JOSEPH AGBEKO: “In boxing you have to fight the best to be the best and I just want Vic to know that this is the fight of my life. I know Vic Darchinyan picked to fight me because he thinks he can have his way with me but I just want him to know that this is the biggest mistake he has ever made in his career because he’s going to get the worst beating of his career."


VIC DARCHINYAN: “I think after this fight they are going to change my opponent’s name to Joseph ‘Chimpanzee’ Agbeko. This is going to be the biggest mismatch. Where would you like me to hurt you most? In the body or in the face?" Click Here For More

By Michael Marley - BoxingConfidential.com
Big Gary Shaw says you can go ahead and stick a fork in celebrated prospect turned suspect Vicious Victor Ortiz.

Shaw proclaims that Ortiz is done, finished, kaput at the higher levels of boxing.

Some boxing guys have a code. Some guys in the sport/business won’t hit a man when he is down, literally or figuratively.

Rough and tumble promoter Shaw is not one of those guys. In the wake of Golden Boy poster child and Oscar De La Hoya heir not so apparent Victor Ortiz’s KO loss to Marcos Maidana, Shaw is pummeling Ortiz worse than the Argentinean southpaw did. Click Here For More

World super flyweight champion VIC "Raging Bull" DARCHINYAN and his manager Elias Nassar announced today, from Darchinyan's Las Vegas-based training camp, that they will be extending their relationship with promoter Gary Shaw ... FOR A LIFETIME!

"I am so please and honored by their trust and faith in me and my abilities," said Shaw. "I am truly humbled. But for all the credit Vic and Elias give me, the real credit goes to Vic and his team for in the end, they are the ones producing great fights for the fans and Vic Darchinyan is the most exciting fighter in the world. He is conquering more worlds than Alexander the Great with no end in sight. The real wonder of our relationship is that we have never had a signed piece of paper between us. Just a handshake and a hug. It's a beautiful friendship and I look forward to working with them on developing more talent from Australia, Armenia and Russia for many years to come."

Darchinyan (32-1, 26 KOs), already a two-division world champion with knockout victories of world titleists Cristian Mijares, Jorge Arce, Irene Pacheco and Dmitri Kirillov, moves up to challenge IBF bantamweight champion Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko (26-1, 22 KOs), Saturday, July 11. The fight will be broadcast live from the Bell Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast.)

WBO Jr. Welterweight Champ Timothy Bradley and former Lightweight Champ Nate Campbell held a press conference in Pasadena California in Wednesday to announce their August 1st match up up that will be promoted by Gary Shaw and Thompson Boxing. The likeable fighters had plenty to say about this anticipated scrap and Pound4Pound was on hand to log everything they had to say. You don't want to miss it.

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TIMOTHY BRADLEY: “Expect fireworks – a total train wreck -- between two hungry, determined fighters who come to fight.  There will be no excuses. I know I’ll be ready, and I know Nate will be ready.’’

NATE CAMPBELL: “I have a lot of respect for Tm. He’s a nice guy with a real good family. He keeps his shoes tied. He wears his pants above his waist. He is going to fight his fight on Aug. 1, but he has never fought anybody like me, and there is nothing he can show me that I haven’t already seen.’’ Click Here For More

The Desert Sun
Timothy Bradley Feels Safe At Home

Florida Times-Union
Jacksonville's Campbell To Fight For Jr. Welterweight Title

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Junior Witter's Last Shot At Staredom

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Bradley & Campbell Presser

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Bradley, Campbell Meet

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TIMOTHY BRADLEY: “I don’t think people realize or understand how exciting it is for me and how important it is for me to fight at home and on SHOWTIME. I have been asking for a fight here for a long time.’’

NATE CAMPBELL: “I am just happy to fight. I had three lightweight belts and I couldn’t give them away, much less get anybody to fight me. I’ve fought bigger guys before so 140 is a very comfortable weight for me. I train all the time so the layoff won’t be a factor.’’
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By Dan Rafael - ESPN.com
Junior welterweight titlist Timothy Bradley Jr. won his title in England, thousands of miles from his home in Palm Springs, Calif. Now, he'll get to defend it in front of his hometown fans for the first time.

Bradley and former unified lightweight beltholder Nate Campbell will hook up Aug. 1 (Showtime) at Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa in Rancho Mirage, Calif., about 10 miles from where Bradley grew up.

The fight has been in the works for several weeks, but Bradley promoter Gary Shaw told ESPN.com, "Everything is done, everything is signed 100 percent." Click Here For More

By Dave Skretta - Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP)—It’s not uncommon for tough fighters to be ducked and dodged, but it’s happened so frequently to Chad Dawson that he’s starting to run out of rematches, too.

The exciting two-time light heavyweight champion has agreed to a rematch with Glen Johnson this fall, promoter Gary Shaw said Friday. The date and site have not been announced, but it will most likely be in early November of December.

