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MoroccanBoy
Madness
hmmm i actually dont have a problem with this latest opponent cotto is looking at..plus it will be on regular HBO now 
Miguel Cotto's Return - Kamegai is Latest Opponent in The Mix
By Miguel Rivera
Another name has sprung up for four division champion Miguel Angel Cotto.
The latest name in the mix to fight Cotto is Japanese junior middleweight contender Yoshihiro Kamegai, who is co-promoted by Teiken Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions.
A source told El Vocero that Kamegai is high on the list of potential opponents to face Cotto on June 24, possibly at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The next fight will be Cotto's last contractual obligation to Roc Nation Sports, who signed him to a three fight promotional deal in 2015.
Kamegai is ranked twelfth by the World Boxing Organization (WBO) at 154. The current champion is Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, who is not expected to fight again at 154. Cotto is ranked first by the sanctioning body.
Meanwhile, Kamegai is an interesting opponent who comes off two tough battles with Jesus Soto Karass. Their first match in April of 2016 in Los Angeles concluded in a split draw, while in the second Kamegai overcame the great offense to Soto Karass to force an eighth-round stoppage by referee Jack Reiss.
The Japanese fighter has a record of 27-3-2 and 23KO's, while Cotto - whose achievements have already placed him as a direct candidate for the Hall of Fame once he hangs up the gloves - is 40-5 and 33 knockouts.
The Puerto Rican has not fought since November 2015, when he suffered a twelve round decision loss to Canelo. His planned return in February was canceled after scheduled opponent James Kirkland withdrew with a fractured nose.
As previously reported, Cotto's next fight is going to be viewed on regular HBO and not on pay-per-view as was the case with the fight in February.
Cotto announced earlier this year that he plans to retire by the end of 2017. He wants to have at least two more fights before calling it a career, with the second outing to take place in the fall.
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Bleed The Freak
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Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev rematch set for June in Las Vegas
Andre Ward, left, sends Sergey Kovalev reeling with a punch to the head during their light-heavyweight title fight on Nov. 19. 2016 in Las Vegas. (Al Bello / Getty Images)
Lance Pugmire
Three-belt light-heavyweight champion Andre Ward of Oakland announced Tuesday that he’s agreed to a June 17 rematch with Russia’s former champion Sergey Kovalev at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Ward (31-0, 15 knockouts) survived a second-round knockdown to pile up rounds in the second half of his Nov. 19 first meeting with then-unbeaten Kovalev and emerged with a unanimous-decision victory by three judges’ scores of 114-113.
In his first interview since posting his announcement on social media, Ward told the Los Angeles Times that he expects the rematch to be a “continuation” of his late-round success in the first bout.
“This is necessary,” Ward said in a telephone interview. “This is more for the fans who’ve been clamoring for the fight and to set the record straight once and for all. It’s less about me. I’m secure with the first fight. It was no robbery. It was a close fight that I won.
“Of course, in that situation, you’re going to have different people saying all sorts of things. That comes with the territory. In a nutshell, this is for the people who believe in me and have been believing in me, to continue to prove them right. That’s my true motivation.” (#SOGGang....he doing this for us)
The bout will be broadcast on pay-per-view again by HBO.
Armed with a rematch clause inserted in the first contract by his promoter Kathy Duva, Kovalev (30-1-1, 26 KOs) told The Times last month in New York the deal was a foregone conclusion awaiting Ward’s announcement.
Ward said he’s receiving an increase in purse money, (Like I said) which he declined to immediately reveal, and his promoter, Jay Z’s Roc Nation Sports, will be the lead promoter this time around.
That position of authority is something Ward, the most recent U.S, Olympic boxing gold medalist (2004), said he intends to maintain against an opponent he now has valuable familiarity with.
“I know there are some adjustments I can make. We’ll see what he does. This is more about the mentality, the mind and the heart of each fighter,” Ward said.
“I’ve learned more about Kovalev in these last four months than I did by being in the ring with him for 12 rounds. There’s a lot about him in the things he’s said, the way he’s responded to adversity and what he felt was adversity. Very telling. That’s something I’ve taken note of and I’m going to tap into that weakness starting in Round One.”
Ward, who notoriously finds motivation in the criticism occasionally pointed at him, said he came to believe before the first fight that those against him would spare him no margin if he lost.
He said Kovalev, meanwhile, had the comfort of the rematch clause and the ability to lean on an excuse like preferential judging for the American in Las Vegas.
