Garcia-Matthysse on Sept. 14 Mayweather-Alvarez card
RING 140-pound champion Danny Garcia will put his unbeaten record on the line against Lucas Matthysse, winner of six straight fights by knockout, on the Sept. 14 Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Canelo Alvarez card.
read moreLove fined $10K, suspended six months
Middleweight J’Leon Love was fined $10,000, suspended for six months and had his split-decision victory over Gabriel Rosado declared a no-decision by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after failing a post-fight drug test.
read moreMayweather-Alvarez sells out in less than a day
Tickets for the Sept. 14 Showtime Pay Per View-televised clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez at the MGM Grand were gone in less than a day.
read moreSI: Mayweather projected as top paid athlete for 2013
According to SI.com’s Fortunate 50, Floyd Mayweather Jr.is projected to be the highest-paid athlete in American sports for the second straight year, potentially earning between $90 million and $128 million.
read moreMayweather-Guerrero: Over a million PPV buys
Showtime’s Stephen Espinoza: “Floyd Mayweather is still, without question, the No. 1 pay per view star in boxing, and, actually, in all of sports.”
read moreLem’s latest: Smith-Molina being targeted for July
Junior middleweight contender Carlos Molina could challenge IBF beltholder Ishe Smith in July, according to his promoter, Leon Margules.
read moreMayweather-Guerrero to hit movie theaters
Fans will have the option of watching Floyd Mayweather’s May 4 defense against Robert Guerrero on the big screen in movie theaters.
read moreMayweather enters groundbreaking PPV deal with Showtime/CBS
Floyd Mayweather signed a groundbreaking pay-per-view venture with Showtime and the cable network’s parent company, CBS Corporation, staring with a May 4 fight with Robert Guerrero. Under the terms of the deal, Mayweather could fight six times in 30 months.
read more50 Cent Twitter attacks Ellerbe, Mayweather, who responds
Rapper 50 Cent to Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Twitter: “You should have know not to go against me PUNK.”
read moreLem’s latest: Schaefer, De La Hoya, Ellerbe, ringside at Barclays
Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer and Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya flanked Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s advisor, Leonard Ellerbe, at ringside during Saturday night’s fights at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
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