Arum: Lomachenko could face Salido-Cruz winner
Ukrainian Olympian Vasyl Lomachenko is apparently being considered for a title fight if he can win his professional debut against Jonathan Oquendo on Oct. 12.
read moreChavez-Vera press conference streamed live
Today’s Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Brian Vera press conference will be streamed live at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT.
read moreHaye-Fury, Stevenson-Cloud, Chavez- Vera tripleheader
HBO will broadcast a tripleheader on Sept. 28 featuring former and current titleholders in three marquee divisions fighting in three different countries.
read moreChavez Jr.: Roach to return to his corner
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. says Freddie Roach will be an assistant to Vladimir Baldenebro for his Sept. 28 super middleweight fight with Brian Vera.
read moreLem’s latest: Russell wants Gonzalez, then Mares
Unbeaten featherweight Gary Russell says he’d planned on facing Abner Mares later this year, but after Saturday’s result he’s targeting the man who took Mares’ title by first-round knockout.
read moreClottey signs with Star Boxing
Former welterweight titleholder Joshua Clottey has signed with Star Boxing and could return to the ring as a middleweight.
read moreTrainer: Martinez won’t face ‘animal like Golovkin’
Abel Sanchez doesn’t think his middleweight Gennady Golovkin will ever get a shot at RING champ Sergio Martinez: “I think that they’ve made a comment about fighting Gennady Golovkin in about September of 2014. That’s like saying that he doesn’t want to fight him.”
read moreRamirez, Magdaleno return on Saturday
Unbeaten prospects Gilberto Ramirez and Jesse Magdaleno will appear on the same UniMas card on Saturday night, Top Rank has announced.
read moreChavez-Vera, Stevenson-Cloud, on Sept. 28
The postponed Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Brian Vera fight has been moved to Sept. 28 as part of a split-site HBO doubleheader paired with a defense by RING light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson against Tavoris Cloud.
read moreDoctor: Chavez withdrew to avoid father’s mistake
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.’s decision to not to face Brian Vera after suffering a cut during sparring was apparently motivated in part by his father’s 1996 bout against Oscar De La Hoya, which he lost by fourth-round knockout after a sparring wound over his left eye opened early and bled profusely.
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