Lem’s latest: Schaefer touts welters
Golden Boy’s Dec. 7 and Dec. 14 shows will feature what Richard Schaefer calls “the best fights that you can make at 147,” including Adrien Broner-Marcos Maidana, Devon Alexander-Shawn Porter, Keith Thurman-Jesus Soto Karass, and Paulie Malignaggi-Zab Judah.
read moreLem’s latest: Rosado calls Golovkin’s gloves ‘suspect’
Gabriel Rosado says Gennady Golovkin’s Grant brand gloves had less cushion across the knuckle area than the ones he wore during his seventh-round stoppage loss to Golovkin in January.
read moreMolina, Cano win by split decision
Carlos Molina dethroned IBF beltholder Ishe Smith by split-decision, while Pablo Cesar Cano scored his own win over Ashley Theophane.
read morePhoto gallery: Garcia-Matthysse final press conference
Final press conference for Danny Garcia vs. Lucas Matthysse, as well as undercard fighters Ishe Smith, Carlos Molina, Ashley Theophane and Pablo Cesar Cano. Photos by Naoki Fukuda.
read moreGarcias not impressed with Matthysse, confident of victory
Danny Garcia on Lucas Matthysse: “I’m going to show the world who the better fighter is. I’m a different kind of animal, and he’s never fought nobody like me before. We’ll see how he reacts when I hit him back.”
read moreGrand arrival notes
RingTV.com’s Mark E. Ortega compiled notes on the contracted weights of Saul Alvarez and Pablo Cesar Cano at Tuesday’s heavily attended MGM Grand arrivals of the participants of “The One” Showtime Pay Per View card that will take place at the hotel-casino on Saturday.
read moreLem’s latest: Alvarez finds smaller is better for sparring
Canelo Alvarez believes that he will “find a way” to land his shots against Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Saturday and the defending junior middleweight champ says sparring with lighter-weight fighters helped make him sharp enough to do so.
read moreBritish star Theophane talks Cano, Mayweather
British welterweight Ashley Theophane recently made a career-altering decision by signing a long term deal with Mayweather Promotions and, as a result, will face off against Pablo Cesar Cano on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez on Sept. 14.
read moreMalignaggi will fight Judah for ‘the right deal’
Paulie Malignaggi calls a bout with fellow Brooklynite Zab Judah “a big, big fight,” adding that if the right terms can be worked out, “I think that it’s a good time to do it.”
read moreLem’s latest: Garcia targets ‘showcase night’ versus Matthysse
RING junior welterweight champ Danny Garcia says of No. 1-rated Lucas Matthysse, who challenges him on Sept. 14: “If he’s not careful, he’s gonna get hurt.”
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