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Around the Ring: Boxing action from Home Depot Center

Sentinel News ServiceJune 6, 2012

Winky Wright, right, takes a punch from Peter Quillin in the ninth round of a middleweight boxing match. Quillin won by unanimous decision in the 10-round bout. Photo by Jae C. Hong Antonio Tarver, right, lands a punch to the face of Lateef Kayode, of Nigeria, in the 11th round of a cruiserweight boxing match. The fight ended in a draw. Photo by Jae C. Hong Quillin defeats Wright, Tarver and Kayode fight to a draw. The age-old question of who wins out – experience or youth – was only half answered Saturday night on a compelling night of fights

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Ringside Update: Tragedy hits boxing

Mohammed MubarakMay 30, 2012

Paul Williams was one of the best and most avoided welterweight champions over the past 10 years, but his career has been cut short because of a motorcycle accident. Photo by Eric Jaminson (AP)Johnny Tapia was found dead at the age of 45, and a motorcycle accident left Paul Williams paralyzed from the waist down. Tragedy has hit the world of boxing twice this past week. First, the sport lost one of boxing’s great fighter, and a true champion, when Johnny Tapia was found dead in his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Then came word that Paul Williams severed his

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Ringside Update 5/16/12

Mohammed MubarakMay 16, 2012

Lamont Peterson (right) defeated Amir Khan in December, but that was after he was injected with a testosterone pellet, which is a banned substance. Photo by The Associated Press Peterson vs. Khan bout canceled due to failed drug test. There has been a major development in the boxing world. Aside from the most exciting and anticipated match up between Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto that took place the weekend before last, which the pay per view buys went through the roof, Golden Boy Promotions has announced that the Lamont Peterson vs. Amir Khan long awaited rematch has been canceled due the fact that Peterson has

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Mayweather Earns His Bloody Money

Kenneth Miller Sentinel Correspondent & Jason Lewis Sports EditorMay 9, 2012

Miguel Cotto (left) challenged Floyd Mayweather, which only brought out the best in Mayweather, who landed 179 punches to Cotto’s 105. Photo by The Associated Press Undefeated Mayweather cashes in after tough fight with Cotto. Miguel Cotto made Floyd ‘Money” Mayweather earn his $32 million paycheck to capture Cotto’s WBC Super Middleweight title with a physically fought unanimous decision before a sold out anti- Mayweather crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Saturday night. “He’s a tough competitor,” Mayweather said. “He came to fight; he didn’t just come to survive. I dug down and fought him back.” While

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Follow the Mayweather/Cotto fight on Facebook and Twitter

Sentinel News ServiceMay 4, 2012

Floyd Mayweather (left) looks to stay undefeated when he takes on Miguel Cotto, one of his toughest opponents to date. Photo by Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions Going to miss the big fight? No problem. Follow the Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto fight on the Los Angeles Sentinel Sports Section’s facebook and twitter pages. There will be round by round updates of that fight, and of the Sugar Shane Mosley vs. Canelo Alvarez. Sentinel Sports Section Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/pages/Los-Angeles-Sentinel-Sports-Section/137328139648009 Sentinel Sports Twitter page: twitter.com/LASentinelSport

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All-American Heavyweights looks to save the boxing division

Jason Lewis (Sports Editor)May 2, 2012

Dominic Breazeale’s athletic career was nearly over when he did not make it to the NFL as a quarterback out of the University of Northern Colorado, but his 6-7, 270 pound frame is perfect for the sport of boxing. Photo by Peter Politanoff (AAH) A revolutionary program in a state of the art Carson gym is bringing great athletic ability back to the heavyweight division. By Jason LewisSentinel Sports [email protected] Over the past couple of decades boxing has slid from a premiere sport to a hand full of big time events per year that appeases a niche audience. Middle and

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Ringside Update 5/2/12

Mohammed MubarakMay 2, 2012

47-year-old Bernard Hopkins (left) has been a legend, but after Saturday night it was clear that Chad Dawson is the best light heavy weight in the world. Photo by Mel Evans/AP Age catches up to Hopkins, as well as up coming big time fights. Age seems to have finally caught up with Bernard Hopkins, as it was evident in the performance he gave in the ring last Saturday night in Atlantic City, N.J. A young and strong Chad Dawson gave Hopkins lots of trouble through out the bout and it seemed that he could not quite pull the trigger and

