MANNY Pacquiao starts the fight bobbing and weaving with his head and tries a quick one-two that misses. Pacquiao gets Lucas Matthysse to the ropes and gets in a quick combination this time, though. Matthysse measures with his jab but is troubled early by Pacquiao’s hand speed. The Pacman tags Matthysse to the body with […]
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Read moreEIGHT-DIVISION world champion Manny Pacquiao and World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse made it both to the formal weigh-in on Saturday, a day before their world title fight at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Pacquiao, 39, tipped the scale at 146 pounds while Matthysse weighed in at 146.7 pounds. In the […]
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Read moreBy Nick Giongco To get used to the local conditions and shake off jet lag, Argentine puncher Lucas Matthysse is set to leave for Kuala Lumpur from Los Angeles on Tuesday (Wednesday in the Philippines). Matthysse is putting the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight crown for the first time against Manny Pacquiao on July 15 […]
Read moreBy Nick Giongco A referee who won’t tolerate bruising and similar dirty tactics is being eyed to work Manny Pacquiao’s world welterweight title challenge of Argentine champion Lucas Matthysse on July 15 in Malaysia. “I am working that out,” said US boxing man Sean Gibbons, who is requesting the World Boxing Association to assign someone […]
Read moreLucas Matthysse will take a page from the book of Juan Manuel Marquez when he defends his world welterweight crown against Manny Pacquiao on July 15 in Malaysia.
Read moreBy Rafael Bandayrel Georges St-Pierre’s coach, Firas Zahabi, is lobbying for the UFC icon to follow the footsteps of Conor McGregor and fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a boxing match. “I want Georges to fight Mayweather. I keep bothering Georges, ‘You fight Mayweather, you fight him.’ He’s like, ‘It’s crazy.’ I know it’s crazy,” Zahabi […]
Read moreAfter seeing Manny Pacquiao and Nonito Donaire reside in the pound-for-pound ratings over the years, Donnie Nietes’ time has finally come.
Read moreCanelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin will square off in their highly-anticipated rematch on September 15 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya said on Wednesday. “I’m happy to inform that we have a fight September 15!!!!,” De La Hoya tweeted. I’m happy to inform that we have a fight September […]
Read moreDeontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua have agreed terms for a heavyweight unification bout which will take place at a British venue later this year according to a report by ESPN. Shelly Finkel, one of Wilder’s co-managers, told ESPN that World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Wilder had accepted an offer by Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn for […]
Read moreMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Unbeaten heavyweight champions Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua appear poised for a title unification bout in the division’s most anticipated matchup.
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