Could Martinez-Burgos steal the show? The experts weigh in
Juan Carlos Burgos on his fight with Rocky Martinez: “Our fight is a classic Mexican-Puerto Rican rivalry, and our styles are perfect for one another. Not only will we steal the show, but I’ll take the belt.”
read moreLem’s latest: Golovkin lands; Kovalev gears up for Campillo
WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin has a defense against Gabriel Rosado slated for Saturday night at The Theatre at Madison Square Garden.
read moreGarcia ‘ready’ for ‘toughest test of career’ in Salido
Unbeaten featherweight challenger Mikey Garcia said WBO beltholder “Orlando Salido is the best featherweight champion in the world, and he has earned the right to be called that.”
read moreLem’s latest: Quillin-Guerrero done; Golden Boy gets Lara-Martirosyan II
WBO middleweight titleholder Peter Quillin will make his first defense against Fernando Guerrero on the Feb. 9 undercard of a main event featuring RING junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia and Zab Judah.
read moreFox represents tall order for Kennedy
Unbeaten Alantez Fox, a 6-foot-5 junior middleweight prospect: “I call myself ‘SlyAza’ Fox because I move, and I try not to get hit as much as possible, and I’m hoping everybody will recognize my talent when they see it.”
read moreHarrison sparring with D. Garcia
Unbeaten 18-year-old welterweight Dusty Harrison, of Washington, D.C., trained alongside undefeated 24-year-old junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia, of Philadelphia.
read moreLem’s latest: Arum to suggest Pacquiao have head examined
Top Rank CEO Bob Arum will suggest that Manny Pacquiao have a neurological examination despite calling two doctors’ “eye-balling” assessments of Parkinsons’ disease in the fighter “ludicrous.”
read moreLeonard’s skinny on Alvarez, Broner, Garcia, Rios, Russell Jr.
Sugar Ray Leonard on Adrien Broner: “I’ve been watching this kid, man, and this kid, man, he’s a talent. That kid has it. He’s one of those rare fighters that has the entire package. He has everything.”
read moreIBF: Peterson to defend against Holt in D.C. on Feb. 22
IBF junior welterweight beltholder Lamont Peterson will defend his crown against ex-titleholder Kendall Holt on Feb. 22 in Peterson’s home town of Washington, D.C.
read moreLem’s latest: Rios speaks out; Perez-Forbes card announced
Unbeaten junior welterweight Brandon Rios would love to face Mike Alvarado, Danny Garcia or Lucas Matthysse, among others, and laments the rift between his promoter Top Rank and rival Golden Boy.
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