The first half of the year 2010 already passed and it was a big one in boxing highlighted by the fights of two of the top boxers in this generation, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
HBO Sports presented most of this year’s boxing matches and now compiled it in a video summary entitled HBO Boxing’s Greatest Hits 2010.
Check out the fights that occurred in the first half of the 2010.
January 23 – Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA.
Gamboa vs Mtagwa – Yuriorkis Gamboa successfully defended his WBA World Featherweight title belt after defeating Rogers Mtagwa via Technical Knock Out in Round 2.
Luevano vs Lopez – Steven Luevano lost his WBO World Featherweight title belt after losing against Juan Manuel Lopez via Technical Knock Out in Round 7.
March 6 – Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, USA.
Alexander vs Urango – Devon Alexander knocked out Juan Urango in Round 8 to unify the WBC World Super Lightweight and IBF World Junior Welterweight title belts.
March 13 – Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA.
Pacquiao vs Clottey – Manny Pacquiao successfully defended his WBO World Welterweight title belt after defeating Joshua Clottey via Unanimous Decision at The Event.
Some of the promotional mediums for this event were; Pacquiao-Clottey Face Off with Max Kellerman, Pacquiao on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Road to Dallas – Pacquiao vs Clottey.
Also check out the Pacquiao vs Clottey highlights featuring the pompyang punch.
March 27 – Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Maidana vs Cayo – Marcos Rene Maidana successfully defended his Interim WBA Super Lightweight title belt after defeating Victor Cayo via Knock Out in Round 6.
April 10 – Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida, USA.
Caballero vs Yordan – Celestino Caballero won over Daud Yordan via Unanimous Decision.
Berto vs Quintana – Andre Berto successfully defended his WBC World Welterweight title belt after defeating Carlos Quintana via Technical Knock Out in Round 8.
April 17 – Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Bute vs Miranda – Lucian Bute successfully defended his IBF World Super Middleweight title belt after defeating Edison Miranda via Technical Knock Out in Round 3.
April 17 – Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
Pavlik vs Martinez – Kelly Pavlik lost his “Ring Magazine”, WBC and WBO World Middleweight title belts after losing against Sergio Martinez via Unanimous Decision.
April 24 – Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California USA.
Angulo vs Julio – Alfredo Angulo successfully defended his Interim WBO Junior Middleweight title belt after defeating Joel Julio via Technical Knock Out in Round 11 at Ring of Fire.
Arreola vs Adamek – Tomasz Adamek successfully defended his IBF International Heavyweight title belt after defeating Chris Arreola via Majority Decision at Ring of Fire.
May 1 – MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, USA.
Mayweather vs Mosley – Floyd Mayweather, Jr. won over Shane Mosley via Unanimous Decision at Who R U Picking?.
Some of the promotional mediums for this event were; Mayweather-Mosley Face Off with Max Kellerman, Mosley and De La Hoya on Lopez Tonight and 24/7 – Mayweather vs Mosley.
Also check out the Mayweather vs Mosley highlights.
May 8 – Home Depot Center in Carson, California, USA.
Williams vs Cintron – Paul Williams won over Kermit Cintron via split Technical Decision in Round 4 at The Weight Is Over.
May 15 – Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA.
Khan vs Malignaggi – Amir Khan successfully defended his WBA World Super Lightweight title belt after defeating Paulie Malignaggi via Technical Knock Out in Round 11 at American Dream Debut.
June 5 – Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York, USA.
Cotto vs Foreman – Yuri Foreman lost his WBA World Super Welterweight title belt after losing against Miguel Cotto via Knock Out in Round 9.
Watch the HBO Boxing’s Greatest Hits 2010 video:
The second half of 2010 is already on its way. Will the Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather, Jr. finally happen this year? Let’s see.
No Comments on “HBO Boxing’s Greatest Hits 2010 Video”
You can track this conversation through its atom feed.