“My ideal place would be Madison Square Garden,” Shaw told The Associated Press. “I think Chad needs that kind of exposure, and if we can make tickets very inexpensive, we could expose him to a lot of people.” Click Here For More

Gary Shaw announced today the exclusive signing of Mexican welterweight contender FREDDY HERNANDEZ. Hernandez will make his Gary Shaw Productions (GSP) debut on July 31 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, Calif., on the undercard of SHOWTIME'S "SHOBox: The New Generation" event headlined by junior lightweight Marvin Quintero and bantamweight Chris Avalos fighting in 10-round and eight-round bouts, respectively.

"Freddy is a good fit for Gary Shaw Productions. An excellent fighter with a lot of power who gives the fans their money's worth with his all-action style," said Shaw. "I really am looking forward to seeing him on July 31 at Pechanga." Click Here For More

By Paul Upham - secondsout.com
WBC/WBA/IBF junior bantamweight boxing world champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan has arrived in Los Angeles, USA for the final weeks of his training camp as he prepares to move up in weight once again on July 11. The Armenian born Australian citizen will challenge IBF bantamweight champion Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko on Showtime Championship Boxing.

“Agbeko is a good fighter,” Darchinyan told SecondsOut. “He is strong. I saw his last couple of fights. He stopped Luis Perez, who was a good fighter. I know he was a good world champion and Agbeko stopped him in round 7. Agbeko works on angles with a big punch. He is busy. He is a good puncher and he is a good fighter, but I will knock him out.” Click Here For More

By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing
IBF/WBA/WBC super flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan (32-1-1, 26 KOs) is looking forward to winning the IBF bantamweight title from Joseph Agbeko (26-1, 22 KOs) when they clash on July 11 at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Darchinyan said. ”Maybe I stay for a year at bantamweight and unify the titles then move up a division - I want to win more world titles. People are talking because I am moving up to bantamweight that my power isn’t going to be enough but that is why I want to go to America and be more focused on my training and show the world my power is more than enough at bantamweight. Everyone knows I have a lot of power in my left. Now with all my sparring - I am more focused on my right and I can feel my right hand is very powerful now, too, and my sparring partners have told me this. My preparation has been very good and there is five and half weeks to go.”

Darchinyan will be sparring with WBA featherweight champion Chris John while he is in the USA. If Darchinyan is successful in winning the bantamweight championship he will equal Jeff Fenech as Australia’s three divisional world champion. He has already equaled Kostya Tszyu by holding all the major body belts of IBF/WBC/WBA. Darchinyan is managed by Elias Nasser and promoted by Gary Shaw.

By David Isaacson - The Times
Local boxer goes down to late sucker punch from unbeaten Perez.

Yonnhy Perez shocked local boxing fans on Friday night when he stopped home-town favourite Silence Mabuza in the final round of their IBF bantamweight eliminator at the Springs Arena.

After this war had been stopped 1min 06sec into the 12th round, Mabuza said: “It was just one punch, but I’m still here.”

Yes, it was a single left hand that landed flush on Mabuza’s chin, sending him reeling across the ring and onto the canvas. Click Here For More

Kermit Cintron (now 31-2-1, 27 KO's) scored an impressive and career redeeming unanimous decision over previously undefeated Alfredo Angulo. The fight had some close inside action with both men trading in the center of the ring at times, but it was Cintron who picked apart the untested Angulo through the majority of rounds.

Final scores were 116-112 on all three cards.

Angulo takes his first loss at 15-1, 12 KO's.

Behind on all scorecards at the beginning of the 12th and final round, YONNHY PEREZ pulled out all stops last night, in his International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight title elimination bout, and landed a huge left that sent two-time world champion challenger Silence Mabuza to the canvas. Buzzed and on uneasy legs Mabuza (22-3, 18 KOs), from South Africa, barely beat the count. Perez proceeded to apply the finishing touches to his masterpiece, pressuring and landing huge unanswered shots, leaving no option for referee Kenny Chevalier to stop the fight with 1:06 left in the last stanza. Perez joins two-division world champion Rafael Marquez as the only men to deal a professional defeat to Mabuza.

With the victory, Perez (19-0, 14 KOs), from Colombia, becomes the IBF's No. 1 contender and mandatory challenger to the winner of the bout between IBF bantamweight champion Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko and World Super Flyweight Champion Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan. The Agbeko-Darchinyan bantamweight title fight will be televised live from Sunrise, Florida, Saturday, July 11, on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing.

"My corner told me I was losing. I knew I had to throw decisive shots and try to knock him out," said Perez after the fight. "I countered him and hit him right on the button, it was not a lucky shot. He was in his hometown and we battled hard, Mabuza is a lion, but I knew some close rounds were going to go his way. I'm ready for the big challenge now."

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Silence Mabuza – 117 lbs.
Yonnhy Perez – 117.7 lbs.

Today at the Durandt Gymnasium, in the outskirts of Johannesburg, Yonnhy Perez and Silence Mabuza, weighed in below the mandated bantamweight limit (118 lb.) in front of the South African commission and IBF officials.

