Chavez Jr.: ‘I used something illegal, it was wrong…I got penalized’
Former WBC middleweight titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. “was very upset and angry with myself” after testing positivie for marijuana in the wake of last September’s loss to Sergio Martinez.
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Haye-Fury, Stevenson-Cloud, Chavez- Vera tripleheader
HBO will broadcast a tripleheader on Sept. 28 featuring former and current titleholders in three marquee divisions fighting in three different countries.
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Lem’s latest: Haye’s hand injury postpones Charr fight
Former heavyweight beltholder David Haye has suffered an injury to his left hand that will force the postponement of his June 29 bout with Manuel Charr, according to The Daily Mail of London.
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Attorney: Wilder has apologized
Unbeaten heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder, who was arrested for domestiic battery on Saturday, has apologized to the victim, according to the fighter’s attorney.
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Lem’s latest: Vazquez-Burns; Mayweather touts Bundrage-Smith
IBF lightweight beltholder Miguel Vazquez will face WBO counterpart Ricky Burns as part of an EPIX-televised quadrupleheader on March 16.
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Promoter: Vazquez would ‘spank’ Broner
Zanfer Promotions’ Sean Gibbons said “Adrien Broner can play around with these chumps and brush his hair and act like he’s doing something, but until you fight Miguel Vazquez, you can not call yourself the best lightweight in the world.”
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IBF to approve Vazquez-Burns ‘tonight’
IBF Championships Chairman Lindsay Tucker expects to approve a March 16 clash between his organization’s lightweight titleholder Miguel Vazquez and WBO counterpart Rick Burns on Monday.
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IBF would approve Vazquez-Burns
The IBF would approve a proposed bout between its lightweight titleholder Miguel Vazquez and the WBO 135-pound beltholder Ricky Burns.
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Helenius gets lackluster win over Williams
Heavyweight Robert Helenius rose to 18-0 with Saturday’s unimpressive unanimous decision over 40-year-old Sherman Williams.
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Klitschko faces tall order in Wach
RING heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko will be staring up at a taller opponent for the first time in his career on Nov. 10 against Mariusz Wach, and he will do so in the wake of the death of his trainer, Emanuel Steward.
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