by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 13, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Fans of Miguel Cotto may be saddened to hear the Puerto Rican star will be hanging up his gloves this time next year. But chin up, Cotto followers, the 34-year-old’s mega match-up with Canelo Alvarez will be unfolding in just over a week, and by the looks of the Tale...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Oct 1, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Miguel Cotto’s training camp has officially started at the Wild Card gym. In case you’ve been living under a rock, the WBC Middleweight champion is set to take on Mexico’s superstar Canelo Alvarez on November 21st. The HBO PPV event will take place at the Mandalay...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Sep 21, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Andre Berto Pins Bad PPV Numbers on Floyd Mayweather For a Floyd Mayweather fight, the pay-per-view numbers for his bout with Andre Berto weren’t overwhelming. It’s unlikely Mayweather, who made a cool $32,000,000, will lose any sleep over it. But Berto, who made...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Aug 27, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
It’s not a fact per se, but let’s face it: the guy is probably right. Oscar De La Hoya, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, is continuing to express his disgust over Mayweather-Pacquiao. Like many of us, De La Hoya feels the supposed ‘Fight of the...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Aug 25, 2015 | Press Conferences
The first conference of the four-city Cotto-Canelo press tour got underway yesterday in Los Angeles, California. The bout itself, which will see Cotto’s WBC Middleweight title on the line, looks likely to deliver fireworks in abundance. As for the event itself,...