Gold medalist Mekhontsev signs with Top Rank
Russian Egor Mekhontsev, who captured the light heavyweight gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in London, has signed with Top Rank in anticipation of a Dec. 7 debut.
read moreKirkland: ‘The sky is the limit for me’
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.”
read moreAdrien Broner calls Marcos Maidana ‘one-dimensional’
Adrien Broner plans to “light up” Marcos Maidana “like a Christmas tree” on Dec. 14. Broner, the WBA welterweight beltholder, defends his title against the hard-punching Maidana in the headliner of a Showtime card in San Antonio.
read moreLem’s latest: Duva says Stevenson, Kovalev ‘destined to fight’
Hard-hitting light heavyweights Adonis Stevenson and Sergey Kovalev will face separate opponents on Nov. 30 in Canada, and Kovalev’s promoter sees them facing each other down the road.
read moreKirkland signs with 50 Cent prior to Tapia fight
Junior middleweight James Kirkland will have both a new promoter and trainer when he meets Glen Tapia on the Dec. 7 undercard of Guillermo Rigondeaux-Joseph Agbeko.
read moreTapia-Kirkland ‘close’ for Rigondeaux-Agbeko card
Unbeaten junior middleweight Glen Tapia could face James Kirkland on the undercard of a bout between Guillermo Rigondeaux and Joseph Agbeko on Dec. 7.
read moreLomachenko focused on Ramirez, not Salido-Cruz or Rigondeaux
Two-time Olympic champ Vasyl Lomachenko, who goes pro on Saturday, advises boxing fans to “be patient.” “I will be doing big things and you’ll be witnesses when I do them.”
read moreMekhontsev slated for Top Rank’s Rigondeaux-Agbeko card
Russian Olympic gold medalist Egor Mekhontsev is expected to sign this week with Top Rank and to make his professional debut as a light heavyweight on Dec. 7.
read moreCan Mares war with Gonzalez? Ask the experts
THE RING’s No. 5-rated pound-for-pound boxer, Abner Mares, will be in his sixth consecutive title bout and his eighth consecutive fight against a RING-ranked fighter when he faces Jhonny Gonzalez on Saturday.
read moreLem’s latest: Mares to show ‘elite’ talent versus Gonzalez
Unbeaten WBC featherwieght titleholder Abner Mares on his Aug. 24 fight with veteran two-division beltholder Jhonny Gonzalez: “You will see a different Abner Mares. I can’t wait to show that I’m one of the elite.”
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