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Friends, fighters mourn loss of Forrest

Kieran Mulvaney, Special to ESPN.com

Even in a sport full of admirable men and feel-good stories, Vernon Forrest's acts of kindness stood out.

Story | Conversation | July 26, 2009

Blog 59

Kieran Mulvaney

...ET -- Guess who's back? It's already been a busy day in Vegas. I attended the news conference here at the MGM Grand (in the Hollywood Theater) where Floyd Mayweather Jr. officially ended his...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 02, 2009

Blog 63

Kieran Mulvaney

...ET -- All very strange There were some slightly surreal moments during the Floyd Mayweather-Juan Manuel Marquez news conference. Oscar De La Hoya was extolling the virtues of his fighter, Juan Manuel Marquez, while Richard...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 02, 2009

Blog 62

Kieran Mulvaney

...Money is back The worst-kept secret in boxing became official today when Golden Boy hosted a news conference and brunch to announce that Floyd "Money" Mayweather will return from his brief "retirement" to take...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 02, 2009

Blog 25

Kieran Mulvaney

...good quote means being in the best position. Here's how it works when it comes to news conferences. Everyone says what he needs to say, and the genuinely useful stuff comes afterward. One fighter...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 30, 2009

Blog 24

Kieran Mulvaney

Thursday, 8:30 a.m. ET -- Where art thou Floyd? After Wednesday's news conference, I was sitting at a table with legendary publicist Bill Caplan and veteran boxing journalist Norm...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 30, 2009

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Kieran Mulvaney

Wednesday, 1:20 p.m. ET -- News conference later The news conference for the main event will be at 3 p.m. ET. I...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 29, 2009

Blog 16

Kieran Mulvaney

Wednesday, 3:15 p.m. ET -- In the media room The news conference will be starting soon. In the meantime, the media room is packed and humming. Oscar De...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 29, 2009

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Kieran Mulvaney

...55 p.m. ET -- Oscar Oscar De La Hoya is on the dais. This is his first news conference as a promoter and an ex-fighter. "I never imagined I'd again have the opportunity...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 29, 2009

Power propelling Valero to new heights

Kieran Mulvaney, Special to ESPN.com

when the curtain was drawn and the cameras were turned on, mainstream fight fans learned what the diehards knew all along -- a night with Edwin Valero never ends well for his opponent.

Story | Conversation | April 05, 2009

Keeping tabs on 'Lightweight Lightning'

Kieran Mulvaney, Special to ESPN.com

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Story | Conversation | April 04, 2009

Trigger? What trigger? Outgunned De La Hoya leaves firepower at home

Kieran Mulvaney, Special to ESPN.com

Oscar De La Hoya promised to look like his old self going into his fight with Manny Pacquiao. Instead, he wound up looking just plain old and ready to call it a career, writes Kieran Mulvaney.

Story | Conversation | December 07, 2008

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Kieran Mulvaney

Thursday, 9:30 a.m. ET -- What's on tap Normally, the final prefight news conference (which takes place today) involves sitting through an hour of formal comments from everyone before we...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 24, 2008

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Kieran Mulvaney

Thursday, 3:30 p.m. ET -- The undercard In a news conference devoted to the undercard fights, Bob Arum was defensive over claims that the supporting bouts didn...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 24, 2008

Blog 24

Kieran Mulvaney

...fly is a pretty exciting division right now, and Segura brought a bit of life to the news conference when he started lecturing Cancila at the podium. Cancila had been making the usual fairly mild...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 24, 2008