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- May 17th, 2012
WBC Junior Middleweight Champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (40-0-1, 29 KOs) is currently in negotiations to defend his title against former two-time welterweight champion Paul Williams (41-2, 27 KOs) on September 15.
Both sides seem eager to make the fight happen.
In Alvarez’s last fight, he won a unanimous decision against future Hall of Famer Shane Mosley (46-8-1, 39 KOs) on the Mayweather/Cotto undercard earlier this month. ...View CommentsMay 16th, 2012
Chan Sung Jung (13-3), the man known as “The Korean Zombie,” made a big statement at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, on the Tuesday night UFC on Fuel TV 3 headliner with a fourth round brabo choke submission of game challenger Dustin Poirier (12-2). Poirier was previously unbeaten at 145 pounds.
Jung wasted no time in the first round as he scored a trip knockdown from the clinch and capitalized by opening up a cut near Poirier’s hairline with an accurate elbow. In round two, Jung stunned Poirier with a flying ...May 15th, 2012
Tarver vs. Lateef “Power” Kayode to Headline “Four Warned” Quadruple Header On Saturday, June 2, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME®
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TAMPA, Fla. (May 15, 2012) – Less than three weeks before Antonio Tarver steps into the ring to continue his campaign at cruiserweight by taking on the unbeaten power puncher Lateef Kayode, the “Magic Man” held an open workout on Tuesday before a packed house of his hometown media at Calta’s 24/7 Fitness.
...May 15th, 2012
Tonight on Fuel TV Chan-Sung Jung (12-3) also known as “The Korean Zombie” will face Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier (12-1) in a five, five-minue round main event at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. The winner will reportedly earn a title shot against pound-for-pounder Jose Aldo (21-1) for the UFC Featherweight Championship.
The undercard is loaded with numerous bouts which have potential to steal the show.
(TUF 7 Champion) Amir Sadollah (5-3) vs. ...May 12th, 2012
WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria (31-3, 18 KOs) continued his recent dominance over Mexican fighters by finally exacting revenge over rival Omar Niño-Romero (31-5-2, 13 KOs) via ninth round TKO at Yñares Sports Arena, Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Before tonight, Viloria was 0-1-1 against Niño-Romero.
Viloria rocked Niño-Romero several times in the first six rounds and again in the ninth leading to a referee stoppage. Initially ...May 12th, 2012
Coming off the biggest victories of their careers, world champions Andre Ward (25-0, 13 KOs) and Chad Dawson (31-1, 17 KOs) are in negotiations with HBO to put together another super fight.
Their matchup would likely take place at a catch weight and there is a possibility both of their titles would be on the line.
In Dawson’s last fight, he won a convincing but unexciting majority decision against the legendary 47-year-old Bernard ...May 12th, 2012
TUF 15: Cruz vs. Faber – Episode 10 Recap
UFC President Dana White announced to both teams that Dominick Cruz would not be facing Urijah Faber on July 20, 2012. Faber will likely remain on the same card and battle for the interim UFC Bantamweight Championship. His opponent is unknown at this time.
It was also announced that Dominick Cruz will remain as the opposing coach.
In the first of two televised bouts, Team Cruz’s James Vick (5-0) upset ...May 12th, 2012
Tonight at 6:00 PM/ET, Filipino warrior Brian Viloria (30-3, 17 KOs), 31, defends his WBO flyweight title in a trilogy showdown against Mexico’s Omar Niño Romero (31-4-2, 13 KOs), 36.
Their first two bouts took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2006.
In their first encounter, Niño-Romero won a lopsided unanimous decision.
In the immediate rematch, Niño-Romero won another lopsided decision. However, the result was later overturned when Romero failed ...May 11th, 2012
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (43-0, 26 KOs) also known simply as “Money” once again backed up his moniker.
Today HBO announced that Mayweather’s title-winning performance against Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30 KOs) last Saturday in Las Vegas generated 1.5 million pay-per-view buys and overall $94 million in domestic pay-per-view revenue. Historically, the bout ranks as the second-highest grossing pay-per-view for a non-heavyweight fight.
The number ...
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This will be a really entertainting fight if it happens. Williams is all offense and Canelo likes to throw as well. P-Will has been in enough wars where
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