Q&A: Merchant on Mayweather-Canelo, Zou Shiming
After a quiet Labor Day weekend, RingTV.com contributor Mark E. Ortega got in touch with legendary analyst Larry Merchant to get his thoughts on the anything-but-quiet weekend that now lies just around the corner.
read moreCollazo re-emerges with victory over Sanchez
Verteran welterweight Luis Collazo fought his way back into the public eye with a wide unanimous decision over Alan Sanchez in the second installment of Golden Boy’s Monday-night series on Fox Sports 1.
read moreBits & Pieces: Ali makes GBP debut, Tomlinson moves to L.A.
Talented welterweight prospect Sadam Ali, a 2008 U.S. Olympian who held himself back early in his professional career by refusing to sign with a major promotional company, will make his Golden Boy Promotions debut on a Fox Sports 1 card on Sept. 30.
read moreMayweather-Canelo media day notes
RingTV.com contributor Mark E. Ortega attended both the Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Canelo Alvarez media days this week, compiling the following notes on their anticipated mega-fight, now just two weeks away.
read moreMosley not sold on Mundine fight
Shane Mosley is scheduled to face Anthony Mundine in the former super middleweight beltholder’s native Australia in October, but the talked-about junior middleweight contest might not happen, according to Mosley, due to money issues.
read moreA day at the Doghouse
RingTV.com’s Las Vegas-based contributor Mark E. Ortega recently dropped by the Mayweather Boxing Club, where the young boxing scribe was treated to the usual vibrant gym scene highlighted by Floyd Mayweather in a four-round sparring session.
read moreBits & Pieces: Gonzalez’s and Golden Boy’s future plans
Mark E. Ortega compiled notes on Golden Boy Promotions’ future plans from the Jhonny Gonzalez-Abner Mares post-fight press conference following Gonzalez’s shocking first-round KO victory, as well as from CEO Richard Schaefer, who also spoke about Adrien Broner, Keith Thurman, Peter Quillin and Deontay Wilder.
read moreAgbeko a free agent, eyes top junior featherweights
Former two-time bantamweight titleholder Joseph Agbeko informed RingTV.com on Sunday that he has split from promoter Don King and is in search of a big fight in the junior featherweight division.
read moreSanta Cruz blitzes Terrazas to take WBC title
It took less than three rounds for Leo Santa Cruz to add a second title in as many divisions to his r├®sum├® on Saturday night as he demolished WBC junior featherweight beltholder Victor Terrazas at the Stub Hub Center in the evening’s co-feature.
read moreUndercard report: Orozco, Breazeale win by KOs
San Diego-based junior welterweight Antonio Orozco had few issues getting rid of Colombia’s Ivan Hernandez on the Abner Mares-Jhonny Gonzalez undercard.
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