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Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez could be next opponent for Floyd Mayweather Jr.
LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather Jr. hasn't fought twice within a five-month period since 2006. But after overwhelming Robert Guerrero by unanimous decision Saturday night, he's scheduled to return to the MGM Grand Garden Arena ring on Sept. 14....
Tags: Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Boxing, Super Bantamweight Boxing, Featherweight Boxing, Mexico
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Abner Mares and Daniel Ponce De Leon, who share manager, to fight
Frank Espinoza is aware of the history of a boxing manager daring to allow two of his fighters to square off against each other in the ring. In April 1977 at the Forum in Inglewood, manager-trainer Arturo Hernandez sided with Carlos Zarate over...
Tags: Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Boxing, The Home Depot Center, Featherweight Boxing, Cinco de Mayo
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East L.A.'s Frankie Gomez ready to start campaign toward title shot
Oscar De La Hoya said he has ordered his matchmaker to start intensifying the opposition for East Los Angeles boxing prospect Frankie Gomez. “Without blowing smoke, he is the real deal and I want to start moving him faster than we have,”...
Tags: Joseph Diaz, Jr., Boxing, Manny Pacquiao, Chris Culliver, Lightweight Boxing
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Jesus 'Chucho' Castillo dies at 68; Mexican boxing champion
Jesus "Chucho" Castillo, a Mexican bantamweight champion celebrated in Los Angeles for four epic title fights at the Forum between 1968 and 1971, has died. He was 68. Castillo died Tuesday at a Mexico City hospital of complications from surgery,...
Tags: Robert J. Lopez, Boxing, Mexico, Human Interest, Mexico City
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Boxing returns to Sports Arena and to CBS on Saturday
Amir Khan’s comeback fight Saturday at the Los Angeles Sports Arena will be preceded by boxing’s return to network television. Leo Santa Cruz (22-0-1, 13 knockouts), the 24-year-old International Boxing Federation bantamweight champion, will...
Tags: International Boxing Federation, Boxing, Super Middleweight Boxing, Mexico, Human Interest
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For a small fighter, Leo Santa Cruz delivers big
Homework for boxing fans: Write down the name Leo Santa Cruz. Then start looking for his next fight. He is a Mexican-born resident of Los Angeles who, Saturday night at Staples Center, remained unbeaten in 23 fights. He beat a tough and game Victor...
Tags: Boxing, Staples Center
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Abner Mares comes up big in title fight
The little guys put on a big show at Staples Center on Saturday night. In the world of boxing, they were mice that roared. Abner Mares of Los Angeles chased, lunged, punched and brawled his way to a unanimous decision over Anselmo Moreno of Panama in...
Tags: Boxing, Super Bantamweight Boxing, Staples Center
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Don Chargin recalls glory days of boxing at Olympic Auditorium
Boxing keeps turning up the volume on the hype. Apparently, if you sell it loudly, fewer will notice if it is lousy. Oscar De La Hoya, never lousy in the ring, was presenting a card of boxers at a media gathering the other day for a Saturday night show...
Tags: Heavyweight, Japan, Boxing, Services and Shopping, Dick Enberg
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PASSINGS: Richard W. Lyman, Johnny Tapia
Richard W. Lyman
Former president of Stanford University
Richard W. Lyman, 88, a former president and provost of Stanford University who clamped down on student protests during the Vietnam War era, died Sunday of congestive heart failure in Palo Alto,...Tags: Boxing, Human Interest, Teaching and Learning, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Students
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Eric Morel battles to win on Honda Center undercard
The Fabulous ForumFormer World Boxing Association flyweight champion Eric Morel (46-2, 23 KOs) of Puerto Rico won a unanimous decision over a game Jose Silveira (12-6) of Mexico in a junior-featherweight bout, highlighting a six-fight undercard to Saturday's bantamweight... -
Amir Khan set to star in unofficial junior-welterweight tournament
The Fabulous ForumRecent boxing tournaments have been plagued by injuries, cancellations and delays -- see Showtime's appreciated but flawed efforts to crown a unified super-middleweight and bantamweight champion. Richard Schaefer, chief executive of Golden Boy Promotions,... -
L.A. Times May MMA Rankings
The Fabulous ForumHeavyweight 1. Cain Velasquez 2. Junior Dos Santos 3. Fabricio Werdum 4. Brock Lesnar 5. Alistair Overeem 6. Antonio Silva 7. Shane Carwin 8. Fedor Emelianenko 9. Frank Mir 10. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira In a month where there was a......
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