Jermain Taylor TKO 7 Juan Carlos Candelo, could return on Jan. 25
Former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor ended a 14-month ring absence with Saturday night’s seventh-round technical knockout of Juan Carlos Candelo.
read moreFloyd Mayweather mulls next opponent
Floyd Mayweather Jr. plans to return to the ring in May and could name his opponent as early as next week.
read moreSchaefer discusses the potential for Mayweather-Khan
Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer believes that a Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Amir Khan fight would attract a large number of viewers based on the fighters’ mutual popularity.
read moreF. Guerrero returns against Gatica on Nov. 11
Former middleweight title challenger Fernando Guerrero will attempt to rebound from April’s loss to Peter Quillin when he returns to the ring on Nov. 11.
read moreWeigh-in has alien, short cake, kick-ass threats
Bernard Hopkins vows to march on at 48 years old against Karo Murat, Deontay Wilder tries to earn his 30th knockout without a loss, and Peter Quillin and Gabriel Rosado trash talk in advance of Showtime’s Saturday tripleheader.
read moreQuillin battles tough decision before Rosado fight
Peter Quillin on his wife’s miscarriage: “My sacrifice in this camp was being away from my wife while she was going through a tough time.”
read moreWho wins Quillin-Rosado? Ask the experts
Undefeated WBO middleweight beltholder Peter Quillin is the favorite going into his title defense against Gabriel Rosado on Saturday, however Rosado’s reaction upon looking into Quillin’s eyes at Wednesday’s press conference was “I’m going to punish this dude.”
read moreLem’s latest: Pelullo wants Bradley, Pacquiao-Rios winner for Provodnikov
Promoter Artie Pelullo calls newl WBO 140-pound titleholder Ruslan Provodnikov “the most exciting fighter in the business.” He wants the Russian bomber to face Tim Bradley in a rematch or the winner of Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios.
read moreLem’s latest: Trainer ranks Golovkin right behind Robinson, Hopkins
Trainer Abel Sanchez said Gennady Golovkin “is the best middleweight ever besides Sugar Ray Robinson and maybe Bernard Hopkins.”
read moreQuillin has something to prove versus Rosado
Undefeated middleweight titleholder Peter Quillin, who defends his WBO belt against Gabriel Rosado on Oct. 26 on Showtime, says his is still looking for his “career-defining” fight.
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