SAN DIEGO, September 29, 2012 - Our boxer briefs this month protect the return of HBO’s Boxing Following Dark collection for your Drop 2012 season, and news (or noise) from the larger names inside the sports sounding off.

Fights from Foxwood on HBO’s Poor: The autumn time of HBO’s “Boxing Following Dark” collection which characteristics up and coming fighters gets underway from your MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut on Saturday evening, September 29, at nine:thirty p.m. Eastern/Pacific. The Lou DiBella Amusement demonstrate is known as “Road to Glory,” with all fighters within the lineup hoping to produce an excellent impression and advance their careers.

Three fights from the whole card will likely be aired live, led by a 10-round super middleweight battle between Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez (21-0, 14 KOs) towards Jason “Monstruo” Escalera (13-0-1, 12 KOs). Both are northeastern fighters; Rodriguez from Massachusetts and Escalera from New Jersey, so a lot of followers should be in the home. The fighters not all that properly matched. Rodriguez has an considerable beginner profession. Although Escalera has twelve knockouts in his thirteen fights, his opponents weren’t considerably of the obstacle. He’s only fought 39 professional rounds of boxing at age 27. Nevertheless, he can be a massive brawling puncher and any person could possibly get fortunate (see Julio Caesar Chavez Jr., spherical 12 on September fifteen).

The co-feature on the demonstrate is Luis Del Valle (16-0, eleven KOs) as opposed to the veteran Vic Darchinyan (37-5-1-, 27 KOs) within a 10-round super bantamweight fight. Hard to believe that the 36-year-old veteran champion Darchinyan has never fought on HBO prior to. Also to the card is welterweight Antonin Decarie (26-1, seven KOs) from Quebec against Alex Perez (16-0, nine KOs) from New Jersey.





All of the fighters created fat, all mentioned the best items at their information meeting about coaching hard, becoming fired up regarding their fights, and putting on a good present. They’re lucky Right here Arrives Honey Boo Boo isn’t on or I may be viewing through DVR delay. Nonetheless, anytime Max Kellerman and Roy Jones Jr. are about entertaining me with their conversation, I’m prepared to examine it out.

Bienvenido a Miami, Bradley: Timothy Bradley Jr. will not get his rematch with Manny Pacquiao, but Top rated Rank promoter Bob Arum declared that Bradley will headline a card on Saturday, December fifteen at Marlins Park in Miami, the initial boxing card ever held there. Arum claims the stadium will keep the ring inside the baseball infield and be configured for between twenty,000 and twenty five,000 supporters.

The opponent hasn’t been referred to as. Arum promised “a top welterweight” and reportedly told Yahoo! Sports activities it may be previous champion Andre Berto. But Chris Mannix of Sports activities Illustrated reviews that Berto (28-1-0, 22 KOS) is close to finalizing a deal to fight Cornelius Bundrage on HBO November 24 within a junior middleweight title bout. It’s been rough for Berto lately. He misplaced to Victor Ortiz in Apri 2011, and was established to get a rematch till he examined positive for steroids and was dropped in the bout. That didn’t perform out also properly for Ortiz, possibly; substitute Josesito Lopez broke Ortiz’ jaw and won himself the chance to fight Canelo Alvarez two weeks back.

Arum stated he will even function Cuban fighters for example WBA super bantamweight champion Guiermo Rigondeaux.

Pacquiao declined the choice for a rematch with Bradley in favor of the fourth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez Jr. Tickets went on sale Friday and a reported 10,000 tickets have already been sold.

Miguel Cotto and Austin Trout draw a crowd at their general public information meeting in Puerto Rico this week. Photograph: Tom Casino/Showtime.



