Some would say it was in fact Oscar De La Hoya’s own fight with Pacquiao at welterweight many years ago but De La Hoya believes the Pacquiao star was born earlier than that. De La Hoya has made the trip to Malaysia this weekend to support the boxer he promotes, Lucas Matthysse, who squares off […]

Manny Pacquiao is an elected public official in his home country as well as the promoter of his own fight this weekend, so suffice to say, he’s been a busy man in the run up to it. Some pointed to the amount Pacquiao has taken on outside his boxing career in recent years as a

Former Pacquiao opponent now promoter Oscar De La Hoya has sung the praises of his old foe Manny Pacquiao ahead of his fight with Lucas Matthysse this weekend. Matthysse is promoted by De La Hoya but the American promoter was keen to highlight the positives Pacquiao has done inside and outside the ring going into

Trainer of Lucas Matthysse Joel Diaz is in bullish, confident mood ahead of his charge’s showdown with boxing legend Manny Pacquiao this weekend. While bookmakers will tell you that Pacquiao is the favorite this weekend against Matthysse, it’s not by much. He’s not a huge favorite and those in the know in the sport know

Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao brings big time boxing back to Malaysia this weekend for the first time since Muhammad Ali did when the Filipino boxer takes on Lucas Matthysse of Argentina. When the fight was announced as taking place in Malaysia it raised a few eyebrows at first, as Pacquiao usually boxes in the US. But

Welterweight Sam Gilley has reflected on his first year as a professional after impressing on the Roberto Garcia v Martin Murray undercard at the O2. The 23-year-old currently sits with a respectable record of 5 fights and 5 wins with 2 coming within the scheduled distance. Trained and managed by Rod Julian, the Londoner has

WBO world middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders was ordered by the WBO to face his mandatory challenger with the organisation next up. Saunders was hoping to land either Canelo or Golovkin this year but with both top dogs in the division now boxing one another, he’ll have to wait until next year at the earliest.