Lem’s latest: Shafikov, Diaz, Ramirez win
Junior welterweight/lightweight contender Denis Shafikov, former lightweight titleholder Juan Diaz, and junior welterweight Jose Carlos Ramirez all won by knockout on Saturday night during a Top Rank-promoted event in Laredo, Texas.
read moreLem’s latest: Thompson’s at home away from home
Heavyweight contender Tony Thompson will be fighting overseas for the fourth straight time when the 41-year-old faces undefeated Kubrat Pulev in Schwerin, Germany, on Aug. 24.
read moreLem’s latest: Thurman expects ‘war’ vs. Chaves
“Honestly, I can’t wait to see how he’s going to try to knock me out,” said Keith Thurman of rival Diego Chaves. “That’s part of the excitement in this game and in this sport. I’m definitely willing to step into that danger zone.”
read moreMijares-Terrazas set for April 20, Mexico City
Cristian Mijares will take an 11-bout winning streak into his April 20 clash for the WBC’s vacant 122-pound belt opposite Mexican countryman Victor Terrazas, winner of 10 consecutive fights.
read moreGamboa rises from the canvas, trumps Farenas in a thriller
Yuriorkis Gamboa rose from a ninth-round knockdown after twice dropping Michael Farenas on the way to Saturday night’s unanimous decision for the WBA’s interim junior lightweight belt.
read moreLem’s latest: Broner: This is my Mayweather-Corrales moment
Adrien Broner: “Critics are like butt holes: Everybody’s got one. If I really just wanted to hear a butthole, I’ll pass gas.”
read moreLem’s latest: Ramirez meets Pacquiao; T. Marquez-Viloria on WealthTV
Mexican amateur sensation Jose Ramirez participated in his first workout under the Top Rank banner at The Wild Card in Hollywood, Calif., on Wednesday, and will make his professional debut on the Dec. 8 undercard of Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez IV.
read moreLem’s latest: Schaefer, De La Hoya, Ellerbe, ringside at Barclays
Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer and Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya flanked Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s advisor, Leonard Ellerbe, at ringside during Saturday night’s fights at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
read moreLem’s latest: Chavez Jr. 176, Martinez 174 one month out
WBC middleweight titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. weighs 176 pounds 30 days prior to making his defense against RING champion Sergio Martinez, who is currently tipping the scales at 174.
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