Q&A: Russell Jr. says ‘2013 will be my year’
Gary Russell Jr., the undefeated featherweight prospect who headlines a ShoBox card against late-sub Roberto Castaneda on Friday, says “I feel as though that I am that guy at the featherweight division.”
read more50 Cent splits with Mayweather, adds Dib-Velez to Cotto-Trout card
50 Cent has apparently split from Floyd Mayweather and moved ahead with two fighters he signed: Billy Dib, who may defend his featherweight belt under Cotto-Trout, and Yuriorkis Gamboa, who fights on the Pacquiao-Marquez IV undercard.
read moreQ&A: Mikey Garcia eyes Cruz, Salido, wants Gamboa
The big fights keep lining up and keep falling through for unbeaten featherweight contender Mikey Garcia, but he’s still hungry for a showcase against the likes of Yuriorkis Gamboa.
read more50 Cent’s Nevada promoter license application to be reviewed
Rapper 50 Cent has officially applied for a promoter’s license in Nevada.
read moreMayweather counts out $1 million in video
Floyd Mayweather Jr. flaunts $1 million while aboard a private jet in a new Youtube video.
read moreBundrage, manager Steward part ways
IBF junior middleweight titleholder Cornelius Bundrage on his separation from manager Manny Steward: “It’s just time to move on. So I’m putting it out there that I need a new manager, a new promoter, and that I need to be with somebody that’s going to help me to get the big fights.”
read moreExclusive Q&A: Peterson targets Judah, if not Marquez or Bradley
Lamont Peterson on his positive drug test and the IBF’s decision to allow him to keep their title: “The IBF did the proper process and they did an excellent job. I feel like the IBF did the job and they cleared my name.”
read moreLem’s latest: Dirrell eyes November debut under TMT Promotions
Super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell anticipates being back in action in November under TMT Promotions, the company formed by Floyd Mayweather Jr. and rapper 50 Cent.
read moreLem’s latest: HBO debuts 24/7 on Chavez Jr.-Martinez
HBO’s 24/7 series will debut on Sept. 1 and will detail the events leading up to the Sept. 15 clash between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez.
read moreMayweather granted midnight release from jail a month early
Floyd Mayweather Jr. was released from the Clark County Detention Center in Nevada just after midnight on Aug. 3 after having served 63 days of an 87-day sentence thanks to good behavior.
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