Dec

RingTV.com poll: Fighter of the Year: Gennady Golovkin

Fans selected the undefeated Kazakhstani KO-machine from a crowded field of contenders for 2013’s highest individual honor. [Editor’s note: this is not THE RING magazine’s official choice for Fighter of the Year. The magazine’s official year-end awards for 2013 will be announced in the March edition.]

Dec

2013 Knockout of the Year, readers poll: Adonis Stevenson KO 1 Chad Dawson

by Brian Harty

It came down to two main choices, but readers went with Adonis Stevenson’s career-defining win over light heavyweight champ Chad Dawson as the best KO of the year. [Editor’s note: this is not THE RING magazine’s official choice for Knockout of the Year. The magazine’s official year-end awards for 2013 will be announced in the March edition.]

Dec

Beibut Shumenov wants Bernard Hopkins next

by Lem Satterfield

WBA beltholder Beibut Shumenov wants to unify all of the belts in the division, beginning with a bout against IBF titleholder Bernard Hopkins in March or April.

Dec

Richard Schaefer eyes Bernard Hopkins-Beibut Shumenov ‘immediately’

by Lem Satterfield

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer said that he would begin working on a light heavyweight title unification bout between IBF titleholder Bernard Hopkins and WBA beltholder Beibut Shumenov “immediately.”

Dec

Ring Ratings Update: Broner rated at 135 and 147, for now

by Doug Fischer

Adrien Broner is rated at lightweight and welterweight by THE RING. He seems done with the 135-pound division but the Ratings Panel has decided to wait until after his 147-pound title defense against Marcos Maidana before dropping him from lightweight.

Nov

Dougie’s Monday mailbag

by Doug Fischer

Fans share their thoughts on Andre Ward’s dominant victory over Edwin Rodriguez, a potential Ward-Gennady Golovkin showdown, referee Jack Reiss, Adonis Stevenson, Karl Dargan and much more in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

Nov

Ward on Hopkins and ‘Boogey Men’ Golovkin, Kovalev, Stevenson

by Lem Satterfield

Super middleweight champ Andre Ward said that Gennady Golovkin, Sergey Kovalev and Adonis Stevenson are being made out to be “The Boogey Men of their divisions.”

Nov

IBF: Hopkins, Molina have time to mull big fights

by Lem Satterfield

Carlos Molina has until next June to defend his IBF junior middleweight belt against a mandatory challenger, and Bernard Hopkins has until next July to do the same with his IBF light heavyweight title.

Oct

Could Mayweather, Ward be in Hopkins future?

by Lem Satterfield

IBF light heavyweight titleholder Bernard Hopkins has some options on what he does next but he says he’s looking for a “super fight” for his next bout and would like to face Floyd Mayweather Jr. as a middleweight.