1. Matthysse vs. Molina - 2014 Fight of the Year Candidate
2. Guerrero vs. Kamegai - 2014 Fight of the Year Candidate
3. Lopez vs. Ponce de Leon - 2014 Fight of the Year Candidate
4. Broner vs. Taylor - 2014 Fight of the Year Candidate




| Real name | Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Pac-Man, Ang Pambansang Kamao (The Nation's Fist), The Mexicutioner The Destroyer, Fighting Pride of the Philippines, Pambansang Ninong (National Godfather) The Fighting Congressman The Filipino Slugger |
| Rated at | Flyweight Super Bantamweight Featherweight Super Featherweight Lightweight Light Welterweight Welterweight Light Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 6 1⁄2 in (169 cm) |
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Born | December 17, 1978 (age 35) Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 63 |
| Wins | 56 |
| Wins by KO | 38 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 2 |


My nose is a little bruised and bent but only I can tell how bad it is,” Amir Khan says as he smiles ruefully when reminded that nine years ago this summer he made his debut as a professional boxer. Khan tweaks his fighter’s nose gently as if he cannot believe how much he has endured since joining the paid ranks of this battered old business as an Olympic silver medallist and teenage sensation in July 2005.
By Jim Dower: WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (25-0-1, 23 KOs) did his part to earn his unification match against IBF/WBA light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (55-6-2, 32 KOs) by crushing challenger Blake Caparello (19-1-1, 6 KOs) by a 2nd round knockout last Saturday night at the Revel Resort, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
There are some fighters who are so revered that they can have their opponent beaten before they even step in the ring. FEAR can be a boxers greatest weapon but it can also be a major obstacle. Some of our major talents today like Sergey Kovalev and Gennady Golovkin are struggling to get the fights they deserve as a result.
Recently, WBA/WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr (46-0, 26 KO’s) declared he has a special opponent in mind for the fans after the September 13 rematch with Marcos Maidana (35-4, 31 KOs). The pound for pound long reigning champion called it a surprise to mark on the calenders and fans have not stopped guessing. Media houses, popular blogs and our very own Boxing News 24 paraded possible names for the May 2014 showdown but it all pointed at Bob Arums’ stable of Top Rank.
Former WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios (32-2-1, 23 KOs) suffered a shoulder and eye injury on Saturday night in winning a 9th round disqualification victory over Diego Chaves (23-2, 19 KOs) at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
In a fight that was filled by fouling by both fighters, Brandon Rios (32-2, 23 KOs) defeated Diego Chaves (23-2, 19 KOs) by a 9th round disqualification tonight at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The fight was halted by referee Vic Drakulich in the 9th round following a head lock. Rios said he was pocked in the eye by Chaves.