Q&A: Martin Murray talks Max Bursak and the middleweight division
Two-time middleweight title challenger Martin Murray continues his road back to the 160-pound championship on Saturday when he takes on tough former European champ Max Bursak in Monte Carlo. Murray spoke to RingTV.com about the fight and the middleweight division.
read moreSam Soliman shocks, dethrones Felix Sturm by unanimous decision
Veteran middleweight Sam Soliman faced IBF titleholder Felix Sturm for the second time in 15 months on Saturday, and for the second time, the Australian achieved success.
read moreLem’s latest: Episode two of ’24/7: Pacquiao-Bradley II’ airs Saturday
Lem Satterfield’s latest notebook details HBO’s “24/7: Pacquiao-Bradley” broadcast dates, Manny Pacquiao’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” appearance and more.
read moreDougie’s Monday mailbag
Readers share their thoughts on Orlando Salido-Vasyl Lomachenko, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Bryan Vera II, Robert Stieglitz-Arthur Abraham III, Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo, and ask what’s next for Lomachenko, Chavez, Abraham and Amir Khan in this week’s Monday mailbag.
read moreBryan Vera ready for ‘serious fight’ with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Bryan Vera says he sparred against heavyweights to get ready for Saturday’s HBO-televised rematch with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Other notes: Matthew Macklin targets rematch with Felix Sturm. Mickey Bey is sick and off Friday’s ShoBox card.
read moreDarren Barker retires after dazzling contribution to British boxing
Popular British middleweight Darren Barker spoke to RingTV.com’s Tom Gray about his decision to retire following his latest hip injury, his emotional IBF title victory over Daniel Geal, his losses to Felix Sturm and Sergio Martinez, and his life after boxing.
read moreDarren Barker retires after latest hip injury
Former IBF middleweight titleholder Darren Barker has been forced into retirement by his latest potentially-crippling hip injury, suffered during his second-round TKO loss to Felix Sturm last month. The British favorite announced his retirement on Wednesday.
read moreGennady Golovkin’s trainer: ‘We have the best fighter in the world’
WBA middleweight beltholder Gennady Golovkin “beats” RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward if they were to meet, according to Golovkin’s trainer, Abel Sanchez, who ranks the 160-pounder behind Sugar Ray Robinson and Bernard Hopkins as the best in the division’s history.
read moreRingTV poll: Comeback of the Year: Marcos Maidana
Marcos Maidana edged Manny Pacquiao for Comeback of the Year honors in RingTV.com’s year-end award poll. [Editor’s note: this is not THE RING magazine’s official choice for Comeback of the Year. The magazine’s official year-end awards for 2013 will be announced in the March edition.]
read moreAdrien Broner calls Marcos Maidana ‘one-dimensional’
Adrien Broner plans to “light up” Marcos Maidana “like a Christmas tree” on Dec. 14. Broner, the WBA welterweight beltholder, defends his title against the hard-punching Maidana in the headliner of a Showtime card in San Antonio.
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