Dec

Alvarez, Cotto, Golovkin await Lemieux-Rosado winner in 2015

The HBO-televised David Lemieux-Gabriel Rosado middleweight fight on Saturday at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center isn’t a huge event but it should be a very good fight and could lead the winner to major showdowns against the stars of the 160-pound division.

Jan

Motorcycle accident takes Thomas Oosthuizen off Pascal-Bute card

by Lem Satterfield

South African light heavyweight Thomas Oosthuizen has suffered a motorcycle accident that will take him off a Jan. 18 card featuring Jean Pascal against Lucian Bute.

Jan

Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao? Maybe in 2015

by Lem Satterfield

Manny Pacquiao says that a bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. could not happen until 2015 if Mayweather is not willing to work with Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum.

Jan

Floyd Mayweather Jr. calls Manny Pacquiao rumors ‘a lie’

by Lem Satterfield

Floyd Mayweather has acknowledged the potential for bouts with either Amir Khan or Marcos Maidana, while dismissing the notion of a fight with Manny Pacquiao.

Dec

Virgil Hunter: Amir Khan can ‘shock’ Floyd Mayweather Jr.

by Lem Satterfield

Trainer Virgil Hunter believes Amir Khan “can shock the world” and defeat Floyd Mayweather Jr. if his fighter gets a shot at the reigning welterweight and junior middleweight champ on May 3.

Dec

Richard Schaefer chosen Promoter of The Year by Sports Illustrated

by Lem Satterfield

Richard Schaefer on being chosen Promoter of The Year by Sports Illustrated: “In the end, this is all about the fans of our great sport and I will continue to deliver the best fights and fighters to them in 2014 and beyond.”

Dec

Sergio Martinez to Miguel Cotto: ‘I need to be treated with dignity’

by Lem Satterfield

Sergio Martinez on defending his middleweight title against Miguel Cotto: “I’m very interested in the fight, but I’m the champion and Cotto is the challenger. I would love to fight Cotto, but I need to be treated with dignity.”

Dec

Floyd Mayweather Jr. says Marcos Maidana is in the mix

by Lem Satterfield

Floyd Mayweather Jr. suggests that Marcos Maidana is a more likely opponent than Manny Pacquiao, and that Adrien Broner’s next fight should be on his undercard in May.

Dec

Oscar De La Hoya, Bob Arum exchange X-mas greetings on Twitter

by Lem Satterfield

Among the things Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya said to rival Top Rank CEO Bob Arum during their exchanged Christmas greetings on Twitter was “Let’s make these fights for the fans.”

Dec

Paul Spadafora could sign with Golden Boy

by Lem Satterfield

After being ringside for Marcos Maidana’s unanimous decision over Adrien Broner last Saturday, Paul Spadafora said, “I think that I could beat Maidana. I think I could do well against both of those guys. I’m not talking s–t, I’m just telling you what I think just from being right there.”