Bute-Pascal slated fo Jan. 18
Former light heavyweight champ Jean Pascal and ex-super middleweight titleholder Lucian Bute will fight on Jan. 18 at Bell Centre in Montreal. Their fight, a mega-bout in Canada, was originally scheduled for May 25 before a hand injury to Bute pushed it back.
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“Honestly, I can’t wait to see how he’s going to try to knock me out,” said Keith Thurman of rival Diego Chaves. “That’s part of the excitement in this game and in this sport. I’m definitely willing to step into that danger zone.”
read moreRodriguez: ‘I’ve come too far to lose’
Unbeaten super middleweight contender Edwin Rodriguez called Saturday’s catchweight fight with light heavyweight contender Denis Grachev “the biggest, most important of my career.”
read moreLem’s latest: Rios says ‘its my time’ to beat Pacquiao
Having already named all of his four children after boxers, Brandon Rios plans to do the same with his fifth, whose arrival he expects before his November clash with Manny Pacquiao.
read moreNew date for Bute-Pascal
Former super middleweight titleholder Lucian Bute will fight ex-light heavyweight beltholder Jean Pascal on either Dec. 7 or Jan. 25, according to Pascal’s promoter, Yvon Michel.
read moreBute has surgery, will receive cast next week
Former super middleweight titleholder Lucian Bute had “several bone fragments” removed from his injured left hand during surgery on Thursday, according to his promoter, InterBox.
read moreBute’s hand injury forces Pascal bout to be postponed
Former IBF super middleweight titleholder Lucian Bute suffered an injury to his left hand that will force the postponement of his May 25 clash with fellow Canadian and former light heavyweight champ Jean Pascal.
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Angel Garcia, the father and trainer of Danny Garcia, called Zab Judah “a sissy” who is going to get his “ass whupped” for spoiling his son’s promotional signing event at a Brooklyn sports outlet on Tuesday.
read moreQ&A: Rodriguez eyes son’s birth, Super Four final
Q&A with super middleweight Edwin Rodriguez, who will face Denis Grachev in the July 13 final of the Monte Carlo Million Dollar Super Four.
read moreLem’s latest: Super 4; Rios and Heredia; Bradley concussion
Unbeaten super middleweight contender Edwin Rodriguez will face Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna as part of Saturday night’s Monte Carlo Million Dollar Super Four tournament.
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