Tapia-Kirkland ‘close’ for Rigondeaux-Agbeko card
Unbeaten junior middleweight Glen Tapia could face James Kirkland on the undercard of a bout between Guillermo Rigondeaux and Joseph Agbeko on Dec. 7.
read moreLem’s latest: Cotto-Rodriguez draws more than 1.5 million viewers
Miguel Cotto’s third-round stoppage of Delvin Rodriguez ranks as the highest drawing cable fight of 2013 so far.
read more‘2 Days: Mikey Garcia’ airs Oct. 19 on HBO
RING featherweight champion Mikey Garcia will be featured on HBO’s 2 Days in advance of his fight with WBO junior lightweight titleholder Ramon “Rocky” Martinez.
read moreLem’s latest: Marquez calls KO of Pacquiao ‘divine justice’
Juan Manuel Marquez calls his triumph over Manny Pacquiao “the best thing that’s ever happened to me in this sport.”
read moreLem’s latest: Wilder ‘ready’ for likely berth on Hopkins-Murat card
Heavyweight knockout artist Deontay Wilder is preparing as if he will be fighting on the Oct. 26 Bernard Hopkins-Karo Murat card on Showtime from Atlantic City.
read moreLem’s latest: Mayweather calls Alvarez ‘just another opponent’
“Am I worried?” asked Floyd Mayweather Jr., who gave a complete rundown of the reasons he is not impressed with Canelo Alvarez’s resume at Wednesday’s press conference, “Absolutely not.”
read moreMayweather: Alvarez’s KO of Baldomir intrigues fans
Floyd Mayweather believes that Canelo Alvarez’s fans are being lured “because he knocked Carlos Baldomir out, and I went the distance with Baldomir.”
read moreTapia-Garcia headlines A.C. card on Sept. 28
New Jersey junior middleweight Glen Tapia will put his unbeaten record on the line against Elco Garcia in Atlantic City on Sept. 28.
read moreLem’s latest: Garcia targets ‘showcase night’ versus Matthysse
RING junior welterweight champ Danny Garcia says of No. 1-rated Lucas Matthysse, who challenges him on Sept. 14: “If he’s not careful, he’s gonna get hurt.”
read moreHall of Fame: Even the stars can be starstruck in Canastota
Former two-time light heavyweight champ and cruiserweight titleholder Virgil Hill, a Class of 2013 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, was as awestruck by the great boxers assembled at this past weekend’s induction festivities in Canastota, N.Y., as the many fans who attended.
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