Jun

‘Older, wiser’ Mayweather to face Alvarez

Floyd Mayweather on fighting Saul “Canelo” Alvarez: “Canelo is one of the top guys in the sport of boxing. This is what he wanted, this is what I wanted, this is what the fans want. Why not take the fight now?”

De La Hoya: Alvarez facing Mayweather at ‘perfect time’

31

May

De La Hoya: Alvarez facing Mayweather at ‘perfect time’

by Lem Satterfield

Oscar De La Hoya on Saul Alvarez’s shot at beating Floyd Mayweather: “I don’t think that it’s too soon, I think that it’s the perfect moment.”

Mayweather ‘giving fans what they want’ in Alvarez

30

May

Mayweather ‘giving fans what they want’ in Alvarez

by Lem Satterfield

Floyd Mayweather Jr. on facing Saul “Canelo” Alvarez: “I chose my opponent for September 14th… I’m giving the fans what they want.”

Malignaggi: Holt should move to welterweight

25

Feb

Malignaggi: Holt should move to welterweight

by Lem Satterfield

Kendall Holt after Friday night’s loss to Lamont Peterson: “My body just wasn’t responding. My body and my mind just weren’t on the same page. My body wanted to do one thing, and my mind said do something else.”

28

Nov

Massive media round table with Schaefer

by Lem Satterfield

The prospect of a highly-anticipated clash of junior featherweights between Abner Mares and Nonito Donaire was among the many topics broached by Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer in New York on Wednesday.

Fighter retires, saying ‘It is the end of Ricky Hatton’

25

Nov

Fighter retires, saying ‘It is the end of Ricky Hatton’

by Lem Satterfield

Ricky Hatton following Saturday night’s knockout loss to Vyacheslav Senchenko: “No matter how upsetting it is, I have got to be a man and say, ‘It is the end of Ricky Hatton.'”

Schaefer: Hatton still deserves a shot at Malignaggi

25

Nov

Schaefer: Hatton still deserves a shot at Malignaggi

by Lem Satterfield

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer contends that Ricky Hatton still is deserving of a rematch with Paulie Malignaggi despite Saturday’s knockout loss to Vyacheslav Senchenko, whom Malignaggi stopped in April.

Senchenko’s body shot KOs Hatton in ninth round

24

Nov

Senchenko’s body shot KOs Hatton in ninth round

by Lem Satterfield

Vyacheslav Senchenko’s ninth-round body shot stopped Ricky Hatton for the third time in his career and the first before his hometown fans at the Manchester Arena in England.

Lem’s latest: Wilder, Russell return; Golovkin-Oosthuizen in talks

02

Nov

Lem’s latest: Wilder, Russell return; Golovkin-Oosthuizen in talks

by Lem Satterfield

Undefeated heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder will pursue his 26th knockout in as many victories without a loss against unbeaten Kelvin Price on the Dec. 15 Amir Khan-Carlos Molina undercard.