Jun

Banks, Mitchell embrace pressure of rematch

Johnathon Banks is feeling the pressure to prove his victory over Seth Mitchell in November wasn’t a fluke, while Mitchell, who was previously touted as the United States’ best hope to beat a Klitschko, is under pressure to prove that it was.

Ward dumps WBC’s ‘Champion Emeritus’ monicker

20

May

Ward dumps WBC’s ‘Champion Emeritus’ monicker

by Lem Satterfield

RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward on his decision to vacate the WBC’s “Champion Emeritus” title: “I think the fans know and appreciate that I am the super middleweight champion of the world, and I trust that I will continue to be recognized as such.”

Q&A Ward: ‘I don’t have to go chasing people’

14

May

Q&A Ward: ‘I don’t have to go chasing people’

by Lem Satterfield

Andre Ward spoke to RingTV.com about rehabbing his shoulder injury, fighting in September, doing HBO commentary for the Chad Dawson-Adonis Stevenson fight, a potential showdown with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., fighting in the UK, and making a documentary of his time away from the ring.

13

May

Ward to return in September

by Lem Satterfield

RING and WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward said he plans to return to the ring in September, and mentioned former WBC middleweight titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. as a potential opponent.

07

May

Bika-Periban moved to June 22

by Lem Satterfield

Super middleweights Sakio Bika and Marco Antonio Periban will fight for the vacant WBC title on the June 22 undercard of a Showtime-televised main event featuring Paulie Malignaggi’s WBA welterweight title defense against Adrien Broner at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.