Will Froch get revenge versus Kessler? The experts weigh-in
IBF super middleweight beltholder and THE RING’s No. 1-rated 168 pounder Carl Froch has the home advantage on Saturday against THE RING’s No. 2-rated super middleweight Mikkel Kessler, who win their first clash by unanimous decision.
read moreLampley mulls Kessler-Froch II
Going into the anticipated HBO-televised Mikkel Kessler-Carl Froch rematch this Saturday, HBO commentator Jim Lampley considers Froch the better fighter and Kessler the better boxer.
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 moreRing Ratings Update: Stieglitz advances in 168-pound rankings
There wasn’t much movement in THE RING’s divisional ratings this week. Apart from the Arthur Abraham-Robert Stieglitz rematch, it was a slow weekend of boxing. Stieglitz advanced to No. 4 in the super middleweight rankings with his TKO of Abraham.
read moreLem’s latest: Road to Donaire-Rigondeaux
RING junior featherweight champion Nonito Donaire takes on unbeaten WBA counterpart Guillermo Rigondeaux on April 13.
read moreGroves talks titles and Froch after Matchroom switch
Unbeaten English super middleweight contender George Groves insists he has swapped Frank Warren for Eddie Hearn as his promoter to secure a title shot sooner rather than later – and even a possible showdown with IBF holder and countryman Carl Froch.
read moreAbraham-Stieglitz II on March 23
WBO super middleweight titleholder Arthur Abraham will face the man he dethroned in Robert Stieglitz on March 23 in Germany.
read morePromoters: Kessler-Froch II is on
IBF super middleweight titleholder Carl Froch has struck a deal to face WBA interim beltholder Mikkel Kessler in a rematch. Kessler defeated Froch by unanimous decision in April of 2010.
read moreLem’s latest: Hopkins-Cloud; Froch mulls Kessler, Stevenson
While IBF light heavyweight titleholder Tavoris Cloud could defend his belt against Bernard Hopkins on March 9, IBF super middleweight beltholder Carl Froch is weighing mandatory challenger Adonis Stevenson or WBA counterpart Mikkel Kessler.
read moreLem’s latest: Lopez returns, Kessler-Froch II?
Former beltholder Juan Manuel Lopez wiill try to rebound from his second knockout loss to Orlando Salido when he returns to the ring on Feb. 2 against Aldimar Silva Santos in Lopez’s native Puerto Rico.
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