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"The Green (Quote) Machine" revs toward April return

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:39:04 GMT

Sure, he can fight.

And said fights are usually followed by a handful of colorful quotes that'll dress up a desultory next-morning story.

Pacquiao dominates Clottey to keep welterweight title

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:58:41 GMT

Pacquiao threw an incredible 1,231 punches, landing 246 of them to send Clottey to a decided defeat by scores of 119-109 from a pair of judges and 120-108 from the other one.

Other than ending the fight with a welt under his right eye, it was thorough domination for Pac-Man Pacquiao (51-3-2), who recorded his 12th consecutive victory.

Rematch vital in Hallback's HBO quest

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:46:15 GMT

Boxing Editor Lyle Fitzsimmons recently traveled to Tampa, Fla. to meet Chevelle Hallback, who'll challenge Holly Holm in a 140-pound women's world title fight later this month in New Mexico.

(Today's third part examines the status of women's boxing and Hallback's goal of becoming the first female in a feature fight on HBO. Part one previewed the March 26 fight. Part two recapped a writer vs. boxer sparring session on Feb. 20 at the Fight Factory gym.) By Lyle Fitzsimmons Contributing Boxing Editor TAMPA, FL (Sports Network) - Sitting on a table along the ring apron, Chevelle Hallback smiled into the would-be camera, took a cue from a non-existent director and delivered her lines with veteran aplomb.

Vitali Klitschko set to take on Albert Sosnowski

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:25:20 GMT

Klitschko's management group said the fight will take place at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

"I am very happy to have my next fight in Germany again," said Klitschko in a statement.

Alexander keeps title, gains IBF belt

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:20:47 GMT

Alexander (20-0, 13 KOs) knocked down his opponent twice in the eighth round before referee Benjy Esteves Jr. stepped in and halted the fight at the 1:12 mark. This was his fifth straight win via stoppage.

Urango (22-3-1) was making the initial defense of his second stint with the IBF crown.

Darchinyan defends belts with win over Guerrero

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:56:16 GMT

Darchinyan (34-2-1, 27 KOs) dominated on all three scorecards to the tune of 118-110, 117-111 and 120-108.

The margin of victory was large even though Darchinyan never sent Guerrero (13-2-1, 9 KOs) to the canvas.

Sparring with Chevelle Hallback

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:59:16 GMT

By Lyle Fitzsimmons, Contributing Boxing Editor Tampa, FL (Sports Network) - I thought I'd had it all figured out.

As I made the 105-mile drive from my home in Ocala to the Fight Factory gym in Tampa, I assumed my in-ring sparring session with championship hopeful Chevelle Hallback would be something like the living room slap-boxing matches I used to have with my sister Tricia.

Mayol-Nino fight ends in technical draw

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:24:37 GMT

It seemed as if Nino (28-3-2) knocked out Mayol, but that wasn't ruled to be the case. Nino landed a low blow, and as the referee was about to break up the fighters and give Mayol (26-4-2) a chance to recover, Nino landed a crushing punch that knocked out Mayol. The fight was then stopped.

Hallback ready for the spotlight

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:02:38 GMT

Jab, sidestep, cross. Repeat.

To the uninformed eye, it's uneventful tango involving anonymous client and nameless trainer in the center of a crowded gym on a run of the mill Saturday morning.

Segura keeps belt by stopping Tello

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:46:08 GMT

Segura (23-1-1, 19 KOs), in his third championship defense, moved to 4-0 in Mexico with all those ending in a form of knockout.

Tello (14-4) was participating in his first title fight.

Rojas retains featherweight title

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:37:09 GMT

Rojas (22-1), in his first championship defense, won the belt by beating Takahiro Aoh in a 12-round unanimous decision in Toyko last July.

Espadas (45-8), who held the WBC title from 2000-01, was participating in his fourth championship bout.

Douglas-Tyson: Still a shock two decades later

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:29:39 GMT

Twenty years ago last week that is.

And while consoling myself to the idea I'm old enough to clearly recall an event two decades ago, part of me still reacts with the same slack-jawed shock I displayed upon initially learning the fateful Tokyo result in real time back on Feb. 11, 1990.

Guerrero vacates title to care for wife

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:48:31 GMT

Robert Guerrero, a native of Gilroy, Calif., is coming off a unanimous decision win over Malcolm Klassen last August to take the title away from the champion. Guerrero (25-1-1) is a two-time featherweight titlist.

Montiel scores first-round KO of Morales

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:24:55 GMT

Montiel (40-2-2, 30 KOs), who held the interim belt with a win over Diego Oscar Silva in March 2009, needed just 2:06 to stop Morales (14-1), who was in his first title fight.

