‘Breaking News’ Archives
De la Hoya on Hopkins v Jones »
The Rivals: Hopkins vs. Jones II is set for Saturday, April 3 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev. The event will be broadcast live on pay-per-view beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Tickets priced at $750, $500, $300, $200 and $100 are on sale now at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith's Food and Drug [...]
Roy Jones Jr. vs Bernard Hopkins Ticket On Sale »
LAS VEGAS, NV (February 4) . . . Tickets for the long awaited rematch of future Hall of Famers Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins and Roy "The Terminator" Jones Jr. go on sale tomorrow, Friday, February 5 at 10:00 a.m. PT. The Rivals: Hopkins vs. Jones II is set for Saturday, April 3 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev. and will be [...]
Pacquiao Arrives in Los Angeles Tomorrow! »
Los Angeles Boxing Fanatics, Manny Pacquiao arrives at LAX at 5:15pm this Sunday evening on Philippine Airlines Flight 112 from Manila. Manny will be arriving to start training camp at the Wild Card Gym for his March 13th bought with Joshua Clottey. Come out and give the champ a hero's welcome.
Mayweather vs. Pacquiao off! »
The Superfight because pound for pound Kings Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. is officially off, according to Top Rank President Bob Arum. After weeks of dancing around, the fighters and their camps could not come to an agreement on blood testing, and the fight the boxing world was waiting for is off. Arum says Pacquiao will go ahead with a [...]
Manny Pacquiao comes out swinging, files lawsuits »
On December 30, 2009, pound-for-pound boxing champion Manny Pacquiao filed a lawsuit in Nevada federal court against Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Floyd Mayweather, Sr., Roger Mayweather, Mayweather Promotions, LLC, and Golden Boy Promotions executives Oscar de la Hoya, and Richard Schaefer for making false and defamatory statements accusing Pacquiao of [...]
Pacquiao tells Mayweather Jr. “be man »
As the drama continues to unfold in the negotiations for a potential superfight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., Pacquiao fires back today telling Floyd Mayweather Jr., and his promoters Golden Boy Promotions "they should be man enough to own up to their own words," referring to several interviews and statements in which Floyd [...]
Mayweather Rejects Offer from Pacquiao – Fight »
In what is becoming more of a soap opera than a negotiation between two of the best fighters in the world, Floyd Mayweather Jr., through his promoters Golden Boy Promotions rejected a final offer to fight Manny Pacquiao on March 13, 2010. Mayweather and his team had made unprecedented requests of Pacquiao to have random blood and urine tests; [...]
“Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight is Dead”, Bob »
Bob Arum who represents Manny Pacquiao says that the potential superfight with Mayweather is "dead." Earlier today, Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions, who represents Floyd Mayweather Jr. said that they are willing to look at other drug testing protocols. Schaefer's earlier statement, seemed as if the fight was back on track. Seems [...]
Mayweather Backs Off of Drug Testing Demands – »
In realizing that the potential super-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. on March 13, 2010 was about to fall apart, Golden Boy Promotions, who represents Floyd Mayweather Jr. said today that they are willing to look at less stringent drug testing protocols in order to make the fight. A fight between these two would be the [...]
Mayweather Out Malignaggi In for March 13, 2010 »
Since the recent negotiations between Mayweather and Pacquiao have hit a snag, Bob Arum of Top Rank has offered current NABO Champion Paulie Malignaggi the date of March 13, 2010 to face Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The super-fight between Mayweather-Pacquiao would be the highest grossing boxing match of all-time, however both [...]