Cotto, Trout make the scene: Miguel Cotto and Austin Trout appeared in New york on Monday and Puerto Rico on Wednesday to promote their forthcoming world title fight at Madison Square Backyard garden on Saturday, December 1. Information conferences with common Puerto Rican fighters like Cotto are very a sensation. This 1 was held outdoors in the Anfiteatro Paseo De Las Artes Calle Padial in Caguas. The general public was invited plus they enthusiastically acknowledged, packing the location to help Cotto. The presser was broadcast live on Showtime, that will air the battle. Trout declared his intention to win; Cotto guaranteed a triumph: "Thank you all for coming nowadays. We are extremely content to determine you all and (I thanks for) your excellent help. I can only claim that I'll prepare as challenging as I'm able to like I always do, and on December one, I'll turn out to be globe champion again. I will guarantee you all that I will return to Puerto Rico like a champion."

So much for Manny Pacquiao laying from the layups throughout coaching for a battle. BoxingScene.com revealed a number of photographs like this 1 Friday from the Philippines.

Pacman shoots hoops: The web site BoxingScene.com printed photographs Friday of Manny Pacquiao capturing hoops following his coaching session at Calumpang Sports Complex normally Santos City, Philippines, having a few buddies. Pacquiao will battle Juan Handbook Marquez for your fourth time December eight in Las vegas. Pacquiao won a narrow choice more than Marquez within their final fight, and trainer Freddie Roach blamed Pacquiao’s extreme basketball taking part in periods for leg cramps that hampered Pacquiao throughout that battle. He experienced reportedly given up playing basketball for the duration of training. But Roach also said in the course of a information convention before Pacquiao’s battle with Timothy Bradley that boxing wasn’t Pacquiao’s preferred activity, it’s basketball.

Ricky Hatton Returns: Well-liked English boxer Ricky Hatton retired immediately after a brutal defeat by Manny Pacquiao 3 as well as a 50 % years in the past. But the Hitman is ending his retirement on November 24 for any bout with previous WBA welterweight champion Vyacheslav Senchenko in Manchester. Senchenko lost his initial skilled fight to Paulie Malignaggi. In spite of his layoff, Hatton is still rated the quantity five welterweight contender by the WBA, with 21 knockouts to his credit.

Women Very first: The very best boxing Saturday evening on television might not be on HBO. Televisa and FOX Deportes will air the Golden Boy/Canelo Promotions WBC women’s silver bantamweight title bout among Zulina “La Loba” Munoz of Mexico and Gabriela Bouvier of Uruguay at eleven p.m. Eastern/8 p.m. Pacific from Morelia, Mexico. Munoz, 34-1-2, 23 KOs, is actually a 25-year-old powerhouse, boxing professionally because she was sixteen. Bouvier is only 8-2-1, with 2 KOs, but is coming off a very first round knockout win. She's just 20 years old, enthusiastic and keen. Whilst Munoz is expected to gain, it is planning to be an action packed, exciting fight. Allow the ladies show you what they're able to do.

Conscious that so much is at stake after they face each other for your fourth time in the MGM Grand in Las vegas on December eight, "Fighter with the Decade" Manny Pacquiao and Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez have begun education early.

A achievable multi-million dollar showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr will hinge on whether Pacquiao can defeat Marquez nearly as convincingly as Mayweather did in scoring a lopsided twelve round unanimous decision more than the Mexican who had to go up in weight to produce the battle.

Pacquiao will even need to shut Marquez up more than his persistent statements he won their three prior fights but was robbed by the judges even as he requested the Nevada State Athletic Commission to appoint a single decide from Mexico, one particular from your Philippines and a third non-Nevada decide.

Pacquiao who doesn't normally start coaching practically ten weeks ahead of a battle was at the gym of longtime friend and amateur boxing guru from General Santos City, Ray Golingan on whose weekly amateur cards Pacquiao fought frequently.

Pacquiao worked around the hefty bag, the pace ball and the punch-mitts with Filipino trainer and childhood Restituto "Buboy" Fernandez as well as went by way of his physical conditioning regimen after jogging.

Boxing writer Gabriel Cordero in a report on boxingscene.com stated Marquez has started his education camp this month at the Romanza Fitness center with Corridor of Fame coach Nacho Beristain and his team. His aim to is always to have more velocity to seek out and go after Pacquiao and win convincingly. Marquez can also be looking to deliver Pacquiao towards the canvas a minimum of after through the battle. If he does it is going to be the first time although Pacquiao, on the other hand, dropped Marquez three occasions within the opening spherical of their first battle and as soon as in the 2nd which the Filipino won by a bulk selection.

