Dec

Floyd Mayweather mulls next opponent

by Lem Satterfield

Floyd Mayweather Jr. plans to return to the ring in May and could name his opponent as early as next week.

Lem’s latest: Pacquiao goes pee pee for VADA

20

Nov

Lem’s latest: Pacquiao goes pee pee for VADA

by Lem Satterfield

Manny Pacquiao was asked for a urine sample on Wednesday morning in Macau as part of the random drug testing procedures being carried out by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association.

Keith Thurman: Soto Karass a stepping stone to Mayweather

19

Nov

Keith Thurman: Soto Karass a stepping stone to Mayweather

by Lem Satterfield

Keith Thurman: “You can doubt me as much as you want, but you are going to watch me throughout my career climb that ladder and reach the destination that I foresaw, and the one that I told you about, and that’s Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather.”

08

Nov

Schaefer: Ortiz-Collazo on Jan. 30

by Lem Satterfield

Former welterweight titleholders Victor Ortiz and Luis Collazo will meet on a Fox Sports 1-televised headliner in Brooklyn on Jan. 30, during Super Bowl week.

07

Nov

Lem’s latest: Schaefer touts welters

by Lem Satterfield

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.

Trout will fight Lara in honor of his late grandmother

07

Nov

Trout will fight Lara in honor of his late grandmother

by Lem Satterfield

Junior middleweight contender Austin Trout will dedicate his Dec. 7 fight with Erislandy Lara to his grandmother, Ann Johnson, who died of a heart attack in May.

Schaefer discusses the potential for Mayweather-Khan

06

Nov

Schaefer discusses the potential for Mayweather-Khan

by Lem Satterfield

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer believes that a Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Amir Khan fight would attract a large number of viewers based on the fighters’ mutual popularity.

Miguel Cotto offered eight-figure deal to fight Canelo Alvarez

06

Nov

Miguel Cotto offered eight-figure deal to fight Canelo Alvarez

by Lem Satterfield

Golden Boy Promotions has offered Miguel Cotto a deal worth in excess of $10 million to face Canelo Alvarez, according to CEO Richard Schaefer. Schaefer also discussed a possible rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. or title shots against Peter Quillin and Carlos Molina for Cotto.

Golden Boy wins purse bid for Peterson-Jean

05

Nov

Golden Boy wins purse bid for Peterson-Jean

by Lem Satterfield

IBF titleholder Lamont Peterson could defend his 140-pound belt against Dierry Jean in either January or February, according to Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer.