Jan

Darren Barker retires after latest hip injury

Former IBF middleweight titleholder Darren Barker has been forced into retirement by his latest potentially-crippling hip injury, suffered during his second-round TKO loss to Felix Sturm last month. The British favorite announced his retirement on Wednesday.

30

Aug

Mosley ‘can’t wait’ for Mundine fight

by Lem Satterfield

Three-division titleholder and future hall of famer Shane Mosley will face former super middleweight beltholder Anthony Mundine in a unior middleweight bout in Australia on Oct. 23.

Mosley rep: Mundine fight on, issues resolved

30

Aug

Mosley rep: Mundine fight on, issues resolved

by Lem Satterfield

Shane Mosley and Anthony Mundine appear to have reached an agreement to fight in Australia on Oct. 23.

Lem’s latest: Golovkin’s trainer breaks down 160-pound division

27

Aug

Lem’s latest: Golovkin’s trainer breaks down 160-pound division

by Lem Satterfield

Abel Sanchez, the trainer of WBA middleweigiht beltholder Gennady Golovkin, gave RingTV.com’s Lem Satterfield his thoughts on the stacked middleweight division. A showdown between Golovkin and fellow puncher Curtis Stevens is close to being finalized for Nov. 2.

Q&A: Eddie Hearn part 1 – Barker and Burns

25

Aug

Q&A: Eddie Hearn part 1 – Barker and Burns

by Tom Gray

It has been one year since Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom aligned with Sky Sports as their principle boxing promoter, and the results speak for themselves.

Trainer: Martinez won’t face ‘animal like Golovkin’

23

Aug

Trainer: Martinez won’t face ‘animal like Golovkin’

by Lem Satterfield

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.”

19

Aug

Barker talks Murray after Geale victory

by Doug Fischer

New IBF middleweight beltholder Darren Barker insists a title defense against fellow-Englishman Martin Murray is a distinct possibility following his bruising, battling split-decision victory over Australian Daniel Geale.

Barker would not be denied in hard-fought title win

18

Aug

Barker would not be denied in hard-fought title win

by Doug Fischer

British middleweight standout Darren Barker did not box as effectively as he wanted to during his rousing title bout with Daniel Geale but he refused to wilt when the going got tough and lifted the Aussie’s IBF title.

Barker rallies to outpoint Geale, wins IBF middleweight belt

18

Aug

Barker rallies to outpoint Geale, wins IBF middleweight belt

by The Ring

Former middleweight title challenger Darren Barker got up from a sixth round knockdown and outworked Daniel Geale down the stretch of an excellent give-and-take battle, winning a split decision to take the Aussie’s IBF title.