Q&A: Mares wants Gonzalez rematch or Santa Cruz showdown
Abner Mares told RingTV.com that his stunning loss to Jhonny Gonzalez “woke up the beast that I had inside of me.” Mares says he’ll get right back in training and target Gonzalez for a rematch or Leo Santa Cruz.
read moreSchaefer eyes Gonzalez-Russell in the fall
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer wants to match unbeaten prospect Gary Russell Jr. against newly crowned WBC featherweight beltholder Jhonny Gonzalez in November or December.
read moreLem’s latest: Russell wants Gonzalez, then Mares
Unbeaten featherweight Gary Russell says he’d planned on facing Abner Mares later this year, but after Saturday’s result he’s targeting the man who took Mares’ title by first-round knockout.
read moreGonzalez beats Mares with stunning first-round KO
Just when you thought you’d seen the knockout of the night, Jhonny Gonzalez defied all expectations and nabbed the upset with a first-round knockout of Abner Mares on Saturday in Carson, Calif.
read moreMares vs. Gonzalez live round-by-round updates
RingTV.com will have a live round-by-round update of Saturday’s Abner Mares-Jhonny Gonzalez fight for Mares’ WBC featherweight title.
read moreLem’s latest: Mares rises from poverty to prominence
Abner Mares grew up poor and fending for himself in the streets but is now a married father of two girls and the wearer of championship belts in three divisions.
read moreFirst episode of All-Access: Mayweather-Canelo debuts Saturday
During the Saturday debut of All-Access: Mayweather-Canelo on Showtime, Floyd Mayweather claims that Canelo Alvarez mimics his style. Alvarez, meanwhile, reveals that he was called “freckles” and “cheese head,” by other children growing up in Guadalajara, Mexico.
read moreCan Mares war with Gonzalez? Ask the experts
THE RING’s No. 5-rated pound-for-pound boxer, Abner Mares, will be in his sixth consecutive title bout and his eighth consecutive fight against a RING-ranked fighter when he faces Jhonny Gonzalez on Saturday.
read moreLem’s latest: Mares-Gonzalez card announced
Olympians Dominic Breazeale and Joseph Diaz Jr., as well as unbeaten junior welterweight Antonio Orozco, have been added to Saturday’s Abner Mares-Jhonny Gonzalez card.
read moreSanta Cruz-Terrazas: Who wins? Ask the experts
Former bantamweight beltholder Leo Santa Cruz returns to the site of his 118-pound title-winning performance in an attempt to dethrone WBC junior featherweight titleholder Victor Terrazas on Saturday.
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