Feb

Chavez suspended nine months, fined $900,000

Former WBC middleweight beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. can resume his fighting career after June 15, in accordance with a nine-month suspension handed down on Thursday by the Nevada State Athletic Commission as a result of his positive drug test for marijuana use.

20

Feb

Bey tests positive for testosterone

by Lem Satterfield

Unbeaten lightweight prospect Mickey Bey has tested positive for high levels of testosterone following his third-round knockout of Robert Rodriguez on Feb. 2 in Las Vegas, Nev.

Lem’s latest: Chavez case review, Williams update

08

Jan

Lem’s latest: Chavez case review, Williams update

by Lem Satterfield

Julio Cesar Chavez’s positive post-fight drug test case will be reviewed in February; Plus, a Paul Williams update and a look at 6-foot-5 junior middleweight prospect Alantez Fox.

Chavez Jr.’s attorneys to update NSAC on Tuesday in Las Vegas

07

Jan

Chavez Jr.’s attorneys to update NSAC on Tuesday in Las Vegas

by Lem Satterfield

Attorneys for former WBC middleweight titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will address his positive post-fight drug test for marijuana as well as his future before the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Tuesday.

50 Cent gets Nevada license; Pacquiao-Marquez IV officials picked

15

Nov

50 Cent gets Nevada license; Pacquiao-Marquez IV officials picked

by Lem Satterfield

Rapper 50 Cent was granted a promoter’s license by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, although Floyd Mayweather Jr. is apparently no longer considered a partner in the company.

13

Nov

Martinez recovering from knee surgery

by Lem Satterfield

RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez is recovering from knee surgery with an eye toward fighting on April 27 in his native Argentina.

Martinez has surgery, eyes April 27 return, then Chavez rematch

13

Nov

Martinez has surgery, eyes April 27 return, then Chavez rematch

by Lem Satterfield

Sergio Martinez had surgery to repair torn ligaments in his right knee. THE RING middleweight champ wants to make a defense of his belts on April 27 and then face Julio Cesar Chavez in a rematch on Sept. 14.

50 Cent Twitter attacks Ellerbe, Mayweather, who responds

03

Nov

50 Cent Twitter attacks Ellerbe, Mayweather, who responds

by Lem Satterfield

Rapper 50 Cent to Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Twitter: “You should have know not to go against me PUNK.”

50 Cent splits with Mayweather, adds Dib-Velez to Cotto-Trout card

01

Nov

50 Cent splits with Mayweather, adds Dib-Velez to Cotto-Trout card

by Lem Satterfield

50 Cent has apparently split from Floyd Mayweather and moved ahead with two fighters he signed: Billy Dib, who may defend his featherweight belt under Cotto-Trout, and Yuriorkis Gamboa, who fights on the Pacquiao-Marquez IV undercard.

50 Cent’s Nevada promoter application received

24

Oct

50 Cent’s Nevada promoter application received

by Lem Satterfield

Rapper 50 Cent has turned in an application for “SMS Promotions” to the Nevada State Athletic Commission — and Floyd Mayweather’s name isn’t mentioned.