The bout, presented by Branco Sports Promotions, in association with Thompson Boxing Promotions and Gary Shaw Productions, will take place at the Springs Indoor Arena, will be televised nationwide in South Africa and in the entire continent by the premier broadcaster, SABC Sport, which services 30 million viewers. The Mabuza – Perez IBF Eliminator telecast begins at 10 pm (local time), 1:00 pm (PST, USA) Click Here For More

By Dan Rafael - ESPN.com
Chad Dawson has been down this road before: Should he fight a mandatory bout with little commercial value against a relatively unknown opponent? Or go for the money in a fight against a top opponent that fans and media are pushing for?

Just like he did last summer, Dawson went for choice No. 2.

Rather than be forced to fight obscure mandatory challenger Tavoris Cloud this fall in a bout that HBO, which has Dawson under contract, had no interest in televising, Dawson vacated his IBF light heavyweight belt on Wednesday. Click Here For More

By Jake Donovan - BoxingScene.com
You don’t always need to headline the show to be the one that everyone is talking about at the end of the night.

Just ask Alfredo Angulo, who’s rapidly becoming an expert on the subject. The 2004 Mexican Olympian is barely four years into his professional career, is often found in the co-feature or supporting slot of a given telecast and has yet to truly establish his own fan base.

Yet come Saturday night, he once again threatens to be the one everyone is buzzing about as they make their way to the exits.

It would be quite a statement considering the headlining act he precedes this Saturday.
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SILENCE MABUZA: “Perez is a good fighter, he has speed, power, and a great amateur career. But he has never faced anybody of name in his career. I fought the best; I have vast experience in situations like this.

“Perez has not faced one quality opponent and now he is in front of me, he is blocking my way to the championship belt and I have to take him out of the way.”

YONNHY PEREZ: “I know Mabuza from watching him on different DVDs. He is a tough fighter but he is not invincible.

“I have worked long and hard to be here today, he might think he will knock me out but he better be ready for 12 hard rounds.”  Click Here For More

By Steve Kim - MaxBoxing.com
As of now, there is no big Mexican star. Yeah, sure, there are a plethora of standout boxers from that country, but there is nobody who can be described as a fighter who the people identify with and rally behind as one. There will never, ever be another Julio Cesar Chavez (the Babe Ruth of Mexico) but clearly there is a void. And when this exists, the business of boxing suffers. Let's face it, with the changing demographics of this country and the Latin fanbase being so dominant in the boxing marketplace, boxing needs a standout or two from south of the border. Click Here For More

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Rafael Marquez TKO3 Jose Francisco Mendoza

Records: Marquez, 38-5, 34 KOs; Mendoza, 21-3-2, 17 KOs

Rafael's remark: After three consecutive epic junior featherweight championship fights with fellow Mexican Israel Vazquez between March 2007 and March 2008, both fighters needed long rests. While Vazquez remains out of action while eye injuries heal, Marquez, 34, finally returned to the ring looking to shake off losses in the second and third fights, the 2007 and 2008 fights of the year. The former two-division champ made it a successful comeback, notching his first win since the first Vazquez fight more than two years ago. Marquez's timing was a little off, and his jab looked a little slow. He also ate a couple of right hands from Colombia's Mendoza, 37, but he seemed to take it well. In the third round, Marquez suddenly landed a flush overhand right hand on Mendoza's chin and dropped him to his backside. Mendoza struggled to his feet, and there was a bit of confusion because referee Carlos Garcia did a poor job. He made no indication of what was going on. Ultimately, though, the fight had been called off because Garcia was walking a dazed Mendoza back to his corner. It's nice to see Marquez, the younger brother of lightweight champ Juan Manuel Marquez, back in action. When Vazquez is ready to go, there's a good chance we may see a fourth installment of their rivalry in the fall.

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Rafael Marquez. Israel Vazquez.

The good and bad thing about unforgettable multiple fight series is that no matter what you’ve accomplished prior to and what you go on to achieve afterward, your name remains forever linked to the fighter who repeatedly joined you in a journey to hell and back.

Twice Marquez and Vazquez hooked up to provide the best fight of the year. Their August 2007 rematch won top honors for that year, while the dynamic duo were unanimously recognized for their rubber match providing not just the best fight of 2008 but one of the greatest fights in recent memory.  Click Here For More

Jake Donovan - BoxingScene.com
The Marquez name has appeared everywhere you look these days.

It’s in the headline of at least one article on every boxing site every day this week. Press releases flood the inboxes of boxing writers around the world regarding every move Marquez makes during this week’s bi-continental press tour.

All praise is due to those involves for getting boxing fans to utter Marquez’ name this week.

