Jun

Dougie’s Friday mailbag

Fans share their thoughts on the Sergio Martinez-Miguel Cotto middleweight championship, Richard Schaefer’s split from Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions, and many other subjects in this week’s Friday mailbag.

Jun

Gennady Golovkin, Daniel Geale to be ringside at Martinez-Cotto

by Lem Satterfield

Unbeaten WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin will battle former beltholder Daniel Geale on July 26 at New York’s Madison Square Garden on HBO, K2 Promotions, Gary Shaw Productions and Grange Old School Boxing announced on Tuesday.

Jun

WBA approves Gennady Golovkin-Daniel Geale for July 26

by Lem Satterfield

WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin will return to the ring on July 26 against former IBF/WBA beltholder Daniel Geale, Geale’s promoter, Gary Shaw, informed RingTV.com on Tuesday.

May

Perez cleared for training, could fight Jennings on July 26 Golovkin card

by Lem Satterfield

Mike Perez has been cleared to begin training next week after suffering a shoulder injury that cancelled his May 24 fight against Bryant Jennings. The Perez-Jennings bout could land on the July 26 Gennady Golovkin-headlined show, according to Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions.

May

Gennady Golovkin to return on July 26 at Madison Square Garden

by Doug Fischer

Gennady Golovkin will return to the ring on July 26 at Madison Sqaure Garden in New York City against an opponent to be named. Former beltholder Daniel Geale is the front-runner to face the undefeated WBA middleweight titleholder in the HBO-televised fight.

May

Gennady Golovkin ‘surprised’ by WBA mandate to face Jarrod Fletcher

by Lem Satterfield

In a surprise move, the WBA has mandated that middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin face unheralded Jarrod Fletcher as his next challenger.

May

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. ‘mistreated’ in Golovkin talks, says manager

by Lem Satterfield

In what’s becoming a ‘he said, he said’ scuffle, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.’s manager, Billy Keane, disputes Bob Arum’s version of broken negotiations to make a fight with Gennady Golovkin, and says he’ll bring out the proof if Arum continues with his story.

May

Bob Arum: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. turned down ‘crazy’ offer to face Gennady Golovkin

by Lem Satterfield

Promoter Bob Arum told RingTV.com that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. left a lot on the table when he walked away from a potential matchup with Gennady Golovkin.

May

Returning Mikkel Kessler eyes Andre Ward, Carl Froch, Gennady Golovkin

by Lem Satterfield

Former four-time super middleweight titleholder Mikkel Kessler announced that he will continue to fight at a Wednesday press conference in his native Copenhagen, Denmark. The 35-year-old veteran had contemplated retirement.

Apr

Peter Quillin on Gennady Golovkin, Sergio Martinez, Danny Jacobs

by Lem Satterfield

Fresh from a win over Lukas Konecny, WBO middleweight titlist Peter Quillin anticipates bouts with Danny Jacobs and later, Sergio Martinez and Gennady Golovkin.