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C. Molina dreams of big fights with Alvarez, Cotto

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18
Aug

C. Molina dreams of big fights with Alvarez, Cotto

Junior middleweight contender Carlos Molina on WBC titleholder Saul Alvarez: “When he’s challenging guys that I’ve already fought like Kermit Cintron and James Kirkland, it makes you feel like, ‘Wait a second, if they deserve a shot, then I deserve a shot also.'”

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16
Aug

Lem’s latest: De La Hoya says Wilder’s ready for the big stage

Oscar De La Hoya on undefeated heavyweight KO artist Deontay Wilder: “It’s time to take him to the big stage — the HBOs and the Showtimes. It’s time to unleash Deontay Wilder.”

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08
Aug

Lem’s latest: HBO debuts 24/7 on Chavez Jr.-Martinez

HBO’s 24/7 series will debut on Sept. 1 and will detail the events leading up to the Sept. 15 clash between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez.

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13
Jul

Q&A: Lopez set to “shock everyone” against Alvarez

Josesito Lopez on Saul “Canelo” Alvarez: “On paper, this looks like it’s going to be a walk in the park for Canelo. But if you’ve seen me fight, and you know the training that I go through for a fight like this — especially one of this magnitude — then you’ll know that Canelo is in for a fight.”

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02
Jun

Kirkland: ‘If I’m going to fight with one arm, then pay me’

Calling an initial offer “an insult,” James Kirkland said he asked for a $2.5 million purse to face WBC junior middleweight titleholder Saul Alvarez with an injured right shoulder.

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31
May

Alvarez-Kirkland is ‘done’ for Sept. 15

Southpaw James Kirkland has agreed to challenge WBC junior middleweight beltholder Saul Alvarez on Sept. 15 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

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30
May

Williams: ‘If I can’t walk then I’ll be on the boat fishing’

Paul Williams: “They told me there is a very slight chance of walking because the spine was, like, crushed or whatever…but as far as me walking and all of that, it’s all on me. I’m going to be walking. I know that. That’s how I feel.”

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30
May

Kirkland’s back in focus for Alvarez as replacement for Williams

Junior middleweight contender James Kirkland could replace injured Paul Williams as an opponent for WBC titleholder Saul Alvarez on Sept. 15.

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17
May

Alvarez-Williams talks intensify

Paul Williams promoter, Dan Goossen, calls a potential clash with WBC junior middleweight beltholder Saul Alvarez “a great fight for the sport, and a great fight for both fighters.”

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09
May

Lara in search of new opponent

Junior middleweight Erislandy Lara is in search of an opponent for his WBC eliminator bout.

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