Lem’s latest: Pacquiao wants random drug testing
Manny Pacquiao is requesting random drug testing in advance of his Nov. 23 clash with Brandon Rios.
read moreGarcia has ‘obligation’ versus Lopez
Mikey Garcia on his upcoming clash with Juan Manuel Lopez: “We both have power, so I think that the fans are definitely going to be looking forward to seeing a knockout on the night of the fight.”
read moreQ&A: Rios to fight Pacquiao ‘for the fans’
Brandon Rios on his November bout against Manny Pacquiao: “This is a very exciting fight for me. Not only for me, but also for the fans.”
read moreRios says showdown with Pacquiao will be ‘a helluva fight’
Brandon Rios says of his showdown with Manny Pacquiao: “We both like to fight. We both hardly back down. We both throw a lot of punches in bunches. So it’s going to be one helluva good fight.”
read moreBradley, Ward break down Rigondeaux-Donaire
Andre Ward called Guillermo Rigondeaux “a sharpshooter” against Nonito Donaire, adding, “this is the best I’ve ever seen him look.” Of the criticisms of Rigondeaux’s strategy, Tim Bradley said, “If you want to see blood and guts, and you want to see warrior-type of fights, then you should definitely hit MMA.”
read moreVerdejo, Monaghan score first-round KOs
Felix Verdejo and Sean Monaghan scored back-to-back first-round knockouts on Saturday night at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.
read moreHart stops Farr in third round
Philadelphia-born super middleweightt prospect Jesse Hart rose to 7-0 with his fifth knockout against Marlon Farr on the Nonito Donaire-Guillermo Rigondeaux undercard at Radio City Music Hall.
read moreLem’s latest: Gamboa-Perez slated for June 8 in Montreal
Yuriorkis Gamboa will return to the ring for a clash of unbeatens against Colombian Darley Perez on the June 8 card that also features RING and WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson against Adonis Stevenson.
read moreLem’s latest: BWAA honors Donaire, Garcia, Marquez-Pacquiao
In accepting his award for Fighter of the Year, an emotional Nonito Donaire spoke of coming a long way since being the “small, frail, asthmatic little boy” of his childhood.
read moreHopkins: After Murat, then Froch, Bute, Cleverly?
If he gets beyond a mandatory title defense against Karo Murat in July, IBF light heavyweight beltholder Bernard Hopkins would like to face Carl Froch or Lucian Bute. (This story also contains a video of Hopkins accepting Gennady Golovkin’s challenge.)
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