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Winky Wright vs Peter Quillin: Mayweather-Cotto Undercard Bout Nearly Official
Peter Quillin tells Ryan Maquiñana that his rumored May 5 fight against 40-year-old retiree Winky Wright is nearly official: "When they brought up Winky’s name a week ago, I had to take it. Every fight is step up on the ladder of my career, and this is clearly going to be more of a ...
Mayweather vs Cotto: Richard Schaefer Bashing Bob Arum, Selling Another Bad PPV
Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions continues to bash Bob Arum, a hilarious bit of irony given the seniors' tour undercard he's putting together for Mayweather vs Cotto. Here's what he said to BoxingScene.com's Rick Reeno about his supposed super duper fantasti-card, which will feature a shot...
Mayweather vs Cotto Undercard: Winky Wright vs Peter Quillin Possible
Golden Boy Promotions has listened to the fans, and what they've apparently heard is, "Hey, do you think we could have an old timers' night? Just for fun?" In addition to 40-year-old Shane Mosley being booked in a lousy fight against WBC junior middleweight titlist Canelo Alvarez despite being...
Hopkins vs Dawson: This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Golden Boy and Gary Shaw and HBO managed to reel in however many people they did reel in on Saturday night, and surely this time, nobody went away from a pay-per-view happy. 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins, who has enjoyed as much popularity this year as at any point in his career, if not more, and...
Hopkins vs Dawson: John Scully, Winky Wright to Train Bad Chad
Emanuel Steward is out, and "Iceman" John Scully is back in for light heavyweight contender Chad Dawson. Scully, who is one of the many trainers Dawson has gone through over the years, will train Dawson for his upcoming October 15 fight against 46-year-old light heavyweight world champion Bernard...
Winky Wright Once Again Talking About Ring Return
Winky Wright was at last night's Khan vs Judah bout in Las Vegas, and BoxingScene.com reports that the Florida fighter is once again talking about returning to the ring: "I am looking at coming back sometime in November or December. That is the time frame we are looking at. ... [on a Paul Williams...
Winky Wright Bails on April PPV, Matthew Macklin Needs Opponent
ESPN.com's Dan Rafael reports this evening on the mother of all non-surprises, at least as pertains to the current boxing schedule. Winky Wright has pulled out of his April 9 PPV fight with Matthew Macklin, leaving the Englishman without an opponent with barely a month to go before the...
Golden Boy's April 9 PPV Takes Shape: Morales-Maidana, Guerrero-Katsidis, Wright-Macklin, Kirkland Return
Golden Boy Promotions has lined up a show they're going to market at the hardcore boxing fan for April 9 on pay-per-view, with the lead two bouts being a 140-pound clash between Erik Morales and Marcos Maidana, and a lightweight fight between Robert Guerrero and Michael Katsidis. Dan Rafael has the...
Ring of Fire: Manny Pacquiao to Keep Fighting, Winky Wright Returns, Big Birthdays, Weekend Results and More
Birthdays and Games Don't miss the first week of Pick 'Em Game choices one post below this one. Or you can just click here if you're too lazy to scroll. FOUR big birthdays in the last three days. On Saturday, Bernard Hopkins turned 46 years old. On Sunday, his rival Roy Jones Jr. turned 42. And...
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