Hopkins-Shumenov to fight April 19

Bernard Hopkins will attempt to become the oldest fighter in boxing history to unify world titles when the IBF light heavyweight champion opposes WBA champion Beibut Shumenov on April 19th at the DC Armory.

''I'm trying to force history to write another book on me,'' the 49-year-old Hopkins said Tuesday.

Hopkins (54-6-2, 32 KOs), of Philadelphia, already holds the records for oldest fighter to win and successfully defend a title. He captured the IBF crown in March 2013 with a decision over Tavoris Cloud, and then defended it with an October win against Karo Murat.

Shumenov (14-1, 9 KOs) is a 30-year-old native of Kazakhstan who lives in Las Vegas. He won the WBA title by defeating Gabriel Campillo in 2010 and has made five successful defenses.

Hopkins' long reign as middleweight champion ended nearly two years before his opponent's 2007 pro debut. Read more...

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Mayweather vs Maidana fight now official

Mayweather vs. Maidana fight is officially set to happen on May 3rd on SHOWTIME PPV! The long wait of speculations including some feedbacks from social networking sites on who is going to be Floyd Mayweather next fight. Well, Marcos Maidana (35-3, 31 KO) has officially got the fourth of Mayweather’s remaining six PPV fights to SHOWTIME Sports.

Mayweather (45-0, 26 KOs), undeniably the sport's No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter and a 10-time world champion, is coming off of a spectacular 2013 in which he continued to display his ring prowess with dominating victories over Robert Guerrero and Canelo Alvarez. In Maidana, Mayweather is arguably facing the most demanding and troublesome opponent of his heralded, 17-year Hall Of Fame career.

Maidana (35-3, 31 KOs), of Margarita, Santa Fe, Argentina, captured the attention of boxing and sports fans around the world with his thorough defeat of the highly regarded and undefeated Adrien Broner on Dec. 14, 2013. The 30-year-old impressively dominated Broner from the opening bell and registered two knockdowns against the three-time world champion. Maidana connected with a punishing 231 power punches in the bout en route to a unanimous decision by margins of 117-109, 115-109 and 115-110.

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Pacquiao vs Bradley Rematch is Set

Manny Pacquiao (55-5-2, 37 KO’s) looks brain in direction of another series along with WBO welterweight success Ricky Bradley (31-0, 12 KO’s) with The spring 12th with the MGM Fantastic, throughout Las vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao’s supporter Bob Arum uncovered with Tuesday that he’s placing the actual deal with in concert among Pacquiao as well as Bradley, as well as he seems self-assured he’ll receive the contract performed in order that his / her a couple of Major Position fighters may face 1 another. Even so, this is a disastrous miscalculation for Arum for you to enable Bradley obtain a subsequent opportunity with his / her gravy fitness instructor fighter Pacquiao, because Bradley may perhaps beat him or her additional convincingly in comparison with he would inside the primary deal with. WBA extremely middleweight success Andre Keep will be picking Bradley for you to beat Pacquiao once again. Keep fought Bradley years back when each of them ended up beginners as well as he claims he had been the actual roughest person he actually fought. Keep is aware of Bradley’s model really well, as well as he feels certainly he’ll beat the actual Philippine another time period with The spring 12th.

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NBA Playoff Tickets

Each year the NBA Playoffs begin in April. The top eight teams from each Conference are given entrance into the Playoffs. The Playoffs have the first round, the Conference Semifinals, the Conference Finals, and ultimately the NBA finals with the two best teams playing the best of 7 games. The Eastern and Western Conferences each send the team that has won their Conference. 

Online ticket brokers tend to sell by dynamic pricing. This means that the price for tickets increases based on demand. Buying tickets the day they go on sale is likely to ensure that you will get a set of tickets for the game; however, it may also mean you pay well over face value, because of the large demand. The NBA features some of the best athletes in the world. 

They play a fast-paced, dynamic style of basketball that demands size, skill, and agility. Of course, the best way to experience all their alley oops, turn-around jumpers, and long range three-pointers is at the arena. That's why you need to get NBA Playoff tickets and you need to get those NBA Playoff tickets at the best ticket site on the internet. The 2013 NBA Playoff promises to deliver thrilling professional basketball. See if your team will continue to make the postseason their playground and return to the top to become NBA Champions.

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Canelo Alvarez vs Trout Tickets

WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) and WBA junior middleweight champion Austin Trout (26-0, 14 KO’s) will face each other on April 20 in San Antonio, Texas. Alvarez vs Trout, a 12-round WBC and WBA Super Welterweight World Championship Unification fight. 

22-year-old Canelo Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) has proven himself worthy of standing side by side with his country’s modern day boxing greats, both in the ring and outside of it. He has proven his worth as of the best fighter of this generation. He won fights against Ryan Rhodes, Alfonso Gomez, Kermit Cintron, Sugar Shane Mosley and Josesito Lopez. 

Austin Trout (26-0, 14 KO’s) the rising champion took the long way to be recognize as he upset the whole boxing world defeating Puerto Rican icon Miguel Cotto last December 1 via unanimous decision. took the long road to recognition in his pro career after a successful run as an amateur. Willing to go anywhere to fight anyone, the talented Trout built up win after win while waiting for his shot at the gold.

Tickets priced at $300, $150, $100, $50, $25 and $10, plus applicable taxes, fees and services charges, are on sale now and available for purchase at the Alamodome box office. Or you can buy Alvarez vs Trout Tickets on Ticketnetwork. Boxing fans if you want to see this fight live and feel the excitement then buy Alvarez vs Trout Tickets. No wonder boxing has captivated the imagination of sports fans around the world for generations.

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Mayweather vs Guerrero Tickets on Sale

The sport's pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather will defend his WBC welterweight crown against interim titlist Robert Guerrero at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 4, 2013. Mayweather (43-0, 26 knockouts) announced this week that he would make the 29-year-old southpaw Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KOs) his first foe in beginning a new television deal with pay-per-view provider Showtime and its parent network. 

Mayweather remained undefeated beating Miguel Cotto by 12-round unanimous decision in a WBA Super World light middleweight title fight last May 5, 2012. Mayweather fought more offensively than usual but he also took more punches usual evident by his bloody nose in round six and his bruised face post fight. Despite being 35 years old and fighting infrequently Mayweather remains unbeatable. His speed and accuracy remain intact. 

Guerrero earned the Mayweather title shot by defeating the naturally bigger former world welterweight champion Andre Berto by decision in Ontario, knocking Berto down in each of the first two rounds. Guerrero said matching Mayweather with a “fast southpaw who has power in both of his hands” could spawn an upset.

Don’t miss out on your only chance to experience it all inside the MGM Arena. Be there live and in person in 2013 by getting your amazing set of Mayweather vs Guerrero Tickets right now, before they’re all gone!

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