Beristain stated “This time we'll operate placing considerably emphasis on pace. We seek out to preserve the tempo in the battle and find out the chance to put Pacquiao about the canvas and make the most of that scenario. I know how hard the fight will likely be. Pacquiao is actually a robust fighter.”

Marquez said, “I’ll be coming with a great deal of planning and confidence. The purpose is always to try and gain the fight by knockout. Two aspects go along with me: Intelligence along with the experience.”

Juan Manuel Marquez doesn’t see himself as a 39-year-old man who's inside the twilight of a Corridor of Fame career.

“There is actually a biological age and (there is certainly a ) chronological (age),” Marquez told the Mexican press throughout a private function lately as he primes himself up to get a fouirth showdown with Manny Pacquiao on Dec. 8 in Vegas.

Marquez is so searching ahead to the Pacquiao meeting that he's gunning for an final result that will not demand the scoresheets from the three judges.

“I am trying to find a knockout and I am not thinking about a selection,” mentioned Marquez, whose initial fight with Pacquiao finished on a split attract as well as the subsequent two going the Filipino’s way regardless of him standing his floor and providing his fancied foe a hell of a time.

Each fighters have actually started to report for training with Marquez using outdated school techniques, which includes wood-chopping, and Pacquiao playing volleyball and showing up for gentle work out normally Santos Metropolis.

Pacquiao’s long-time coaching assistant Buboy Fernandez has been reviewing Marquez’s fights on video clip and it has place unique emphasis about the 3rd fight that Pacquiao won by bulk selection.

“I am taking a look at the way Marquez was stepping on Manny’s foot,” mentioned Fernandez. “He did it on objective although it's a part of the game so we will try to avoid this in the fourth fight.”

Fernandez mentioned that Marquez was capable of catch Pacquiao when it happened.

However, Fernandez believes there won’t be considered a fifth battle.

“We’ll get him (Marquez) this time,” additional Fernandez.

MANILA(PNA)- Initial, Team Pacquiao did away with pitching camp in Baguio Metropolis, a venue that provided the eight-division belt-owner Manny Pacquiao with high altitude instruction in his previous fights until final May when he misplaced to undefeated American junior-welterweight Timothy Bradley.

Then to further assure that no interruptions will punctuate the Filipino ring idol’s preparations for his subsequent fight in opposition to old-rival Juan Manuel Marquez, chief trainer Freddie Roach has ordered the closure of his Wild Card Gym in Los angeles to anybody other than members of the instruction employees.

Which means nobody, who has no company inside the new training scheme to become promulgated beginning October fifteen, such as the Group Pacquiao pretenders, will permitted entry to the Vine Street sweat store in the heart of Hollywood starting October fifteen once the “Pacman” starts severe coaching for the December eight fight.

The day is meant to become the day Pacquiao is to plunge himself into extreme preparations in an work to bounce back from that defeat, albeit controversial, to Bradley that price him his welterweight crown. Not even mass media males, in accordance with Roach’s Filipino assistant Marvin Somodio.
“Yun na ang ibig sabihin noong notice na ipinaskel sa loob at labas ng gym,” Somodio told People’s Journal inside a telephone dialogue Thursday evening. “No exception. Pati siguro kamag-anak.”

Somodio mentioned the gag order will probably be efficient from one pm. To five p.m. daily even it there's no sparring session scheduled for a day.
“Both mentor Freddie kasi and Manny need to gain impressively and deliver to some close the numerous concerns that surrounded his earlier three fights with Marquez, kailangan naka-focus lahat sa preparasyon at walang kahit anong distraction,” Somodio quipped.

“Lahat as in lahat ng nag-o-oversee sa coaching. Not merely Manny, not merely Roach, but everyone,” the former amateur standout within the Form Up Boxing Steady of Cooyeesan Lodge owner Anson Tiu Co described.

“As I comprehended it, these precautions, such as eliminating Baguio camp, are parts of new tactics and methods to be implemented within this fight,” Somodio added.

