Apr

Freddie Roach to Manny Pacquiao: ‘In the Bible, there’s violence also’

Ahead of this Saturday night’s rematch between WBO 147-pound titlist Tim Bradley and Manny Pacquiao, trainer Freddie Roach reminded his Christian charge that, in the Bible, the theme of violence runs concurrently with that of compassion.

Apr

Bob Arum: Terence Crawford gets Arash Usmanee-Raymundo Beltran winner

by Lem Satterfield

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum would like to match unbeaten WBO lightweight titleholder Terence Crawford against the winner of Saturday night’s bout between former title challengers Raymundo Beltran and Arash Usmanee.

Apr

Joel Diaz, Bob Arum on Tim Bradley, African-American fighters

by Lem Satterfield

Trainer Joel Diaz believes some of the harsh criticism laid on Tim Bradley speaks to a more general lack of credit for the skills of black fighters such as Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Andre Ward.

Apr

Bob Arum rips MGM for advertising Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Marcos Maidana

by Lem Satterfield

Bob Arum lashed out at the MGM Grand for advertising Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s May 3 Showtime Pay Per View-televised fight with Marcos Maidana during the week of his promotion, the HBO Pay Per View-televised Tim Bradley-Manny Pacquiao rematch.

Apr

Gary Salazar signs with Top Rank

by Lem Satterfield

Former amateur standout and now professional junior lightweight, Fresno’s Gary Salazar looks to a bright future with Top Rank Promotions.

Apr

Manny Pacquiao wants Hatton-like win, says Bob Arum

by The Ring

From The Telegraph: Promoter Bob Arum claims Manny Pacquiao is looking for redemption against Timothy Bradley with “an outcome like the Ricky Hatton fight” (which, for those who don’t remember, was a second-round cold KO).

Apr

Vetyeka-Donaire, Walters-Darchinyan, Gradovich-Ishimoto card set

by Lem Satterfield

Nonito Donaire will try to continue his recovery from the Guillermo Rigondeaux loss by facing WBA featherweight titleholder Simpiwe Vetyeka on a Macau card that will also feature top-5 126-pounders Evgeny Gradovich and Nicholas Walters.

Mar

Golovkin’s promoter discusses $1 million weight penalty for Chavez Jr.

by Lem Satterfield

K2 Promotions Managing Director Tom Loeffler chimes in on the $1 million dollar penalty in place should neither Gennady Golovkin nor Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. make the 168-pound limit for their tentative July 19 bout.

Mar

Manny Pacquiao, Bill Clinton to appear April 2 on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

by Lem Satterfield

Along with former President Bill Clinton, Manny Pacquiao makes his eighth appearance on ABC’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ on April 2 to promote his April 12 rematch with WBO welterweight titlist Tim Bradley.

Mar

Bob Arum: $1 million weight penalty for Chavez Jr.-Golovkin

by Lem Satterfield

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum tells RingTV.com about a new stipulation in the build-up to a tentative super middleweight clash between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and WBA middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin.