Oct

Eloy Perez, former title challenger, remembered fondly by loved ones

by Michael Woods

You live a life, and you are lucky if you get any kind of writeup in a publication. Bold-faced names,...

‘Team Mom’ Kathy Garcia guides her fighters to stardom

28

Oct

‘Team Mom’ Kathy Garcia guides her fighters to stardom

by Doug Fischer

Manager Kathy Garcia is as much of a mother to her fighters as she is the guiding force in their professional careers but the “Mom and Pop” approach of Salinas, Calif.-based Garcia Boxing works despite the usual ups and downs of the sport. Garcia-managed Paul Mendez fights on Fox Sports 1 on Monday.

Golden Boy Classics shows Broner- Ponce de Leon, Malignaggi-Cotto

06

Jun

Golden Boy Classics shows Broner- Ponce de Leon, Malignaggi-Cotto

by Lem Satterfield

Adrien Broner’s unanimous decision over Daniel Ponce de Leon, and Paulie Malignaggi’s win over Jose Miguel Cotto will both be featured by Golden Boy Classics on Fox Deportes this Saturday.

Trainer likes Broner versus Bradley or Marquez post-Malignaggi

29

May

Trainer likes Broner versus Bradley or Marquez post-Malignaggi

by Lem Satterfield

Adrien Broner’s trainer Mike Stafford plans to “unleash” a “more vicious” version of the WBC lightweight beltholder on Paulie Malignaggi, who Broner challenges for the WBA welterweight title on July 22.

Broner’s defining moment comes 30 years after Pryor’s

14

Nov

Broner’s defining moment comes 30 years after Pryor’s

by Lem Satterfield

Adrien Broner on Saturday’s clash with Antonio DeMarco: “It’s definitely a defining fight for me. Not only is it a defining fight, but it’s a fight that can cross me over into another world that a lot of boxers can’t go to.”

Pryor to Broner: Keep talking and winning

10

Oct

Pryor to Broner: Keep talking and winning

by Lem Satterfield

Of unbeaten lightweight Adrien Broner, hall-of-famer and fellow Cincinnati native Aaron Pryor says it’s okay to be “a little bit cocky… but you gotta win.”

Broner: “It’s so hard for us (African American fighters)” to get credit

03

Oct

Broner: “It’s so hard for us (African American fighters)” to get credit

by Lem Satterfield

Adrien Broner on his anticipated showdown with WBC lightweight titleholder Antonio DeMarco and his critics: “They will never give me the credit when it’s due…even if I go in and I knock this guy out in the first round.”