NO HOLDS BARRED

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On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman begins by outlining the history leading up to the present logjam in boxing's storied light heavyweight division. While IBF light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson remained unbeaten this past Saturday night, May 9, by winning a unanimous decision in his rematch with Antonio Tarver, his performance failed to win many accolades or lay the groundwork for a fight with other top light heavyweights such as Bernard Hopkins or Glen Johnson. Once again, boxing's politics have driven this division into the quicksand.

On May 30, one of the rising stars of the welterweight division, 25-year-old WBC champion Andre Berto (24-0, 19 KOs), will defend his belt against the 28-year-old reigning IBF junior welterweight champion, Juan Urango (21-1-1, 16 KOs). This fight will take place in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, and be shown live in the U.S. on HBO.

At a recent prefight news conference at the new Yankee Stadium, we had a chance to discuss this fight with Andre Berto, Juan Urango, and Urango's trainer, Evangelista Cotto. You can hear that all right here on No Holds Barred.

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SecondsOut Radio with Eddie Goldman

On this week's edition of SecondsOut Radio, host Eddie Goldman reviews the impressive unanimous decision victory this past Saturday, November 10, by WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25 KOs) over Shane Mosley (44-5, 37 KOs) at Madison Square Garden in New York.

We spoke after the fight with Miguel Diaz, Cotto's veteran cutman, for a no-holds-barred analysis of his victory. We also have Miguel Cotto's remarks and answers to questions at the postfight news conference.

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NO HOLDS BARRED on PodOmatic

On this special edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, host Eddie Goldman previews the big card coming up this Saturday, November 10, at Madison Square Garden in New York, to be shown on HBO Pay-Per-View in the U.S.

Headlining that card will be the showdown between the undefeated WBA welterweight champion, Miguel Cotto (30-0, 25 KOs), and the former world champion, Shane Mosley (44-4, 37 KOs). As a co-feature, lightweight champion Joel Casamayor (34-3-1, 21 KOs) takes on Jose Armando Santa Cruz (25-2, 14 KOs).

We spoke with Miguel Cotto and Evangelista Cotto, his trainer and uncle, Wednesday afternoon at the Kingsway Gym, where Miguel Cotto continued his prefight training. We also spoke with Joel Casamayor at the prefight news conference earlier Wednesday.

At that news conference, the representatives of Tecate Beer, a major sponsor of this fight and many other boxing events, explained the growing importance of boxing among Hispanics. We spoke more about this topic with Arturo Vargas, Associate Promotions and Sponsorships Manager for Tecate.

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