Dawson training camp notes
RING light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson is the son of a boxer, which helped him settle on the sport himself after struggling with the demands of three sports plus academics in high school.
read moreHBO, Showtime fall dates to clash
Showtime’s Stephen Espinoza once said of co-existing with HBO that “there is room for two very successful, very active networks in boxing.”
read moreHBO lands Mitchell-Banks, Broner on Oct. 6 from Atlantic City
Unbeaten Adrien Broner on his inability to land an opponent thus far for Oct. 6: “Don’t nobody want to grab that rope to hang themselves, man. But anybody can get it. Everybody that’s anybody can get it.”
read moreWard inspired Shields, first U.S. women’s boxing Olympic champ
Far in advance of Thursday’s history-making Olympic gold medal-winning performance, Claressa Shields was offered encouragement by RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward, an Olympic gold medalist in 2004.
read moreWard recalls Olympic gold medal glory
Andre Ward on winning an Olympic gold medal: “To accomplish a goal that big was surreal. Standing on that podium and hearing the national anthem play for me was surreal.”
read moreJohnson: ‘I fought the best…I did it with class’
Former RING light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson spoke to RingTV.com about his announced retirement following Friday night’s unanimous decision loss to Andrzej Fonfara.
read moreCloud-Pascal set for Aug. 11; Stevenson on undercard
Tavoris Cloud: “This fight with Jean Pascal is a bout I’m looking forward to. It’s going to be what I call a ‘Release the Kraken’ match.”
read moreDawson’s trainer says Ward’s in for a fight
Light heavyweight Chad Dawson is dropping in weight to challenge super middleweight Andre Ward in a clash of RING champions on Sept. 8. Dawson’s trainer, John Scully, says Ward is in for a fight.
read moreTarver plans to show Kayode the ropes on June 2
Former light heavyweight champ Antonio Tarver is planning to show his younger cruiserweight rival Lateef Kayode the ropes during their Showtime-televised matchup on June 2.
read moreWard-Dawson “close,” approved for title by WBC for Sept. 8
RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward could defend his WBA and WBC belts against RING and WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson on Sept. 8.
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