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Drug test procedures being debated

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

The Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather welterweight title megafight, tentatively scheduled for March 13 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, is in jeopardy.

Story | Conversation | December 22, 2009

Martirosyan to face Ouma

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Junior middleweight Vanes Martirosyan, a 2004 United States Olympian and one of the top prospects in boxing, has been brought along slowly and steadily by Top Rank.

Story | Conversation | December 22, 2009

Pavlik doles out beating in hometown

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Just getting to the ring was an accomplishment in itself, but Kelly Pavlik wasn't done there. Pavlik mauled Miguel Espino in front of his Youngstown fans to get his career back on track.

Story | Conversation | December 20, 2009

Khan-Malignaggi has nice ring to it at 140

Dan Rafael

The junior welterweight division is hot. It's loaded with a variety of interesting, exciting and marketable fighters and matchups. At the top there's ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009

Williams wins; Arreola bounces back

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Action 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, 2009

Source: Pacquiao agrees to 50-50 split

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Manny 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, 2009

'FNF' to return for 12th season

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

"Friday Night Fights" returns for its 12th season on ESPN2 on Jan. 8 for the first of 29 live boxing cards, the network announced Tuesday.

Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009

Thanksgiving offers no rest for busy boxing folks

Dan Rafael

Although many folks are taking it easy this week because of Thanksgiving, that's not the case in boxing as several fights are in the works. While Top ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Pacquiao's power? All natural

Dan Rafael

...as Pacquiao's strength and conditioning coach for his last five bouts working alongside head trainer Freddie Roach, is awfully tired of Mayweather's accusations. "When he first started saying that stuff, I didn...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2009

Ward writes off Kessler's advantages ahead of Super Six fight

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Tom Casino/Showtime America's Super Six hopes rest on the shoulders of Andre Ward, right. Ward ready to fight for title The opening two bouts o...

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Mayweather already yapping about Pacquiao

Dan Rafael

Other than a brief interview with a British television outlet, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been awfully quiet in the aftermath of pound-for-pound king Ma...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Pacquiao looking to Mayweather fight

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

It's been only two days since Manny Pacquiao's historic 12th-round knockout of Miguel Cotto but already the focus is firmly on a potential Pacquiao showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Story | Conversation | November 16, 2009

Pacquiao makes history with Cotto TKO

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Manny Pacquiao rewrote history by nabbing a seventh world title in a seventh weight class and stopping Miguel Cotto in 12 rounds on Saturday.

Story | Conversation | November 14, 2009

Pacquiao fights for place in history

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Manny Pacquiao isn't shy about discussing his weight. In fact, he's on the verge of making history because of it.

Story | Conversation | November 12, 2009

Is Cotto past Margarito debacle?

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Sixteen months, two fights and a cornerman later, Miguel Cotto says he's completely over his loss to Antonio Margarito.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009