Lem’s latest: Cotto update; Dawson-Stevenson undercard announced
Miguel Cotto could be closing in on a date for his ring return this year, and the list of possible opponents includes a lot of heavy hitters.
read moreQ&A: Russell says Mares is ‘tailor-made’ for him
Unbeaten featherweight prospect Gary Russell Jr. says he wants to challenge the unbeaten elite likes of Abner Mares or Yuriorkis Gamboa.
read moreLem’s latest: Gamboa-Perez on Dawson-Stevenson card
Olympic gold medalist and former featherweight beltholder Yuriorkis Gamboa will meet Colombia’s Darley Perez in an HBO-televised lightweight match on June 8 in Montreal.
read moreLem’s latest: Gamboa-Perez slated for June 8 in Montreal
Yuriorkis Gamboa will return to the ring for a clash of unbeatens against Colombian Darley Perez on the June 8 card that also features RING and WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson against Adonis Stevenson.
read moreQ&A: Mares to ‘please the crowd’ vs. Ponce de Leon
Former WBC 122-pound titleholder Abner Mares on his upcoming fight with Daniel Ponce de Leon on the Mayweather-Guerrero card: “I’m taking this big step and I hope that we can steal the show that night.”
read moreQ&A: Ref Weeks discusses Peterson’s KO of Holt
Referee Tony Weeks on stopping IBF junior welterweight beltholder Lamont Peterson’s triumph over ex-titleholder Kendall Holt in the eighth round: “Some fighters just have too much heart, and we have to save them from themselves.”
read moreLem’s latest: Weeks makes DC. debut; attorney on Peterson-Holt card
Referee Tony Weeks will make his East Coast debut with Friday night’s Lamont Peterson-Kendall Holt fight at The D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C.
read moreWeeks among officials chosen for Peterson-Holt
Veteran referee Tony Weeks will work Friday night’s title bout between IBF junior welterweight beltholder Lamont Peterson and ex-beltholder Kendall Holt.
read moreWill Salido-Garcia be a repeat of Salido-Lopez I?
WBO featherweight titleholder Orlando Salido aspires to a similar performance against Mikey Garcia as he had during two knockout victories over Juan Manuel Lopez.
read moreGarcia ‘ready’ for ‘toughest test of career’ in Salido
Unbeaten featherweight challenger Mikey Garcia said WBO beltholder “Orlando Salido is the best featherweight champion in the world, and he has earned the right to be called that.”
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