Bernard Hopkins Shoots Back at Calzaghe
LOS ANGELES. - Light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins took the news of Joe Calzaghe's rebuttal to his training team statement as a sure sign of panic.
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The Execution Squad Prepares Hopkins For April
LOS ANGELES. - With his entire team assembled at his training camp in Los Angeles, CA, light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins is settling into his intensive routine for what will be the most highly anticipated contest in boxing so far this year.
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Zab Judah: "I Will Stop Shane Mosley in May"
LAS VEGAS, March 15 – With everything riding on the line, the stakes will be high when Sugar Shane Mosley and Zab "Super" Judah square off in a welterweight showdown on Saturday, May 31. Mosley vs. Judah: "High Stakes," headlines a night of world-class professional boxing presented by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Rockstar Energy Drink, Tecate Beer, Affliction Clothing and Southwest Airlines. The 12-round bout will take at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev. and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
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Pacquiao-Marquez Final Presser Quotes, Odds
LAS VEGAS, NEV. – The final press conference was held moments ago for the World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight champion between JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ vs MANNY PACQUIAO Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resorts and Casino and live on HBO Pay-Per-View. Promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank, in association with Romanza Boxing Productions and MP Promotions and sponsored by Tecate Beer, Rock Star Energy Drink and Southwest Airlines, Marquez vs. Pacquiao II Unfinished Business will be for the WBC and vacant Ring Magazine Super Featherweight World Championship. The world title bout will take place at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, and will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST.
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Juan Manuel Marquez Media Interview
Richard Schaefer: Welcome everybody, good afternoon, Juan Manuel Marquez versus Manny Pacquiao, Unfinished Business—great, great fight. Just a week to go, anticipation is big. Juan Manuel Marquez is in a tremendous shape. I was down in Mexico, I saw him. Everybody in Mexico and Hispanics here in the United States, they are all talking about this fight. Juan Manuel Marquez is going to be the last man standing for Mexico, after Pacquiao of course beat two other fighters in Erik Morales and Mark Antonio Pravara. He is going to enter the ring as the champion, as the WBC champion. And they will be fighting for the vacant ring magazine, Super Feather Weight Championship as well.
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Oscar De La Hoya, Steve Forbes Talk May 3
"Oscar made it happen that he will be fighting at the Home Depot Center in front of all of these fans. He could have been paid much more and it's really a tribute to all the fans and Oscar made that happen. And on behalf of the fans, I want to personally thank you Oscar for doing this for the fans.
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Mayweather To Participate in NBA Celeb Game
Boxing's king of the ring Floyd Mayweather will participate in tonight's NBA All-Star Celebrity Basketball game (EPSN Live, HD at 7:00pm), as part of his participation in this weekend's NBA All-Star Game activities in New Orleans. Mayweather, who is taking a much-needed break from his boxing career, is having the time of his life and enjoying himself as he literally drives himself across the country in his own whistle-stop tour that has already included stops in Arizona, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, and Louisiana. "This is the first real break I have taken in my entire career," said the pound-for-pound champion. "It feels great to stop, make appearances, talk to kids and at the same time enjoy my time off. If you think I was good before, wait until I come back from this."
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Floyd Mayweather Jr: "It Won't Go The Distance"
LAS VEGAS - "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather, and Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton both arrived at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for "UNDEFEATED!" for the WBC and Ring Magazine welterweight championship at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and live on HBO Pay-Per-view. Here is what the fighters had to say as they met with media members in town early to cover this mega-bout.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr Media Interview Transcript
FLOYD MAYWEATHER, BOXER MAYWEATHER PROMOTIONS: Hi, how is everybody doing? I'm just waking up. First I want to thank God, thank Golden Boy Promotions, thank Mayweather Promotions, thank Kelly Swanson and the Swanson Team, Team Mayweather and I want to thank all the media and all the press and everybody that covers this event. It's truly been a blessing and I'm ready to go.
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Ricky Hatton Media Interview Transcript
KELLY SWANSON: Thank you operator, and thank you everybody for joining us today for Ricky Hatton's conference call, his last call before the big fight December 8th. And now without further ado, I'd like to turn the call over to Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions.
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