| Overhandright.com Boxing News |
| Photos: Tom Casino/Showtime |
| Photos: Jan Sanders/Showtime |
| Vic Darchinyan made history when he overpowered Cristian Mijares and unified the WBA, WBC and IBF 115-pound titles. |
| Chad Dawson is the new light heavyweight kingpin after defeating Antonio Tarver and he has the hardware to prove it. |
| Timothy Bradley scored a sixth-round knockdown over defending champion Junior Witter en route to winning the WBC 140-pound title. |
| Arthur Abraham floored Edison Miranda three times before winning by fourth-round TKO in their highly anticipated rematch. |
| Robert Guerrero knocks out Jason Litzau in the eighth round and retained his IBF featherweight title. |
| Kendall Holt rallied from two knockdowns to knock out defending champion Ricardo Torres in the first round to capture the WBO junior welterweight title. |
| WBA/WBC champion David Haye earned another belt when he knocked out WBO titleholder Enzo Maccarinelli in the second round of a cruiserweight world title unification fight. |
| Tomasz Adamek spent the first five rounds trying to figure out Johnathon Banks before he scored the knockout punch in round eight. |
| Andre Ward remains undefeated and takes another step toward a major title shot by outpointing Henry Buchanan. |
| _________________________ |
| _________________________ |
| ESPN's Brian Kenney Interview with Floyd Mayweather Jr. |
| ESPN's Brian Kenney, one of Boxings most insightful analysts, exchanges jabs with the former pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather. Kenney addresses Mayweathers' upcoming fight with Juan Manuel Marquez and a potential bout with Manny Pacquiao amongst other topics in this very entertaining interview. |
| TICKETS FOR MAYWEATHER VS. MARQUEZ GO ON SALE TODAY! LOS ANGELES, MAY 22 - On March 8, 1971, Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali engaged in the "Fight of The Century", a 15 round war that will forever be remembered in the annals of boxing history. On July 18th, Floyd Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez will do their best to create their own "Fight of The Century" for the new millennium. While the talent, determination and high stakes are all in place, there are even more parallels, as we can trace Mayweather and Marquez to Frazier and Ali. How, you might ask? Floyd Mayweather fought Oscar De La Hoya, who fought Hector Camacho, who fought Sugar Ray Leonard, who fought Thomas Hearns, who fought Iran Barkley, who fought Trevor Berbick, who fought Larry Holmes, who fought Muhammad Ali, who fought Joe Frazier. Juan Manuel Marquez fought Manny Pacquiao, who fought Oscar De La Hoya, who fought Bernard Hopkins, who fought Roy Jones Jr., who fought John Ruiz, who fought Evander Holyfield, who fought Mike Tyson, who fought Larry Holmes, who fought Muhammad Ali. Nine degrees of separation...or the precursor to a historic night? Tickets priced at $1,000, $750, $600, $300 and $150, not including applicable service charges, go on sale today, Friday, May 22 at 10 a.m. PT. Ticket sales at $1,000, $750, $600 and $300 are limited to 10 per person and ticket sales at $150 are limited to two (2) per person, with a total ticket limit of 10 per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800)745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Mayweather vs. Marquez: "Number One/Numero Uno," is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions in association with Marquez Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate and Southwest Airlines. The 12-round bout will take place July 18th at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada and televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9pm ET / 6pm PT. The Mayweather vs. Marquez pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $49.95, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View® and will be available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View®, a division of Home Box Office, Inc., is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For Mayweather vs. Marquez fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com |
| _________________________ |
| MAYWEATHER VS. MARQUEZ PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES May 18, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA at the LA Public Library May 19, 2009 - New York City, NY at the Empire State Building FLOYD MAYWEATHER "July 18th you are going to see the best Floyd Mayweather, because I am truly back." "My uncle Roger and I, we have a tremendous game plan, and I'm going to be more than ready for this fight. Training camp is going amazingly well. I am weighing in around 146 or 147 and I know I will be ready on July 18th." "Marquez is a great Mexican warrior who is going to be in tremendous shape. He is a hell of a guy and he is a hell of a fighter." "I like to hit, but I don't get hit. Marquez hits and gets hit. He seems used to it and still comes out on top 90 percent of the time." "I expect a great fight. If Marquez is aggressive it could turn into a brawl and that is exactly the type of fight fans love to see." "I want to be the best. They say to be the best you have to beat the best and Marquez is one of the best in this sport." "I've got nothing but love for the Mexican fans; they are some of the most loyal fans in boxing. Mexican fans really know boxing inside and out." "I can't wait for this fight, and I am really dedicating myself to be ready for it." "Please continue to support boxing. July 18, make sure you tune in. It's going to be a hell of a fight. I'm not overlooking Juan Manuel Marquez, and I hope he's not overlooking me. He knows I've been off awhile so he might think I'm rusty, but I'm not. I'll be ready." JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ "I am preparing myself mentally and physically for this fight." "When Golden Boy Promotions asked me do you want to fight Floyd? I said 'yes let's do it.' I don't like easy fights." "I know that this fight very important for my career and for my life, and I am going to be fully prepared on July 18th." "I have a tough fight with Floyd, I'm training right now and will go up to the mountains to build muscle for the fight. It isn't exactly my weight but that only means I'll have to eat more Tacos, Burritos and Carnitas." "My fans here and all of my fans in Mexico will help me come out on top, the support they have showed today and at the fan rally yesterday has been amazing." "Everyone knows I don't like to talk outside of the ring, I do all of my talking inside of the ring." |
| Edison "Pantera" Miranda rocks his Overhandright.com T-Shirt. Order yours Today! |
| "Iceman" John Scully wearing his Overhandright.com T-Shirt. Order yours Today! |
| Jorge Arce: “Vazquez had his shot, but he waited too long to make a decision and quite frankly, I think he was scared of the match up,” Arce said. “I can only hope that Darchinyan won’t run for the hills like Vazquez did.” “I really wanted the fight against Vazquez,” Arce said. “But this is a business and right now a fight with Darchinyan makes more sense. Let’s see how much guts the so-called ‘Raging Bull’ actually has.” |
| "Quotable" |
| _________________ |
| _________________ |
| _________________ |
| _________________ |
| _________________ |
| _________________ |
| _________________ |
| _________________ |
Overhandright.com
 | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  |
| Boxing News & Interviews |