“He’s a lot of an excuse maker … while I kept saying [during the fight] that I have to find a way to win,” Ward said. “I knew if he fell short, he’d be given the benefit of the doubt, would make excuses and would have that soft cushion to fall back on. That’s exactly what happened. That’s what caused him to not be able to bite down and find a way when that fight got hard … me not getting that benefit of the doubt helped me find a way to win it, and that’s how [trainer] Virgil [Hunter] coached me.
“Kovalev has always made excuses when things couldn’t go his way, like not stopping the guy [Isaac Chilemba in July] in Russia. He said he had a cold, had to sell the tickets and was fighting back home. Well, welcome to the party and welcome to the big leagues. When you fight a big fight, you’ve got to find a way to compartmentalize that stuff and still get the job done. I’m looking at the things you’re doing and saying when that pressure’s on, and that’s what’s revealing to me.”
Ward said any delay in getting the deal done mostly had to do with finer points negotiated between Roc Nation and Duva. He said the Voluntary Anti-Doping Authority will again preside over drug testing. (#VADAorNADA....no roided up Euro Demons for us)
The rematch, Ward predicted, will serve as an exclamation point to the respect he gained by rising from the Kovalev knockdown punch and finding a way to win.
“I understand the standard that’s over my career. It’s been that way since I was a kid. I hope this doesn’t sound arrogant, but I’m not supposed to be on the canvas,” Ward said. “But we understand those things happening in boxing. The key is how you respond. It’s amazing how the questions have been to me about, ‘How’d that happen?’ instead of asking him the tough question of, ‘OK, Krusher, why couldn’t you finish him? Where were you at the second half of the fight? How’d the fight unravel on you and you had no answers?’
“Those questions were never asked. And now it is going to be a continuation of the first fight and it’s going to be me or him, because I’m not going to be hard to find.”
Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev rematch set for June in Las Vegas
#SOGGang
.....and I like Kovalev as a fighter but this was rated 100% truth
I pray and hope ward fukks this cave beast up..
SuikodenII
Where's Suikoden VI??????
Answer my question brehs....
krackdagawd
Inspire.
Shabranskyy: Canelo is Hitting Like a Heavyweight in Sparring
By Miguel Rivera
Light heavyweight contender Vyacheslav Shabranskyy of Ukraine is one of the sparring partners who are assisting Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez for his upcoming contest with country rival Julio Cesar Chavez Junior.
Their HBO Pay-Per-View fight is scheduled for May 6th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The fight takes place at a catch-weight of 164.5-pounds. Canelo is coming up from the junior middleweight limit of 154-pounds, while Chavez Jr. is dropping down from 168.
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Chavez Jr., over the last few years, has fought as high as 172-pounds. He has a big height and reach advantage over Canelo.
Shabranskyy very tall himself and has a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 14 of his triumphs have come by knockout. He suffered his first career defeat last December, when he was stopped by top contender Sullivan Barrera.
In a recent interview, Shabranskyy discussed his sparring sessions with Canelo - and says the Mexican boxer is punching with a lot of power
"We did like six rounds, but for four minutes [in each round]. He's punching like a heavyweight, he looks good," said the Eastern European boxer to Villainfy Media .
But former opponent Alfredo Angulo, who was stopped by Canelo in nine rounds when they fought at a catch-weight of 155-pounds in 2014, does not believe Canelo has that kind of power.
"The truth is that I fought with Canelo and I did not feel that he had that kind of punch. Maybe (because Canelo is gaining weight), he has a bit more of an advantage [in that area], but Chavez is a natural 168-pounder. He just has to take care of himself to get down as low as 164.5-pounds and then hydrate so he is well for the fight," Angulo said.
"They (Canelo's team ) should have called me to box with Canelo. If they want a sparring partner who has the style of Chavez, a Mexican, what other fighter has the style?"
- See more at: Shabranskyy: Canelo is Hitting Like a Heavyweight in Sparring - Boxing News
Canelo done level'd up
El Yeller hating because he wanted to get beat up for a payday again....this time in sparring
Chavez Jr getting that timberrrrr work again
Fatherhood is so dope man
I miss when my youngin was that age.
((ReFleXioN)) EteRNaL
Hussle & Motivate
big man busted out the shoulder roll
Thatrogueassdiaz
We're on the blood path now
Dontgambling is a disease breh..if sosa is over +1000 i might have to do it off GP
Thatrogueassdiaz
We're on the blood path now
For those thinking ward is gonna bloe kovalev out again, yall are fooling yourselves. Ward just isnt the same fighter anymore. Those few years he took off really affected him. I think the 2nd fight will be close but i favor kovalev
we'll see...maybe ill get distracted and forget to check out 5dimes on friday/saturday...maybe
