Mar

Paulie Malignaggi calls Shawn Porter ‘pretty basic’

Equally plucky and outspoken, former two-division titleholder Paul Malignaggi sees nothing special in his upcoming opponent, Shawn Porter, whom the “Magic Man” challenges for the IBF 147-pound title on April 19.

Mar

Sergey Kovalev envisions unification fight with Bernard Hopkins

by Lem Satterfield

Sergey Kovalev sees himself on a path to unifying titles in the 175-pound division, whether it comes against RING champ Adonis Stevenson or IBF (and possibly WBA) titleholder Bernard Hopkins, who Kovalev believes will defeat Beibut Shumenov “easily.”

Mar

Shawn Porter: ‘I will steamroll’ Paulie Malignaggi on April 19

by Lem Satterfield

IBF welterweight titlist Shawn Porter is confident that his upcoming April defense against Paul Malignaggi will be no different than his title-winning effort over Devon Alexander last December.

Mar

Can ‘Magic Man’ Paulie Malignaggi pull rabbit out of hat vs. Shawn Porter?

by Lem Satterfield

Paulie Malignaggi plans to concentrate on training for his April 19 bout with IBF 147-pound beltholder Shawn Porter after working as a ringside commentator for tonight’s “Golden Boy Live!” event on Fox Sports 1.

Mar

Adonis Stevenson “not intimidated” by “Grandpa” Bernard Hopkins

by Lem Satterfield

RING and WBC light heavyweight champ Adonis Stevenson is amused by IBF titlist Bernard Hopkins’ insistence that he intimidates the fighter known as “Superman.”

Mar

Beibut Shumenov won’t use ‘dirty tactics’ vs. Bernard Hopkins

by Lem Satterfield

Beibut Shumenov insisted that he won’t resort to roughhouse behavior when he meets Bernard Hopkins on April 19 at The D.C. Armory on Showtime.

Mar

Bernard Hopkins’ historic march continues vs. Beibut Shumenov

by Lem Satterfield

Bernard Hopkins’ goal, within proximity of his 50th birthday, is to become undisputed champion at light heavyweight as he did at 160-pounds. First step is unifying the IBF and WBA title against Beibut Shumenov on April 19.

Mar

Is Beibut Shumenov another puppet in the Bernard Hopkins show?

by Lem Satterfield

Their 175-pound unification bout is not until April 19, but IBF beltholder Bernard Hopkins already claims to have begun to control WBA counterpart Beibut Shumenov as if having placed him under a spell.

Mar

Bernard Hopkins defends Tony Weeks’ Alvarez-Angulo stoppage

by Lem Satterfield

Bernard Hopkins defended referee Tony Weeks 10th-round stoppage of the Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo fight. “I think that it was a good call,” said Hopkins, who fights Beibut Shumenov on April 19.

Mar

Peter Quillin-Lukas Konecny to underscore Bernard Hopkins-Beibut Shumenov in D.C.

by Lem Satterfield

Bernard Hopkins and Beibut Shumenov will each attempt to unify the IBF and WBA light heavyweight titles on April 19 in Washington, D.C., with rising star Peter Quillin defending his WBO middleweight title against Lukas Konecny on the undercard.