Only they have everyone talking about the wrong one. Click Here For More

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Chuck Johnson, HBO.com:
"Dawson Wins Unanimously in Rematch Against Tarver"
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Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports:
 "Dawson Wins, But Doesn't Excel"
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Associated Press:
"Dawson Unanimously Outpoints Tarver"
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Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review-Journal:
"STILL CHAMPION: Chad Dawson Decisions Antonio Tarver for Second Time, Keeps Light Heavyweight Belt"
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Jeff Haney and Brett Okamoto, Las Vegas Sun:
"It's Bad Chad - Again"
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David Avila, TheSweetScience.com:
"Chad Dawson Wins rematch, Who's Next?"
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Steve Cofield, Yahoo! Sports:
"Does 'The Executioner' Really Want Tonight's Winner?"
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Tom Gerbasi, MaxBoxing.com:
"Déjà Vu All Over Again – Dawson Outpoints Tarver"
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By Dennis Bernstein
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You may not like Antonio Tarver but at the close of his rematch Saturday night against IBF/IBO heavyweight champion undefeated Chad Dawson, you have to give him his due. Despite being 40 years old and with his once superior skills gone, Tarver’s guile and cunning allowed him to go the distance twice against the top ranked fighter in the 175 pound weight class. Both fights ended with the younger man retaining his title, belts and undefeated record but Dawson failed to dominate either bout. Many boxing experts wondered aloud in the days leading up to the fight about the validity of a rematch; a clear cut Dawson victory the first time, no clamoring for a rematch and the champion’s continued insistence on not giving another shot to the man who gave him the toughest fight of his career, Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson.
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In a contractually obligated rematch, unbeaten IBF/IBO light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (28-0, 17 KOs) again won a twelve round unanimous decision over former champion Antonio Tarver (27-6, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Although more competitive than their first fight, Dawson again outworked the determined 40-year-old Tarver to win by scores of 116-112, 117-111, 117-111.

Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times:
"Chad Dawson Ready for a 'Bigger Stage'"
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George Willis, New York Post:
"Dawson's Lack of Options Leads to Tarver Rematch"
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Robert Morales, Press-Telegram:
"Dawson Pursuing Some Lofty Goals"
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Ron Borges, TheSweetScience.com:
"Dawson on Beating Tarver: "It's a Public Service for Boxing"
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Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review-Journal:
"Dawson Promises Barrage Against Tarver"
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Shawn Courchesne, The Hartford Courant:
"Champ Dawson Won't Change for Fame"
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Eddie Daniels, Tampa Tribune:
"Tarver is Focused for Dawson Rematch"
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Andy Samuelson, Las Vegas Sun:
"Tarver's Trainer Shares Tips, Wisdom"
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Mark Lamport-Stoke, Reuters:
"Dawson Exudes Confidence for IBF and IBO Title Defense"
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Dan Rafael, ESPN.com:
"Dawson Undaunted by Tarver's Rep in Rematches"
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Brett Okamoto, Las Vegas Sun:
"Dawson, Tarver Weigh-in"
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Patrick Kehoe, BoxingScene.com:
"How 'Bad' is Chad Dawson?"
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Dougie Fischer, The Ring:
"Tarver Won't Count Himself Out in Dawson Rematch"
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BET.com:
"Access Granted: Chad Dawson"
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Agence France-Presse:
"Dawson Aims To Do It Again in Title Rematch with Tarver"
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Gabriel Montoya, MaxBoxing.com:
"Will Tarver Keep the Streak Alive?"
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William Dettloff, HBO.com:
"Tarver's History of Revenge"
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J.Michael Falgoust, USA Today:
"Tarver-Dawson Rematch Full of Ill Will, Bad Blood"
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Bob Velin, USA Today:
"Magic Man Defies Age to Remain in Ring at Age of 40 by Fighting Smart"
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Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review-Journal:
"Tarver Familiar with Paybacks"
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Brett Okamoto, Las Vegas Sun:
"Talk is Cheaper This Time Around"
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Keith Idec, Herald News:
"Tarver Seeks More Magic in Rematch"
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Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com:
"Dawson's Mission Impossible"
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T.K. Stewart, BoxingScene.com:
"Chad Dawson Steps into the Spotlight"
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ESPN.com:
"Chat with Chad Dawson"
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Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports:
"Toss Remote Control at Dawson-Tarver Rerun"
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Ariel Helwani, AOL Fanhouse:
"Dawson Has a Message for Rivals"
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Patrick Guttierez, FoxSports.com:
"Dawson More Than Confident He'll Beat Tarver"
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Rick Brown, The Ledger:
"Tarver vs. Dawson II: Strictly Business"
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Steve Cofield, Yahoo! Sports:
"Tarver is Ready to Walk a Dangerous Line Against Dawson"
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Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com:
"Dawson-Tarver II: The Pre-Fight Report Card"
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David Avila, TheSweetScience.com:
"Bombs Away for Melissa Hernandez and Jeri Sitzes"
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By Nat Gottlieb - HBO.com
Chad Dawson has made four successful defenses of his light heavyweight title, but both his manager and promoter say he is still a work in progress. How much better can he get?

By rights, Dawson should probably still be an unbeaten contender. He has tremendous natural talent, but much of it is raw. That he has become a champion while learning on the job testifies to the God-given gifts the 26-year-old possesses: lightening hand speed and great athleticism.

Ironically, it was Dawson's athletic abilities that probably inhibited his progress as a boxer. At Hillhouse High in New Haven, Dawson played quarterback and wide receiver on the football team and point guard in basketball. It was his affinity for hoops that made him quit boxing in 1999 when he appeared to be on the verge of making the U.S. Olympic team.
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By Andy Samuelson - lasvegassun.com
The talk is a lot tamer this time around from Antonio Tarver.

That tends to happen when you’ve had your head handed to you like the former light heavyweight champ did last fall, in a lopsided loss to Chad Dawson.

