Adamek an older but wiser heavyweight
Tomasz Adamek’s trainer, Roger Bloodworth, sees the aging former light heavyweight and cruiserweight titleholder as trouble for any of the younger heavyweight contenders.
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 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 moreRing Ratings Update: Mayweather-Guerrero for RING welterweight title
It was a very interesting fight week with stimulating discussions from the Ratings Panel, which resulted in movement in several divisions. The Panel’s input included their approval of the May 4 Floyd Mayweather-Roberto Guerrero welterweight fight being for the vacant RING 147-pound title.
read moreLem’s latest: ‘The next 24 hours’ will determine Alvarez-Trout
The world should know soon whether it will witness a 154-pound clash of unbeatens between WBC beltholder Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and WBA titleholder Austin Trout.
read moreLem’s latest: Tyson-beater McBride profiled; Hopkins turns 48
Kevin McBride said his reasons for continuing to fight have little to do with money as much as “restoring sanity in my own head.”
read moreFried to advise Harrison
Undefeated welterweight Dusty Harrison, who is 18, has entered into an agreement with Washington, D.C.-based attorney Jeff Fried that includes a college component.
read moreWard-Pavlik card teams Arum, Goossen and King
The Jan. 26 clash featuring RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward and former undisputed middleweight titleholder Kelly Pavlik unites promoters Bob Arum, Dan Goossen and Don King.
read moreLem’s latest: Molina twins to be showcased on Nov. 24
Olympian Oscar Molina will make his professional debut by fighting on the same Nov. 24 card as his twin, Javier, who already has 12 professional bouts.
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.
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