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Dan RafaelBlog | ChatsDan Rafael is ESPN.com's boxing writer. Rafael began writing for ESPN.com in March 2005 after working for 5 years as the boxing writer for USA Today. |
Showtime super middleweight tourney in works
Dan Rafael...keep in mind that not all of the promoters involved, including Gary Shaw, Lou DiBella, Wilfried Sauerland, Dan Goossen and Mick Hennessy, have officially signed off yet. The first two bouts are tentatively scheduled for...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 04, 2009Rafael: Donaire hit hard by passing of Arguello
Dan Rafael...card on Aug. 15 at the Hard Rock. In the main event, Donaire will face Panama's Rafael Concepcion (13-3-1, 8 KOs) for a vacant interim junior bantamweight title. Donaire currently holds a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 02, 2009Pacquiao-Cotto stays on track
Dan RafaelShane Mosley's disappointment notwithstanding, the big fight of the fall -- welterweight titlist Miguel Cotto against pound-for-pound king/junior welt...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 02, 2009Dan Rafael Chat: July 2, 2009
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Story | Conversation | July 02, 2009Arguello: Champion and gentleman
Dan RafaelIt was a little past 9 a.m. on Wednesday when I went downstairs to my office and began my day, like I always do, by checking my e-mail. I had one from...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 01, 2009Maidana too much for Ortiz
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comMarcos Maidana didn't have the 100-watt smile. He didn't have the refined style, or the friends in high places. What he did have was resiliency, and as Dan Rafael points out, it was more than enough to seize the day against Victor Ortiz.
Story | Conversation | June 29, 2009Lontchi to honor Michael Jackson
Dan RafaelATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- The reach of Michael Jackson, who died Thursday at age 50, was worldwide. All the way to the African country of Cameroon. That...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 27, 2009Rafael fills you in on "Latin Fury 9"
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comDan Rafael fills you in on all the action from Saturday's "Latin Fury 9" card in Atlantic City.
Story | Conversation | June 27, 2009Lopez lambastes Lontchi in one-sided fight
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comIt wasn't the "one round and out" deal Juan Manuel Lopez probably has grown accustomed to, but the Puerto Rican banger looked impressive nonetheless in forcing Olivier Lontchi to quit after nine rounds.
Story | Conversation | June 27, 2009No truth to V. Klitschko-Valuev reports
Dan RafaelOne very brief press release sent to media across the boxing world by German promoter Wilfried Sauerland and a couple of quotes in the Russian media o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 26, 2009Ortiz keeps a cool head going into Maidana fight
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comBanking on the next "Golden Boy" is risky business, but Oscar De La Hoya & Co. feel they can't go wrong with Victor Ortiz.
Story | Conversation | June 25, 2009Notebook: Lopez's star on the ascent
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comChris Farina/Top Rank If you were boxing's next big star like Juan Manuel Lopez is, you'd be smiling too. Lopez's star on the ascent After the 2...
Page | ConversationLet's call the whole thing off
Dan RafaelYour weekly random thoughts. … • I was thinking of pulling out of this blog because I have a sore hand from so much typing. But in l...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 24, 2009Alexander, Witter to fight for vacant 140-lb belt
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comSt. Louis' Devon Alexander is set to face former titleholder Junior Witter of England on Aug. 1 (Showtime) at the Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Story | Conversation | June 23, 2009Juarez nixes stand-in for John, won't be on card
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comRocky Juarez has been removed from Saturday's card at the Staples Center after he rejected a replacement for Chris John.
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