Carl Frampton vs. Chris Avalos to be televised on AWE
Carl Frampton will defend his IBF junior featherweight title against Chris Avalos on Feb. 28 at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland on the AWE network.
read moreTaylor may continue counseling, undergo drug, alcohol testing
Jermain Taylor, who is facing charges in two gun-related incidents, could be released on bond but mandated to wear an ankle monitor, receive counseling and submit to drug and alcohol testing.
read moreSmith on Abraham rematch: ‘I’m 100 percent confident I will win’
Super middleweight Paul Smith is ‘100 percent confident’ he will defeat WBO titlist Arthur Abraham in their Feb. 21 rematch at the O2 World Arena in Berlin, Germany, according to promoter Matchroom Sport.
read moreMaidana to hunt, fish and then track down Danny Garcia
Former welterweight titlist Marcos Maidana will continue pursuing R&R in his native Argentina before returning to the ring in the summer or fall, according to manager Sebastian Contursi.
read morePaul Spadafora KO’d by flu, off Feb. 20 Vasquez-Lartey undercard
Citing a bad bout with the flu, once-beaten junior welterweight veteran Paul Spadafora has pulled out of a Feb. 20 clash with Jake Giuriceo that was scheduled for the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Spadafora informed RingTV.com on Tuesday night.
read moreWill Tomlinson says Francisco Vargas bout is his coming out fight
Once-beaten junior lightweight Will Tomlinson plans to have “a coming out fight” opposite unbeaten contender Francisco Vargas on March 12 at the Freeman Colesium in San Antonio. The fight headlines an HBO Latino-televised broadcast.
read moreAdviser: Mayweather-Pacquiao ‘no factor’ in Cotto’s next move
Miguel Cotto expects to return to the ring in May or June against an opponent to be determined, the boxer’s adviser Gaby Penagaricano told RingTV.com on Tuesday. Penagaricano said Cotto’s next move won’t depend on the results of thr ongoing talks for a May 2 bout between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
read moreYouri Kalenga to face Denis Lebedev on March 21
Cruiserweight Youri Kalenga will face WBA titlist Denis Lebedev on March 21 at a site to be determined, according to Kalenga’s promoter, Michael King of King Sports.
read morePaul Spadafora returns on Feb. 20 Vasquez-Lartey undercard
Once-beaten junior welterweight veteran Paul Spadafora will face Jake Giuriceo on Feb. 20 at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. Spadafora-Giuriceo is on the off-TV portion of the Sammy Vasquez-Emmanuel Lartey “ShoBox: The New Generation” main event.
read moreGarcia ordered to face Postol after Peterson bout
Although RING junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia has been approved for a non-title bout on April 11 opposite IBF titleholder Lamont Peterson, he must face WBC mandatory contender Viktor Postol afterward.
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