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Lopez May Have Spoiled Plans but Prevails to Keep His Title
Published: October 12, 2009
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New York – Juan Manuel Lopez the WBO junior featherweight champion from Caguas, Puerto Rico and WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa of Cuba defended their respective titles in separate bouts on the “Island Warriors” “Latin Fury 12” pay-per-view show at the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden Saturday evening. The fighters did what they had [...]
Boxing Notebook
Published: October 10, 2009
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Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is already looking at plans for a major boxing card at Madison Square Garden next June on the eve of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade That is where his WBO welterweight champion, Miguel Cotto, is expected to be again, assuming Cotto is successful in his title defense against Manny [...]
Boxing Notebook
Published: July 22, 2009
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NEW YORK - One of the ugliest incidents in pro boxing history will be recalled and documented on HBO Sports next Saturday August 1. It was the night of June 16, 1983 at Madison Square Garden in New York City and Billy Collins Jr, after his fight with Luis Resto, was never the same. Collins, [...]
Boxing Notebook
Published: July 14, 2009
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New York - Now boxing fans have been granted a tournament to crown a super middleweight champion that was unveiled Monday at Madison Square Garden in New York City that will be televised exclusively on SHOWTIME. Six of the supposed best super middleweights with a combined record of 161-4-1, three champions, four undefeated fighters and [...]
Cotto Win Leads to Question
Published: June 13, 2009
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Miguel Cotto may have successfully defended his WBO welterweight championship with a 12-round split decision over a gain challenger Joshua Clottey at Madison Square Garden Saturday evening and his latest conquest does lead to questions. There were tactics used not accustomed to being seen from Cotto, a fierce cut over his left eye brow, and [...]
Cotto faces tough challenge with Clottey at Garden
Published: June 10, 2009
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Miguel Cotto the WBO welterweight champion defends his title at Madison Square Garden Saturday evening against Joshua Clottey with the IBF title also up for grabs and there are those in the boxing community who give Clottey a chance to dethrone the champion. It is one of those intriguing fights that could go either way [...]
Cotto Match Set For June Amid Problems
Published: April 15, 2009
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Cotto was very quiet and not saying much NEW YORK – There was Miguel Cotto the WBO welterweight champion at Madison Square Garden Tuesday afternoon but there was something noticeably different. Cotto was very quiet and not saying much about his headlining a boxing card at the Garden for the fourth time in five years [...]
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