HBO, Showtime fall dates to clash
Showtime’s Stephen Espinoza once said of co-existing with HBO that “there is room for two very successful, very active networks in boxing.”
read moreQ&A: G. Ruelas shares about his career
Former titleholder Gabriel Ruelas and his younger brother, Rafael, will be honored by their former promoters on Saturday night in Studio City, Calif.
read moreQ&A: R. Ruelas recalls career highlights
Retired former titlewinner Rafael Ruelas and his older brother, Gabriel, also an ex-beltholder, will be honored on Saturday night in Studio City, Calif., by their former promoter, Dan Goossen.
read moreWilliams: ‘If I can’t walk then I’ll be on the boat fishing’
Paul Williams: “They told me there is a very slight chance of walking because the spine was, like, crushed or whatever…but as far as me walking and all of that, it’s all on me. I’m going to be walking. I know that. That’s how I feel.”
read moreManager: Williams is paralyzed below waist after motorcycle accident
Manager George Peterson describes Paul Williams as being in an “excellent frame of mind” despite his involvement in a motorcycle accident on Sunday that has left the fighter paralyzed from the waist down, hospitalized and in anticipation of surgery.
read moreLem’s latest: Ramos tries to rebound against Esquivias
Former junior featherweight titleholder Rico Ramos will attempt to rebound from his first loss when he meets undefeated Efrain Esquivias on June 23.
read moreAlvarez-Williams talks intensify
Paul Williams promoter, Dan Goossen, calls a potential clash with WBC junior middleweight beltholder Saul Alvarez “a great fight for the sport, and a great fight for both fighters.”
read moreWard-Dawson “close,” approved for title by WBC for Sept. 8
RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward could defend his WBA and WBC belts against RING and WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson on Sept. 8.
read moreW. Klitschko-Thompson rematch slated for July 7
RING heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko will attempt to score a repeat stoppage of Tony Thompson when he faces the American contender in a rematch on July 7 in Berne, Switzerland.
read moreWard weighs 168 pounds, Froch, 167.5 in advance of Saturday night’s clash
Andre Ward weighed in at 168-even, half a pound more than Saturday night’s rival Carl Froch, at Friday’s pre-fight weighin.
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