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Miguel Cotto Hires Legendary Boxing Trainer Emanuel Steward
According to a report by Fightnews.com, former Puerto Rican welterweight champion, Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KOs), hired HBO boxing commentator and Hall of Fame boxing trainer, Emanuel Steward as his new head trainer. Steward is best known for guiding the career of Tommy “The Hitman” Hearns and is the head trainer of current heavyweight champion [...]
O’Shea Brothers Three Headed Co-Feature Card Hits Brooklyn’s Masonic Temple April 2nd!!!
By Bill Ethan On April 2nd O’Shea Brothers Promotions brings New York another edition of Friday Night Fights this time at The Masonic Temple, Brooklyn, New York. O’Shea Boxing sticking to the tried and tested formula of old time boxing, evenly matching fighters letting the cards fall where they may continues to produce full cards [...]
“Irish” Joey McCreedy goes back to future with Micky Ward/Dicky Eklund
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (March 14, 2010) – “Irish” Joey McCreedy is back being trained by “Irish” Micky Ward and Ward’s brother, Dicky Eklund, who worked with fellow Lowell (MA) resident McCreedy back when McCreedy was an amateur boxer and for McCreedy’s first six pro fights. McCreedy (11-4-1, 6 KOs), the reigning EBA and New England super [...]
Khan vows to make Malignaggi pay for his comments on Pacquiao and trainers
Junior Welterweights, Amir Khan and Paulie Malignaggi were in England to announce their May 15 HBO boxing match at New York’s Madison Square Garden . Malignaggi is best known for accusing Manny Pacquiao of taking steroids, and tarnishing anyone associated with Manny Pacquiao, including other fighters trained by Freddie Roach and Alex Ariza. One of [...]
Garay-Henry WBA Eliminator on Mar. 27 Morales-Alfaro PPV
HOBOKEN, N.J. (Mar. 10, 2010) – Light heavyweight contender Chris “Hard Hittin’” Henry has patiently waited an extra month to get a shot at former 2-time WBA light heavyweight champion Hugo Hernan “Pigu” Garay in their March 27th WBA Light Heavyweight eliminator. They were originally supposed to square-off February 27 but that show was cancelled, [...]
Pacquiao defies Asian stereotypes, that’s why he gets accused of Steroids
By Charlie Knoxville Got an Opinion? Submit Your Article to Nowboxing.com I can see why many American fight fans are assuming that Manny Pacquiao is on some type of performance enhancing steroids because he is denying the randomized blood tests Floyd Mayweather Jr. is demanding, but the discrediting of Manny Pacquiao and his accomplishments have [...]