Aug

Manager: Maidana to sign with Haymon

Welterweight contender Marcos Maidana is expected to join his countryman Lucas Matthysse, as well as well as top boxing talent, such as Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Adrien Broner, by signing with manager/advisor Al Haymon on Wednesday.

Aug

Doctor: Chavez withdrew to avoid father’s mistake

by Lem Satterfield

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.’s decision to not to face Brian Vera after suffering a cut during sparring was apparently motivated in part by his father’s 1996 bout against Oscar De La Hoya, which he lost by fourth-round knockout after a sparring wound over his left eye opened early and bled profusely.

Aug

Chavez Jr.’s cut postpones Vera fight

by Lem Satterfield

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. apparently suffered a cut over his right eye during sparring, which will force the postponement of his Sept. 7 super middleweight bout with Brian Vera.

Aug

Lem’s latest: Bradley-Marquez, Alvarado-Provodnikov, Pacquiao-Rios tourney?

by Lem Satterfield

The upcoming bouts in October veaturing Juan Manuel Marquez versus Tim Bradley and Mike Alvarado against Ruslan Provodnikov, followed by the Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios fight in November, could lead to a round robin between the welterweights and 140 pounders.

Aug

Molina has faith, focus heading into Smith fight

by Lem Satterfield

As he heads into a Sept. 14 clash with IBF beltholder Ishe Smith, junior middleweight Carlos Molina has remained positive over the course of his hard-luck career, saying, “I feel as if everything is happening for a reason.”

Aug

Lem’s latest: Mayweather-Alvarez undercard fills out

by Lem Satterfield

The anticipated Sept. 14 Showtime Pay Per View event co-headlined by Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez and Danny Garcia-Lucas Matthysse will be joined by a third title fight between Ishe Smith and Carlos Molina, as well as a welterweight bout matching Ashley Theophane against Pablo Cesar Cano.

Aug

Maidana to sign with Haymon?

by Lem Satterfield

Marcos Maidana’s manager: The boxer could become Al Haymon’s newest client next week.

Aug

Trout calls Cotto-Rodriguez ‘a tossup’

by Lem Satterfield

Austin Trout is the last man to defeat both Miguel Cotto and Delvin Rodriguez, but he cann’t decide which of his two former foes will be victorious when they meet on Oct. 5.

Jul

Andrade: ‘I will be crowned champion’ versus Martirosyan

by Lem Satterfield

Demetrius Andrade on fellow unbeaten 154-pound contender Vanes Martirosyan, who he fights on Sept. 7: “I was a 2008 Olympian and he made it in 2004. I will show him that if I was around in 2003 and 2004, he would not have made the team.”

Jul

Martirosyan-Andrade on Sept. 7 Chavez-Vera card

by Lem Satterfield

Junior middleweights Vanes Martirosyan and Demetrius Andrade, both undefeated, will fight for the WBO’s vacant title underneath the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Brian Vera main event in Los Angeles.