by Kelsey McCarson Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (39-0, 29 KOs) and "Sugar" Shane Mosley (46-7-1, 39 KOs) will meet on Saturday, May 5th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada as the co-featured fight on the PPV card headlined by Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto. Undefeated Alvarez adds a much-needed Mexican presence to the Cinco de Mayo PPV telecast while Mosley represents … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2011
2011 was a mixed bag for fight fans. Marred by poor officiating, awful judging, and stifling promotional politics, boxing could easily have drifted into a dark era of malaise. Instead, the sport proved, once again, that there's nothing wrong with boxing that can't be fixed by what's right with boxing. The rise of quality stars in their twenties is slowly, but surely forcing … [Read more...]
Scumbag Millionaire– Antonio Margarito is Back! Magno’s Monday Rant
If Antonio Margarito had his way, he would've been jumping for joy and celebrating at The Staples Center in 2009 while an unconscious, disfigured Shane Mosley poured blood on to the canvas from various open facial wounds. The Tijuana sewer rat would've been giving his post-fight interview with a big, dopey grin and yelling "Viva Mexico" with the full knowledge that he was using … [Read more...]
Senchenko defends WBA welterweight title against Avendano, Friday August 26
WBA welterweight belt holder Viacheslav Senchenko (31-0, 20 KOs) defends his title against Marco Antonio Avendano (30-7-1, 22 KOs) at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk, Ukraine, Friday August 26. Senchenko was made World Champion in 2009 after Shane Mosley defeated Antonio Margarito to claim the WBA’s welterweight Super Championship. Prior to being named world champion he held … [Read more...]
The Needle and the Damage Done: Boxing’s Dangerous Dance with PEDs
by Paul Magno "The testing is completely and totally inept in the sport of boxing...I don't believe they want to know just how rampant the use of drugs really is." -- Victor Conte, Founder and President of BALCO. In 1991, a 34-year old Sugar Ray Leonard came out slow and sluggish in his one-sided loss to Terry Norris. It was a continuation of a three-year slide for the … [Read more...]