Arum: Pacquiao, Rios to be randomly drug tested by VADA
Top Rank will pay for Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios to be randomly drug tested by The Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency, according to company CEO Bob Arum.
read moreMatthysse vows to KO Peterson
Lucas Matthysse: “I’m not concerned about the judges against Lamont Peterson. Not at all, because, like I said before, I’m going to end the fight earlier. I’m coming in with the mentality to win by KO.”
read moreQ&A Roach: Pacquiao-Rios loser may be ‘finished’
Freddie Roach will gauge Manny Pacquiao’s future based on his performance against Brandon Rios: “If he performs well in this fight, then he’ll go on. If he doesn’t, then it will be over.”
read moreRoach expects to train Chavez Jr. for Murray
Freddie Roach said he gave Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. an ultimatum prior to ageeing to train him for his next fight on Aug. 3: “The first day that you miss, Julio, I can’t tolerate that. I’m going to send you home or something.”
read moreDiaz: Roach has ‘lost the love for the sport’
Freddie Roach on Joel Diaz: “I would like to tell him where to go, but the things is, he doesn’t know me.”
read moreBradley faced death threats post- Pacquiao, vows KO of Provodnikov
Tim Bradley on Ruslan Provodnikov: “Absolutely, I’m looking to make a statement in this fight. I’m looking to do some damage to this guy.”
read moreLem’s latest: Bradley looks to make statement vs Provodnikov
WBO welterweight titleholder Tim Bradley will be out to overwhelm March 16 rival Ruslan Provodnikov, who has served as a sparring partner for Manny Pacquiao and scored knockouts in four of his five straight victories.
read moreQ&A: Shafikov eyes Broner, Peterson
Unbeaten Denis Shafikov says that Lamont Peterson and Adrien Broner have “never faced anyone like me.”
read moreRoach: Bradley to run like Gump from Provodnikov
Rising junior welterweight Ruslan Provodnikov will take his experience as a sparring partner for Manny Pacquiao into the ring against Tim Bradley on March 16.
read morePhoto gallery: Provodnikov training
Junior welterweight contender Ruslan Provodnikov training at the Wild Card Boxing Club for his March 16 title bout against Tim Bradley in Carson, Calif.
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