Jason Escalera inks contract to face J’Leon Love, according to manager
New Jersey-based super middleweight Jason Escalera has signed to face J’Leon Love in a 10-round bout, possibly on the Adrien Broner vs. Shawn Porter card, according to Escalera’s manager/trainer, Joe Botti.
read moreBadou Jack looks to rebound against Jason Escalera on Saturday
Badou Jack was on his way to contender status prior to his shocking first-round stoppage to Dereck Edwards in February. The super middleweight looks to rebound against gatekeeper Jason Escalera on Saturday in Las Vegas, while living up to impossibly high expectations as a member of The Money Team.
read moreLem’s latest: Denis Shafikov 135, Rustam Nugaev 134
Lem Satterfield’s latest notebook has the weigh-in details for tonight’s “ESPN Friday Night Fights” participants and Mayweather Promotions’ August 30 card.
read moreLem’s latest: Glen Tapia to face Salim Larbi
In Lem Satterfield’s latest notebook, we learn about the circumstances behind the replacement of Glen Tapia’s July 26 opponent.
read moreQ&A: Rodriguez eyes son’s birth, Super Four final
Q&A with super middleweight Edwin Rodriguez, who will face Denis Grachev in the July 13 final of the Monte Carlo Million Dollar Super Four.
read moreLem’s latest: Road to Donaire-Rigondeaux
RING junior featherweight champion Nonito Donaire takes on unbeaten WBA counterpart Guillermo Rigondeaux on April 13.
read moreRodriguez: Pavlik knows ‘I’m a high-risk fight’
Unbeaten super middleweight Edwin Rodriguez wants to fight Kelly Pavlik, but does not believe that Pavlik wants to face him.
read moreLem’s latest: Grandfather of boxer’s children details their fight to survive
Super middleweight Edwin Rodriguez will face Jason Escalera on Sept. 29 — six years to the day from when his twin children barely survived their premature birth.
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