Story and photos: Pepe Rodriguez/WBC At a press conference today in Mexico City it was announced that WBC flyweight champion Simona Galassi (14-0-1, 3 KOs) from Italy will defend her belt against WBC interim flyweight champion Mariana Juarez (27-5-3, 13 KOs) from Mexico on March 11 at the Jose Cuervo …

 
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Happy birthday to famed trainer and cutman Miguel Diaz, who turned 73 years old today. Miguel is spending his birthday training female ring legend Christy Martin at the Top Rank Gym in Las Vegas. —– Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions has announced the signing of three undefeated prospects to exclusive …

by Elie Seckbach
Filed under: WBO, Boxing Video, Boxing Rumors, Showtime, FanHouse Exclusive, Top Rank Promotions
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Moments before the NBA All Star game in Los Angeles, FanHouse was on the “T-Mobile Magenta Carpet” and …

Mike Tyson is finally starting to find peace – through the help of some fine-feathered friends.

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By Rick Scharmberg Friday night’s card at the Rollins Center in Dover Downs Hotel & Casino has officially sold out, according to public relations specialist Lisa Butler. The main event will feature Mike “No Joke” Stewart (46-7-2, 24 KO) continuing his comeback against David “El Torrito” Torres (21-2-1, 13 KOs) …

By Rick Scharmberg Friday night’s card at the Rollins Center in Dover Downs Hotel & Casino has officially sold out, according to public relations specialist Lisa Butler. The main event will feature Mike “No Joke” Stewart (46-7-2, 24 KO) continuing his comeback against David “El Torrito” Torres (21-2-1, 13 KOs) …

By Rick Scharmberg Friday night’s card at the Rollins Center in Dover Downs Hotel & Casino has officially sold out, according to public relations specialist Lisa Butler. The main event will feature Mike “No Joke” Stewart (46-7-2, 24 KO) continuing his comeback against David “El Torrito” Torres (21-2-1, 13 KOs) …

by Elie Seckbach
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Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.
Fans in Hollywood share their thoughts on eight-division titlist Manny Pacquiao, six-time champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and three-division, …

by Elie Seckbach
Filed under: WBO, Boxing Video, Boxing Rumors, Showtime, FanHouse Exclusive, Top Rank Promotions
Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.
Fans in Hollywood share their thoughts on eight-division titlist Manny Pacquiao, six-time champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and three-division, …

by Elie Seckbach
Filed under: WBO, Boxing Video, Boxing Rumors, Showtime, FanHouse Exclusive, Top Rank Promotions
Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.
Fans in Hollywood share their thoughts on eight-division titlist Manny Pacquiao, six-time champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and three-division, …

Undefeated red hot prospect Javier Fortuna fighting for WBC Youth Title March 12 at MGM Grand at Foxwoods Martinez vs. Dzinziruk, Lee vs. McEwan on HBO World Championship Boxing
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Undefeated red hot prospect Javier Fortuna fighting for WBC Youth Title March 12 at MGM Grand at Foxwoods Martinez vs. Dzinziruk, Lee vs. McEwan on HBO World Championship Boxing
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Undefeated red hot prospect Javier Fortuna fighting for WBC Youth Title March 12 at MGM Grand at Foxwoods Martinez vs. Dzinziruk, Lee vs. McEwan on HBO World Championship Boxing
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Ringside by Robert Hough Photos by Laura de la Torre Lightweight Eloy “The Prince” Perez (20-0-2, 5 KOs) cruised to an easy win over Roger “Speedy” Gonzalez (27-4, 18 KOs), firing off a slew of crisp, accurate jabs and slipping out of range to win every round on all the …

As I noted in last week’s TSS debut of Raskin’s Rants, I’ll be combining a one- or two-email mailbag with the traditional bullet-pointed nuggets of deep-fried ranting goodness. So here’s the best email I received last week (a long one, but a good one), followed by my response, and then …

Lawmakers are going another round in their fight to get a posthumous presidential pardon for the world’s first black heavyweight champion, who was imprisoned nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman. New York Rep. Peter King and Arizona Sen. John McCain, both Republicans, plan …

by Elie Seckbach
Filed under: NBA
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NBA All Stars and celebrities walked the “T-Mobile Magenta Carpet” moments before the All-Star game in downtown Los Angeles. In this exclusive FanHosue video, we hear what impressed …

Ricardo LoisAfter suffering a violent knock-out defeat on Saturday night which created a hairline fracture within his cheekbone, Fernando “Chochulito” Montiel says that his pride is what has been hurt the most.
Montiel’s clash with Donaire…February 21, 2011

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Heavyweight Tyson Fury says he wants British heavyweight titlist Dereck Chisora stripped by the BBBC. Chisora is slated to challenge IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klistchko on April 30. “I’ve been mandatory challenger for six or seven months and I just want to fight for the Britiosh title because this is …

by Elie Seckbach
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Blake Griffin won the NBA slam dunk contest by soaring — and dunking — over a car, a dunk. This impressed Chris Paul, who says this was …

By Scott Ploof Fight fans will be treated with not one but two extremely popular fighters making a comeback on Saturday April 9th at the Palladium in downtown Worcester, MA. In the main event, Worcester’s own former three-time world champion “El Gallo” Jose Antonio Rivera (39-6-1, 24 KOs) will take …

By Mike “Bulldog” Cefalde Photos by Bob Barton/Rumble Time Promotions A standing room only crowd at the Byzantine Center in Youngstown witnessed undefeated junior welterweight Jake “The Bull” Giuriceo defend his home turf with the best performance of his young career. Giuriceo (10-0-1, 3 KOs) scored an impressive third round …

Dennis 'D Sourc…Follow 'dSource' on Twitter @itsDSourceBaby and on FacebookLas Vegas, NV - I caught up with Nonito 'The Filipino Flash' Donaire Jr. during his after-fight party at the Mix Lounge in The Hotel at the Mandalay Bay, and got his…February 20, 2011

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