Dougie’s Monday mailbag
Fans share their thoughts on Andre Ward, ring rust, open scoring, top-five contenders, the South African boxing scene, Canelo-GGG, mythical matchups and more in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!
read moreRoy Jones Jr. stops Vyron Phillips in two, hints at continuing boxing
Roy Jones Jr. stopped Vyron Phillips in front of a sparse crowd at Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona and an online pay-per-view audience on Sunday.
read moreJuan Diaz, Mike Alvarado return to the ring with KO victories
Former lightweight champ Juan Diaz and former 140-pound standout Mike Alvarado returned to the ring on Saturday in Houston, scoring TKO wins after layoffs.
read moreWhy is Roy Jones Jr. facing an MMA fighter tonight? Program exec talks
Roy Jones Jr. is fighting on PPV tonight but he’s not facing a boxer on HBO or Showtime. He’s fighting on a streaming service against an MMA fighter in an unusual event.
read moreByron Rojas stuns Hekkie Budler, wins decision in South Africa
Byron Rojas pulled off a major upset on Saturday, defeating Hekkie Budler by unanimous decision to win the WBA strawweight title in Kempton Park, South Africa.
read moreSomsak-Monshipour: 10 years later
Ten years to the day he faced Somsak Sithchatchawal, Mahyar Monshipour looks back on their ‘Fight of the Year’ junior featherweight title clash.
read moreJermall Charlo’s fight vs. Austin Trout may land on Wilder-Povetkin telecast
Showtime is in talks to air a broadcast with Jermall Charlo’s live title defense against Austin Trout with a replay of Deontay Wilder vs. Alexander Povetkin in Russia.
read moreGlen Tapia heads to 160, Golden Boy and maybe a Lemieux showdown
Glen Tapia is close to a deal to fight David Lemieux on the Canelo-Khan undercard. Tapia spoke to RingTV about his move to middleweight and Golden Boy.
read moreJesse Hart barely gets by Dashon Johnson
Unbeaten super middleweight prospect Jesse Hart had to survive a final-round knockdown against Dashon Johnson before winning a unanimous 10-round decision on Friday.
read moreDougie’s Friday mailbag
Fans ask Dougie’s opinion on Andre Ward’s upcoming light heavyweight fight with Sullivan Barrera, along with plenty of mythical matchups and other boxing subjects, in this week’s Friday mailbag.
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