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Mike Jones: 'I'm Going to be One of the Great Champions In Boxing'

LAS VEGAS -- Unbeaten welterweight (147 pounds) Mike Jones sat scarfing down his late-night meal at the Strip Steak Restaurant of the Mandalay Hotel, where, about two hours earlier, the 27-year-old Philadelphia fighter had emerged victorious from his second straight unanimous decision scrap with Mexican brawler, Jesus...

Filipino Sage: Manny Pacquiao Should Fight Juan Manuel Marquez

LAS VEGAS -- Earlier this month, top Rank CEO Bob Arum spoke to FanHouse concerning the May 7, Showtime pay per view televised, WBO welterweight (147 pounds) title defense of by eight-division champion, Manny Pacquiao, against three-division, five-time titlist, Shane Mosley. The 32-year-old Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38...

Freddie Roach: Manny Pacquiao Will Knock Out Shane Mosley

Eight-division king Manny Pacquiao will be the first man to score a knockout against three-division, five-time titlist, Shane Mosley, when the Filipino super star defends his WBO welterweight (147 pounds) belt against Mosley on May 7, in a Showtime pay per view televised clash from the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas,...

Arum on Pacquiao, Mayweather, Marquez, Mosley, Bradley, Berto

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Top Rank CEO Bob Arum was enthuse that a throng of 300 or so reporters were in attendance on Thursday at the Beverly Hills Hotel, where eight-division champion, Manny Pacquiao, was in Los...

Tim Bradley: 'I Can Beat Manny Pacquiao, No Doubt'

Top Rank Promotions CEO Bob Arum told FanHouse recently that WBO and WBC junior welterweight (140 pounds) champion Tim Bradley might be a good match for southpaw WBO welterweight (147 pounds) and WBC junior middleweight (154 pounds) titlist Manny Pacquiao as early as the fall or the first half of 2011. "Tim Bradley is...

Andre Berto News From the Web

05/24/12 Peterson, Berto's drug issues bad for boxing: Roach Source: ABS-CBN News Hall-of-Fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach is disappointed over the cancellation of the rematch between his boxer Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson, along with the rematch between Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto.
05/23/12 Victor Ortiz ready for Berto's replacement and shot at... Source: Ventura County Star - Camarillo CA Last Friday, Joe "Hoss" Janik, the strength and conditioning coach for Ventura fighter Victor Ortiz, picked up the phone and found Ortiz's manager Rolando Arellano on the other end screaming, "He tested positive for steroids!!"
05/23/12 Idec: Boxing needs standardized PED testing Source: NorthJersey.com - Hackensack NJ Bob Arum says those rushing to judgment regarding Lamont Peterson and Andre Berto are making a mistake.
05/21/12 Promoter: Riverside's Josesito Lopez accepts Victor... Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA The promoter for Riverside welterweight Josesito Lopez said Monday that the boxer has verbally agreed to replace Andre Berto and fight former world welterweight champion Victor Ortiz of Oxnard on June 23 at Staples Center.
05/21/12 Andre Berto: New Results May Prove He's Innocent of... Source: Bleacher Report Late last week, devastating news broke out that another high-profile fighter has yet again tested positive for a banned substance.

Background on Andre Berto

Andre Michael Berto (born September 7, 1983) is a Haitian-American professional boxer. On June 21, 2008, Berto became the WBC welterweight champion by defeating Miguel Rodriguez by seventh round technical knockout.

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