Kirkland counters managers, trainers in Texas
The legal saga continues to unfold as an attorney for junior middleweight contender James Kirkland claims that the fighter’s contract with his managers and trainers is invalid.
read moreCo-managers, trainers sue Kirkland
Once-beaten junior middleweight contender James Kirkland is embroiled in litigation with his trainers, his management and his promoter, Golden Boy Promotions.
read moreKirkland sues Golden Boy and trainers
Junior middleweight contender James Kirkland is suing for contractual separation from Golden Boy Promotions, his current managers and his trainers, Ann Wolfe and Pops Billingsley.
read moreC. Molina dreams of big fights with Alvarez, Cotto
Junior middleweight contender Carlos Molina on WBC titleholder Saul Alvarez: “When he’s challenging guys that I’ve already fought like Kermit Cintron and James Kirkland, it makes you feel like, ‘Wait a second, if they deserve a shot, then I deserve a shot also.'”
read moreLem’s latest: De La Hoya says Wilder’s ready for the big stage
Oscar De La Hoya on undefeated heavyweight KO artist Deontay Wilder: “It’s time to take him to the big stage — the HBOs and the Showtimes. It’s time to unleash Deontay Wilder.”
read moreBreaking news: Angulo has been released from detention center
Junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo has been released from the El Centro Detention Center.
read moreLem’s latest: HBO debuts 24/7 on Chavez Jr.-Martinez
HBO’s 24/7 series will debut on Sept. 1 and will detail the events leading up to the Sept. 15 clash between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez.
read moreQ&A: Lopez set to “shock everyone” against Alvarez
Josesito Lopez on Saul “Canelo” Alvarez: “On paper, this looks like it’s going to be a walk in the park for Canelo. But if you’ve seen me fight, and you know the training that I go through for a fight like this — especially one of this magnitude — then you’ll know that Canelo is in for a fight.”
read moreKirkland: ‘If I’m going to fight with one arm, then pay me’
Calling an initial offer “an insult,” James Kirkland said he asked for a $2.5 million purse to face WBC junior middleweight titleholder Saul Alvarez with an injured right shoulder.
read moreKirkland pulls out of Alvarez fight
Southpaw junior middleweight James Kirkland will not sign to fight WBC titleholder Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, citing recovery from shoulder surgery in March.
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