Barker talks title defense against Sturm in Stuttgart
For the third time in his career Darren Barker will travel outside of his country to engage in a world title bout when the British middleweight standout faces veteran Felix Sturm on Dec. 7 in Germany. Only this time Barker, who won the IBF belt in August, will be the defending titleholder.
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Lem’s latest: Golovkin’s trainer breaks down 160-pound division
Abel Sanchez, the trainer of WBA middleweigiht beltholder Gennady Golovkin, gave RingTV.com’s Lem Satterfield his thoughts on the stacked middleweight division. A showdown between Golovkin and fellow puncher Curtis Stevens is close to being finalized for Nov. 2.
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Q&A: Eddie Hearn part 1 – Barker and Burns
It has been one year since Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom aligned with Sky Sports as their principle boxing promoter, and the results speak for themselves.
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Barker talks Murray after Geale victory
New IBF middleweight beltholder Darren Barker insists a title defense against fellow-Englishman Martin Murray is a distinct possibility following his bruising, battling split-decision victory over Australian Daniel Geale.
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Lampley sees Romero-Martinez winner as rival for Rigondeaux
HBO’s Jim Lampley says there might be an interesting matchup to be made between RING junior featherweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux and the winner of Saturday night’s bout between IBF beltholder Jhonathan Romero and Kiko Martinez.
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Q&A: Sturm rooting for Geale (but not because he’s a fan)
Former middleweight titleholder Felix Sturm is pulling for Daniel Geale to beat Darren Barker this weekend so he can get a shot at avenging last year’s split-decision loss to the Australian.
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Lem’s latest: Mayweather-Alvarez undercard fills out
The anticipated Sept. 14 Showtime Pay Per View event co-headlined by Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez and Danny Garcia-Lucas Matthysse will be joined by a third title fight between Ishe Smith and Carlos Molina, as well as a welterweight bout matching Ashley Theophane against Pablo Cesar Cano.
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Lem’s latest: Thompson’s at home away from home
Heavyweight contender Tony Thompson will be fighting overseas for the fourth straight time when the 41-year-old faces undefeated Kubrat Pulev in Schwerin, Germany, on Aug. 24.
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Dougie’s Monday mailbag
Fans weigh-in on Tony Thompson’s repeat KO victory over David Price and what might be next for both heavyweights, as well as other subjects, in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!
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Sturm stops Radosevic in fourth
Former WBA middleweight titleholder Felix Sturm turned in a quality performance against unheralded Predrag Radosevic dropping Montenegro native three times with body shots before the fight was stopped in the fourth round.
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