Jun

Felix Verdejo impressively beats Ivan Najera, despite injured left hand

Full Walters-Marriaga undercard report: Felix Verdejo kept those comparisons to another Puerto Rican “Felix” alive with a thorough outclassing of Ivan Najera, whom Verdejo dropped twice in the Theater at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.

Jun

Nicholas Walters fails to make weight, loses WBA featherweight belt

by Doug Fischer

Nicholas Walters was stripped of his WBA featherweight title after failing to make the division limit of 126 pounds for his HBO-televised bout against Miguel Marriaga on Saturday in New York City. Walters weighed in at 127.4 and later at 127. The belt will be on the line for Marriaga, who weighed in at 125.2, but not Walters.

Nov

New Faces: Mike Reed

by Doug Fischer

Learn more about unbeaten Maryland-area boxer Mike Reed in this week’s New Faces. The junior welterweight prospect fights his first scheduled eight-round bout against unbeaten Oscar Valenzuela on the Terence Crawford-Ray Beltran undercard on Saturday.

Oct

Mikey Garcia: ‘It was so hard to make the weight’

by Lem Satterfield

in Lem Satterfield’s latest notebook, Mikey Garcia offers his reason why he’s vacating the WBO 130-pound title and possibly moving to junior welterweight.

Sep

Las Vegas officials to honor Oscar De La Hoya on Saturday

by Lem Satterfield

In Lem Satterfield’s latest notebook, we learn that amid the mayhem on Saturday, the city of Las Vegas, Clark County and the state of Nevada will honor Oscar De La Hoya.

Jun

Mike Reed set for Top Rank ‘audition’ vs. Alberto Morales

by Lem Satterfield

Up-and-coming Mike Reed isn’t just making his fourth appearance in the ring this year on Saturday. Against Alberto Morales, Reed will also be in audition mode for Top Rank Promotions.

Apr

Lem’s latest: Chris Algieri to face ‘a lot of firsts’ vs. Ruslan Provodnikov

by Lem Satterfield

Lem Satterfield’s latest notebook brings plenty of news, starting with info on WBO 140-pound titlist Ruslan Provodnikov’s next defense against New York’s Chris Algieri.

Aug

Lem’s latest: ‘I’m effin’ Floyd Mayweather!’

by Lem Satterfield

Floyd Mayweather Jr. dumped a load of F-bombs after being told that Canelo Alvarez’s sparring partners have been leaving camp after suffering injuries at the hands of the red-headed Mexican.