Lem’s latest: Trout raises intensity for Cotto; Bowe-Holyfield I annivesary
Austin Trout on his fight with Miguel Cotto: “I’m looking at this as my golden opportunity. He’s had his time and done great things with it, but it’s my time now. I’ll be damned if I let this opportunity slip away from me.”
read moreShowtime to air Cotto-Trout fight documentaries
WBA junior middleweight titleholder Austin Trout and challenger Miguel Cotto will be featured in pre- and post-fight documentaries in association with their Dec. 1 clash at New York’s Madision Square Garden on Showtime.
read moreGolden Boy to showcase top 140, 147, 154 pounders
Southpaw IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander will face unbeaten Kell Brook as part of a Showtime-televised 147-pound triple- or quadruple-header at a site to be determined.
read moreMartirosyan-Lara, Garcia-Barros weigh-in
Junior middleweights Vanes Martirosyan and Erislandy Lara weighed 153, and, 153.5, respectively for Saturday night’s WBC eliminator.
read moreQ&A: Harrison avoids streets, draws local fans, national interest
Only a few years after being released from prison for armed robbery, Dusty Harrison’s father and trainer, Buddy Harrison, started his son shadowboxing while he was still in diapers.
read more50 Cent Twitter attacks Ellerbe, Mayweather, who responds
Rapper 50 Cent to Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Twitter: “You should have know not to go against me PUNK.”
read more50 Cent splits with Mayweather, adds Dib-Velez to Cotto-Trout card
50 Cent has apparently split from Floyd Mayweather and moved ahead with two fighters he signed: Billy Dib, who may defend his featherweight belt under Cotto-Trout, and Yuriorkis Gamboa, who fights on the Pacquiao-Marquez IV undercard.
read moreMalignaggi eyes Hatton, Chaves
Although WBA welterweight beltholder Paulie Malignaggi has been mandated to face unbeaten Diego Chaves, he prefers a rematch with Ricky Hatton.
read moreLem’s latest: Malignaggi says boxing’s ‘craft’ is ‘not appreciated’
Paulie Malignaggi: “Floyd Mayweather gets no appreciation, but he’s just so dominant, that they have to just deal with it…I’m not saying that I’m as dominant as Floyd, but I consider myself to be a real craftsman of the sport. I’m a true craftsman of boxing.”
read moreJacobs to return on Dec. 1 Cotto-Trout card
Once-beaten middleweight prospect Danny Jacobs will return to the ring on the Dec. 1 Miguel Cotto-Austin Trout undercard, according to Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer.
read more