Sergey Kovalev UD 12 Bernard Hopkins live round-by-round updates
RingTV.com will do live round-by-round updates of tonight’s HBO-televised light heavyweight title unification fight between IBF/WBA beltholder Bernard Hopkins and WBO counterpart Sergey Kovalev from Boardwalk Hall.
read moreSadam Ali TKO 9 Luis Carlos Abregu live round-by-round updates
RingTV.com will do a live round-by-round update of tonight’s HBO co-feature between hard-hitting welterweight veteran Luis Carlos Abregu and undefeated prospect Sadam Ali from Boardwalk Hall.
read moreSecond day weigh-in: Bernard Hopkins 179.75, Sergey Kovalev 185
Bernard Hopkins and Sergey Kovalev weighed 179.75 and 185 at this morning’s second-day weigh-in for their light heavyweight title unification bout tonight at Boardwalk Hall. The IBF-mandated Saturday weigh-in result leads a packed notebook by Lem Satterfield.
read moreBernard Hopkins on retirement: ‘I will know the time’
Despite his age, Bernard Hopkins says he remains hungry by recalling what life was like in his native Philadelphia and has no plans to retire soon. Hopkins faces unbeaten fellow light heavyweight titleholder Sergey Kovalev on Saturday in Atlantic City.
read moreSergey Kovalev’s trainer not looking to avenge Bernard Hopkins loss
John David Jackson, who trains WBO light heavyweight titleholder Sergey Kovalev, got knocked out by Bernard Hopkins back in 1997 but says that has nothing to do with the satisfaction he’ll get if Kovalev beats Hopkins on Saturday.
read moreOscar De La Hoya: Bernard Hopkins wants Gennady Golovkin post-Kovalev
Already in tough against Sergey Kovalev this Saturday, Bernard Hopkins has said he wants to face the man who many consider the hardest puncher in boxing, Gennady Golovkin, according to Oscar De La Hoya.
read moreWeigh-in result: Bernard Hopkins 173.5, Sergey Kovalev 174.5
Bernard Hopkins weighed in at 173.5 pounds on Friday for his light heavyweight title unification bout against Sergey Kovalev at Boardwalk Hall. Kovalev weighed in at 174.5 in advance of Saturday’s HBO-televised fight.
read moreKovalev looks to unify titles, then meet his own son for the first time
Most fans probably did not know WBO light heavyweight titlist Sergey Kovalev has not met his newborn son yet. Kovalev intends to change that after a victory over Bernard Hopkins on Saturday night.
read moreOscar De La Hoya: Miguel Cotto-Canelo Alvarez talks have begun
Preliminary talks have begun for a May 2 bout between Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez, according to Golden Boy president Oscar De La Hoya, who also speculated that it could provide the catalyst for Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao.
read moreOscar De La Hoya: ‘The Cold War is over’
Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya introduced Top Rank executive Carl Moretti as a “good friend” during Thursday’s final press conference for the Bernard Hopkins-Sergey Kovalev fight, later stating that boxing’s “Cold War” is over.
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