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Welterweight superpowers Miguel Cotto and Antonio 'Tijuana Tornado' Margarito are in Mexico City and tomorrow morning they talk about their upcoming 'The Battle - La Batalla!" on July 26 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Jorge Arce, who has been training for weeks in Los Angeles, is off to Aquascalientes, Mexico where he take on rugged Devid Lookmahanak of Thailand on Top Rank's "Latin Fury 4" on May 17. Arce vs. Lookmahanak is an eliminator bout, scheduled for 12 rounds.
The Peterson brothers - Anthony and Lamont - of Washington, D.C. have signed with Top Rank and will soon be in action. Bob Arum, CEO, made the announcement today in Las Vegas.
Italian champion Giuseppe Loriga says he's "hungry like a shark" to face unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Top Rank's 'Latin Fury' PPV this Saturday, April 26, in Queretaro, Mexico.
Queretaro, Mexico - Young, dynamic Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. of Culiacan, Mexico goes into his biggest fight when he takes on Tobias Giuseppe Loriga of Italy on Top Rank's "Latin Fury' PPV championship card on Saturday, April 26.
World middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik and mandatory challenger Gary Lockett of Wales will be in New York City on Thursday to discuss their upcoming championship fight on June 7.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will take on rugged Michele Orlando of Palermo, Italy, on Top Rank's "Latin Fury" championship boxing card in Queretaro, Mexico on Saturday, April 26.
Lee Samuels: The champion is here, Kelly Pavlik. He’s in his hometown, Youngstown, Ohio with his trainer, Jack Loew ,who is also with us today and of course my boss, Bob Arum. This is Kelly Pavlik v. Jermain Taylor. The epic battle continues on HBO Pay-Per-View coming from the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday, February 16.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (34-0-1, 27 KOs) of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico will go before a cheering hometown crowd when he meets Jose Celaya (31-3, 16 KOs) in the main event of Saturday's Latin Fury pay-per-view from Mexico. Check you local television listings for start times.
LEON, Mexico -- Former world heavyweight champion Tommy (The Duke) Morrison returns to action this Saturday, Feb. 9 in a special attraction bout on Top Rank's Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. vs. Jose Celaya "Latin Fury" championship card, to be televised on Pay Per View.