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Associated Foreign Press LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) — Undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jnr's fight against Juan Manuel Marquez, postponed from July when Mayweather suffered a rib injury, will be staged on September 19, promoters announced on Friday. The 12-round bout, marking the return of Mayweather after a lay-off that will eventually stretch to 21 months, will be staged at the … [Read more...] about Mayweather-Marquez bout rescheduled for September

Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Spadafora, a former IBF lightweight champion fighting for the first time in 14 months, knocked out Ivan Bustos on Wednesday night. Bustos' corner threw in the towel 2 minutes, 26 seconds into the sixth round of the scheduled eight-round welterweight fight. Spadafora, who hadn't fought in his Pittsburgh hometown since 2004 because … [Read more...] about Former IBF champion Spadafora wins on TKO

Dan Sabbagh(Times Online) Setanta Sports went off air at 6pm after its British business collapsed at the end of an six month long struggle to raise cash. Deloitte, taking over as administrators, will wind up the UK division at the cost of 200 jobs and £450 million of investors money, from the likes of Doughty Hanson and Balderton...Full Story Join the Now Boxing … [Read more...] about Setanta Sports taken off air in Britain

By J. Michael Falgoust, USA TODAY Even before Miguel Cotto defended his welterweight title last weekend, he had given the green light for a megafight with Manny Pacquiao. Late Wednesday, Bob Arum, chairman of Top Rank, which promotes both fighters, told USA TODAY both camps are close to reaching a formal agreement for a Nov. 14 showdown at MGM Grand in Las Vegas on HBO … [Read more...] about Pacquiao-Cotto megafight close to being done deal

Oskar Garcia Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The chief executive of the company promoting Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s comeback fight says the boxer has damaged cartilage in his ribs and will stop training until a doctor says it's OK. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer told The Associated Press on Monday that Mayweather is in tremendous pain since suffering the … [Read more...] about Golden Boy CEO: Mayweather has cartilage damage

Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s comeback has been postponed because the boxer suffered a rib injury while training. Golden Boy Promotions said on Sunday that Mayweather's July 18 fight against Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas will be rescheduled. "I am extremely disappointed that this fight has to be postponed," Mayweather … [Read more...] about Mayweather injures ribs, postpones comeback fight

Kevin Mitchell: Boxing is losing out to the appeal of Ultimate Fighting Championship, whatever the promoters say With notable high-profile exceptions, boxing's pay-per-view numbers and gate receipts have been falling like the Dow Jones Index for years, in the United States at least (where it matters), as Dana White and his friends in mixed martial arts have grabbed a growing … [Read more...] about Anybody But Bob Arum Can See Ufc Gives Boxing Little to Smile About

By Dave Skretta NEW YORK — Joshua Clottey is willing to do just about anything for a good fight. It's the reason his career has taken him from the dusty streets of western Africa to the small fighting halls of England, to the out-of-the-way casinos that serve as a launching pad to stardom in the United States, and finally to the so-called Mecca of boxing. Yet when he … [Read more...] about Clottey hopes to build following against Cotto