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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. |
Top Rank putting on 3 shows a month
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comPromoter Top Rank, which lost roughly 30 dates annually when Spanish-language network Telefutura canceled the weekly Friday night series "Solo Boxeo" at the end of 2008 for economic reasons, is filling the void.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009Jones: 'It would be a spectacle'
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comJerry Jones is pushing promoters Bob Arum of Top Rank and Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy hard to bring the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight to Cowboys Stadium.
Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009Klitschko rolls; Malignaggi avenges
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comIt took a rematch on neutral ground, more savvy boxing and three competent judges scoring the fight for Paulie Malignaggi to earn the nod against Juan Diaz.
Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009ESPN.com's divisional rankings
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comWhat recent changes have been made in boxing's weight class rankings? Dan Rafael reveals his new world standings.
Story | Conversation | February 16, 2009DiBella resigns as Taylor's promoter
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comFormer undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor has elected to continue on in the Super Six World Boxing Classic, a move that led Friday to his promoter, Lou DiBella, resigning his position over concerns for Taylor's health.
Story | Conversation | December 11, 2009Johnson vows to topple Vitali
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comKevin Johnson feels it's his patriotic duty to bring the title back to the States, but can he do it against the seemingly indomitable Vitali Klitschko?
Story | Conversation | December 09, 2009Golden Boy CEO pulls out of tour
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comFor unspecified reasons, Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, is out of the running to host the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather super fight, Top Rank's Bob Arum told ESPN.com on Wednesday.
Story | Conversation | December 09, 2009Bradley-Peterson makes foes of friends
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comTimothy Bradley Jr. and Lamont Peterson, old friends who rose through the junior ranks together, share plenty of history. On Saturday, each man will try to make his own history at the other's expense.
Story | Conversation | December 08, 2009Lopez, 12 others to be enshrined in '10
Associated PressFormer featherweight champion Danny "Little Red" Lopez has been voted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame along with 12 others.
Story | Conversation | December 08, 2009Williams wins; Arreola bounces back
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comAction can never be far behind the moment Paul Williams climbs into the ring. Saturday's fight-of-the-year contender with Sergio Martinez was no exception.
Story | Conversation | December 07, 2009Martinez proves worth against Williams
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comWho needs Kelly Pavlik? Sergio Martinez proved more than a worthy challenger in giving Paul Williams all he could handle and more in a losing effort on Saturday.
Story | Conversation | December 05, 2009Arreola takes out Minto in thrilling affair
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comCris Arreola bounced back from his first career defeat to stop Brian Minto on Saturday.
Story | Conversation | December 05, 2009Exec: Chavez tested positive for diuretic
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comMiddleweight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. tested positive for a banned substance in conjunction with his Nov. 14 fight against Troy Rowland, according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Story | Conversation | December 05, 2009Source: Pacquiao agrees to 50-50 split
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comManny Pacquiao signed a contract to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. in boxing's biggest fight on March 13, a source with knowledge of the meeting told ESPN.com on Friday night.
Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009Round 2 to start with Abraham-Dirrell
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comDates have been set for the second batch of bouts in the Super Six World Boxing Classic, promoter Gary Shaw told ESPN.com on Friday.
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