Edwin Valero stopped veteran Hector Velazquez after six rounds Saturday night to keep his WBC lightwelt title. The 28-year-old Valero (26-0, 26 KOs) was bleeding from an eyebrow and his nose after a pair of accidental head-butts early in the fight. But the feisty Venezuelan kept attacking, giving Velazquez (51-14-2) …

Promoter Arum Challenges Team Paul Williams To Fight Pavlik Early 2010, Or "Shut Their Damn Mouths"
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YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO (AP) —Kelly Pavlik stopped Miguel Espino in the fifth round Saturday night to defend his middleweight titles, ending a difficult year on a high note.
After a 10-month layoff because of a staph infection on his left hand, the WBC and WBO champ dropped Espino to a knee in …

Before Blind Luck made her California debut in late July, jockey Rafael Bejarano worked her several times for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, always giving positive reports.
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Bantamweight standout Nehomar Cermeno defended his interim 118-pound title with an 11th-round stoppage of gutsy Alejandro Valdez in the main event of a card in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico on Saturday.Cermeno (19-0, 11 knockouts) outmaneuvered Valdez with constant but effective footwork and hard, accurate counter punching for most of the …

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP)—Kelly Pavlik wants more than a victory when his long road back to the ring concludes with his defense of the WBC and WBO middleweight titles against Miguel Espino on Saturday.
“He needs a knockout,” Pavlik’s trainer, Jack Loew said. “We have to go in there and dominate this …

The middleweight champion did what he was supposed to, and his challenger did far more than was expected of him in a surprisingly fantastic fight. Results for that and the rest of the Top Rank pay-per-view below.

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By Ace Freeman

FF: What challenges does Pacquiao and his style present for Floyd?

RM: Pacquiao is one of those guys who gets in and gets out… and he throws a lot of punches… but as far as his speed goes he’s not any faster than my nephew. He’s a smaller guy, but he’s not faster.

Kelly Pavlik stopped Miguel Espino in the fifth round Saturday night to defend his middleweight titles, ending a difficult year on a high note.
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By Ace Freeman
Kelly Pavilk TKO 5 Miguel Espino
World middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik returned to action moments ago at the Beeghly Center at Youngstown State University with a violent five round drubbing of a very brave Miguel Espino. Right from the opening bell the smaller out-gunned challenger took the fight to …

Boxing fans could have their biggest gift for 2010 wrapped up with a red bow and under their trees before Christmas (next Saturday).
That’s the optimistic word from Manny Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum, speaking by phone just before h…
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One thing about Larry Holmes, the great former heavyweight champ and International Boxing Hall of Famer, is that he doesn’t hold his tongue. He says w…
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Reuters

Report: MGM Grand to Host Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather FightNESN.comManny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather will fight on March 13 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, AOL Fanhouse reports. According to Fanhouse's sources with …Sources: MGM Will be Site of Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny PacquiaoFanHousePacquiao-Mayweather bout headed to Vegas?GMA news.tvMayweather-Pacquiao site …

Villers had just worked Miguel Angel Garcia’s featherweight victory against Yogli Herrera at the Beeghly Center on the campus of Youngstown State University when he grabbed his chest and collapsed with what appeared to be a heart attack.
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Boxing referee Jimmy Villers was in stable condition after collapsing on his way to the locker room Saturday night following a bout on the undercard of Kelly Pavlik's middleweight title defense against Miguel Espino. Villers had just worked Miguel Angel Garcia's featherweight victory against Yogli Herrera at the Beeghly Center …

Humberto Soto W UD10 Jesus Chavez
Humberto Soto was welcomed into the lightweight division moments ago in Mexcio with a rough and tumble fight against the veteran Jesus Chavez. Soto captured a wide ten round decision win but it was not without it’s share of hardships. The fighters went toe-to-toe in …

Contracts should be finalized and an announcement made this week.
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Boxing fans could have their biggest gift for 2010 wrapped up with a red bow and under their trees before Christmas (next Saturday).
That’s the optimistic word from Manny Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum, speaking by phone just before h…
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Boxing referee Jimmy Villers collapsed on his way to the locker room Saturday night after a bout on the undercard of Kelly Pavlik's middleweight title defense against Miguel Espino. Villers had just officiated Miguel Angel Garcia's featherweight victory against Yogli Herrera at the Beeghly Center on the campus of Youngstown …

Vanes Martirosyan TKO 3 Willie Lee
Freddie Roach trained rising junior middleweight Vanes Martirosyan captured the NABF and NABO 154 pound titles with a third round stoppage over Willie Lee moments ago at Youngstown State University in Ohio. Martirosyan jumped all over Lee in the opening round and busted …

Boxing fans could have their biggest gift for 2010 wrapped up with a red bow and under their trees before Christmas (next Saturday).
That’s the optimistic word from Manny Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum, speaking by phone just before h…
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Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao reminisced over his 15 years of professional boxing as he talks of his humble beginnings as a professional boxer and his unwavering trust in the Lord saying there is nothing impossible with prayers.
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by Lem Satterfield
Filed under: WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, HBO
Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will contest their megabout for Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight (147 pounds) title on March 13 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, according to sources with knowledge of the decision.
The MGM was chosen over the Dallas Cowboys’ …

This wrap-up will wrap up our 2009 boxing awards. It includes real categories like the Upset of the Year and random stuff like the Best Evidence Karma Exists Award. You might say it’s a regular pu pu platter of awards. I’ll sprinkle in photos and videos.
Do me a favor: Tell …