Mayweather-Guerrero, De Leon-Mares re-aired on Showtime this Saturday; PPV numbers looking bad?
This past Saturday, undefeated boxing superstar and undisputed No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world Floyd "Money" Mayweather produced a magnificent performance en route to winning a 12-round unanimous decision over Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero on SHOWTIME PPV® before nearly 16,000 fans at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
This Saturday, May 11...
Mares stops Ponce De Leon in 9th round
Abner Mares moved up in weight and didn't miss a beat, stopping Daniel Ponce De Leon in the ninth round Saturday night to win a piece of the featherweight title.
Mares landed a right hand counter to drop Ponce De Leon, then swarmed all over him before referee Jay Nady moved in to stop the fight at 2:20 of the round. Mares, a former batamweight and super batamweight champion...
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Pre-fight quotes from Abner Mares, Daniel Ponce de Leon & Leo Santa Cruz
Floyd Mayweather vs. Robert Guerrero may be getting all of the attention, but there's more action in store on Saturday night. That includes Leo Santa Cruz taking on Alexander Munoz, and the very intriguing featherweight title clash between Daniel Ponce de Leon and Abner Mares. Right here, you'll find a huge collection of quotes from the undercard conference call which was...
Video: Ponce de Leon vs. Mares, friends turned foes
When Daniel Ponce de Leon and Abner Mares step into the ring with one another on Saturday night, as the co-feature bout underneath the Mayweather-Guerrero match, it will be another case of friends turned foes. The two men have been through many similar circumstances, and each is vowing to put on a great show on Saturday night, but also to ensure himself of victory. Watch this special...
Abner Mares “I have the skills and ability to beat Daniel Ponce de Leon”
by Mick Akers
As one of the fighters in the co-featured bout on the Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero fight card, Abner Mares will look to continue his undefeated streak as he takes on the dangerous Daniel Ponce de Leon on May 4 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
Mares (25-0-1, 13 KOs), a former junior featherweight title holder, is coming off a 12-round unanimous decision...
Video: Daniel Ponce de Leon vs. Abner Mares preview
Fight fans have been looking forward to May 4 for months. But it's not just the main event that will be holding our attentions, it's the co-feature, a featherweight title clash between Daniel Ponce de Leon and Abner Mares. Right here, you can watch a special Ponce de Leon vs. Mares video preview and feature, with clips of each man talking about the fight, and setting the...
Robert Garcia “Rigondeaux is going to fight scared, nervous,” says Donaire vs. Mikey Garcia will never happen
This weekend after almost a year of trash talk from both sides, Nonito Donaire and Guillermo Rigondeaux, two of the very best in the junior featherweight division will finally duke it out at Radio City Music Hall in New York. It is a fight we knew was going to happen but took awhile to happen as Donaire practically cleared out the division minus two fighters; Abner Mares and Guillermo...
Daniel Ponce De Leon vs. Abner Mares April 20: It’s Official
ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports via Twitter that Daniel Ponce De Leon (44-4, 35 KOs) is officially set to defend his WBC featherweight championship against Abner Mares (25-0-1, 13 KOs) on April 20, live on Showtime Championship Boxing. For Abner Mares, this represents another step up in weight after the shortest of sojourns into the junior [...]
Abner Mares: “Major Fights Are More Important Than A Title”
By Rich Mancuso
To Abner Mares a boxing title is not significant. Perhaps that explains why the bantamweight relinquished his IBF championship this week. This latest turn of events, in the more exciting and noted division, will enable Vusi Malinga, 20-2-1-12 K0’s of South Africa to fight for the vacant title against AJ Banal of the Philippines.
“Nowadays it really doesn’t matter...
Mares vacates IBF bantamweight title
Abner Mares, who just made the first defense of his IBF bantamweight belt last December against former champion Joseph Agbeko, has opted to vacate his title rather than face mandatory challenger, South Africa's Vusi Malinga.
The decision to vacate paves the way for Malinga to face Filipino AJ Banal for the vacant title.
Mares, who just won the belt by beating Agbeko as part...
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