Apr

Andre Ward to return against Paul Smith?

According to U.K. newspaper The Daily Mail, WBA super middleweight titleholder Andre Ward is set to announce his return to the ring against Britain’s Paul Smith on June 20 in Oakland, California.

Jan

Dougie’s Monday mailbag

by Doug Fischer

Fans from the around the world share their thoughts on Andre Ward and Roc Nation, Al Haymon’s split with Golden Boy Promotions and his deal with NBC, the Bermane Stiverne-Deontay Wilder fight, #TheNeverendingStory, and much more in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

Jan

Hernandez-Harrison, Johnson pick up wins on Roc Nation debut

by Doug Fischer

Touted 20-year-old prospect Dusty Hernandez-Harrison defeated Tommy Rainone via wide unanimous decision in the main event debut offering of Jay-Z and Roc Nation Sports’ new boxing outfit at The Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Jan

Chris Van Heerden wants to prove he’s ready for top welterweights

by Doug Fischer

South African welterweight standout Chris Van Heerden will continue his U.S. campaign tonight against Cecil McCalla at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The bout is part of the Fox Sports 1-televised debut of “Throne Boxing” promoted by Roc Nation.

Jan

‘Cult favorite’ Tureano Johnson back in action against Alex Theran

by Doug Fischer

Tureano Johnson has become somewhat of a cult favorite on boxing Twitter for his random musings on fights happening anywhere in the world. However, the middleweight slugger will set the keyboard aside and do what really makes him a fan favorite on Friday against Alex Theran on the debut Roc Nation promotion.

Dec

Roc Nation announces three-fight deal with Fox Sports 1

by Lem Satterfield

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports and Fox Sports 1 have reached a three-fight agreement for a televised series called “Throne Boxing,” with the first show to feature welterweight Dusty Hernandez-Harrison against Tommy Rainone on Jan. 9.

Sep

Peter Quillin vacates WBO title, pulls out of Matt Korobov fight

by Doug Fischer

Undefeated middleweight Peter Quillin announced on social media that he is vacating his WBO title, effectively pulling himself out of his scheduled Nov. 1 bout against mandatory challenger Matt Korobov.

Aug

Dougie’s Monday mailbag

by Doug Fischer

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!

Aug

Q&A with Roc Nation COO David Itskowitch

by Lem Satterfield

Recently, Jay-Z’s sports promotion company, Roc Nation made the winning bid necessary to promote the upcoming Peter Quillin-Matt Korobov fight. COO David Itskowitch sat down with RingTV.com to shine some light on the details.

Aug

Lem’s latest: Anthony Dirrell inspires cancer community

by Lem Satterfield

In an packed edition of Lem’s Latest, Satterfield’s news and notes covers cancer survivor Anthony Dirrell’s title-winning euphoria, Oscar De La Hoya’s Twitter welcome to Roc Nation, Soliman-Taylor, Berto-Upshaw, GGG’s promoter on future showdowns, Marcos Maidana on how “hittable” Floyd Mayweather is, and much more.