The shut doorway training scheme is not new to the team though even though this specific rule is usually disregarded than noticed as lots of people, such as friends of those close to Pacquiao nearly always managed to observe and kibitz in his coaching program, posing for pictures and signing autographs.

“Kasi regardless of how rigid the rule is carried out, kapag nakita ng security na kaibigan ang gustong pumasok, pinapayagan. Pag hindi pinapasok, galit pa. At hila-hila pa ang mga kasama kaya bago mo malaman, puno na ang fitness center,” Somodio observed.

“If Roach can have his way, this should be a thing in the previous now. Medyo kasi masama ang mga pangyayari nitong mga nakaraang araw,” Somodio mentioned. “Napagtatalo ang mga boxer ng Wild Card at kailangang makabangon.”

Several more strict steps, based on Somodio, are bound to become implemented when Pacquiao lastly arrived in Los angeles subsequent month.

Manny Pacquiao’s recent loss to Timothy Bradley wasn’t specifically important to fans. They noticed it take place, certainly, but nobody in fact place significantly inventory into it because they knew the last judgment was a total farce.

Pacquiao landed more punches at a larger efficiency than his counterpart. He was in no way really thrown off balance at any point throughout the bout. He absolutely dominated within the last minute of all but two rounds. By any measure you need to utilize, statistical or otherwise, he was the rightful winner of that complement. So when Bradley eventually received the nod from two inept judges, once again, it was not a game-changer in terms of the way that fans viewed Pacquiao.

Supporters don’t choose who wins and who loses matches, though.

Pacquiao’s most current defeat might show to be a game-changer in the way judges view him. Last November, when he and Juan Manuel Marquez satisfied for your 3rd time, there was a really sensible case to be made that the latter fighter was the rightful winner. You might argue it in either case, certainly, but if what Bradley did might be regarded as a win - what Marquez did definitely should have counted like a gain.

The purpose Marquez didn’t in fact upset Pacquiao is because there's a common underyling concept in boxing that judges typically abide by - you have to conquer the champ. You can’t fight just also as him. It can’t become a tie. If you want his belt, you must take it from him. Marquez fought reasonably nicely final November, but he did not rip the victory away from Pacquiao. That’s why every person in addition to probably the most diehard of Marquez supporters was okay with the way the bout finished.

Given that a person has really dominated in opposition to Pacquiao, even though, every little thing is various. That little benefit from the doubt that the Filipino champ rode to his final get versus Marquez - that advantage of the doubt is gone now. If Pacquiao desires to avoid a second straight defeat, he must definitively beat down Marquez. And observing as he has not recorded a knockout given that 2009, that may prove to become kind of tough.

Essentially the most interesting thing to watch for this December will likely be the sort stamina Pacquiao displays from start to complete. Towards Bradley, you couldn’t help but feel as although he was not trying till the last moment of all his rounds simply because he was not sure he experienced the power to go one hundred percent throughout. That cannot happen this time about.

Pacquiao can’t leave any room for question in this 1. To defeat Marquez for the 3rd straight time, he needs to account for the Timothy Bradley Effect. He has to go into this a single almost anticipating the judges to rule in opposition to him.

And when this past June was any sign - maybe that expectation is not as farfetched because it sounds.

Mexican four-division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez has began his instruction camp this week at the Romanza Fitness center with Hall of Fame trainer Nacho Beristain and his group. His goal to possess a lot more speed to seek out and pursue Manny Pacquiao and win convincingly in Pacquiao-Marquez 4. Marquez can also be looking to mail Pacquiao for the canvas a minimum of as soon as in the course of the battle.

“This time we'll perform putting significantly emphasis on pace,” stated Beristain. “We seek to preserve the speed in the fight and see the opportunity to place Pacquiao about the canvas and make the most of that circumstance. I realize how challenging the fight will likely be. Pacquiao is actually a strong fighter.”

Marquez stated, “I’ll be coming having a large amount of planning and confidence. The aim is always to make an effort to gain the battle by knockout. Two aspects accompany me: Intelligence and also the experience.”

