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Lightweight Boxing Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Lightweight Boxing.

Results 1 - 20 of 503 in Lightweight Boxing

  1. 411's Prizefight Preview: Cotto vs. MargaritoRead the original story

    19 hrs ago | 411mania.com

    Margarito Posted by Matt Knowles on 07.25.2008 The most anticipated match-up of the Summer is finally upon us, as, welterweight bombers Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito prepare to go toe-to-toe this Saturday ...

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  2. Cotto Moves on Without MayweatherRead the original story

    Yesterday | SportingLife.com

    Cotto MA v Margarito A. Click here to bet. Click here for Derek Bilton's big-fight tips! Click here to bet on boxing with Sky Bet! Click here for more boxing news Miguel Cotto will seek to make his case as ...

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  3. Rafael: Camp Cotto nothing like Margarito'sRead the original story

    Yesterday | ESPN

    One has practically a father-son relationship with his trainer, even though they've known each other only since 1999.

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  4. Unbeaten Cotto faces Margarito in welterweight unification battleRead the original story

    Yesterday | TurkishPress.com

    Unbeaten Miguel Cotto, seen here in April 2008, and rival world champion Antonio Margarito will meet here Saturday in a welterweight unification showdown for the division throne vacated by Floyd Mayweather Jnr.

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  5. Miguel Cotto Reaches For GreatnessRead the original story

    Yesterday | SecondsOut.com

    By Matthew Hurley: As his July 26 showdown with Antonio Margarito approaches, WBA welterweight world champion Miguel Cotto now finds himself on the cusp of greatness.

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  6. Campbell to Defend Titles Against Guzman on September 13Read the original story

    Yesterday | 411mania.com

    Campbell to Defend Titles Against Guzman on September 13 Posted by Ramon Aranda on 07.24.2008 Campbell makes his first title defense on Showtime Championship Boxing.

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  7. No avoiding Margarito any longerRead the original story

    Thursday | The Orange County Register

    Antonio Margarito began his professional boxing career as a 16-year-old, fighting on small shows in Tijuana, Mexico.

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  8. Hlatshwayo gets nod for WBC eliminatorRead the original story

    Thursday | Independent Online

    Isaac Hlatshwayo's quest to challenge for the WBC welterweight title took a pleasant turn on Thursday when the WBC again reinstated him to contest the elimination bout against Belgian Jackson Osei Bonsu in ...

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  9. Margarito takes aim at CottoRead the original story

    Thursday | Las Vegas Review Journal

    WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto, left, and Antonio Margarito pose at a news conference Wednesday at the MGM Grand.

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  10. Pacquiao ditches odds vs 'Golden Boy'

    Thursday | ABS-CBN News

    By DENNIS GASGONIA abs-cbnNEWS.com Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao believes he has a "fair chance of winning" should he face six-division champion Oscar de la Hoya, who is currently deciding on who to fight ...

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  11. Trainer: De la Hoya 'too big' for Pacman

    Tuesday Jul 22 | ABS-CBN News

    Veteran trainer Hector Roca said Oscar de la Hoya is just "too big" for World Boxing Council lightweight champ Manny Pacquiao despite the Filipino's vaunted punching power.

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  12. 'Golden Boy' warned on planned Pacquiao tiffRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | ABS-CBN News

    No less than a childhood friend and at the same time an official of Golden Boy Promotions warned Oscar De La Hoya of pushing through with the proposed December 6 clash against Filipino boxing icon and reigning ...

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  13. HBO Boxing's Ron BorgesRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 10 | HBO Online

    July 10, 2008 - by Ron Borges Photos by Will Hart Miguel Cotto can separate himself from the pack - and maybe even from the Pac-Man - on July 26.

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  14. Quijano: Boxing Boom in Cebu

    Saturday Jul 19 | Sun-Star Cebu

    SGG Promotion's Sammy Gello-ani phrased it so succinctly when he said that Cebu is the "show-window" of Philippine boxing to the world.

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  15. Morales ready for big-time fightsRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 17 | Sun-Star Cebu

    Friday, July 18, 2008 Morales ready for big-time fights IF they succeed in their upcoming war on July 19, "Collision at the Coliseum", Ciso "Kid Terrible" Morales, Ranee "KO Kid" Ganoy and Bert "Ninja" Batawang ...

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  16. Each Nation's Best: JapanRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 17 | SecondsOut.com

    By Derek Bonnett: Located in the Pacific Ocean, Japan is a country comprised of over three thousand islands in East Asia.

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  17. Miguel Cotto Reaches For Greatness

    Thursday Jul 17 | SecondsOut.com

    By Matthew Hurley As his July 26 showdown with Antonio Margarito approaches, WBA welterweight world champion Miguel Cotto now finds himself on the cusp of greatness.

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  18. Pe alosa title defense vs Rocha set in Tubod

    Wednesday Jul 16 | ABS-CBN News

    Oscar de la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions has agreed to allow WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Pe alosa to stage his title defense against Nestor Rocha in Tubod, Lanao del Norte on September 20.

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  19. Pacquiao OKs planned fight vs SotoRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 15 | ABS-CBN News

    Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao said he has no problem facing Mexican Humberto Soto, who is currently being groomed as his next opponent.

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  20. Quijano: Notice of appeal

    Monday Jul 14 | Sun-Star Cebu

    WHEN judging who is best suited to be Manny Pacquiao's next opponent, what criteria does one use? Fight record? Risk factor? Money-making potential? Championship belts owned? Edwin Valero, Humberto Soto, and ...

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