Times Online (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
A boxer can do a hundred abdominal crunches, a thousand press-ups and dance with a skipping rope all day. He can learn the art of attack and defence. But one question, particularly pertinent to Amir Khan, continues to vex even the wisest boxing brains (and that is not an oxymoron) - can anything be done about a glass chin?
Filipina Soul (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
It’s not called the Dream Match for nothing. The December 6 welterweight match between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar de la Hoya is advertised as the “event that transcends the sport.” The Boxing Herald weighs calls it the one fight to watch in our lifetime. image used with permission by Newscom “The best pound-for-pound fighter in the [...]
Boxing Blog - TheSweetScience.com (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
A tidbit I forgot to share… Freddie Roach told me that new client Amir Khan will give Manny Pacquiao sparring leading up to the Dec. 6 Oscar/Manny tiff. Also, New Yorker Yuri Foreman will be brought in to give an Oscar-type look.
BBC Sport (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Amir Khan is confident he can rebuild his career under the tutelage of renowned American Freddie Roach.
Filipina Soul (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
With Lower Manhattan in the background, Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao pose during a press conference on Liberty Island in New York City Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya have embarked on a six-city tour to promote their showdown in December, which is being billed as the year’s biggest boxing match. The fight [...]
ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
EXCLUSIVE: Boxer in talks with Dubai Sports City management to launch academy and camp.
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
SAN FRANCISCO Freddie Roach threw the first haymaker.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Amir Khan will take on an American sojourn under the tutelage of Freddie Roach renowned for distilling tactics lucidly and building his charges.
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Amir Khan will spar with Manny Pacquiao as he prepares to get his career back on track under new trainer Freddie Roach.
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Amir Khan has promised to quit the high life in order to get his career back on course towards a world title shot.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Amir Khan finally confirmed that he will work with American trainer Freddie Roach in Los Angeles in the weeks before his expected return to the ring on 13 December.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
David Haye his heart ruling his head admitted that if he loses to he will hang up his world title aspirations and quit.
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Oscar De La Hoya has insisted he will fight on after his super-bout with Manny Pacquiao on December 6 in Las Vegas.
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
MANILA, Sept. 27 (PNA) – Filipino super bantamweight prospect Bernabe Concepcion continued to pile up impressive victories abroad, knocking out tough Mexican champion Giovanni Caro in the eighth of their 10-round encounter on Thursday (Friday, Manila) at the Sycuan Resort and Casino in El Cajon, California.
Free Bets Blog (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
They say ‘Pride comes before a fall’, well in Amir Khan’s case, it was the stinging left hook of Columbian, Breidis Prescott. And now just after one fight Khan has sacked his trainer Jorge Rubio. It all smacks of desperation, somehow. The trainer has been made the fall-guy, but there must be others accountable. The news [...]
