Boxing News Wire Headlines for March 11, 2014 - compiled by icheehuahua...

REDWOOD CITY, CA (March 11, 2014) - IBA Super Flyweight Champion, Bruno Escalante (12-1-1, 6 KOs), will defend his title against Victor Ruiz (12-2, 9 KOs) Saturday April 5, 2014, at the Cache Creek Casino Resort in Brooks, California. The 10-round bout will be the main event attraction of the evening...

Three-time world champion Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico and WBC world Middleweight champion Sergio Martinez from Argentina pose during a press conference in New York City...

Danny Garcia (& Anglel) can’t wait to make his debut in Puerto Rico this Saturday when he defends his title against Mauricio Herrera.

By Gabriel Montoya: Danny Garcia takes exception at the idea that Puerto Rico is - for the first time in a long time - without a boxing champion to call its own. “I don’t think it’s fair that you can say I’m not a Puerto Rican fighter because I wasn’t born in Puerto Rico, when my blood is Puerto Rican. So I had to let the fans know; hey, I’m a Puerto Rican fighter and that’s just the way it is and March 15, that’s why we got this fight in Puerto Rico, to solidify me as a Puerto Rican champion,”

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Bill Tibbs: After Leo Santa Cruz’s impressive win Saturday night from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, he was immediately asked questions regarding a bout with...

By Steve Kim (Photo © German Villasenor / CANELO RED DEVIL by Chee, MaxBoxing): The boos cascaded from the rafters of the sold-out MGM Grand Garden Arena - as did the beer (or at least we all hope that was just Corona) - as referee Tony Weeks suddenly waved off the bout between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Alfredo Angulo after a uppercut sent Angulo’s head snapping back at the beginning of the 10th round. Mexican blood was boiling as the natives felt this fight was halted prematurely...

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Leo Santa Cruz dominated veteran Cristian Mijares over 12 rounds on the Saul ’Canelo’ Alvarez vs. Alfredo ’El Perro’ Angulo undercard in Las Vegas on Saturday night to retain his WBC super bantamweight title.

By John J. Raspanti AT RINGSIDE (Photo © German Villasenor, MaxBoxing): Fighting for the first time since losing to pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather, Canelo Alvarez (43-1-1, 31 KOs) stopped heavy-handed Alfredo Angulo (22-4, 18 KOs) in round 10 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alvarez landed the first big punch he landed, a left hook. Angulo took it and moved forward. Alvarez worked the body with both hands. A right hook knocked...

Live feed to Floyd Mayweather presser.

Allan Scotto: Hey, fans! Welcome to “Ask Gerry Cooney,” where you get to ask former heavyweight contender “Gentleman” Gerry Cooney any boxing-related...

Percy Dockery: Who in his right mind would like to see an elite team such as the Seattle Seahawks take on a 2-13 team in the Super Bowl? My answer: no one. So why...

By Bill Tibbs (Photo © Tom Casino / SHOWTIME): Tonight, Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, 42-1-1 (30), will make his first appearance of 2014. It will also be his first fight since his only career loss (to reigning pound-for-pound king Floyd “Money” Mayweather) back in September of 2013. Saul will take on always-tough Alfredo Angulo, 22-3-0 (18), at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. While the loss to Mayweather didn’t hurt Alvarez’s...

By Bill Tibbs (Photo © K9 Photos): Tomorrow night, Leo Santa Cruz and Cristian Mijares will do battle at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for champion Santa Cruz’s World Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight title. Mijares, 49-7-2 (24), looks to come in and be the first to add an “L” to the popular champion’s résumé. Meanwhile, Santa Cruz will look to remain undefeated in the second defense of the title he won in August of 2013. The always smiling, Rosemead, California resident Santa C

Bill Tibbs: On Saturday night, Texas based Jermall Charlo, 17-0 (13), will challenge Carlos Molina for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) light middleweight title...

By Allan Scotto: Happy Wednesday, fans! Welcome to this week’s edition of “The Barbershop,” a column designed to give you a forum to speak your mind about our question(s)...

By Gabriel Montoya (Photo © German Villasenor, MaxBoxing): At age 31 but with only 25 fights on his odometer, Mexicali-born junior middleweight contender Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo is both young and old in the sport of boxing. We last saw him in the ring last June against Erislandy Lara and by all accounts, he was winning, having dropped his opponent twice for the first knockdowns of the Cuban fighter’s career. But a late eye injury forced Angulo to turn his back to Lara...

Steve Kim: By All those who had booked flights and rooms in Las Vegas for the weekend of May 3rd hoping to see Floyd Mayweather’s latest performance in...

By Steve Kim: The bill being offered up at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas this weekend has IBF junior middleweight titlist Carlos Molina facing Jermall Charlo, WBC junior featherweight beltholder Leo Santa Cruz taking on the accomplished Cristian Mijares and the talented-yet-fragile Jorge Linares versus the insanely tough Nihito Arakawa (replacing Omar Figueroa-Jorge Alvarez, which was scratched over the weekend with Figueroa coming up lame). The headliner of this card features...

WBA and IBO Middleweight World Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin...

Bill Tibbs: Boxing fans got some sad news recently when it was learned that 1980s middleweight contender Wilford Scypion passed away on Thursday, February...

Bill Tibbs: Through most of former World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion Orlando “Siri” Salido’s, 41-12-2 (28), career, he has seldom been...

By Gabriel Montoya: On Monday morning, beginning the press tour for his May 3 Showtime pay-per-view bout with Marcos “Chino” Maidana early, Floyd Mayweather Jr. tweeted, “I don’t have an easy fight on May 3, 2014, so I can’t over look @ChinoMaidana but @AmirKingKhan, if you and @AdrienBroner end up fighting... each other on my show and you win (which you won’t)... I’ll fight you.” Last December, following some contractual back and forth, Amir Khan signed...

