Roach expects to train Chavez Jr. for Murray
Freddie Roach said he gave Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. an ultimatum prior to ageeing to train him for his next fight on Aug. 3: “The first day that you miss, Julio, I can’t tolerate that. I’m going to send you home or something.”
read moreArum: Chavez Jr. could face Murray on Aug. 3
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Martin Murray could meet in a clash of once-beaten middleweights on Aug. 3 in Mexico City.
read moreLem’s latest: Arum mulls Pacquiao, Marquez, Bradley
Four-division beltholder Juan Manuel Marquez was ringside for Saturday night’s victory by Mike Alvarado over Brandon Rios, as was WBO welterweight titleholder Tim Bradley.
read moreBuffer to be profiled on HBO’s debut of ‘Cornered’
Ageless Hall of Fame ring announcer Michael Buffer will be profiled on HBO’s debut series “Cornered” on March 5.
read moreQ&A: Schaefer discusses Mayweather’s move to Showtime
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer says Floyd Mayweather’s move to Showtime ends the days when the network could not compete with rival U.S. cable giant HBO.
read moreLem’s latest: Tyson-beater McBride profiled; Hopkins turns 48
Kevin McBride said his reasons for continuing to fight have little to do with money as much as “restoring sanity in my own head.”
read moreW. Klitschko pitches near-shutout victory over Wach
RING heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko dominated Mariusz Wach for his 17th straight win on Saturday.
read moreKlitschko vows to beat Wach in Steward’s honor
Wladimir Klitschko: “I will defend the titles that I won together with Emanuel Steward.”
read moreLem’s latest: Malignaggi, Tyson part of Brooklyn’s boxing legacy
Brooklyn’s Paulie Malignaggi is part of a championship legacy that includes Mike Tyson, Riddick Bowe, Michael Moorer, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Zab Judah.
read moreDon King turns 81 on Monday
Promoter Don King, who turns 81 on Aug. 20, invited Pygmies to the “Rumble In The Jungle,” claims to be able to communicate with Floyd Mayweather in “ghetto-ese,” and once killed a man — just a few stories from the life of the man who coined the phrase “Only in America.”
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