Dec

Sergio Martinez to Miguel Cotto: ‘I need to be treated with dignity’

Sergio Martinez on defending his middleweight title against Miguel Cotto: “I’m very interested in the fight, but I’m the champion and Cotto is the challenger. I would love to fight Cotto, but I need to be treated with dignity.”

Dec

Kiko Martinez stops Jeffrey Mathebula

by Lem Satterfield

IBF junior featherweight titleholder Kiko Martinez would like to face either Carl Frampton, Scott Qugg or Guillermo Rigondeaux in the wake of Saturday’s ninth-round knockout of Jefferey Mathebula.

Nov

Team Abdusalamov establishing trust for injured fighter and family

by The Ring

Sampson Lewkowicz, the promoter of Magomed Abdusalamov, and others in the boxing industry, are establishing a trust fund to raise money for the hospitalized Russian heavyweight, who suffered a career-ending brain injury on Saturday. Abdusalamov is currently on life support after suffering a stroke on Sunday following brain surgery to remove a blood clot.

Nov

Magomed Abdusalamov placed in medically induced coma

by The Ring

Heavyweight prospect Magomed Abdusalamov was placed in medically induced coma early Sunday morning as the result of his brutal 10-round bout against Mike Perez on Saturday in New York City, according to BoxingScene.com.

Oct

Q&A: Magomed Abdusalamov

by Doug Fischer

Magomed Abdusalamov faces fellow unbeaten heavyweight Mike Perez on the Golovkin-Stevens undercard on Saturday. RingTV.com caught up with the Russian puncher, who says the heavyweight division lacks excitement and vows to “wake up” the weight class with his aggressive style.

Oct

Cotto ‘in a very good place’ after Rodriguez victory

by Lem Satterfield

Three-division titlewinner Miguel Cotto is expected to arrive in Las Vegas on Thursday to discuss potential future fights with Top Rank, which promoted last his one-sided third-round TKO of Delvin Rodriguez last Saturday.

Oct

Martinez gains an audience with the Pope

by Lem Satterfield

RING and WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez will meet Pope Francis next Wednesday at the Vatican.

Oct

Lem’s latest: Lampley: pressure’s on Cotto-Rodriguez judges

by Lem Satterfield

HBO’s Jim Lampley on the Florida Commission, judging and Saturday’s Miguel Cotto-Delvin Rodriguez fight: “It is unfair for Florida to be on the griddle for problems that came up in Nevada and California….Now, here they are, basically having to carry water for the whole sport on Saturday night on the subject of judging.”

Sep

Lem’s latest: Ward to face Rodriguez on Nov. 16

by Lem Satterfield

RING and WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward will defend his titles against unbeaten challenger Edwin Rodriguez Nov. 16 on HBO.

Aug

Trainer: Martinez won’t face ‘animal like Golovkin’

by Lem Satterfield

Abel Sanchez doesn’t think his middleweight Gennady Golovkin will ever get a shot at RING champ Sergio Martinez: “I think that they’ve made a comment about fighting Gennady Golovkin in about September of 2014. That’s like saying that he doesn’t want to fight him.”