Berto to have surgery on right shoulder
Two-time welterweight titlewinner Ande Beto, who had surgery on his left biceps last year, will undergo surgery on his right shoulder on Wednesday.
read moreQ&A: Hunter wants Soto Karass-Berto rematch
Trainer Virgil Hunter on Andre Berto: “We need to get his identity more grounded and centered.”
read moreHunter: ‘Confidence crucial’ for Berto vs. Soto Karass
Trainer Virgil Hunter on Andre Berto: “When he came out with the shoulder roll and things like that against Guerrero, I had never seen him do it. So I just stressed to him that it was important to him to have his own identity.”
read moreQ&A: Berto discusses trainer Hunter, rival Soto Karass
Andre Berto says that in his upcoming fight with Jesus Soto Karass he wants to be “that complete fighter…the really sharp Andre Berto that can put together that speed and that power and be effective defensively.”
read moreBerto-Soto Karass, Thurman-Chaves card kicks off
Unbeaten welterweight Keith Thurman in advance of his fight with Diego Chaves: “I don’t know if there is another fighter out there that’s hungrier than me. They’ve been feeding me, but I’m still starving.”
read moreLem’s latest: Cotto update; Dawson-Stevenson undercard announced
Miguel Cotto could be closing in on a date for his ring return this year, and the list of possible opponents includes a lot of heavy hitters.
read moreThurman on Mayweather, Bradley, Broner, Alexander
Unbeaten welterweight contender Keith Thurman on the other top fighters in the 147-pound division: “There’s no elite fighter out there that intimidates me. I’m not intimidated by no fighter, by no man.”
read moreLem’s latest: Peterson-Matthysse undercard announced
Lamont Peterson’s younger brother, Anthony, will compete in a lightweight bout on Saturday’s undcard to Lamont’s 141-pound main event against Lucas Matthysse.
read moreLem’s latest: Garcia eyes legacy-building victory
RING junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia could soon rise into the welteweight division if he is successful on Saturday night against Zab Judah.
read moreLem’s latest: Berto-Soto Karass, Thurman-Chaves in July
Florida welterweight standouts Andre Berto and Keith Thurman are schedueld to fight in separate bouts on a Showtime-televised card in July. Berto will face veteran gatekeeper Jesus Soto-Karass; Thurman will fight fellow unbeaten puncher Diego Chaves.
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