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Gullermo Rigondeaux-Willie Casey Slated for March 19 in Dublin

Unbeaten Cuban-born southpaw and two-time former Olympic gold medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux of Miami will defend his WBA interim super bantamweight (122 pounds) title against unbeaten southpaw Willie "Bang Bang" Casey of Limerick, Ireland, on March 19 at the City West Hotel before Casey's partisan fans in Dublin, Ireland....

Guillermo Rigondeaux Is Fighting at a Record-Breaking Pace

GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Unbeaten Cuban-born southpaw and two-time former Olympic gold medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux (pictured above, at left) will be attempting to earn a world title in only his seventh professional fight on Saturday night when he meets Panamanian southpaw super featherweight Ricardo Cordoba (pictured above,...

Antonio Margarito Mobbed By Texas Fans

When Manny Pacquiao decisioned Joshua Clottey in defense of his WBO welterweight (147 pounds) title at the Dallas Cowboys' Stadium in March, the cross-over star from the Philippines drew more than 50,000 people to the venue's first-ever boxing event. But the 31-year-old Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 knockouts), who is a...

Michael Spinks: 'I Hope Manny Pacquiao's Not Taking Steroids'

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Michael Spinks, a former Olympic gold medalist and professional light heavyweight (175 pounds) and heavyweight champion, shared his thoughts with FanHouse on unbeaten Floyd Mayweather (41-0,...

Manny Steward on Miguel Cotto-Julio Cesar Chavez

In this Q&A, legendary trainer, Manny Steward, shares his thoughts on the WBA junior middleweight (154 pounds) bout between Miguel Cotto and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. that is being planned by Top Rank Promotions for Dec. 4 likely at either at New York's Madison Square Garden or the MGM Gand in Las Vegas. Steward will be in...

Background on Leon Spinks

Leon Spinks (born July 11, 1953 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former American boxer. He had an overall record of 26 wins, 17 losses and 3 draws as a professional, with 14 knockout wins, and was the former World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association heavyweight champion of the world.

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