Jan

Alvarado gets weapons possession charge; Weeks assigned Stiverne-Wilder

In Lem Satterfield’s latest notebook, we get details on the latest developments on the Mike Alvarado arrest and who will officiate Bermane Stiverne-Deontay Wilder.

Sep

Floyd Mayweather on his reading ability, Ariza, Maidana’s ‘dirty fighting’

by Lem Satterfield

In a recent conference call, RING welterweight/junior middleweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. answered questions regarding Kenny Bayless, Alex Ariza and Marcos Maidana’s aggressive approach in their first bout.

Aug

Marcos Maidana to Floyd Mayweather Jr.: ‘Stop crying; fight like a man’

by Lem Satterfield

The gamesmanship is on. In the only fight trainer Robert Garcia deemed feasible for Floyd Mayweather Jr., his fighter, Marco Maidana is challenging the RING welterweight champion to “fight like a man.”

Jul

Marcos Maidana: Mayweather ‘always coming up with excuses’

by Lem Satterfield

Marcos Maidana dismisses Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s comments about dirty tactics in their first fight, saying he’s not one to talk.

Apr

Lem’s latest: Tony Weeks to referee Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Marcos Maidana

by Lem Satterfield

Veteran referee Tony Weeks and judges Dave Moretti, Burt Clements and Michael Pernick have been named to officiate the May 3 Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Marcos Maidana world welterweight title bout in Las Vegas, Nev.

Mar

Bernard Hopkins defends Tony Weeks’ Alvarez-Angulo stoppage

by Lem Satterfield

Bernard Hopkins defended referee Tony Weeks 10th-round stoppage of the Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo fight. “I think that it was a good call,” said Hopkins, who fights Beibut Shumenov on April 19.

Mar

Exclusive: Tony Weeks talks about stopping the Alvarez-Angulo fight

by Lem Satterfield

Referee Tony Weeks told RingTV.com he has “absolutely no reservations” about stopping the Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo fight in the 10th round in order to spare Angulo from being seriously hurt.

Oct

Q&A: Weeks on Provodnikov’s KO of ‘warrior’ Alvarado

by Lem Satterfield

Referee Tony Weeks on Ruslan Provodnikov’s 10th-round TKO of Mike Alvarado: “I went over to his corner and I asked Mike directly, twice, ‘Are you okay?’ and, ‘Do you want to continue fighting?’ and both times, he said, ‘No,’ so I stopped the fight.”

May

Referee Mora rises from career low

by Lem Satterfield

“I really felt like there was a death…I knew that I had made a horrible call in the 11th round,” Nevada referee Russell Mora told RingTV.com of his failure to penalize Abner Mares for clear low blows in the first Joseph Agbeko fight.

Feb

Q&A: Ref Weeks discusses Peterson’s KO of Holt

by Lem Satterfield

Referee Tony Weeks on stopping IBF junior welterweight beltholder Lamont Peterson’s triumph over ex-titleholder Kendall Holt in the eighth round: “Some fighters just have too much heart, and we have to save them from themselves.”