Top Rank CEO Bob Arum speaks on the latest with Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto, who appears to be mulling offers to either face former junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez or WBC middleweight king Sergio Martinez. Arum denies that Cotto was offered $15 million to face Martinez, however. Check out the interview for more
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Chris Robinson catches up with junior welterweight contender Hank Lundy (23-3-1, 11 KO’s) as he speaks on his wishes to have an HBO clash against undefeated Karim Mayfield. Lundy also speaks on his training camp in Colorado Springs with Adrien Broner, Robert Easter Jr., and Jamel Herring.
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Chris Robinson catches up with junior welterweight contender Hank Lundy (23-3-1, 11 KO’s) as he speaks on his wishes to have an HBO clash against undefeated Karim Mayfield. Lundy also speaks on his training camp in Colorado Springs with Adrien Broner, Robert Easter Jr., and Jamel Herring.
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Top Rank CEO Bob Arum speaks on the latest with Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto, who appears to be mulling offers to either face former junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez or WBC middleweight king Sergio Martinez. Arum denies that Cotto was offered $15 million to face Martinez, however. Check out the interview for more
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Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado weighing in ahead of their rematch earlier this year (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
2013 didn’t go as expected for former lightweight titlist Brandon Rios.
In March, Rios would lose a razor-thin points victory over twelve rounds in a rematch with Mike Alvarado in Las Vegas.
Given that the fight was wildly entertaining, Rios’ stock didn’t drop too horribly and he would still end up landing a pay per view shot at Filipino star Manny Pacquiao later in the year.
On Nov. 23, in Macau, China, Rios was soundly outpointed by Pacquiao, as he absorbed several flush punches on his way to a unanimous decision loss.
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The dialogue with veteran promoter Bob Arum continues, as he speaks on Brandon Rios’ effort in his recent loss to Manny Pacquiao while eyeing a possible third match with Mike Alvarado next year
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Bonus footage from the training camp of former lightweight titlist Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios in Oxnard, Calif. as he puts in some rounds inside of the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy with lightweight prospect Erick De Leon one month before his big fight against Manny Pacquiao in Macau, China
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Chris Robinson catches up with veteran trainer Abel Sanchez, as he speaks on Manny Pacquiao’s unanimous decision victory over Brandon Rios in Macau, China. Hear what Sanchez had to say about Pacquiao’s performance and why fights against Floyd Mayweather and Ruslan Provodnikov don’t make sense right now
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Chris Robinson catches up with longtime HBO analyst Larry Merchant following the victories of light heavyweight champions Sergey Kovalev and Adonis Stevenson in their HBO matches against Ismayl Sillakh and Tony Bellew. After hearing Stevenson call for fights against Bernard Hopkins and Carl Froch after his victories, coupled with Andre Ward’s desire to face Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. this past weekend after the Edwin Rodriguez clash, Merchant feels it’s time for the media to force the best to face the best
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An update from Quebec City, Canada as WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (23-0-1, 21 KO’s) crushes Ismayl Sillakh in the second round. After the match, Kovalev instantly called for a match with WBC champion Adonis Stevenson, who faces Tony Bellew later in the evening
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HBO unofficial ringside judge Harold Lederman speaks on the big years in boxing from Floyd Mayweather, Danny Garcia, Mikey Garcia, and Gennady Golovkin
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Ruslan Provodnikov hammering Mike Alvarado in Denver last month (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
Well-versed in several aspects of the sport, trainer Abel Sanchez is a good source to turn to when you are looking for some boxing feedback.
Tucked away in Big Bear Mountain in Southern California for most of the year, Sanchez’s Summit Gym plays host to a bevy of world-class fighters from across the globe, including WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin.
Asked for his take on boxing’s most recent big event, Sanchez seemed to feel that Manny Pacquiao’s unanimous decision victory over Brandon Rios this past Saturday night in Macau, China went according to the script.
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Post-fight coverage from Andre Ward’s unanimous decision victory over Edwin Rodriguez in Ontario, Calif. as he addresses a possible fight in the future with Bernard Hopkins
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Manny Pacquiao following his spirited victory over Brandon Rios on Saturday night (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
The spotlight shined bright upon Manny Pacquiao this past weekend, as he returned to the ring against Brandon Rios in an effort to find out if he still has some of the same magic in him that saw him stamp himself as one of this generation’s elite prizefighters.
Inside of the Venetian Resort’s Coati Arena in Macau, China, Pacquiao offered up an impressive display by hammering Rios with a bevy of punches from various angles as he carved out a wide unanimous decision victory.
Watching the action unfold from ringside, longtime HBO analyst Larry Merchant had a strong curiosity as to how Pacquiao would show himself following his knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez this past December.
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In the first part of his exclusive interview with Chris Robinson, longtime HBO analyst Larry Merchant speaks on Manny Pacquiao’s victory unanimous decision victory over Brandon Rios in Macau, China on Saturday, November 23, revealing how he believes the Filipino star has changed up his style again under trainer Freddie Roach
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Post-fight coverage from Andre Ward’s unanimous decision victory over Edwin Rodriguez in Ontario, Calif. as he addresses a possible fight in the future with Bernard Hopkins
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Post-fight coverage from the Venetian Resort’s Coati Arena in Macau, China as eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao speaks to the press following his unanimous decision victory over Brandon Rios. In this clip, Pacquiao
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HustleBoss.com goes behind the scenes in Oxnard, Calif. as former lightweight champion Brandon Rios (31-2-1, 23 KO’s) puts in work at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy ahead of his Nov. 23 meeting with Manny Pacquiao. Check out the footage of Rios putting in work
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Post-fight coverage from the Venetian Resort’s Coati Arena in Macau, China as former lightweight champion Brandon Rios speaks to the media following his tough unanimous decision loss to Manny Pacquiao on Saturday, Nov. 23.
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Post-fight coverage from the Venetian Resport’s Coati Arena in Macau, China as former lightweight champion Brandon Rios (31-2-1, 23 KO’s) speaks after his tough loss to Manny Pacquiao. Hear what Rios had to say about the fight, including Pacquiao’s best weapons, and why he is interested in facing off with Ruslan Provodnikov at 147 pounds
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