Berto-Soto Karass, Thurman-Chaves card kicks off
Unbeaten welterweight Keith Thurman in advance of his fight with Diego Chaves: “I don’t know if there is another fighter out there that’s hungrier than me. They’ve been feeding me, but I’m still starving.”
read moreLem’s latest: Berto-Soto Karass, Thurman-Chaves in July
Florida welterweight standouts Andre Berto and Keith Thurman are schedueld to fight in separate bouts on a Showtime-televised card in July. Berto will face veteran gatekeeper Jesus Soto-Karass; Thurman will fight fellow unbeaten puncher Diego Chaves.
read moreQ&A: Ref Weeks discusses Peterson’s KO of Holt
Referee Tony Weeks on stopping IBF junior welterweight beltholder Lamont Peterson’s triumph over ex-titleholder Kendall Holt in the eighth round: “Some fighters just have too much heart, and we have to save them from themselves.”
read moreLem’s latest: Weeks makes DC. debut; attorney on Peterson-Holt card
Referee Tony Weeks will make his East Coast debut with Friday night’s Lamont Peterson-Kendall Holt fight at The D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C.
read moreWeeks among officials chosen for Peterson-Holt
Veteran referee Tony Weeks will work Friday night’s title bout between IBF junior welterweight beltholder Lamont Peterson and ex-beltholder Kendall Holt.
read moreAlexander’s trainer: ‘Khan can be next’
Amir Khan eyes the Devon Alexander-Kell Brook winner
read moreQ&A: Bailey praises Alexander, wants Zaveck
Knockout artist Randall Bailey: “I want to fight guys that want to fight and guys that feel the same way that I feel. I don’t want to go 12 rounds … I want those Marvin Hagler-Tommy Hearns types of fights.”
read moreLem’s latest: Malignaggi, Tyson part of Brooklyn’s boxing legacy
Brooklyn’s Paulie Malignaggi is part of a championship legacy that includes Mike Tyson, Riddick Bowe, Michael Moorer, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Zab Judah.
read moreTrainer: Alexander to give Bailey ‘beating of his life’
Devon Alexander’s trainer, Kevin Cunningham, called Randall Bailey’s back injury “the lamest s–t I’ve ever heard.”
read moreQ&A: Injured Bailey vows KO of Alexander
Randall Bailey on Devon Alexander: “Trust me, I’m going to knock him out.”
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