Dec

Vitali Klitschko declared WBC’s Champion Emeritus

WBC heavyweight titleholder Vitali Klitschko, who will run for president of the Ukraine, has been declared “Champion Emeritus,” which means his belt is now vacant for the WBC’s top contenders to fight for.

Wladimir Klitschko’s WBO mandatory is Leapai

04

Dec

Wladimir Klitschko’s WBO mandatory is Leapai

by Lem Satterfield

RING heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has been mandated by the WBO to face Alex Leapai, who scored a unanimous decision over the sanctioning organization’s previous No. 1 contender, Denis Boytsov, last month.

Lem’s latest: Maidana says Broner is not ‘a slick boxer’

04

Dec

Lem’s latest: Maidana says Broner is not ‘a slick boxer’

by Lem Satterfield

Marcos Maidana says Adrien Broner “has not been tested by a natural welterweight like me. That’s why this is the hardest fight of his life.” Maidana challenges Broner for the WBA 147-pound title on Dec. 14.

12

Nov

Lem’s latest: Tyson on Ward

by Lem Satterfield

RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward is “a good guy” fighting in a “bad guy era,” according to Mike Tyson.

WBO orders Burns-Crawford, Stieglitz-Abraham III

11

Nov

WBO orders Burns-Crawford, Stieglitz-Abraham III

by Lem Satterfield

Unbeaten lightweight contender Terence Crawford has been made the mandatory challender to WBO beltholder Ricky Burns. The WBO has also ordered a third match between its super middleweight titleholder Robert Stieglitz and Arthur Abraham.

31

Oct

Q&A: Magomed Abdusalamov

by Doug Fischer

Magomed Abdusalamov faces fellow unbeaten heavyweight Mike Perez on the Golovkin-Stevens undercard on Saturday. RingTV.com caught up with the Russian puncher, who says the heavyweight division lacks excitement and vows to “wake up” the weight class with his aggressive style.

Schaefer: Wilder’s next fight could be for the title

28

Oct

Schaefer: Wilder’s next fight could be for the title

by Lem Satterfield

Undefeated heavyweight puncher Deontay Wilder has served as a sparring partner for undisputed champion Wladimir Klitschko, and could be in line for the WBC title owned by Klitschko’s older brother, Vitali Klitschko.

Wilder has Steward in mind going into Firtha bout

24

Oct

Wilder has Steward in mind going into Firtha bout

by Lem Satterfield

“I want to keep his memory alive,” said Deontay Wilder of the late Emanuel Steward, who believed he could become America’s next heavyweight champion.

Lem’s latest: Stevens ‘coming to wreck’ Golovkin

22

Oct

Lem’s latest: Stevens ‘coming to wreck’ Golovkin

by Lem Satterfield

Curtis Stevens on Gennady Golovkin: “I’m coming there to wreck him. I’m coming to wreck the wrecking machine.”

10

Oct

Lewis camp laughs off comeback talk

by Harry Pratt

Lennox Lewis’ claim that he would be willing to make a comeback at the age of 48 – for a whopping $100 million – has been dismissed as nothing more than a joke.