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Ringside Update 4/4/12

Mohammed MubarakApril 4, 2012

Timothy Bradley packs a punch, and he’s hoping to knock around Manny Pacquiao when they fight in June. Photo by Julie Jacobson/AP Jean Pascal is looking to take on Tavoris Cloud, but a negotiation issues between Don King Productions and GYM have hit a snag. Photo by AP Taking a look back a little at what has already taken place, and what is set to take place, the year of 2012 could prove to be the most exciting year to date for boxing in a long time. Already this year Zab Judah looked impressive in his last outing against Vernon Paris;

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Ringside Update 3/22/12

Mohammed MubarakMarch 22, 2012

Sugar Shane Mosley (Left) and WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez are introduced to an estimated crowd of 15,000 people in Mexico City at a press conference for their world championship fight. (Left to right) Six-Time and Three-Division World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley, President of Golden Boy Promotion Oscar de la Hoya and WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez pose in front of an estimated crowd of 15,000 people on March 8, 2012 in Mexico City, Mexico at a press conference for Alvarez’s and Mosley’s May 5, 2012 world championship fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas,

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Mayweather takes on Cotto

Mohammed MubarakMarch 7, 2012

Before Floyd Mayweather (left) can get to a potential fight with Manny Pacquiao, he has to face Miguel Cotto. Photo by Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions Mayweather says that he is looking to add another belt to his collection. Photo by Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions The Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto press tour arrived in Los Angeles last week at the Graumen’s Chinese Theatre with much pomp and pageantry. Both fighters were seated on stage in crush velvet gold trimmed chairs, as this event is being labeled, “Kings of the Ring.” In spite of all that, the biggest question that was on everyone’s mind was

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Ringside Update 2/22/12

Mohammed MubarakFebruary 22, 2012

This past Saturday night Showtime Network broadcasted an exciting night of matches in Corpus Christi, Texas. The night featured bouts between Paul Williams and Nobuhiro Ishida, Tavoris Cloud and Gabriel Campillo, and Chris Arreola and Eric Molina. Williams, who had not fought in almost two years, showed that he has not lost any of his skills and battled Ishida to the distance of twelve rounds, and won on all three judges scorecards, 120-108. Ishida just could not seem to deal with Williams’ speed and volume of punches in this 154-pound title elimination bout. Williams has always brought speed, volume, and

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Ringside Update 2/9/12

Mohammed MubarakFebruary 9, 2012

Floyd Mayweather is set to get back in the ring on May 5, but it will not be against Manny Pacquiao. Photo by Jae C. Hong (AP) Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions found a fill in for the May 5 date that Floyd Mayweather has secured far his next bout. Since he failed to come to terms with Manny Pacquiao, Mayweather has agreed to fight Miguel Cotto on that date in an attempt to capture Cotto’s WBA super welterweight title, and it looks like Bob Arum of Top Rank Inc. is about to announce that Pacquiao’s next opponent

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L.A. Matadors taking on all comers… worldwide!

Jason Lewis (Sports Editor)January 27, 2012

Terrell Gausha (left) of the LA Matadors throws the left jab, but his opponent should be more worried about Gausha’s right. Gausha hopes to make the 2012 Olympic team before turning pro later this year. Photo by Jason Lewis By Jason LewisSentinel Sports [email protected] The last time the Los Angeles Matadors fought at home, they won all five fights against the Bangkok Elephants. This past Sunday the Matadors were back at home in Hollywood after they took a trip to Kazakhstan, which borders Russia and China. They hosted the Milano Thunder, a World Series of boxing team from Italy, this

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Ringside Update 1/25/12

Mohammed MubarakJanuary 25, 2012

Undefeated IBF light heavyweight champion Tavoris Cloud (23-0, 19 KOs) will make his fourth title defense on February 18, against Gabriel Campillo (21-8, 8 KOs). The fight will be televised on Showtime. There are quite a few developments this week in the boxing world, beginning with the first major upset of 2012. World Boxing Association interim champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Guillermo Rigondeax recently knocked out previously unbeaten WBA super bantamweight champion Rico Ramos in the sixth round at the Palms Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas this past weekend. Rigondeax, who is now 9-0 with 7 knockouts, came

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Muhammad Ali turns 70

Associated PressJanuary 18, 2012

Muhammad Ali, left, celebrates his 70th birthday next to his sister-in-law, Marilyn Williams, at a fund raiser for the Muhammad Ali Center in his hometown of Louisville, Ky. Ali turned 70 on January 17. (AP Photo/ The Muhammad Ali Center) A boxing fan watches the life of Muhammad Ali in video clips on display Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Ky. Visitors to the Muhammad Ali Center see the three-time world heavyweight champion in his prime, railing against war and racial inequity and delivering knockout punches in the ring. They also see the softer side