Jan

Alvarez-Angulo PPV to follow Jorge Linares-Nihito Arakawa preview

The lightweight fight between Jorge Linares and Nihito Arakawa will air live on Showtime on March 8 in advance of Golden Boy Promotions’s four-bout pay-per-view show headlined by Canelo Alvarez and Alfredo Angulo from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Jan

Canelo Alvarez will share card with brother Ricardo on March 8

by Lem Satterfield

When Canelo Alvarez faces Alfredo Angulo on March 8, he’ll share the card with his older brother Ricardo, who could match up with lightweight contender Omar Figueroa.

Aug

RingTV.com poll: Bradley-Provodnikov best fight of 2013, so far

by The Ring

The brutal welterweight battle of attrition between Tim Bradley and Ruslan Provodnikov is the best fight of 2013, so far, according to fans who took part in a recent RingTV.com poll. The Omar Figueroa-Nihito Arakawa lightweight war and Mike Alvarado-Brandon Rios rematch were runners up.

Aug

Guerrero-Thurman possible for Nov. 2?

by Lem Satterfield

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer wants to match Keith Thurman and Robert Guerrero.

Jul

Ring Ratings Update: Thurman advances

by Doug Fischer

Middleweight veteran Marco Antonio Rubio and former titleholder Cristian Mijares re-entered THE RING’s rankings after a busy weekend of boxing. Welterweight contender Keith Thurman moved up a notch with his hard-fought TKO of Diego Chaves.

Jul

Molina wants Figueroa next

by Lem Satterfield

Lightweight contender John Molina has informed his promoter, Dan Goossen, that he wants to fight undefeated Omar Figueroa Jr.

Jul

Showtime to re-air Soto Karass, Berto, Knockout Kings II

by Lem Satterfield

Welterweight slugger Jesus Soto Karass’ dramatic 12th-round stoppage of Andre Berto, the main event of the Golden Boy Promotion’s “Knockout Kings II” tripleheader, will be re-aired on Showtime along with the other two bouts from Saturday’s well-received show on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Jul

Dougie’s Monday mailbag

by Doug Fischer

Fight fans rave about the “Knockout Kings 2” tripleheader, ask about upcoming welterweight bouts, Erik Morales’ legacy, Amir Khan’s future and much more in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

Jul

‘Knockout Kings II’ delivers: Soto Karass stops Berto, Figueroa beats Arakawa in a war

by Doug Fischer

Jesus Soto Karass scored a career-best victory when he stopped a courageous Andre Berto in the final round of the main event to “Knockout Kings II” on Saturday in San Antonio. The co-feature to the Showtime broadcast – Omar Figueroa’s decision victory over gallant Nihito Arakawa – was as fine a display of endurance and valor as prizefighting will see in 2013.

Jul

Soto Karass upsets Berto in thrilling ‘Knockout Kings II’ card

by The Ring

Welterweight gatekeeper Jesus Soto Karass outslugged former two-time titleholder Andre Berto to a dramatic 12th-round TKO on Saturday in the main event of “Knockout Kings II,” a Showtime-televised tripleheader from San Antonio. Lightweight standout Omar Figueroa outpointed Nihito Arakawa in a 12-round Fight of the Year candidate in the co-featured bout.