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Emanuel Augustus wins WBO Continental Title!
By FightFan News Wire (04-Jul-2008)

Emanuel Augustus KO 2 Jakkirt Suwunnalirt

Photo: Sandra Augustus
Photo: Sandra Augustus

“Slick” Nick Sampson & Macke Roberts of Sin City Sports & Entertainment would like to congratulate our fighter welterweight boxer Emanuel “The Drunken Master” Augustus on his spectacular second round KO victory last night in Sydney, Australia over Jakkirt Suwunnalirt of Thailand for the WBO Oriental Welterweight Title. Emanuel Augustus is one of the most talented and entertaining fighters in the sport of pro boxing. With Sin City Sports & Entertainment firmly behind him Emanuel is very focused, he has been staying active and keeping his ring skills sharp with three fights so far in 2008.

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Kendall Holt vs. Ricardo Torres rematch Saturday!
By FightFan News Wire (04-Jul-2008)

Ten months after their controversial first fight, Ricardo Torres will rematch Kendall Holt on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on Saturday, July 5, 2008, live on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT!

Photo: Tom Casino / SHOWTIME
Photo: Tom Casino / SHOWTIME
“I expect that Holt will run like he did last time. If he stops and exchanges, it will be to my advantage, and it will be an easier fight.” - Ricardo Torres

“I want to thank God for keeping me healthy during that whole ordeal (first fight). I am going to prevail. All the hard work I put in is going to pay off.” - Kendall Holt

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WBC to review Soto vs. Lorenzo DQ
By FightFan News Wire (03-Jul-2008)

Courtesy of The World Boxing Council, WATCH the controversial ending of the June 28 interim title bout between Humberto Soto and Francisco Lorenzo, which will be reviewed in the coming days by the WBC board of governors.

World Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman stated this week that the WBC board of governors will review the June 28 sanctioned interim super featherweight title bout between Humberto Soto and Francisco Lorenzo and vote on whether to declare the fight a no contest or to possibly declare Soto the winner by stoppage.

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Brian Minto stomps John Poore!
By FightFan.com Staff (03-Jul-2008)

Brian Minto TKO 1 John Poore

Heavyweight slugger and fan favorite Brian Minto notched his fourth consecutive first round stoppage with a one sided decimation of John Poore on ESPN’s Wednesday Night Fights at Pullman Park in Butler, Pennsylvania. Minto controlled the fight from the opening bell and floored Poore three times in the first stanza. Minto did not give Poore any distance to work with and quickly bludgeoned him on the inside. The bout was stopped at 2:33 of round one. With the win Minto improves to 31-2 while Poore drops to 20-3.

The Alden Chodash Show: Pacquiao vs. Diaz aftermath!
By Alden 'The Kid' Chodash (02-Jul-2008)

A weekly news show hosted by boxing's no. 1 pound-for-pound expert: Alden 'The Kid' Chodash. Tune in weekly for the latest news in the boxing world!

In this week’s episode, Alden recaps Manny Pacquiao’s dominating KO-win over David Diaz and takes a look at how ‘The Pacman’ matches up against future potential opponents! Catch new episodes weekly on both Aldenboxing.com and FightFan.com!
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Heavyweight fireworks on ESPN tonight: Minto vs. Poore!
By FightFan.com Staff (02-Jul-2008)

Heavyweight sluggers Brian Minto and John Poore face off tonight on ESPN2 in Butler, PA.

Brian ‘The Beast’ Minto (30-2, 19 KOs) is set to battle John Poore in his hometown of Butler, Pennsylvania tonight live on ESPN’s Wednesday Night Fights. Both fighters carry a big punch and the bout is guaranteed fireworks. Minto has stopped his last three opponents via first-round KO and has previously earned the distinction of being a candidate for espn.com’s ‘Knockout of the Decade’ for his KO of Vinny Maddalone on July 23, 2004 in Atlantic City. Poore (20-2, 18 KOs) has also won his last three fights but is 4-2 over his last six. “I’m just excited that the national spotlight will be on my hometown.” Minto said. “It’s a very special time for me and the entire city of Butler.”

Sturm and Griffen to rematch this Saturday!
By FightFan News Wire (02-Jul-2008)

WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm and challenger Randy Griffin will rematch this Saturday, July 5 in Germany.

Photo: Marianne Müller
Photo: Marianne Müller
WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm and challenger Randy Griffin faced faced off in a photo shoot yesterday at the Cinemaxx in Bielefeld, Germany. Sturm vs. Griffin is a rematch of last year’s draw, in which Sturm retained his title.

The bout will headline the Universum Champions Night card at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle/Westfalen, Germany, which was also slated to feature the Chagaev vs. Valuev II WBA heavyweight title fight until Chagaev suffered an injury late last week.

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Video: Miguel Cotto workout!
By FightFan.com Staff (30-Jun-2008)

Courtesy of Ecko TV, WATCH Miguel Cotto in a recent workout with entrepreneur extraordinaire Marc Ecko!
Manny Pacquiao speaks on Diaz win and the future!
By FightFan.com Staff (29-Jun-2008)

Manny Pacquiao gave his thoughts on his emphatic stoppage win over David Diaz, how he feels at lightweight, and what's up next!

