Ana Julaton, female fighting trailblazer, announces her retirement
After 10-plus years in combat sports, female fight pioneer Ana Julaton has retired from boxing and mixed martial arts.
read moreLem’s latest: Floyd Mayweather Jr. is Nevada’s ‘Fighter of the Year’
In Lem Satterfield’s latest notebook, we get the details on Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s second consecutive Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame “Fighter of the Year” award.
read moreLem’s latest: An old Pacquiao or the Pacquiao of old?
Manny Pacquiao on Brandon Rios: “I have seen Rios fight, and I am confident that I will win the fight. One of my advantages is my experience against better opposition. A more diversified opposition.”
read moreLem’s latest: Garcia-Martinez on Nov. 9? Roach fires Ariza
RING featherweight champion Mikey Garcia could rise into the junior lightweight ranks to challenge WBO beltholder Roman “Rocky” Martinez.
read moreThompson, Julaton on Aug. 17 card in Cancun
Junior lightweight Sergio Thompson has scored 12 knockouts during a 13-fight winning streak heading into an Aug. 17 fight with WBC beltholder Takashi Miura.
read moreBits & Pieces: Russell Jr.’s opponent named
Golden Boy Promotions put on a fight card (in association with Mayweather Promotions) in Las Vegas this weekend, as John Molina stopped Mickey Bey in the final round of their 10-round main event. Mark E. Ortega gathered news and notes during the course of the evening.
read moreEspinoza talks Matthysse-Garcia, more
Showtime Sports executive vice president Stephen Espinoza had a lot to say regarding the recently announced co-feature to Floyd Mayweather-Saul Alvarez, as well as the possibility of women’s boxing and/or Guillermo Rigdondeaux on the network.
read moreLem’s latest: Alvarado balks at terms for Provodnikov fight
Mike Alvarado has made public his reasons for not yet accepting a proposed Oct. 19 clash with Ruslan Provodnikov.
read moreLem’s latest: Gamboa-Perez on Dawson-Stevenson card
Olympic gold medalist and former featherweight beltholder Yuriorkis Gamboa will meet Colombia’s Darley Perez in an HBO-televised lightweight match on June 8 in Montreal.
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