IBF orders Ola Afolabi-Victor Emilio Ramirez for rare interim title
THE RING’s No. 5-ranked cruiserweight Ola Afolabi has been ordered to face Victor Emilio Ramirez for the IBF’s interim title in the wake of an injury to RING/IBF champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez, according to IBF Championships Chairman Lindsey Tucker.
read moreAndre Dirrell to possibly face Derek Edwards on Adonis Stevenson card
In Lem Satterfield’s latest notebook, we get details on whom super middleweight Andre Dirrell will tentatively face next on Dec. 19.
read moreYoan Pablo Hernandez, Juergen Braehmer to appear in doubleheader
RING/IBF cruiserweight champion Yoan Hernandez will defend his titles against former title challenger Ola Afolabi, and light heavyweight contender Juergen Braehmer will face Pawel Glazewski in a doubleheader on Dec. 6 in Oldenburg, Germany.
read moreYoan Hernandez to face Ola Afolabi in Germany
A deal has been made to match Ola Afolabi and Yoan Hernandez on Dec. 6 for Hernandez’s RING cruiserweight championship.
read moreDougie’s Monday mailbag
Fans share their thoughts on Roc Nation’s future, Marcos Maidana’s chances of upsetting Floyd Mayweather Jr., Jermain Taylor’s shot at IBF middleweight titleholder Sam Soliman, the Yoan Pablo Hernandez-Firat Arslan cruiserweight championship and much more in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!
read moreLem’s latest: Golovkin-Rubio close to being made for Oct. 18
A deal is “very close” for WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin to face Marco Antonio Rubio on Oct. 18 at The StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., Golovkin’s trainer Abel Sanchez informed RingTV.com on Monday.
read moreBryant Jennings edges Mike Perez via split decision
Bryant Jennings remained undefeated by scoring a razor-thin split decision over fellow heavyweight contender Mike Perez in an awkward and uneventful 12-round WBC title elimination bout on the Gennady Golovkin-Daniel Geale undercard on Saturday in New York City.
read moreSouthern Calif. news: Golovkin shows respect for Geale at workout
RingTV.com contributor Francisco Salazar provides some news on fight cards, press events and fighters making moves in Southern California, including notes from the recent Gennady Golovkin media workout in Santa Monica.
read moreGolovkin 159.6, Stevens 159.2
WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin and challenger Curtis Stevens weighed 159.6 and 159.2, respectively, in advance of Saturday’s bout.
read moreOla Afolabi happy to be on Golovkin-Stevens undercard
Cruiserweight contender Ola Afolabi will get a rare fight on U.S. soil when he takes on fellow 200-pound standout Lukasz Janik on Saturday on the Gennady Golovkin-Curtis Stevens undercard at the famous Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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