“It’s not easy to move up in weight and I am very lucky that God has blessed me with the strength to do so. I am very happy that I won tonight, and won by knockout. I never thought I’d win four titles (in four weight classes) and I could not have done it without all the support from my people, the fans, the media and Top Rank (Promotions). Thank you to everybody.”

“(Freddie) told me not to be over confident, to keep my hands up and jab. He told me I don’t need to stand toe-to-toe with him and to box him and I did that and controlled the fight.”

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Sparring with ‘Marvelous’ Marvin Hagler!
By 'Iceman' John Scully (29-Jun-2008)

Courtesy of Craig Murray at enterprisenews.com, WATCH as Tiger Moore recounts the time he spent as a sparring partner with the legendary 'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler!

‘Iceman’ John Scully:

This is a really interesting piece, especially if you like Marvin Hagler. I used to train at Goody’s gym when I was an amateur, and in this video you can see it looks exactly the same. I used to see Tiger in the gym and until I saw this piece I had no idea who he was. He just used to quietly hit the heavy bag.

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Pacquiao pound-for-POUNDS Diaz via 9th round KO!
By FightFan.com Staff (28-Jun-2008)

Manny Pacquiao KO 9 David Diaz

Manny Pacquiao defeated David Diaz via ninth-round KO moments ago in Las Vegas, capturing the WBC lightweight title in addition to earning the distinction of becoming the first Asian fighter in history to win four titles in four different weight classes. Pacquiao absolutely brutalized Diaz from the outset, at times throwing over 100 punches per round, mixing in body shots and brilliant right hooks. By Round 4 Diaz’s face was a bloody mask and it only worsened with each passing round. Diaz showed tremendous will and determination to continue taking what amounted to a violent beating, but in the end Pacquiao’s speed, power and accuracy was just too much. In Round 9, a brilliant counter straight left crumpled Diaz to the canvas face first and the fight was immediately waived off. Pacquiao moved up to lightweight and made an emphatic statement dominating one of the division’s top fighters in his first fight. With the win, Pacquiao moves to 47-3-2 and solidifies his place as boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter.

FightFan.com Staff predictions: Pacquiao vs. Diaz
By FightFan.com Staff (28-Jun-2008)

FightFan.com staff share their thoughts on tonight's eagerly anticipated showdown between Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz!

Ace Freeman: This is Pacquiao’s time to shine. I believe he has some pressure in this situation as the sport looks to him to stand up as its top fighter and main attraction, but the weight of millions riding on his shoulders has never slowed him down before. I liken this fight to Floyd Mayweather challenging Carlos Baldomir, with the sport’s top recognized fighter, up several classes in weight, challenging a strong but somewhat limited titleholder. Although Mayweather used his boxing prowess to dominate Baldomir on the scorecards, I expect Pacquiao to display his dominance through the damage his fists will inflict en route to a late round stoppage or a bruising decision win. In the end for Pacquiao to affirm himself as the sport’s top fighter, he needs to beat David Diaz decisively.

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Scale Watch: Pacquiao and Diaz make weight!
By FightFan.com Staff (27-Jun-2008)

Photo courtesy of Brother Darwin
Photo courtesy of Brother Darwin

David Diaz 135 lbs Manny Pacquiao 134.5 lbs

Three-time world champion Manny Pacquiao and WBC lightweight champion David Diaz made weight Friday for their championship fight set for Saturday night. Diaz vs. Pacquiao, Lethal Combination, will be live on HBO pay-per-view Saturday, June 28 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

JM Marquez vs. Joel Casamayor set for Sept. 13!
By FightFan News Wire (27-Jun-2008)

Ring Magazine lightweight champion Joel 'El Cepillo' Casamayor will face former two-division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez Saturday, Sept. 13 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas!

Mexico celebrated its independence from Spain on the historic date of September 16, 1810 and over the years, this day has grown to become a special day of celebration, especially in the world of sports and entertainment. This year, the boxing world will celebrate Mexico’s Independence Day when reigning Ring Magazine world lightweight champion Joel ‘El Cepillo’ Casamayor meets former two-division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez Saturday, Sept. 13 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. in a 12-round championship bout that celebrates the best of the sweet science and two of its greatest practitioners.

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Highlights: Abraham stops Miranda in four!
By FightFan.com Staff (26-Jun-2008)

Courtesy of SHOWTIME, watch highlights of Arthur Abraham's stunning KO victory over Edison Miranda from their rematch last weekend in Florida!

WATCH video highlights of Arthur Abraham’s stunning KO victory over Edison Miranda in their rematch as well as Raul Marquez’s upset of Giovanni Lorenzo!

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Pacquiao vs. Diaz: Words before war!
By FightFan News Wire (26-Jun-2008)

Three-time world champion Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines and Chicago born WBC World Lightweight Champion David Diaz give their final thoughts just days out from their eagerly anticipated June 28 fight!

Photo: Chris Farina / Top Rank
Photo: Chris Farina / Top Rank

Manny Pacquiao: “I want to dedicate this fight to all my people who are victims in the Philippines. I will do my best for all of the Philippines.”

David Diaz: “I want to give this fight to Mexico. Manny has been beating up on my countrymen and now I want to win this for them.”

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