Boxing News 2013
The upcoming welterweight showdown between former pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao and Californian brawler Brandon Rios is reportedly bound to become the richest boxing bout in Asia, breaking the previous record set by the 1990 heavyweight title showdown between Mike Tyson and James 'Buster' Douglas in Tokyo, Japan.
Former pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao said he's getting stronger and better as his training for his upcoming showdown with Brandon Rios becomes more intense at the Pacman Wildcard Gym in General Santos City, Philippines.
Alex Ariza voiced his frustrations over what he deemed as unfair treatment by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) regarding the drug testing between Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios, who are set to collide on Nov. 24th.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. might have recorded two sensational wins against quality opponents this year, but that doesn't mean the Fighter of the Year award is in the bag for him. In fact, there are 11 other boxers that have a legitimate shot at winning boxing's most prestigious year-end award.
Manny Pacquiao is looking for more challenges in his training ahead of his fight with Brandon Rios after the Filipino champ totally obliterated his current sparring partners at the Pacman Wildcard Gym in General Santos City, Philippines.
Ruslan Provodnikov scored a scintillating tenth-round TKO victory over Mike Alvarado Saturday, and already, there are talks about a possible showdown with Manny Pacquiao.
Freddie Roach, the trainer of former pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao, is now declining--or, at least, is what Pacman's former strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza said of one of the best trainers in boxing during an interview with Ring News 24 recently.
Fight fans are still eager to see another chapter in one of best rivalries in boxing, but for Mexican warrior Juan Manuel Marquez, his rivalry with Manny Pacquiao is already closed.
Ricky Hatton, who fought several top-notch boxers such as Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. in his prime, is reportedly sparring again, prompting speculation of a comeback from the former welterweight king.
The comeback fight of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was more difficult than expected as Brandon Vera outhustled the Mexican boxer in their 10-round showdown on Saturday in Carson, California
Eight-time division world champion Manny Pacquiao has now started its training camp for his upcoming showdown with boxing young gun's Brandon 'Bam Bam' Rios. However for the Pacman to gain his mojo back, he has to take a step back from his strict religious standard and unleash the old merciless fighter that took the boxing world by storm in the last decade.
Alex Ariza, who worked as a conditioning coach for Manny Pacquiao, was shocked to learn that Freddie Roack fired him, even though he had not been employed by the Hall of Fame trainer in the first place.
Floyd Mayweather Sr. was in trash-talking mode again this weekend, but instead of unleashing verbal attacks towards his son's main rival Manny Pacquiao, the father and current head trainer of pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. fired shots at former world champion Amir Khan.
Brandon Rios is pretty confident about the outcome of his upcoming fight with Manny Pacquiao that he's already lining up his next opponents.
The Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez Showdown has just gotten even better after Showtime Boxing announced on Thursday the WBC light welterweight championship battle between Danny Garcia and Lucas Matthysse in the undercard of 'the One' Pay-per-View slate on September 14 at MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas.
