Vargas-Martinez slated for Sept. 13 in Las Vegas
Unbeaten welterweight prospect Jessie Vargas will debut under Top Rank against Aaron Martinez on Sept. 13 in Las Vegas.
read morePacquiao eyes rematches with Bradley, Cotto, Marquez
Manny Pacquiao’s advisor and promoter are on their way to the Philippines to discuss the fighter’s next move, which could be a return bout with either Tim Bradley, Juan Manuel Marquez or Miguel Cotto.
read moreMayweather granted midnight release from jail a month early
Floyd Mayweather Jr. was released from the Clark County Detention Center in Nevada just after midnight on Aug. 3 after having served 63 days of an 87-day sentence thanks to good behavior.
read moreVelez-Brea on Wilder-Manswell undercard
Featherweight Jayson Velez will pursue his 19th straight win without a loss against Leivi Brea on Saturday night’s Deontay Wilder-Kertson Manswell undercard.
read moreLem’s latest: Arum “rooting for” TMT Promotions
Top Rank CEO Bob Arum applauds the creation of TMT Promotions by rapper 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather Jr., saying it will energize the sport and possibly set the stage for Mayweather vs. Pacquiao.
read moreChavez Sr. gets cake, gets colorful on 50th birthday
Feisty at fifty: Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. says RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez has “been talking a lot of bulls–t.” Martinez meets his son, WBC beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., on Sept. 15 in Las Vegas.
read moreExclusive: Mosley retires at age 40
Five-time, three-division world titleholder Shane Mosley has retired at the age of 40 with a final pro mark of 46-8-1, with 39 knockouts, according to a close friend and camp coordinator.
read moreMayweather’s ‘not anxious’ or ‘worried’ about jail time
Floyd Mayweather Jr. on his upcoming jail sentence: “Can’t nothing break Floyd Mayweather. Whatever hand is dealt to you in life, you’ve got to deal with that hand. That’s called being a real man.”
read morePacquiao tells Kimmel ‘I’m not condemning gays’
Manny Pacquiao told Jimmy Kimmel he has “found out how to obey and to follow the commandments of God” as a result of studying the Bible.
read moreArum: Jones must show ‘fire’ against Bailey on June 9
Bob Arum on Mike Jones: “Depending on how Mike does in this fight with Randall Bailey, you know, he would be in the future mix for Manny Pacquiao or for Tim Bradley.”
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