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Five time Boxing Writers Association of America Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach saw Floyd Mayweather do his thing in Las Vegas on Saturday night. His verdict? "Mayweather fought careful, calculated," he said. "The fight against Robert Guerrero was ...

Manny Pacquiao has lost his past two bouts, so his next scrap, against Brandon Rios in Macau on Nov. 24 (Nov. 23 in the U.S.) is beyond crucial. I checked in with Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, and asked him for his take on the bout, Rios as ...

When Manny Pacquiao picked Brandon Rios to fight for his comeback bout after the knockout loss he suffered against Juan Manuel Marquez in December, he did so with the blessing of Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach. Roach said he liked the fight fo...

Robert Guerrero had to recover from surgery and a long layoff, leap a weight class and beat two hardened former welterweights titlists before landing a Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight. But now, finally, it's here.

From 1981 to 1984, junior lightweight Louie Burke ran up a professional record of 18-0, including a couple of victories over a popular TV fighter named Freddie Roach -- the second of which appeared on the undercard of a bout between two decent fighte...

Can a reunion with his former trainer take Guillermo Rigondeaux to the top? A win over Nonito Donaire would shut his critics up.

Bob Arum is looking to determine who will get the coveted slot to fight Manny Pacquiao in his next bout by Sunday, he told NYFightblog during a Wednesday press conference at Madison Square Garden. The press conference was called to hype the Saturday ...

Freddie Roach -- who was in the corner of Top Rank prospect Zou Shiming, the two-time gold medalist from China, last Saturday in Macau -- chatted with NYFightblog about the faceoff between Nonito Donaire and Guillermo Rigondeaux, which unfolds Saturd...

Manny Pacquiao's immediate future in boxing will take him down one of two paths, according to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum. But trainer Freddie Roach says Pacquiao already knows his preferred next step: a fifth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez. And if...

When three-time Olympic medalist Zou Shiming makes his pro debut Saturday in Macau, he'll open doors (and coffers) in his home country of China and help realize one man's improbable dream.

The complex and multifaceted relationship between fighter and trainer is far from an exact science. But when meshed properly, a helpless cause can turn into a triumph.

Welterweight titlist Timothy Bradley Jr. -- often criticized as boring -- broke form and engaged in a firefight with puncher Ruslan Provodnikov on Saturday, holding on for a close decision.

Welterweight titlist Timothy Bradley Jr. and challenger Ruslan Provodnikov have been respectful toward each other during the promotion for Saturday's fight. They haven't had much to say to each other, although maybe part of that is because Provodn...

Russian brawler Ruslan Provodnikov has spent the past few years making exciting fights against second-tier opposition in the junior welterweight division. On Saturday, he will enter the big leagues at welterweight in a shot at titleholder Timothy Bra...

Trainer Freddie Roach is always motivated to see his guys win their fights. All of those victories he has been involved in as a trainer have helped make Roach a multi-millionaire, a five-time trainer of the year and a member of the International Boxi...

For Manny Pacquiao fans, the best-case scenario heading into his Dec. 8 clash with Juan Manuel Marquez was that he'd conclusively beat Marquez, preferably by KO, and then hammer out a deal to meet Floyd Mayweather in the spring. Things went off th...