Every day, countless supporters visit at the Romanza Fitness center to see Marquez’ workout routines and perhaps for the last stages of instruction this will be really hard to control because the hundreds grow to be a huge number of fans wishing to assistance the Mexican Warrior.

Marquez, 39, and Pacquiao, 33, will fight for that fourth time on December 8 in a collection which has 3 earlier matches, the first was a draw and Pacman won the final two by near, controversial decisions.

It was 3 years back this month that trainer Freddie Roach and his fighter, Manny Pacquiao, expressed outrage and disbelief upon being initial knowledgeable about a video clip in the course of which Floyd Mayweather Sr. appeared to demonstrate issue that the Filipino boxer may well be utilizing steroids.

Because of this of Mayweather's sentiment, as well as subsequent feedback attributed to his son, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and his uncle and trainer, Roger Mayweather, Pacquiao submitted a lawsuit against the trio in December of 2009 seeking compensatory and punitive damages for defamation of character

The match named, in part, Mayweather, his father and his uncle, and alleged that they continued to suggest publicly that Pacquiao's accomplishment over eight fat classes resulted from his getting employed performance-enhancing drugs.

But on Tuesday, the lawyers for Paquiao and the Mayweathers achieved an out-of-court settlement resolving Pacquiao's lawsuit in Vegas.

As part of the resolution, the Mayweathers issued a assertion by which they denied they at any time "intended to declare that Manny Pacquiao has utilised or is making use of any performance enhancing medicines."

"Floyd Mayweather Jr., Floyd Mayweather Sr., Roger Mayweather and Mayweather Promotions want to ensure it is distinct that they in no way meant to claim that Manny Pacquiao has used or is employing any performance enhancing drugs," read the ready declaration, issued in the San Francisco-based workplace of retired judge and mediator Daniel H. Weinstein.

"Nor are they aware of any evidence that Manny Pacquiao has utilised efficiency enhancing drugs. Manny Pacquiao is an excellent champion, and nobody really should construe any of our prior remarks as proclaiming that Manny Pacquiao has utilized overall performance improving drugs."


Citing "a stringent confidentiality" gag purchase that is a condition from the agreement amongst the 2 camps, Pacquiao's advisor, Michael Koncz, referred concerns to the fighter's lawyers, David Marroso and Dan Petrocelli, from the Los Angeles-based O'Melveny and Myers legislation firm, who could be attained for an instant comment.

Contacted by RingTV.com at his Wild Card Boxing Club on Wednesday, Roach held his remark brief.

"They didn't say something about me, so I don't actually treatment," said Roach. "It's a thing I do not desire to get inside the middle of. That's amongst them."

The Mayweather-Pacquiao settlement could pave the way in which for that extremely coveted Mayweather-Pacquiao clash, considering that past negotiations among the boxers failed more than the idea of drug tests.

Random drug tests of blood and urine is contractually mandated by Mayweather for his previous 3 victories more than Victor Ortiz, Shane Mosley and Miguel Cotto.

Within the meantime, Roach is education Pacquiao to face Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez a fourth time on Dec. eight in Las vegas. Pacquiao won a disputed majority decision in November, possessing also battled to a draw plus a split decision victory more than Marquez.

Pacquiao selected Marquez over a return bout with Tim Bradley, whose questionable split decision in June dethroned Pacquiao because the WBO's welterweight titleholder and finished his 15-bout successful streak that incorporated 8 stoppages.



ROACH ON AMIR KHAN: 'YOU Can not Teach An excellent CHIN IN BOXING'

Roach verified the finish of a relationship immediately after 10 fights with ex-IBF and WBA junior welterweight titleholder Amir Khan (26-3, eighteen KOs), who may have aligned himself with trainer Virgil Hunter in the wake of July's fourth-round knockout reduction to Danny Garcia, in accordance with reports.

"I did the top that I could with him, however you can't teach an excellent chin in boxing," stated Roach, who had earlier denied that Khan experienced specifically expressed the desire to finish their affiliation, opposite to reports. "We tried to operate on his defense a little bit, but he likes to trade, and in the event you prefer to exchange, then you happen to be heading to have hit."

