Apr

Sergey Kovalev’s KO of Cedric Agnew draws over 1 million viewers

WBO light heavyweight titleholder Sergey Kovalev’s seventh-round knockout of Cedric Agnew on Saturday on HBO drew 1,006,000 viewers, representing the third highest boxing rating on cable television this year, according to Nielsen Media research.

Mar

Kathy Duva: Adonis Stevenson must fight Sergey Kovalev in September

by Lem Satterfield

Sergey Kovalev’s handlers are insisting that a deal is in place for the WBO light heavyweight titleholder to fight RING and WBC champion Adonis Stevenson in September on HBO should Stevenson get beyond a May 24 defense against Andrzej Fonfara on Showtime.

Mar

Adonis Stevenson on Sergey Kovalev: ‘Can they show me the money?’

by Lem Satterfield

Could HBO have shown RING and WBC 175-pound champion Adonis Stevenson the money to face WBO counterpart Sergey Kovalev? Apparently, that point is moot now that “Superman” has signed with Al Haymon and Showtime.

Mar

Tim Bradley ‘pissed blood’ after Ruslan Provodnikov fight

by Lem Satterfield

Tim Bradley admitted that he “pissed blood” after his brutal 12-round war with Ruslan Provodnikov during HBO’s first episode of 24/7: Pacquiao-Bradley II, which chronicles the build up to his April 12 rematch with Manny Pacquiao.

Mar

Sergey Kovalev stops game, pesky Cedric Agnew in seven

by Doug Fischer

Sergey Kovalev retained his WBO light heavyweight title with a seventh-round knockout of Cedric Agnew, who was dropped three times during the HBO-televised fight, on Saturday at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.

Mar

Thomas Dulorme outpoints Karim Mayfield

by Doug Fischer

Thomas Dulorme regained the prospect status he lost when he was knocked out by Luis Carlos Abregu by outpointing previously unbeaten Karim Mayfield in the 10-round co-feature to the Sergey Kovalev-Cedric Agnew fight on Saturday in Atlantic City, N.J.

Mar

Sergey Kovalev KO 7 Cedric Agnew live round-by-round updates

by Lem Satterfield

RingTV.com will do live round-by-round updates of tonight’s HBO-televised light heavyweight bout between WBO beltholder Sergey Kovalev and Cedric Agnew at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

Mar

Cedric Agnew quietly confident going into Sergey Kovalev challenge

by Doug Fischer

The spotlight is on Sergey Kovalev, who will be defending his WBO 175-pound title against Cedric Agnew and headlining his first show in the U.S. on Saturday. No one is paying much attention to Agnew, but that doesn’t bother the soft-spoken but confident challenger.

Mar

Thomas Dulorme found motivation, Robert Garcia after first loss

by Doug Fischer

Thomas Dulorme, who faces unbeaten 140-pound contender Karim Mayfield on Saturday in Atlantic City, N.J., says his 2012 loss to Luis Carlos Abregu made him a stronger fighter. Dulorme has trained with Robert Garcia for his return to HBO.

Mar

Dougie’s Friday mailbag

by Doug Fischer

Fans have questions about Adonis Stevenson’s move to Showtime, Bernard Hopkins’ fan appeal, Canelo’s PPV potential, Don King’s whereabouts, Pacquiao-Bradley II, Froch-Groves II, Cotto-Martinez, and many mythical matchups, and Dougie’s got answers. Enjoy!