Lem’s latest: Hopkins to defend against Murat
IBF beltholder Bernard Hopkins could make the first defense of his belt against Karo Murat.
read moreQ&A: Schaefer talks about new Monday boxing series on FS1
Richard Schaefer on Golden Boy Promotion’s new deal with Fox Sports: “For Golden Boy, it is one of the most significant, if not, the most significant television deals we have ever put together.”
read moreLem’s latest: Golden Boy reaches new deal with Fox
A new deal between Golden Boy and Fox Sports will result in a new Monday boxing series and allow fans to rewatch classic bouts from the promoter’s fight library featuring Floyd Mayweather, Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao and Bernard Hopkins, among others.
read moreQ&A: Wilder out to ‘destroy’ Harrison
Unbeaten American heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder says of his next opponent, Audley Harrison: “When I hit Audley Harrison the right way, that may be the punch that ends up ending his career.”
read moreQ&A: Thurman eyes ‘big mix of the division’
Unbeaten welterweight Keith Thurman says he would like to face Paulie Malignaggi, Tim Bradley and Floyd Mayweather, in order.
read moreLem’s latest: Berto-Soto Karass, Thurman-Chaves in July
Florida welterweight standouts Andre Berto and Keith Thurman are schedueld to fight in separate bouts on a Showtime-televised card in July. Berto will face veteran gatekeeper Jesus Soto-Karass; Thurman will fight fellow unbeaten puncher Diego Chaves.
read moreLem’s latest: Alvarado-Rios II delivers 1.2 million viewers
Mike Alvarado’s unanimous-decision win in his rematch with Brandon Rios drew 1.2 million viewers on HBO, according to the network.
read moreLem’s latest: Promoter’s fright night becomes fight night in Frederick
After enduring the January death of his father, and the first loss of his career in February, 30-year-old Baltimore-based attorney, Venroy July, promoted a boxing event on Saturday that he said “couldn’t have gone any better.”
read moreLem’s latest: Trout joins charitable venture in advance of Alvarez
Austin Trout: “Team Fight to Walk is very important to me. The statistics about number of everyday people and US troops impacted by Spinal Cord Injuries are scary.”
read moreFast-rising Ochoa on Garcia-Judah card
Unbeaten junior welterweight Zachary Ochoa, of Brooklyn, is one to keep an eye on.
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