But a rematch clause in their first contract allows a confident Tarver the opportunity to take his title back and keep his second-time around streak intact. Click Here For More

Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
Undefeated Carlos Abregu met the canvas twice Friday night before sending Irving Garcia there with just one second remaining in the fourth round for a TKO win in the welterweight main event on ShoBox: The New Generation. It was an action-packed fight that had the Chumash Casino Resort crowd on its feet cheering for more. Click Here For More

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THURSDAY’S WEIGHTS – Carlos Abregu weighed in at 148 pounds on Thursday in Santa Ynez, Calif., a day before he’s scheduled to face Irving Garcia on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). Garcia tipped the scales at 147-1/4. Both boxers in the telecasts’ opening fight–Marvin Quintero and Wes Ferguson—weighed in at 134 pounds. Click Here For More

Don Jose:

It has been a privilege representing the World Boxing Council as its super lightweight champion for the past 12 months and no one was more proud to wear that illustrious green belt than I.

The WBC believed in me and recognized my victories, advancing my ratings accordingly. Because of your support I was able to challenge Junior Witter for the WBC title last year and defend it and unify it, and for that I will always be grateful. It is important that unified champions should be encouraged thus eliminating the title confusion that permeates the sport or the media that cover it and the fans who follow it. Click Here For More

The knockout is always in the back of Carlos Abregu’s mind, and with an 80 percent KO track record, he knows he is more then capable. Abregu will put his stellar, unblemished 26-0 record, with 21 knockouts, on the line Friday, May 1, on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).

The Argentine will face Puerto Rico’s Irving Garcia (17-3-3, 8 KOs) in the 10-round welterweight main event at the Chumash Casino Resort at Santa Ynez, Calif. Garcia, 30, is the World Boxing Council (WBC) Latin American welterweight champion and is undefeated in his last five fights. Click Here For More

In what will be a brutal battle of pure power punchers, Vic “Raging Bull’’ Darchinyan will attempt to become a world champion in a third weight class when he challenges International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko on Saturday, July 11, live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). Click Here For More

By Dan Rafael - ESPN.com
Archive Junior middleweight titleholder Vernon Forrest suffered a training injury and has withdrawn from a May 1 nontitle bout with Jason LeHoullier, Forrest promoter Gary Shaw told ESPN.com on Saturday.

"Rib injury, he will be OK," Shaw said in an e-mail. Click Here For More

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By Keith Idec - Herald News
Gary Shaw was one of Timothy Bradley’s strongest supporters after arriving here Wednesday for Bradley’s fight against Paterson native Kendall Holt early Sunday morning.

But when the bell sounded to start their 140-pound title unification fight at Bell Centre, Shaw wasn’t in the arena. The longtime Wayne resident, whose Totowa promotional company represents Bradley, instead watched the fight from a small room in the basement of the home of the NHL’s Canadiens. Click Here For More

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Bradley A Major Player At 140 (ESPN.com)
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A Telling Blow For Holt (NorthJersey.com)
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Bradley Unifies (FightNews)
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Bradley Overcomes Two Knockdowns To Outlast Holt (BoxingScene)
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Bradley Looking For Big Payday (Newsday)
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Bradley Down, But Not Out, Wins (TheSweetScience)
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WBC Champ Bradley Takes WBO Title (Sky Sports)
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Bradley Rebounds, Unifies (MaxBoxing)
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Bradley Earns Decision (TheDesertSun)
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Holt Unifies 140-Pound Belts (FightWriter)
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Conditioning, Heart And Domination Pay Off For Bradley (FightWriter)
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Bradley Photo Gallery (ESPN.com)
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'Desert Storm' Storms Back (PhilBoxing)
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Bradley Outpoints Holt To Unify Titles (Associated Press/Yahoo)
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More On Bradley-Holt (Fightnews)
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Bradley Defeats Holt In Montreal (NorthJersey.com)
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Bradley Remains Unbeaten (SportingLife)
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Bradley Outboxes Holt (BoxingScene)
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Bradley Outduels Holt (Sports Network)
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Bradley, Andrade Victorious (Boxing Confidential)
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Bradley Rallies To Win Decision (15runds)
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Bradley Calls Out Pacquiao-Hatton Winner, J.M. Marquez (EastsideBoxing)
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Determined Bradley Tops Holt (Boxing Bulletin)
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Bradley Battles Back (Fist2Face)
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ShoBox Results Release: Bradley Unifies Two Titles At 140
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Bradley Edges Holt InsideFights)
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Promoter Shaw Liked What He Saw (NorthJersey.com)
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Bradley Now A Two Belt-Holder At 140 (WhatsUpUSANA)
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Fists were flying in Montreal as Timothy Bradley and Kendall Holt exchanged fierce blows for 12 electrifying rounds to unify the 140-pound World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) titles on Saturday evening’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. In the end, Bradley won a close unanimous decision with two judges scoring the bout 115-111 and the third 114-112. Click Here For More

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Timothy Bradley (now 24-0, 11 KO's) survived being dropped in the opening round and once in the final round to unify the WBO & WBC Jr. Welterweight Titles with a hard fought unanimous decision over Kendall Holt.