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By Steve Kim: What was supposed to be the coronation of Vasyl Lomachenko this past weekend at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas instead became a harsh lesson - both in and out of the ring - administered by Orlando Salido, who won by any means necessary. The crafty veteran from Cuidad Obregon has been described before as a hard man but it was more than just toughness that carried him through this night. He used all his veteran guile and savvy to...

(Photo © Chris Farina / Top Rank): Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. scored a unanimous 12 round points win over American Bryan Vera in a super middleweight rematch at the Alamodome,in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday night and went some way to restoring his reputation following his controversial win last time. Chavez, 48-1-1, made no mistake this time in securing the 117-110, 117-110 and 114-113 decision on the judges cards. "It was a better fight this time," said a delighted Chavez...

Anson Wainwright: This Saturday Robert Stieglitz and Arthur Abraham meet in a highly anticipated rubber match at the GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Germany...

Undefeated super middleweight J’Leon Love dominated en route to a 10th-round TKO over Vladine Biosse on Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation. In the co-featured bouts, Derek Edwar

By Steve Kim (Photo © Chris Farina / Top Rank): By virtue of having the WBO featherweight belt (which is supposedly a worthless strap to the particularly quixotic members of the boxing media), Orlando Salido with his 12 professional losses, was hand-selected by Vasyl Lomachenko and his team as their dance partner in just their second official pro fight as they attempt to win a world title in record setting fashion. ’Siri’ is by no means a great fighter, the only way he’ll get

Allan Scotto: Hey, fans! Welcome to “Ask Gerry Cooney,” where you get to ask former heavyweight contender “Gentleman” Gerry Cooney any boxing-related question...

By Bill Tibbs (Photo © Chris Farina / Top Rank): When Julio Cesar Chavez, 47-1-1 (32) and Bryan Vera, 23-7 (14), meet up for the second time in six months at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas (HBO) tonight, they will be both look to answer some questions. They will also both look to use the bout as a springboard to bigger fights later in the year. There is already talk of Chavez enticing World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl Froch over...

San Antonio, Texas - Boxing weigh in results and photo for Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Orlando Salido.

By Steve Kim (Photo © Chris Farina / Top Rank): After having his last three bouts broadcast beneath the bright lights of HBO, lightweight contender Terence Crawford, sees himself in Glasgow, Scotland in his first attempt at a world title against WBO beltholder Ricky Burns at the Scottish Exhibition Centre. But this isn’t the first time Crawford has had to break out his passport to box. He recalls going to Venezuela as an amateur and according to Crawford, his trip overseas...

Bill Tibbs: When Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., 47-1-1 (32), enters the ring in San Antonio Texas’ Alamodome on March 1st for his rematch with Bryan Vera, 23-7 (14)...

Allan Scotto: Welcome to this week’s edition of “The Barbershop,” a column designed to give you a forum to speak your mind about our question(s) of the week or any boxing-related...

By Steve Kim ((Photo © Chris Farina / Top Rank): The last time Bryan Vera fought Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., it was originally designated a super middleweight contest. As we all know, a specially created weight was ultimately created at 173 pounds for the particularly enabled Chavez. As they head into their rematch at the Alamodome on Saturday night in San Antonio, once again, this fight’s contracted weight limit is 168 pounds. But Vera has his doubts that his opponent will tip...

Bill Tibbs: To get noticed, let alone break out of the fight factory/hotbed that is Mexico, boxing is no easy feat. Gyms everywhere are crammed with hopeful...

By Steve Kim (Photo © Chris Farina / Top Rank): This weekend, HBO gets back into the boxing business as it broadcasts the rematch between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Bryan Vera from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The last time they fought on September 28th, 2013, Vera seemed to outwork and outhustle the son of “J.C. Superstar” over 10 rounds. Yet as the scorecards were read, the trio of Gwen Adair, Marty Denkin and Carla Caiz, rendered a “business” decision in favor of Chavez...

Amir Khan speaks on Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana - Official Boxing Statement

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By Gabriel Montoya: On Monday, responding to an inquiry from Maxboxing.com, the World Anti-Doping Agency stated it not overseeing the Tim Bradley vs. Manny Pacquiao rematch being held April 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada live on HBO pay per view from the MGM Grand Garden Arena. It had been previously reported by Steve Carp of the Las Vegas Review-Journal that WADA would be conducting the testing.

LAS VEGAS (Feb. 24, 2014) – After weeks of speculation, including feedback from fans across an array of social media platforms, boxing’s pound-for-pound superstar...

Gabriel Montoya: Boxing is a “What have you done for me lately?” sport. It’s also one that is all about brand names. The sport recycles the names...

Jason Pribila, Ringside in Bethlehem: On Saturday Night the Sands Events Center in Bethlehem hosted a seven bout card promoted by Iron Mike Promotions...

By Steve Kim (Image made by © Chee, MaxBoxing.com): Throughout the last few weeks and months, I’ve been asked when Floyd Mayweather (scheduled to go on May 3rd) will be making his official announcement regarding just exactly who he’d be facing in his next bout. Well, truth be told, Floyd and I really don’t talk all that much and he really doesn’t confide in such matters to me. So just like everybody else, I’ll find out when you do. For the past few months, it

The decision to allow Martin Murray’s contract to expire.

Macau, China. Marvin Sonsona (Right in action shot) of the Philippines knoc

Mark G. Butcher, reporting from ringside in Macao: He may not be cut from the same mould as Mexican legends Julio Cesar Chavez and Marco Antonio Barrera...