Thanksgiving offers no rest for busy boxing folks
Dan Rafael...featherweight titlist Juan Manuel Lopez vacating his belt to move up in weight and challenge featherweight titlist Steven Luevano on Jan. 23 (on HBO), plans are in the works to fill the eventual vacant belt...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009Agbeko, Perez fighting for different causes
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comCarlos Baeza/Thompson Boxing Promotions Joseph Agbeko dreams of one day becoming boxing's pound-for-pound king. Agbeko, Perez...
Page | ConversationDonaire steps up, takes out Concepcion
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comSize didn't matter when Nonito Donaire met the much larger Rafael Concepcion on Saturday.
Story | Conversation | August 16, 2009Busy day for the boxing powers that be
Dan Rafael...2 Ricky Hatton-Manny Pacquiao HBO PPV undercard, for which Top Rank and Golden Boy are responsible. Steven Luevano will still defend his featherweight belt against Bernabe Concepcion in a Top Rank fight and red...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 14, 2009Holt gears up for unexpected fight with Hopkins
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comTom Casino/Showtime Switching gears: Kendall Holt, above, will face slick Demetrius Hopkins instead of hard-charging Ricardo Torres on Saturday. ...
Page | ConversationJones, Trinidad playing the weight-ing game before clash
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comAP Photo/Richard Drew Say what you want about their age; Felix Trinidad, left, and Roy Jones look as good as they ever have. Heavy issues NEW ...
PageIt's back to business for Mayweather
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comIt may have been fun while it lasted, but Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s ballroom dancing days are in the rearview mirror.
Story | Conversation | October 26, 2007Scorecard: Pacquiao sends Barrera into retirement
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comWhile it might not have been quite as impressive as he had hoped for, Manny Pacquiao reaffirmed his superiority over Marco Antonio Barrera -- and his place among the sport's elite -- with a lopsided 12-round victory on Saturday.
Story | Conversation | October 08, 2007The latest random thoughts
Dan Rafael...order): Calvin Brock, Chris Byrd, Hasim Rahman, Tony Thompson, Evander Holyfield, Matt Skelton, Jameel McCline, John Ruiz...did pick up one important win, though, when Steven Luevano knocked out Nicky Cook in England for...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 17, 2007
Scorecard: Williams takes Margarito's title in welterweight upset
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comPaul Williams punished Antonio Margarito by taking the welterweight title in a highly anticipated matchup, while Arturo Gatti was unable to make a comeback against Alfonso Gomez, writes Dan Rafael.
Story | Conversation | July 16, 2007Pacquiao's future is in Top Rank, Golden Boy's hands
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comIf Top Rank and Golden Boy don't settle over promotional rights to Manny Pacquiao, Bob Arum, who says Pacquiao wants to avenge his brother's loss, has plans for a Pacquiao-Humberto Soto bout.
Story | Conversation | June 21, 2007Scorecard: Skilled Kessler schools Andrade
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comMikkel Kessler and underdog Jesse Feliciano were among the big winners in fight action this weekend, writes Dan Rafael.
Story | Conversation | March 26, 2007Tarver fight on ABC might revive boxing on network TV
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comAntonio Tarver isn't the only one making a comeback. So is ABC, which televises Tarver's next fight against Elvir Muriqi, writes Dan Rafael in his weekend notebook.
Story | Conversation | March 22, 2007Klitschko-Brewster rematch is in the works
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comHeavyweight titlist Wladimir Klitschko's next opponent will be none other than familiar face Lamon Brewster, writes Dan Rafael in his weekend notebook.
Story | Conversation | March 15, 2007Scorecard: Pac Man nothing short of spectacular
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comIf Manny Pacquiao isn't the best pound-for-pound, he's certainly the most exciting after his latest KO of Erik Morales, according to Dan Rafael's weekend wrap.
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