Mayorga vs. Vargas. AP photo
By Ron Borges
Sometimes things don’t work out the way you planned. Friday night was such a night for Fernando Vargas.
What was supposed to be his glorious exit from the boxing ring was transformed into a bloody beating from an opponent he had grown to dislike more than Oscar De La […]

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 By Ron Borges
 NEW YORK – Too much Sugar might be bad for you but last night there was just enough of it left in Madison Square Garden for Miguel Cotto to taste a sweet victory.
It is a familiar story in boxing, one that was pounded out once again by the 27-year-old WBO welterweight champion […]

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By Ron Borges
NEW YORK – They have the ideal boxing match at Madison Square Garden Saturday night, which is why they had to open up the mezzanine level seats this week to accommodate what had become an overflow crowd.
The reason why is not the simple jingoism of loyal Puerto Rican fight fans […]

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By Ron Borges
Even when things are good in boxing the business side conspires against it. Saturday is such a night.
Normally fight fans are forced to shell out big money to watch the sport’s big events but on HBO Championship Boxing long-time super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe, who is undefeated (43-0) and has made 20 consecutive […]

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By Ron Borges
The legendary trainer Cus D’Amato always insisted that a truly great but aging fighter who is not yet completely shot can muster from within himself one last night of glory. Marco Antonio Barrera needs to believe Cus D’Amato was right.
At 33, the great Mexican champion will square off with arguably the best super […]

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By Ron Borges

In boxing, as with ballroom dancing, you need the right partner. Saturday night in Atlantic City, Jermain Taylor will have the right partner.
That has not been the undefeated middleweight champion’s fate for quite some time. Not since his rematch with Bernard Hopkins has he been in with the right guy to showcase […]

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