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Andrew's Boxing Blog March 2008 Archive

By Andrew Eisele, About.com Guide to Boxing since 1999

Phillips Edges Spinks in Upset!

Friday March 28, 2008
Verno Phillips, 38, is now a three-time champ after defeating IBF junior middleweight champ Cory Spinks by split decision. Spinks, 30, disappointed a hometown crowd of 8,874 at the Scottrade ... Read More

Pacquiao-Marquez Sets PPV Record

Friday March 28, 2008
HBO reports that the March 15 rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez generated 400,000 buys totalling $20.2 million in sales. Both marks establish new records for any pay-per-view ... Read More

Free Webcast of Spinks Title Defense

Wednesday March 26, 2008
On Thursday night, Don King launches his DonKingTV internet boxing network, with Cory Spinks (36-4) defending his IBF junior middleweight title against former champ Verno Phillips (41-10-1). The fight takes ... Read More

Boxing News & Notes; Weekend TV Schedule

Wednesday March 19, 2008
Former champ Hasim Rahman and Tye Fields (41-1) are likely to meet for the "Las Vegas Heavyweight Championship", whatever that is. Fields is completely untested, but he's 6'-8" and comes ... Read More

Knockdown Gives Pacquiao Split Decision Over Marquez

Sunday March 16, 2008
Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez have now fought 24 back-and-forth rounds and they still haven't determined who's the better fighter. On May 8, 2004, they fought to a draw ... Read More

Poll: Pacquiao - Marquez II. Who Will Win?

Wednesday March 12, 2008

Samuel Peter, Nate Campbell Win Belts

Sunday March 9, 2008
Samuel Peter scored a sixth-round TKO over Oleg Maskaev to capture the WBC belt in the first heavyweight title fight held in Mexico. Peter hurt Maskaev in the third but ... Read More

Maskaev to Defend Title vs. Peter ... Finally

Wednesday March 5, 2008
Oleg Maskaev, 39, has been the WBC heavyweight champ for nearly 19 months but has only made one title defense (a unanimous decision in Dec. 2006 over unknown Peter Okhello). ... Read More

Vazquez Edges Marquez in Thriller!

Sunday March 2, 2008
Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez capped their trilogy with a thrilling slugfest for the ages. The three classic battles between these two warriors rank this trilogy with greatest in boxing ... Read More

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