Roach mentioned he did not believe the absence of strength and conditioning expert Alex Ariza for only the 2nd time in Khan's past 10 fights was among the reasons for your reduction to Garcia, whose triumph additional Khan's WBA belt at the same time as the division's RING championship to the WBC crown he already owned.

In the Garcia fight, referee Kenny Bayless questioned Khan if he nevertheless could carry on before waving an finish towards the bout at two minutes 28 seconds subsequent the 3rd knockdown -- the 2nd in the fourth round.

Bayless informed RingTV.com that among the reasons for your stoppage was the truth that "in my viewpoint, Amir's leg's had been shot, and his stability was off."

Replaced by Ruben Tabares, Ariza experienced mentioned in the course of an job interview with RingTV.com in July of final year that strengthening in the legs is essential in supporting the neck.

Khan began operating with Roach and Ariza following his 54-second knockout reduction to Breidis Prescott being a lightweight in Sept. of 2008. From there, Khan won 8 straight fights, four of them by knockout, and gained two title belts.

That stretch also included knockouts of New Yorkers Zab Judah and Paulie Malignaggi, also as victories over previous beltholders Marcos Maidana, Marco Antonio Barrera and Andreas Kotelnik.

However the loss to Garcia was the 2nd within a row for Khan, whose successful streak under Roach finished with December's controversial split-decision loss to Lamont Peterson.

"If they are able to calm him down and acquire him to not exchange so much and get him to box a little little bit far more, becoming an excellent athlete, he'll do considerably better," said Roach. "But I don't know if anyone can cange that even though. Still, I want him the top, and we will see what takes place."




OLYMPIAN MARCUS BROWNE Indicators WITH AL HAYMON

Staten Island light heavyweight Marcus Browne, a 2012 U.S. Olympian, has signed with supervisor Al Haymon, who's regarded by several as the most strong advisor in boxing, it had been declared on Wednesday.

Browne was the initial Atlas Cops and Kids Boxing Plan product to compete in the Olympic Video games, coming from a system started by ESPN boxing analyst Teddy Atlas in memory of his late father's non-profit Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Basis.

A two-time Nationwide Police Athletic League champion and 2012 United states Boxing National gold medalist, Browne is qualified by Gary Stark in the Park Hill Boxing Club.

Haymon in addition has signed Browne's 2012 U.S. Boxing teammates, Terrell Gausha, Dominic Breazeale, Rau'shee Warren and Errol Spence Jr.

Haymon's steady of fighters that also includes Mayweather, Garcia, Austin Trout, Peter Quillin, Andre Berto, Devon Alexander, Chris Arreola, Seth Mitchell, Adrien Broner, Gary Russell Jr., Erislandy Lara, Rico Ramos, Leo Santa Cruz and Josesito Lopez.



THE RESURRECTION OF CLEOTIS 'MOOKIE' PENDARVIS

Junior welterweight Cleotis "Mookie" Pendarvis (16-3-1, 5 KO's), of Los angeles, has won 5 straight bouts below the advice of manager Warren Wilkerson, who's focusing on the 26-year-old for a return towards the ring "at the finish of November, or the initial month of December."

Wilkerson took over in June of 2010, soon right after Pendarvis experienced misplaced a split selection to Terrance Cauthen. Considering that then, Pendarvis has competed in 4 bouts like a welterweight, and one particular as being a junior welterweight.

A slick-boxing southpaw who models himself after ex-titleholder Pernell Whitaker, Pendarvis hopes to break in to the top tier of his division by subsequent yr.

"I assume the majority of his career, he continues to be getting by on his talent. He is gifted inside the artwork of boxing, but was not dedicated to being in form and studying greater than what he currently understood He experienced gotten to a particular level based only on talent, and he stayed proper there," said Wilkerson.

"But I have surrounded him having a trainer and individuals who are devoted to him. My curiosity is inside the path of relocating up the ranks in the IBF. I'd prefer to fight a top rated ten contender within the IBF, which might provide us near to an eliminator bout."