As Bernard Hopkins winds down what will be a Hall of Fame boxing career, the 45-year-old still has unfinished business.
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NEW YORK – Manny Pacquiao was honored as the fighter of the decade by the Boxing Writer’s Association of America on Monday, along with matching Muhammad Ali and Evander Holyfield by winning his third fighter of the year award.
When word came Friday that welterweight superstars Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley would fight May 1 at the MGM Grand, it was the kind of news that boxing in Las Vegas needed after a disappointing start to 2010.
Sequels usually turn out to be flops. But that wasn’t the case in the second meeting between Gabriel Campillo and Beibut Shumenov. Campillo, the WBA light heavyweight champion, had won a majority decision the first time the two fought in August. On Friday, it was every bit as close and every bit as controversial in the rematch at the Hard Rock Hotel. In just his 10th professional fight, Shumenov wrested the belt from Campillo, earning a 12-round split decision that left the former champion and his camp crying foul.
Beibut Shumenov realized he had to change his boxing style if he was ever going to win a world championship.
Gabriel Campillo has not had any problems venturing into enemy territory, which in boxing can prove hazardous to one’s record, not to mention one’s health.
LOS ANGELES — Oscar De La Hoya said he thinks his promotions company soon will wrap up a deal for Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight Sugar Shane Mosley in May.
After being away for six years, Kevin Barry didn’t want to get back into training world-class boxers full time.
The Clark County Commission passed a resolution Tuesday that encourages the Nevada Athletic Commission to examine options for providing coverage for medical expenses in the case of catastrophic injuries sustained by participants in boxing or mixed martial arts matches.
Shane Mosley today is the intern trying to land a full-time gig, the freshman quarterback told to carry the senior starter’s helmet, the student with failing grades and no extra credit work completed.
The strain of dealing with the Haitian earthquake was too much for Andre Berto, forcing him to withdraw from his fight next week with Shane Mosley at Mandalay Bay. The move could open up a much bigger fight matching Mosley against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
In his quest to move forward on the path toward a world-title shot this year, Vanes Martirosyan wanted to make sure he didn’t take any steps backward in his first fight in 2010.
Vanes Martirosyan has learned to be patient inside the ring. The approach can only help the undefeated super welterweight as he deals with the politics of boxing.
Andre Berto’s cell phone rang Tuesday night. The news was grim. … “Turn on the TV!” his friend said. … Berto watched in shock as images of the devastation in Haiti flashed on the screen. … As Berto, a 26-year-old boxer who represented Haiti at the 2004 Olympics, learned of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake, his first concern was for family members — his older sister, Naomi, his uncle John, several cousins. Had they survived? Could they even be accounted for?
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