Feb

Mikey Garcia-Yuriorkis Gamboa targeted for May 17

A lightweight bout between MIkey Garcia and Yuriorkis Gamboa is targeted for May 17 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., Bob Arum said Saturday.

Jan

Fabolous’ Adrien Broner insult the latest in long boxing-rap tradition

by Ryan Songalia

Rapper Fabolous’ insult to Adrien Broner in the song “The Hope” is just the latest in a long tradition of intertwining hip hop music with boxing. Hip hop can elevate a boxer and glamorize the sport or it can be used to kick a fighter when he’s down.

Nov

Kirkland: ‘The sky is the limit for me’

by Lem Satterfield

James Kirkland on the potential for facing Floyd Mayweather Jr., Canelo Alvarez or Miguel Cotto: “When these fights actually happen, hey, James Kirkland’s going to be the one on top. I can’t wait until these opportunities actually take place.”

Sep

Lem’s latest: Bradley aims to retire Marquez

by Lem Satterfield

WBO welterweight titleholder Tim Bradley is looking to beat Juan Manuel Marquez into retirement, while the 40-year-old Marquez is trying to become Mexico’s first five-division beltwinner.

Jul

Foreman shuts out Davis in Broadway Boxing main event

by Mark E. Ortega

Returning former junior middleweight titleholder Yuri Foreman made it an easy night on Wednesday at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, as he widely outpointed Philadelphia trialhorse Jamaal Davis in their eight-round main event.

Jul

Dib saves 50 Cent’s Birthday Bash with win over Oliver

by Doug Fischer

Billy Dib rebounded from his recent featherweight title loss with a majority decision over Mike Oliver in a Friday Night Fights main event in Hartford, Conn., on Friday. The hard-fought scrap salvaged the 50 Cent-promoted show that lost it’s original main event.

Jun

Lem’s latest: Golovkin growing in viewership

by Lem Satterfield

HBO’s 2 Days: Gennady Golovkin has accumulated more than 2.5 million viewers, surpassing last year’s average of 2.1 for the installment in advance of the WBA middleweight titleholder’s bout against Matthew Macklin on Saturday, according to the network.

Apr

Lem’s latest: Gamboa-Perez slated for June 8 in Montreal

by Lem Satterfield

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.

Mar

Gradovich spoils Dib & 50 Cent’s coming out party, wins IBF belt

by Doug Fischer

Late-replacement Evgeny Gradovich spoiled rapper/promoter 50 Cent’s first solo promotion by outpointing featherweight titleholder Billy Dib via hard-fought split decision in a Friday Night Fights main event at Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Conn.

Feb

50 Cent doubts Mayweather will fight six times in 30 months

by Ryan Songalia

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is skeptical whether former business partner Floyd Mayweather Jr. will fight six times over the next 30 months, as is reportedly planned in the deal that brought the pound-for-pound king to Showtime from HBO.