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Gennady Golovkin’s trainer: ‘We have the best fighter in the world’

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06
Jan

Gennady Golovkin’s trainer: ‘We have the best fighter in the world’

WBA middleweight beltholder Gennady Golovkin “beats” RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward if they were to meet, according to Golovkin’s trainer, Abel Sanchez, who ranks the 160-pounder behind Sugar Ray Robinson and Bernard Hopkins as the best in the division’s history.

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31
Oct

Adrien Broner calls Marcos Maidana ‘one-dimensional’

Adrien Broner plans to “light up” Marcos Maidana “like a Christmas tree” on Dec. 14. Broner, the WBA welterweight beltholder, defends his title against the hard-punching Maidana in the headliner of a Showtime card in San Antonio.

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27
Aug

Lem’s latest: Golovkin’s trainer breaks down 160-pound division

Abel Sanchez, the trainer of WBA middleweigiht beltholder Gennady Golovkin, gave RingTV.com’s Lem Satterfield his thoughts on the stacked middleweight division. A showdown between Golovkin and fellow puncher Curtis Stevens is close to being finalized for Nov. 2.

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16
Aug

Lampley sees Romero-Martinez winner as rival for Rigondeaux

HBO’s Jim Lampley says there might be an interesting matchup to be made between RING junior featherweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux and the winner of Saturday night’s bout between IBF beltholder Jhonathan Romero and Kiko Martinez.

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08
Aug

Lem’s latest: Mayweather-Alvarez undercard fills out

The anticipated Sept. 14 Showtime Pay Per View event co-headlined by Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez and Danny Garcia-Lucas Matthysse will be joined by a third title fight between Ishe Smith and Carlos Molina, as well as a welterweight bout matching Ashley Theophane against Pablo Cesar Cano.

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31
Jul

Lem’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.

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27
Jun

Can Macklin stop Golovkin? The experts weigh in

Gennady Golovkin will be after his 14th straight stoppage victory against Matthew Macklin, who many believe is the toughest opponent the WBA middleweight titleholder has faced to day, when they fight on Saturday in Mashantucket, Conn.

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24
Jun

Oosthuizen-Gonzales on solid Golovkin-Macklin undercard

Super middleweights Thomas Oosthuizen and Brandon Gonzales will meet in a clash of unbeatens on Saturday’s undercard to the main event between WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin and challenger Matthew Macklin.

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28
May

Camp notes for Golovkin

WBA middleweight beltholder Gennady Golovkin on his upcoming defense against Matthew Macklin: “We respect Macklin, but I don’t believe that the strengths that he has shown in the past against previous opponents will have any effect on me.”

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28
May

Camp notes for Macklin

Middleweight contender Matthew Macklin on his upcoming bout with WBA beltholder Gennady Golovkin: “Gennady’s a great fighter but every great fighter hits a bump in the road at some point, and for Gennady, that will come on June 29.”

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