The fight started with Holt pulling an Antonio Tarver, first by commenting at the stare down during the referee's instruction. "You ready to see this heart?", boasted Holt to Bradley before the first round was even underway.

In round 1, an exchange ended with a huge left hook from Holt that landed right on the chin of Bradley that created a picture perfect knockdown. Miraculously Bradley was up in an instant, but on wobbly legs. Bradley took a knee to recollect himself before resuming the fight at the referee's count of 8. Despite the devastating knockdown, Holt never kept the momentum going and instead let Bradley off the hook.

Over the next 11 rounds, Bradley took complete control. Holt would complain of an accidental headbutt in round 4 that opened up a small cut over his right eye which was never a factor in the fight.

By round 7, Holt was completely frustrated by Bradley's constant body work. Bradley was dominating the unwilling Holt.

In rounds 9 through 11, Holt just walked in to clinch and hold. Very little was offered in terms of offense from Holt so it was very hard to give him any rounds.

In round 12, Holt again started with his clinching early, but landed a counter right uppercut that staggered Bradley into the ropes which resulted in his glove touching the canvas for the second ruled knockdown in the fight. Despite having Bradley (once again) in deep trouble, Holt just decided to wait until the round ended instead of seizing the opportunity.

It certainly cost him as the final scores read 114-112, 115-111 and 115-111.
"Clinch & Hold" Holt falls to 25-3 with 13 KO's.

Bradley, Holt hope fight will be springboard
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Bradley Hopes Fast Track Has No Potholes
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A Study In Contrast Before Fight
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Unification Fight Ready To Go
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The fight is tonight on Showtime from Montreal Canada and Pound4Pound was on hand for the weigh in festivities. Everyone is set to go and we checked in with the main players to get final thoughts.

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Timothy Bradley 138.6 vs. Kendall Holt 139.9

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In a must-see world title unification fight between two of the most talented and exciting 140-pounders in the world, Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley and Kendall “Rated R’’ Holt will risk their WBC and WBO belts, respectively, in the main event Saturday on SHOWTIME live at a special time 10:45 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) to accommodate fans watching the conclusion of the 2009 NCAA® Men’s Final Four®. Click Here For More

By Keith Idec - Herald News
PATERSON — A lifelong boxing fan from Wayne has promised that Timothy Bradley will knock out Kendall Holt in their 140-pound title unification fight Saturday night in Montreal.

If this doesn’t sound newsworthy, well, that longtime Wayne resident just so happens to have a vested interest in the outcome of the 12-round bout between Holt, a Paterson native and Woodland Park resident, and the unbeaten Bradley.

Gary Shaw, whose Totowa promotional company represents Bradley, knows that the winner won’t collect just another belt from one of boxing’s four recognized sanctioning organizations. He’ll head into an even higher-profile fight against one of the viable standouts set to compete in the junior-welterweight division later this year. Click Here For More

If the media members who participated in the SHOWTIME Media Prediction Poll have called it correctly then Timothy Bradley’s going to walk away victorious over Kendall Holt Saturday on SHOWTIME. But it will it be close.

Bradley, the World Boxing Council (WBC) champion, and his World Boxing Organization (WBO) counterpart Holt clash in an eagerly awaited 140-pound world title unification showdown from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING live at a special time 10:45 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast) to accommodate fans watching the conclusion of the 2009 NCAA® Men’s Final Four®. Click Here For More

WBC light welterweight champion Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley weighed in for the mandatory WBC 7-day weigh in hours before his departure to Montreal Canada, where he will clash against Kendall “R-Rated” Holt as the main event of the evening in front of thousands of fight fans The Bell Centre and many more on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on Saturday, April 4, 2009.  Click Here For More

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Undefeated super middleweight Andre Dirrell outclassed Derrick Findley and Harry Joe Yorgey outfought Ronald Hearns in a battle of unbeaten junior middleweights en route to impressive victories on a special Saturday edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME.

Dirrell, of Flint, Mich., who is ranked No. 1 in the World Boxing Organization (WBO), No. 3 in the World Boxing Council (WBC) and No. 7 in the International Boxing Federation (IBF), won by sixth-round TKO to improve to 18-0 with 13 knockouts. Findley, of Gary, Ind., who couldn’t answer the bell for the seventh, fell to 13-3 with 8 KOs. Click Here For More

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Gary Shaw Productions is proud to welcome aboard Undefeated Lightweight Jose Guzman (6-0, 5 KO's). Guzman, from the Dominican Republic and residing in Queens New York, will be fighting as part of the non-televised Dirrell vs. Findley ShoBox undercard tonight.

By Bob Velin, USA TODAY
The U.S. boxing team that fought in Athens in 2004 boasted two Olympic medalists. Andre Ward won gold, and Andre Dirrell won bronze.

