Pacquiao, Rios undergo drug test for Macau bout

With still over a month away from their fight, Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios have already undergone random blood testing, a boxing website reported Wednesday. According to a report by Lem Satterfield of ringtv.com, both Pacquiao and Rios have been tested by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) as stipulated in the contract for their bout in Macau, China on Nov. 24. No less than VADA founder Margaret Goodman confirmed the news but said that the organization won’t release the results to the public. “I confirm that both fighters have been tested by VADA. The results that we get go directly to the fighter, or to whomever he designates from his camp. They go to the promoter, which is obviously Top Rank, the China Commission, and it goes to the Association of Boxing Commissions,” Goodman said in the report. “So we don’t release results to the public. The fighter can release results to the public at any time. Any other details regarding testing or results will have to come directly from the fighters’ camps, the promoter, the ABC or the China commission,” she added. In its mission statement, VADA describes itself as “an independent organization founded to offer and promote effective anti-doping programs in boxing and mixed martial arts.” 

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Pacquiao vs Marquez 4 Tickets Still Available

Tickets for Pacquiao vs Marquez 4, the fourth boxing match between Filipino Manny Pacquiao and Mexican Juan Manuel Márquez are still available on Ticket Liquidator. The fight, scheduled for December 8, 2012 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, is the fourth installment of one of the fiercest rivalries in boxing and is currently the most expensive sporting event ticket on Ticket Liquidator, among the largest secondary-ticket sites on the Internet. 

Even though Pacquiao won their most recent fight in a close decision, Pacquiao contends Márquez has insisted he won the fight. In an interview with ESPN, Pacquiao said he chose to fight Márquez one more time in order to set the record straight. The non-title bout will be fought at the welterweight division. 

At age 33 to Márquez’s 39, Pacquiao will be the younger man in the ring. Pacquiao holds the better head-to head record, as he is 2-0-1 in fights against the Mexican. When they last met in November of 2011 Pacquiao won in a controversial majority decision. Their first fight, on May 8 2004, had the featherweight championship on the line and ended in a draw. They met again in 2008, with Pacquiao winning in a split decision. Their lifetime record is startlingly similar; Pacquiao holds a lifetime 54-4-2 record with 38 KOs, while Márquez is 54-6-1 with 39 KOs. 

Taking place at the MGM Grand’s Grand Garden Arena, Pacquiao vs. Marquez 4 promises to be one of the most exciting sporting events of the year. Fans still looking for tickets for Pacquiao vs. Márquez may browse a large selection at Ticket Liquidator. 

Pacquiao vs Marquez 4 is not the only big boxing match on sale at Ticket Liquidator, as Miguel Cotto and Austin Trout face off on Saturday, December 1 at Madison Square Garden. The WBA Light Middleweight Title will be on the line during the fight, and for Cotto vs Trout tickets are another big seller on the secondary market.

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PACQUIAO - MÁRQUEZ 4 SELLS 13,000 TICKETS

MANNY PACQUIAO and JUAN MANUEL MÁRQUEZ, two of boxing’s top pound for pound fighters, are proving to be two of boxing's top pound for pound box office attractions too! Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum announced today that over 13,000 Pacquiao vs Marquez 4 tickets were sold during the opening weekend making Act 4 of their fistoric rivalry the biggest seller of their amazing series. 

"We are ecstatic with the response," said Arum, who noted that less than 3,000 tickets remain. Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38 KOs), of the Philippines, and Márquez (54-6-1 (39 KOs), of México, who have won world titles in 12 weight divisions between them, will go mano a mano and toe-to-toe in a 12-round welterweight battle, Saturday, December 8, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. 

Promoted by Top Rank®, in association with MP Promotions, Zanfer Promotions, Márquez Boxing, Tecate and MGM Grand Hotel & Casino tickets to Pacquiao vs Mvrquez 4 are priced at $1,200, $900, $600, $400, and $200. Ticket sales at $1,200, $900, $600 and $400 are limited to 10 per person and ticket sales at $200 are limited to two (2) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.  

The Pacquiao vs Márquez 4 telecast, which begins at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT, will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® and will be available to more than 92 million pay-per-view homes. HBO Pay-Per-View, a division of Home Box Office, Inc., is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry.

Pacquiao vs Bradley Championship Match

The Pacquiao vs Bradley World Welterweight championship has finally come. Just a little more weeks to go and we will finally witnessed the two fighters. Both camps are preparing for the heavy schedule ahead of them! Less than a three weeks a way before the world championship match that features intriguing undefeated fighter Timothy Bradley of the US and the current WBO Welterweight title holder Manny Pacquiao of Philippines. 

They are both the same height and Bradley appears to have a 2 inch reach advantage, although that is utilizing the moronic old school method of measuring reach from fingertip to fingertip across the chest. Now, let us deeply analyze both fighters strengths, capacities and records on our Pacquiao vs Bradley tale of the tape analysis. First off, Manny Pacquiao has a total boxing record of 59 fights, 54 wins and 38 of which comes from knockout, 3 losses and 2 draws. The 33-year old professional boxer from the Philippines gained 8 belts on different weight classes. He’s the reigning WBO welterweight champion and no 1 pound for pound king according Ring Magazine. Pacquiao stands 169 cm and has a reach of 170cm. 

Timothy Bradley is the current WBO light welterweight champion. His professional records includes winning all 28 fights where 12 of which comes from TKO. Bradley is standing at 168 cm and has long reach of 175cm. No matter how improbable, Bradley could be a dangerous opponent with a surprise, just like when Pacquiao stunned Marco Antonio Barrera and the boxing world in 2003. Bradley has a wicked right hand and attacks like his sobriquet “Desert Storm.” He doesn’t have much of a KO punch, though, and may not be able to hurt Pacquiao. 

There’s a great chance this Pacquiao vs Bradley fight is going the distance given the fact that Bradley has never been stopped and doesn’t have the power to KO Pacquiao, can Bradley win a decision? Or can Pacquiao continue his own winning streak? There you go fanatics! Hoping you get all the ways to make sure you don't miss this exciting boxing match.