ON May 5th, Floyd Mayweather Jr. 43-0 (26) kept his unblemished record in tact with a dominant 12-round decision over a game Miguel Cotto 37-3 (30). The fight, considered by many as the most exciting and challenging in the 35 year-old’s career, marked 2nd time “Money” has moved up to the 154 pound division and […]
Mayweather is “Money” again in Vegas
May 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
UNBEATEN Floyd Mayweather Jr. 43-0 (26) continues his success at the gate with his 12-round unanimous decision victory over Miguel Cotto 37-3 (30) this past weekend. The performance earned Mayweather the WBA super welterweight title along with another Top 10 ranking at the gate. With 14,612 tickets sold at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, […]
Mayweather Jr. to retire at 37
April 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
THIS past Saturday HBO continued it’s coverage of the upcoming super welterwight championship show down between undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. 42-0 (26) and WBA champion Miguel Cotto 37-2 (30). As usual, the fight is preceded by the Grammy winning series 24/7, a look inside of both fighter’s training camps as they prepare for […]
View from the Corner with Jeff Mayweather
April 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
THE life of a boxing trainer can be a hectic one; almost as the fighters they train. Especially if you’re one of the more highly respected and highly sought after trainers like Jeff Mayweather. A former IBO super featherweight champion himself, Jeff is now mostly known for his work in the corners of his stable of […]
The backup plan breakdown: Mayweather-Cotto and Pacquaio-Bradley
February 20, 2012 By 3 Comments
Written by Anthony Whitby Undisputed Fight Magazine After weeks of pandering between both party lines of team Manny Pacquiao and team Floyd Mayweather it was apparent both were going to be seeking different dance partners than one another. Much verbal tennis of dates and venues and in the end and once again the split […]
Jeff Mayweather: “if the fight is really gonna happen it has to happen now”
December 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
WITH headlines swirling abut potential negotiations being underway for the proposed super fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. 42-0 (26) and Manny Pacquiao 54-3-2 (38), it’s no surprise to see Mayweather’s other uncle, Jeff Mayweather’s name inked out in several recent articles. I caught up with the revered trainer just hours before this past weekend’s Miguel […]
Cotto Stops Margarito After Eye Betrays Him
December 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Miguel Cotto has stopped Antonio Margarito in their rematch and retained his WBA Super Welterweight title after the ringside doctor called an end to the fight after round 9. Margarito’s right eye (which a bone was broken in the Pacquaio fight a year earlier) was opened up in round 3 by Cotto and midway through […]
Virgin Media brings heavyweight entertainment with BoxNation
November 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Virgin Media is bringing the best of the boxing world to its customers’ homes as it confirms a new deal to add premium sports channel BoxNation to its TV line-up. BoxNation is the first dedicated subscription boxing channel to bring together the biggest names in amateur, domestic and international boxing with an unbeatable schedule of […]
Cotto To Be Trained By Cuban-Pedro Luis Díaz Benítez
October 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Miguel Cotto Announcement Today I am very happy to announce that my trainer for my December 3rd fight [against Antonio Margarito] in New York will be legendary Cuban boxing trainer and expert Pedro Luis Díaz Benítez. Pedro Luis is a Doctor in Pedagogical Sciences. He holds a Master’s degree in sports training and a Major […]