WBA interim super flyweight interim champion Nonito Donaire scored a third- round KO of Manuel Vargas. Donaire (23-1, 15 KOs) was successful in getting the victory at the 1:33 mark of the round over Vargas (26-5-1).

Alexander "The Great" readies for a violent introduction

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:41:30 GMT

Rather,as the soon-to-be 23-year-old prepares for a 140-pound title unification with rugged Colombian Juan Urango early next month in Connecticut, his mission is better defined by home invasion.

"I'm definitely still proving myself. I just won the WBC title. But I've still got people that think 'Who is that?' and they don't think I've fought enough," he said. "And that's why I've got to start somewhere, and it might as well be on March 6.

Kameda takes WBA flyweight belt from Kaovichit

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:42:15 GMT

The 21-year-old Kameda (16-2-0, 11 KOs) wore down the older Kaovichit, 33, in the latter rounds in a rematch of last October's flyweight title match -- a majority decision in favor of Kaovichit (48-2-1, 20 KOs).

This time around, Kameda took a convincing victory with the judges scoring the bout 116-110, 116-110 and 114-112.

Wild weekend: Barry relieved, Sylvester satisfied after victories

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:50:45 GMT

Not only was the former New Zealand Olympic medalist accessible to everyone interested in telling his tumultuous training story prior to last Friday's WBA light heavyweight fight between Beibut Shumenov and incumbent champion Gabriel Campillo...he's been an equally stand-up guy afterward.

For those unaware, Shumenov became Barry's first world championship client with a split 12-round decision over Campillo in the Fox Sports Net-televised main event from Las Vegas, though the verdict has been roundly criticized almost immediately since it was announced.

Mayweather-Mosley officially on for May 1

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:56:36 GMT

Mayweather's signing a contract for the fight Wednesday -- the first between the two -- set the wheels in motion to put a messy canceled mega-fight with Manny Pacquiao behind him.

The sticking point that led to the fight being called off was Pacquiao's refusal to adhere to Olympic-style blood testing, something both Mosley and Mayweather have agreed to have in place.

Hopkins-Jones to meet April 3 in long-awaited rematch

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:56:14 GMT

The hyped rematch was originally announced last September but stipulated that Hopkins and Jones win tune-up fights in December. While Hopkins took care of Enrique Ornelas in a unanimous decision, Jones was TKO'd in the first round by IBO cruiserweight champion Danny Green.

Nevertheless, the two agreed to a bout that will likely pale in comparison to their battle on May 5, 1993, when Jones (54-6, 40 KOs) defeated Hopkins (50-5-1, 32 KOs) in a unanimous decision for the middleweight title.

Arce takes vacant WBO super flyweight belt

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:08:48 GMT

The fight was stopped in the seventh round after Ankota (23-5, 14 KOs) suffered a cut over right eye from an accidental headbutt, giving Arce (53-6-1, 40 KOs) the title.

Arce was winning 60-54, 60-54, 58-56 on the scorecards at the time of the stoppage.

Sylvester retains IBF middleweight belt

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:36:34 GMT

In the 10th round, a hard right to the chin was followed with several shots to Lyell's body and head, prompting the American's corner to throw in the towel and call the fight.

Sylvester (33-3, 16 KOs) successfully defended the belt in his first fight since winning the title in a split decision win against Giovanni Lorenzo on September 19, 2009.

Shumenov beats Campillo in rematch

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:23:18 GMT

Shumenov (9-1), who lost a 12-round majority decision to Campillo (19-3) in August, won by scores of 117-111 and 115-113 on two of the scorecards, while another judge had it for the Spanish native, 117-111.

Shumenov, who moved to 5-0 in the U.S., overcame a welt under his left eye early in the bout and landed a hard right that opened a bloody cut near Campillo's left eye in the fifth.

Musing aloud: IBF misgivings, Hopkins-Jones excitement

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:11:10 GMT

But it's already been a tough week.

On Saturday, it was tough leaving my almost two-year-old son at his grandparents' house near Knoxville - for his first overnight stay away from Mom and Dad.

"Money's" chance to manage the message

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:02:33 GMT

Compared to the average clock-puncher, you're doing pretty well.

You've reached the pinnacle of a difficult profession. You have more money than three generations of grandkids will spend. And you'll more than likely be retired before your life is half complete.

Gamboa, Lopez score victories at MSG

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:28:07 GMT

Gamboa knocked out Rogers Mtagwa at 2:35 of the second round to retain his WBA world featherweight title. Gamboa (17-0, 15 KOs) floored Mtagwa (26-14-2) once late in the first round and two more times in the second before referee Steve Smoger counted out the challenger.

Lopez (28-0, 25 KOs) scored a seventh-round TKO to dethrone WBO featherweight champion Steven Luevano (37-2-1). Referee Benjy Esteves Jr. called a halt to the bout 44 seconds into the round.