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Manny Pacquiao Fights Battle Against Human Trafficking
COMMENTARY | Manny Pacquiao's greatest victory may have come far away from the ring lights and electric atmosphere of a main stage, world class Las Vegas prizefight. Full Story 

Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios Know They?re in for a Battle
Given how far away their bout is, Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios are getting a pretty decent amount of coverage this month. Even though there is still six months to go before both men return to the ring, analysts are already breaking out the stats and trying to determine what strategy each will apply in order to get back on a winning path. Pacquiao is on a two-fight losing streak, with his most ... Full Story 

Manny Pacquiao accused of vote buying and assault in campaign scuffle
COMMENTARY | This is an article told in two parts. First, there's the part about an alleged assault involving Manny Pacquiao. Second, there's the part about how the boxing media has chosen to cover it. Full Story 

Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather are Still Motivated by Money
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. still make the vast majority of their career decisions based on money. While that sounds like ridiculously simple observation, it?s worth remembering that there are plenty of athletes out there who sacrifice larger paydays in an effort to win championships. This is especially common in football, basketball, etc. When certain big name stars in team sports ... Full Story 

Manny Pacquiao Might Be Underestimating Brandon Rios
Manny Pacquiao had the option of selecting either Mike Alvarado or Brandon Rios after being spurned by Juan Manuel Marquez and Timothy Bradley. While many people felt like the former made a lot of sense for him, he ultimately opted for the latter. Initially, both Pacquiao and his camp refused to elaborate on why they picked Rios. A few weeks removed from the decision, though, they?re finally ... Full Story 

Manny Pacquiao?s Next Fight Will Be Against Floyd Mayweather, Not Lucas Matthysse
There is a natural tendency to overreact whenever something big happens in boxing. When Manny Pacquiao lost to Juan Manuel Marquez via that brutal knockout, he was going to retire. When Timothy Bradley defeated Ruslan Provodnikov in that epic brawl, he was next in line to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. And so on and so forth. The same thing is happening now, on the heels of Lucas Matthysse?s ... Full Story 

Manny Pacquiao, Brandon Rios Show Just How Smoothly Drug Testing Can Go
Once upon a time, Floyd Mayweather Jr. asked Manny Pacquiao to submit to a very rigorous, potentially bothersome performance-enhancing drug test. There is no way to know whether Mayweather legitimately feared that his counterpart was juicing or if he simply wanted to use it as an excuse, but Pacquiao made life a whole lot easier for him by rejecting the request. Eventually, after Mayweather had ... Full Story 

Manny Pacquiao Demands PEDs Testing for Rios Bout: Is This Hypocrisy or Common Sense?
COMMENTARY | Late last week it was revealed that Manny Pacquiao had requested random blood and urine testing for his upcoming bout on November 23 with Brandon Rios in Macau. On Friday, it was confirmed that the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) would be the organization entrusted with the task of testing both fighters. Full Story 

Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios: Brilliant war or dazzling distraction?
COMMENTARY | Earlier today, Yahoo! Sports' Kevin Iole broke the news that eight-division world titlist Manny Pacquiao would be taking on former lightweight champ, Brandon Rios in a November 23 welterweight clash in the Asian gaming capital of Macau. Full Story 

Manny Pacquiao to fight Brandon Rios on November 24 in Macau, China
Manny Pacquiao is to return to the ring on November 24 to fight America's Brandon Rios at The Venetian in Macau, China, after the latter agreed to fight at welterweight for the first time. Full Story 

Boxing Schedule for May 24 and May 25, 2013
The boxing schedule for May 24 and May 25 features events in the United States, England and Argentina. One of the highlights will be the rematch fight between Mikkel Kessler and Carl Froch on May 25 for the WBA and IBF super middleweight titles. Froch has already declared that he will do serious damage to Kessler because he is being disrespectful. Full Story 

Boxing - Froch outpoints Kessler in thriller
Carl Froch defeated Mikkel Kessler on points in their super-middleweight unification bout in London. Full Story 

Boxing chief Wu confirms IOC presidency bid
(Reuters) - Taiwan's world boxing chief (AIBA) President Ching-kuo Wu announced his intention to run for International Olympic Committee president on Thursday, saying the Olympic movement should be bigger than just the Games. IOC Executive Board member Wu is the fourth IOC member following Germany's Thomas Bach and Singaporean Ng Ser Miang, both IOC vice presidents, and Puerto Rico's Richard ... Full Story 

Olympics-Boxing chief Wu confirms IOC presidency bid
May 23 (Reuters) - Taiwan's world boxing chief (AIBA) President Ching-kuo Wu announced his intention to run for International Olympic Committee president on Thursday, saying the Olympic movement should be bigger than just the Games. IOC Executive Board member Wu is the fourth IOC member following Germany's Thomas Bach and Singaporean Ng Ser Miang, both IOC vice presidents, and Puerto Rico's ... Full Story 

Boxing for pesos
I HOPE only egos get bruised when amateur boxing?s veterans of foreign wars tangle with fresh recruits during the Philippine National Games now ongoing until June 2. Full Story