Zappavigna can consider himself very lucky

When Jimmy Lennon Jr read out the 116-111, 114-113 and 116-111 scorecards in favour of Lenny Zappavigna, all his Christmases' and birthday presents came in the one day. After going into the fight with comparisons to Aussie legend Kostya Tszyu, Zappavigna exited the ring if anything, a cheap version of interim WBO lightweight champion Michael Katsidis.
Zappavigna lacked a game plan and looked to be on a ship that was sinking very quickly when he was on the receiving end of a nasty gash over this right eye.......
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Darchinyan dominates, Zappavigna struggles in world title fights

In December last year, a lot of talk in the sport revolved around the possible super fight between former pound for pound King, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his successor, Manny Pacquiao. When that fight fell through (for reasons I need not elaborate on) Manny Pacquiao quickly found a replacement opponent in Joshua Clottey and that was that. Mayweather had to search for an opponent and after a few names......
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Mayweather-Mosley: Behind the Hype

The Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley fight in Las Vegas is "historic" according to the hype. That was made clear at the fight's press conference in Los Angeles last week when various promoters likened it to Ali vs. Foreman or one of numerous Sugar Ray Leonard classics.
And they said it with a straight face. Among those spouting the hyperbole was the president of Golden Boy Promotions, the home of "Sugar" Shane Mosley and a former fighter himself.......
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Weekend Review

Unbeaten Devon Alexander stopped Juan Urango in the eighth round Saturday to unify the IBF and WBC light-welterweight championships of the world. Referee Benjy Esteves stopped the fight 1:12 into the eighth round after a pair of uppercuts by US standout Alexander sent Colombia's Urango to the first knockout defeat of his career.
Alexander improved to 20-0 with his 13th victory inside the distance while Urango fell to 22-3 with one drawn.......
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Weekend Review

Wilfredo Vazquez Jr, son of legendary Puerto Rican Wilfredo Vazquez joined the father-son world champion list when he knocked out former WBO super-flyweight champion Marvin Sonsona to earn the vacant WBO super-bantamweight championship.
Vazquez dropped the 19-year old Sonsona with a combination in fourth round. The most damaging punches of the flurry were two left rips that sent Sonsona to the canvas for the ten-count......
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The Welterweight Super-Four

In December last year, a lot of talk in the sport revolved around the possible super fight between former pound for pound King, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his successor, Manny Pacquiao. When that fight fell through (for reasons I need not elaborate on) Manny Pacquiao quickly found a replacement opponent in Joshua Clottey and that was that. Mayweather had to search for an opponent and after a few names......
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Cotto-Foreman may find new home at Yankees Stadium

Louis-Schmeling. Ali-Norton. Cotto-Foreman?
The boxing promoter Bob Arum is in discussions with the Yankees to hold the first fight at the new Yankee Stadium this summer.
The bout, which could be held June 5, would feature Yuri Foreman, the WBA light-middleweight champion, making his first title defense against former two-division world champion.......
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Green to defend title against Mundine conqueror Siaca

Danny Green's failure to land a fight with big-name American boxers Bernard Hopkins and Antonio Tarver prompted last week's move to call out arch rival Anthony Mundine.
Faced with the harsh economic realities of boxing, the IBO cruiserweight world champion realises that his best hope for another big payday lies in Australia with a rematch against Mundine rather than on the international stage........
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