Photo gallery: Mayweather, Alvarez arrive in Las Vegas
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Canelo Alvarez arrived in Las Vegas on Tuesday along with Danny Garcia, Lucas Matthysse and the rest of the Sept. 14 fighters. Photos by Naoki Fukuda.
read moreBritish star Theophane talks Cano, Mayweather
British welterweight Ashley Theophane recently made a career-altering decision by signing a long term deal with Mayweather Promotions and, as a result, will face off against Pablo Cesar Cano on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez on Sept. 14.
read moreMore humble, maybe, but still the same Mayweather
Floyd Mayweather Jr. might’ve mellowed a bit in the past year, but during Wednesday’s media conference call the ‘old Floyd’ made it known that he’s still around.
read moreLem’s latest: Mares-Gonzalez card announced
Olympians Dominic Breazeale and Joseph Diaz Jr., as well as unbeaten junior welterweight Antonio Orozco, have been added to Saturday’s Abner Mares-Jhonny Gonzalez card.
read moreLem’s latest: Matthysse calls Garcia ‘fight of my life’
Of the thought of victory over Danny Garcia on Sept. 14, Lucas Matthysse said, “I would be on top of the world.”
read moreMayweather, Garcia on Golden Boy Classics
Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s unanimous decision over Miguel Cotto and Danny Garcia’s split decision over Kendall Holt will be featured Thursday night on Fox Deportes. The Golden Boy Classics bouts preview Mayweather and Garcia’s Sept. 14 bouts against Canelo Alvarez and Lucas Matthysse.
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 moreManager: 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.
read moreMolina has faith, focus heading into Smith fight
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.”
read moreMayweather to be honored as Male Fighter of The Year
Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be honored as Male Fighter of The Year by the Nevada Hall of Fame on Saturday, where the first inductees wil include Mike Tyson and Sugar Ray Leonard, as well as trainers Eddie Futch and Freddie Roach.
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