Nov

Ola Afolabi happy to be on Golovkin-Stevens undercard

Cruiserweight contender Ola Afolabi will get a rare fight on U.S. soil when he takes on fellow 200-pound standout Lukasz Janik on Saturday on the Gennady Golovkin-Curtis Stevens undercard at the famous Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Oct

Curtis Stevens relishes spoiler role against Gennady Golovkin

by Doug Fischer

Curtis Stevens is calm, cool and confident going into his challenge to WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin on Saturday in New York City. Stevens, a Brooklyn-born puncher, was eager to face the division’s “most feared man,” drawing praise from HBO executives and Golovkin’s management.

Oct

Adrien Broner calls Marcos Maidana ‘one-dimensional’

by Lem Satterfield

Adrien Broner plans to “light up” Marcos Maidana “like a Christmas tree” on Dec. 14. Broner, the WBA welterweight beltholder, defends his title against the hard-punching Maidana in the headliner of a Showtime card in San Antonio.

Oct

Q&A: Magomed Abdusalamov

by Doug Fischer

Magomed Abdusalamov faces fellow unbeaten heavyweight Mike Perez on the Golovkin-Stevens undercard on Saturday. RingTV.com caught up with the Russian puncher, who says the heavyweight division lacks excitement and vows to “wake up” the weight class with his aggressive style.

Oct

Lem’s latest: Hopkins-Murat draws large audience

by Lem Satterfield

Bernard Hopkins drew a large audience for his unanimous decision victory over Karo Murat. The IBF light heavyweight title bout was televised on Showtime.

Oct

Who wins Golovkin-Stevens? The experts weigh in

by Lem Satterfield

It appears that someone will be getting knocked out during Saturday’s middleweight clash between WBA titleholder Gennady Golovkin and Curtis Stevens.

Oct

Lem’s latest: Provodnikov ‘rooting for’ Bradley, Pacquiao

by Lem Satterfield

Junior welterweight Ruslan Provodnikov, who will face WBO beltholder Mike Alvarado on Oct. 19, said that he is pulling for both Tim Bradley and Manny Pacquiao in their respective fights with Juan Manuel Marquez and Brandon Rios.

Sep

‘Boogeyman’ Golovkin will face fellow puncher in Stevens

by Mike Coppinger

Having crushed everyone in front of him with a rare blend of patience and power, Gennady Golovkin is boxing’s new boogeyman, but even his trainer says the fight against Nov. 2 challenger Curtis Stevens will come down to whoever lands first.