Lampley calls Stevenson-Kovalev ‘a dream matchup’
HBO’s Jim Lampley would like to see a matchup of hard-hitting light heavyweights Adonis Stevenson, THE RING and WBC champion, and Sergey Kovalev, the new WBO beltholder.
read moreGeale-Barker round-by-round updates
RingTV will be posting round-by-round updates of Saturday night’s middleweight clash between IBF beltholder Daniel Geale and Darren Barker.
read moreLem’s latest: WBC allows V. Klitschko-Stiverne delay until March
Vitali Klitschko, who has been busy in politics and nursing a hand injury, has been given until March to make the mandatory defense of his WBC heavyweight title against Bermane Stiverne.
read moreClevely 174, Kovalev 173
WBO lightheavyweight beltholder Nathan Cleverly weighed one pound more at 174 pounds than challenger Sergey Kovalev, who tipped the scales at 173, on Friday in advance of their fight on Saturday.
read moreLampley sees Romero-Martinez winner as rival for Rigondeaux
HBO’s Jim Lampley says there might be an interesting matchup to be made between RING junior featherweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux and the winner of Saturday night’s bout between IBF beltholder Jhonathan Romero and Kiko Martinez.
read moreWho wins Cleverly-Kovalev? Ask the experts
WBO light heavyweight titleholder Nathan Cleverly will try to remain unbeaten against fellow unbeaten 175-pound standout Sergey Kovalev, who has scored nine knockouts in his past 10 fights.
read moreLem’s latest: Garcia targets ‘showcase night’ versus Matthysse
RING junior welterweight champ Danny Garcia says of No. 1-rated Lucas Matthysse, who challenges him on Sept. 14: “If he’s not careful, he’s gonna get hurt.”
read moreLem’s latest: Thompson’s at home away from home
Heavyweight contender Tony Thompson will be fighting overseas for the fourth straight time when the 41-year-old faces undefeated Kubrat Pulev in Schwerin, Germany, on Aug. 24.
read moreWill Jennings rise to the challenge of Fedosov?
Unbeaten Philadelphia-based heavyweight prospect Bryant Jennings, who meets hammer-fisted Andrey Fedosov on June 14, had to rise from a second-round knockdown during his fifth-round stoppage win over Bowie Tupou in December.
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.
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