More than four years later, both Andres are undefeated and poised to become a world super middleweight champion. Click Here For More

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Undefeated super middleweight Andre “The Matrix’’ Dirrell faces Derrick “Superman’’ Findley and Ronald “The Chosen One” Hearns meets “Lightning” Harry Joe Yorgey in a battle of unbeaten junior middleweights in the 10-round co-features tomorrow/Saturday, March 28, on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). Click Here For More

If the action inside the ring is remotely close to the ongoing war of words that has been waged outside of it, then the Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley and Kendall “Rated R” Holt showdown will be a strong contender for “Fight of the Year.”

In what is being called the biggest international boxing event in Montreal, Canada, since Roberto Duran defeated Sugar Ray Leonard nearly 30 years ago, Bradley and Holt will meet at the historic Bell Centre to unify their respective World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) 140-pound titles. Click Here For More

By Steve Carp - LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Losing several weeks of training to a hand injury isn't a good thing, but ultimately it might have been a blessing for Chad Dawson in his light heavyweight rematch against Antonio Tarver on May 9.

Dawson, the IBF and IBO world champion, beat Tarver soundly to win a 12-round unanimous decision Oct. 11 at the Palms. Dawson honored the rematch clause in Tarver's contract, and the two were to have fought March 14, but the bout was postponed when Dawson suffered ligament damage to his right hand. Click Here For More

By Jeff Haney - lasvegassun.com
Coming up through the ranks, Chad Dawson always respected and even admired Antonio Tarver from afar.

Dawson was particularly impressed by Tarver’s two victories in three fights against Roy Jones Jr. and by Tarver’s avenging his loss to Glen Johnson in a rematch. Click Here For More

By Dan Rafael - ESPN.com
Archive Junior bantamweight champion Vic Darchinyan has always had lofty goals. One was to win the flyweight title. He did that and reigned for almost three years.

Another goal he set for himself was to win the junior bantamweight title. He did that, too, winning a belt last summer and then unifying the three major belts in spectacular fashion when he knocked out Cristian Mijares in the ninth round in November.

But after brutalizing Jorge Arce for 11 rounds in February, he wanted another challenge. So now it is on to the bantamweight division for the trash-talking Australian slugger.
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TIMOTHY BRADLEY: “I’m very excited about this fight. It’s going to give me a chance to prove that I’m one of the best 140-pounders in the world by beating Kendall Holt. I’m just happy and just ready to get it on.

“I’m just training and letting everything fall into place. It’s a great opportunity and another step to my ultimate goal and that’s to capture all the world titles at 140 pounds. Then I’ll go into 147. I’m used to fighting bigger and taller guys, so bigger guys are not a problem for me.

KENDALL HOLT: “It’s going to be a great night in boxing for Team Holt. We’re in good shape for this fight. We have a game plan for this fight and a backup game plan.

“The thing is to follow the game plan precise. I have a plan B just in case that doesn’t work. But I’ve been training for two months for this fight and I have to execute the game plan as planned. Click Here For More

The number of fighters who have become world champions after appearing on ShoBox The New Generation since its inception in July 2001 stands at 30. That means viewers likely will be witnessing a future world titleholder approximately every fourth telecast.

So who’ll be the 31st ShoBox alum to graduate into greatness? Will it be the supremely talented Andre “The Matrix’’ Dirrell? Perhaps the rapidly improving Ronald “The Chosen One” Hearns? Or will one of their opponents elevate their status with an upset victory? Stay tuned.
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The Joint will be jumpin’! Undefeated IBF/IBO light heavyweight champion CHAD DAWSON and three-time world champion ANTONIO TARVER will meet in a rematch of their world title fight, Saturday, May 9, in The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. The fight will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing, beginning at 10:30 p.m. EDT / 7:30 p.m. PDT. Click Here For More

Undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight champion TIMOTHY “Desert Storm” BRADLEY (pictured here) is all business at the gym today as he prepares for his world title unification rumble with World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight champion Kendall “Rated R” Holt. The winner will surely see his stock rise and emerge as the 140-pound division’s only unified champion. Promoted by Top Rank and Gary Shaw Productions, the Bradley-Holt world championship fight will be televised live from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing, Saturday, April 4, beginning at 10:45 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast.) Click Here For More

Undefeated top-rated welterweight contender LUIS CARLOS ABREGU has worked up an appetite for the world title.

“Call it my dinner with Andre,” said Abregu. “If I get [World Boxing Council welterweight champion] Andre Berto on my plate I’m going to cut him up into little pieces, chew him up and spit him out. I saw what he’s all about when he barley escaped with his title when he fought Luis Collazo. I’m going to go “Firpo” all over him and knock that bum out of the ring.”
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WBC supervisor Rudy Tellez and WBC Super Lightweight Champion Timothy "Desert Storm" Bradley (23-0, 11 KOs) convened yesterday for the mandatory WBC-regulated 30-day weigh in review

The well-conditioned Bradley weighed in at exactly 150 pounds and had one simple message for Kendall "R Rated" Holt (25-2, 13 KOs) who he is scheduled to square off against in a highly-anticipated rumble that will unify the WBC and WBO 140 pound titles on Saturday, April 4, LIVE on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING in Montreal, Canada. Click Here For More

By Igor Frank
Igor Frank discusses why Mexican fans love Vic Darchinyan and looks ahead into the future.

