Lem’s latest: Bradley looks to make statement vs Provodnikov
WBO welterweight titleholder Tim Bradley will be out to overwhelm March 16 rival Ruslan Provodnikov, who has served as a sparring partner for Manny Pacquiao and scored knockouts in four of his five straight victories.
read moreQ&A: Shafikov eyes Broner, Peterson
Unbeaten Denis Shafikov says that Lamont Peterson and Adrien Broner have “never faced anyone like me.”
read moreLem’s latest: Broner mum on rivals; Bradley to have say
Golden Boy Promotions has big plans for Adrien Broner’s next fight, which could be a 135-pound unificiation bout with Ricky Burns or a jump to welterweight to face Paulie Malignaggi, but the unbeaten WBC lightweight beltholder won’t discuss his potential opponents.
read moreKhan-Diaz bound for Sheffield, England on April 27
Former titleholder Amir Khan is looking to enjoy “a special night” on April 27 opposite Julio Diaz in England.
read moreMitchell: ‘I’m not ducking anybody’
Once-beaten heavyweight Seth Mitchell on a potential fight with Bryant Jennings: “Let’s do it.”
read moreLem’s Latest: Khan-Diaz to be co-feature to Garcia-Judah
Former 140-pound titleholder Amir Khan could get a stiff test from former 135-pound titleholder Julio Diaz on April 27 in Khan’s native England.
read morePeterson-Matthysse in May in Atlantic City?
Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer would like to match IBF junior welterweight beltholder Lamont Peterson and RING No. 1-rated 140-pounder Lucas Matthysse on May 18 in Atlantic City.
read moreMalignaggi: Holt should move to welterweight
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.”
read moreQ&A: Ref Weeks discusses Peterson’s KO of Holt
Referee Tony Weeks on stopping IBF junior welterweight beltholder Lamont Peterson’s triumph over ex-titleholder Kendall Holt in the eighth round: “Some fighters just have too much heart, and we have to save them from themselves.”
read moreSchaefer: Sky is limit for Peterson
Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer said of IBF junior welterweight titleholder Lamont Peterson, “I think that there are going to be many great fights ahead for him.”
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