Top Rank: Antonio DeMarco returns on Jan. 11
Former WBC lightweight titleholder Antonio DeMarco will fight as a junior welterweight for the second straight time on Jan. 11 when he meets Jesus Gurrola in Tijuana, Mexico.
read moreTrainer on Adrien Broner: ‘He’ll be back’
Trainer Mike Stafford said that among Adrien Broner’s mistakes against Marcos Maidana is that he tried to make their bout “a street fight” too early.
read moreFloyd Mayweather Jr. says Marcos Maidana is in the mix
Floyd Mayweather Jr. suggests that Marcos Maidana is a more likely opponent than Manny Pacquiao, and that Adrien Broner’s next fight should be on his undercard in May.
read moreAdrien Broner sorry for quick exit after Marcos Maidana loss
Adrien Broner on his swift exit following Saturday’s loss to Marcos “Chino” Maidana: “I want to say I’m sorry for running out on all the fans after my fight. That was wrong of me as a fighter. I want to congratulate team CHINO, and I want to thank everybody that supported the fight.”
read moreTrainer Robert Garcia: The transformation of Marcos Maidana
Robert Garcia on Marcos Maidana’s win over Adrien Broner: “We were ready to throw 100 punches a round. We know that’s the only way to beat somebody like Adrien Broner, or that’s the way to beat somebody like Floyd Mayweather [Jr.,]. That’s the way [Roberto] Duran beat Sugar Ray Leonard.”
read moreLem’s latest: Body-punching 101: Marcos Maidana-Adrien Broner
Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer on Marcos Maidana-Adrien Broner: “I would like to see a rematch. I would like a rematch at the Alamodome. There is no rematch clause.”
read moreWeigh-in has alien, short cake, kick-ass threats
Bernard Hopkins vows to march on at 48 years old against Karo Murat, Deontay Wilder tries to earn his 30th knockout without a loss, and Peter Quillin and Gabriel Rosado trash talk in advance of Showtime’s Saturday tripleheader.
read moreLem’s latest: Bradley-Marquez, Alvarado-Provodnikov, Pacquiao-Rios tourney?
The upcoming bouts in October veaturing Juan Manuel Marquez versus Tim Bradley and Mike Alvarado against Ruslan Provodnikov, followed by the Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios fight in November, could lead to a round robin between the welterweights and 140 pounders.
read moreLem’s latest: Haye may train with Wilder for Fury fight
Unbeaten heavyweight Deontay Wilder may have to choose between serving as a sparring partner for David Haye or being ringside for a scouting report on the Seth Mitchell-Chris Arreola fight on Sept. 6.
read moreDeMarco back on Saturday
Former WBC lightweight titleholder Antonio DeMarco will fight for the first time since his loss to Adrien Broner, facing journeyman Fidel Monterossa Munoz this weekend in Tijuana.
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