This weekend while covering a Marquez vs. Diaz fight in Houston, I discovered that Mexican fans love Vic Darchinyan despite the fact that he demolished two of their favorite proud champions, Christian Mijares and Jorge Arce, one after the other. Click Here For More

Earlier this week, WBC Super Lightweight Champion Timothy Bradley paid a visit to the children of Nellie N. Coffman Middle School.

“The message that I am trying to get across to young kids is simple; Focus on school and learning… The key is not only reading but understanding what you read, because later in life that is what you will need to make educated decisions." Click Here For More

CHOKO Boxing in association with Gillett Entertainment Group, Top Rank and Gary Shaw Productions are thrilled to present the first world championship unification bout ever staged in Montreal!

On April 4th in today’s boxing most exciting weight division, witness two of the world’s best boxers in the fight of their lives. WBC light welterweight champion Tim "Desert Storm" Bradley will face WBO light welterweight champion Kendall "Rated R" Holt, live at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Click Here For More

MONTREAL (AP)—Major title fights are coming back to Montreal.

Undefeated WBC champion Timothy Bradley, Jr. will face WBO titleholder Kendall Holt in a light welterweight unification bout at the Bell Centre on April 4.

The fight between the two Americans will be the most significant boxing match held in the predominantly French-speaking city since Roberto Duran defeated Sugar Ray Leonard on June 20, 1980, to claim the welterweight title in the “Brawl in Montreal” at Olympic Stadium.
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By Nat Gottlieb Courtesy of HBO.com
Nothing has ever come easy for Nate Campbell. Abandoned by his parents as a kid, he lived in 15 foster homes and attended 15 different schools growing up. He was working as a box cutter for Winn-Dixie on the graveyard shift in Jacksonville at age 24 when he decided to take up boxing. Last year he won his first world championship at age 35, and then lost his three belts on the scales when he failed to make weight for his fight Saturday night against South African Ali Funeka. Going into the late rounds, it looked like the tall South African’s busier work rate was winning the fight, but then Campbell dug down deep and finished strong in the final three rounds -- including an 11th round knockdown -- to win a majority decision, 115-111, a 114-112 and 113-113. Click Here For More

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Eighty years to the day, undefeated No. 1 super welterweight contender ALFREDO "Perro" ANGULO played Al Capone, mowing down Cosme Rivera in his own St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Making his case as boxing's most exciting fighter tonight, Angulo (15-0,12 KOs), of Mexacali. Mexico, extended his incredible knockout streak to 11, dating back to July 14, 2006, stopping the game Rivera at 2:38 of the fifth round. This marked only the second time in 45 professional bouts that Rivera (31-12-2, 23 KOs), from Culiacan, Mexico, had not gone the distance. The fight, which was televised live on HBO, took place at the Bank-Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla.

"Tell Ricardo Mayorga, his promoter, his attorney and the rest of his enablers that they did the right thing keeping him out of the ring with me. I would have buried him like a dog buries a bone," said Angulo, who was originally scheduled to fight Mayorga tonight in a world title elimination bout before Mayorga pulled out 10 days before the fight. "I'm the top dog in this division and I dare anyone wearing a world championship belt to prove me wrong."

Ray Holloman, AOL: "Alfredo Angulo is Boxing's Valentine"
http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2009/02/14/angulo-is-boxings-valentine/

Matthew Aguilar, El Paso Times: "Rivera No Mayorga, But at Least We Get to See Angulo"
http://www.elpasotimes.com/sports/ci_11703074

By Kevin Iole - Yahoo! Sports
In the wee hours of Dec. 7, not long after Manny Pacquiao had knocked out Oscar De La Hoya at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, super welterweight prospect Alfredo “Perro” Angulo and his promoter, Gary Shaw, were walking through the casino when they were greeted by a swarm of boxing fans looking for an autograph.

As Angulo signed, the stoic look he normally carries was replaced by a devilish grin.
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By Doug Fischer - ringtv.com
Jan. 24 was supposed to be the coronation of boxing’s latest Mexican idol.

Antonio Margarito was going to fill Staples Center with thousands of adoring fans, beat back the challenge of Shane Mosley and then continue to win high-profile fights as celebrated Mexican warriors like Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales and Julio Cesar Chavez did.

Margarito fulfilled the first part of his expectations – a record audience of mostly Mexican fans packed the downtown L.A. arena – but he failed miserably from that point on. 
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Rising junior middleweight start Alfredo Angulo discusses the importance of family, training and what tradition means to him. Boxing After Dark returns Sat., Feb 14 live on HBO at 10pm ET/PT. Click Here To View Video Clip

Former International Boxing Federation No. 1-ranked welterweight Cosme “Chino” Rivera (31-11-2, 23 KOs) has agreed to step in on five days notice to face undefeated World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization No. 1-ranked super welterweight Alfredo “Perro” Angulo (14-0, 11 KOs) on Don King’s “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” boxing card on Saturday at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla.

Mercurial former three-time world champion Ricardo “El Matador” Mayorga, from Nicaragua, was to have faced Angulo, but pulled out 10 days before the match. Click Here For More