ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports the purses for the Pacquiao-Thurman fight taking place tonight in Las Vegas. Despite the reported purses revealed by the Nevada Athletic Commission, the consensus is that both main event fighters will be receiving substantially more. Via Rafael per NAC: Manny Pacquiao: $10 million Keith Thurman: $2.5 million Omar Figueroa, Jr.: […]
UFC middleweight given 3 month sanction by USADA
USADA announced that Alen Amedovski has accepted a six-month sanction for the use of marijuana above the accepted range. The native of Italy had his sanction reduced to just three months after completion of a USADA approved drug awareness and management program. The UFC’s anti-doping partner on Thursday announced a three-month suspension for Amedovski. An […]
The Interview – Rafe Bartholomew
I had a great time catching up with Rafe Bartholmew of The Athletic. I first interviewed Rafe back in 2010 about his first published book about the love affair that the Philippines has with basketball. We talk a little about Filipino basketball, the upcoming Pacquiao fight, Canelo, his latest piece about PBC fans/trolls and his […]
Canelo not fighting in September during Mexican Independence Day weekend leaving open date for boxing
Golden Boy Boxing sent out a press release on Wednesday informing boxing media and fans that Canelo Alvarez will not fight Mexican Independence weekend this September. According to the press release, the “decision was made in an effort to secure the right opponent and to do justice to the level of promotion required for a […]
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday draws 530K viewers
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew 530,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured Shakur Stevenson as he defeated Alberto Guevara in the third round via KO. The KO improves the record of the 22-year old to 12-0 in his professional career. Stevenson retained the WBO NABO Featherweight title. Last […]