Showtime: Marcos Maidana-Adrien Broner draws 1.3 million viewers
Saturday’s win by Marcos Maidana to dethrone Adrien Broner as WBA welterweight titleholder drew 1.3 million viewers, Showtime’s Executive Vice President and General Manager of Sports, Stephen Espinoza, announced on Tuesday.
read moreTrainer Robert Garcia: The transformation of Marcos Maidana
Robert Garcia on Marcos Maidana’s win over Adrien Broner: “We were ready to throw 100 punches a round. We know that’s the only way to beat somebody like Adrien Broner, or that’s the way to beat somebody like Floyd Mayweather [Jr.,]. That’s the way [Roberto] Duran beat Sugar Ray Leonard.”
read moreVictor Ortiz-Luis Collazo fight on Jan. 30 at Barclays
Victor Ortiz will return to the ring for the first time in 19 months against Luis Collazo in a Fox Sports 1-televised battle of left-handed former titleholders.
read moreShawn Porter makes case for Marcos Maidana fight
Shawn Porter on Marcos Maidana’s victory over Adrien Broner: “It didn’t go the way that I thought it would go. I actually thought that Broner would move more and use his quickness, but Maidana came in and got the job done.”
read moreCanelo Alvarez sees brother Ricardo win U.S. debut
Canelo Alvarez’s older brother, Ricardo, won by a majority decision over Rod Salka on Saturday at The Alamodome.
read moreExperts analyze Paul Malignaggi-Zab Judah buddy bash
Paulie Malignaggi and Zab Judah will meet in Saturday’s clash of Brooklyn natives. Sixteen boxing experts are split over who will win the showdown between the veteran two-division titleholders.
read moreFloyd Mayweather mulls next opponent
Floyd Mayweather Jr. plans to return to the ring in May and could name his opponent as early as next week.
read moreMayweather-Alvarez streamed live from Mexico City
Sunday’s press conference from Mexico City featuring Floyd Mayweather and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez can be viewed live.
read moreKeith Thurman: Soto Karass a stepping stone to Mayweather
Keith Thurman: “You can doubt me as much as you want, but you are going to watch me throughout my career climb that ladder and reach the destination that I foresaw, and the one that I told you about, and that’s Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather.”
read moreWard: Mayweather is No. 1
Andre Ward agrees with his consensus status as the No. 2 pound-for-pound rated boxer in the world: “I’m not the No. 1 fighter in the world. Floyd Mayweather is the No. 1 fighter in the world.”
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