than a dozen fights with Mexican or Mexican and Mexican-Americans such as Oscar De La Hoya, Erik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez but he has never fought in Mexico.
He added that unlike Mayweather, Pacquiao would not turn down $65 million especially since he still has to find his match in the ring.
“I think Manny is still at his peak,” said Singson. (source: gil c. cabacungan / philippine daily inquirer)
Friday, 3 June 2011
Thursday, 2 June 2011
Shane Mosley Asks His Corner To Stop The Fight After The 10th Round
Source: Show Time Fight Camp 360 Final Episode
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
Sunday, 22 May 2011
Oscar Dela Hoya in Rehab Clinic
Boxing great Oscar De La Hoya has checked himself into a rehabilitation clinic in California.
De La Hoya went into rehab within the last few weeks, TMZ first reported Saturday. The nature of his substance abuse problem is not known.
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After doing an honest evaluation of myself, I recognize that there are certain issues that I need to work on. Like everyone, I have my flaws, and I do not want to be one of those people that is afraid to admit and address those flaws.
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-- Oscar De La Hoya
"He is my friend and I wish him well," Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer, De La Hoya's close friend, told ESPN.com at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Saturday night, where he was promoting the Jean Pascal-Bernard Hopkins light heavyweight championship rematch. "I'm sure that all the fans are joining me in wishing him the best."
Schaefer said De La Hoya was still in rehab, which is why he is not at one of his company's biggest fights of the year.
"Throughout my career and my life, I have always met all challenges head-on, and this is no different. I am confident that with the support of my family and friends, I will become a stronger, healthier person.
De La Hoya asked for privacy as he goes through the process.
De La Hoya, a former six-division titleholder, had a career record of 39-6. He retired shortly after losing by technical knockout to Manny Pacquiao in December 2008. (source: espn.com)
Thursday, 19 May 2011
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