Bermane Stiverne drops lawsuit against Don King
Heavyweight contender Bermane Stiverne informed RingTV.com that he has dropped the lawsuit that he filed against promoter Don King in advance of the WBC’s order for King to begin negotiations with Chris Arreola’s promoter Dan Goossen for a fight for the vacant WBC title.
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Cruz looks to be boxing’s first openly gay champion
Puerto Rican Orlando Cruz, who is gay, said “I’m going to make history” by defeating Mexican Orlando Salido for the WBO’s featherweight belt on Saturday.
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Hopper, King part ways
Longtime publicist Alan Hopper on promoter Don King: “I was always straight with Don and he was always straight with me.”
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Seemingly still bitter Tyson says he ‘forgives’ King
Mike Tyson is excited about promoting his first boxing show, which will be televised on this week’s Friday Night Fights, but when asked if he can learn anything about the business from former promoter Don King, the former heavyweight champ got a little bitter. “I can learn how to manipulate my fighters and take advantage of them and tell them lies,” Tyson said.
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Stevenson-Cloud set for Sept. 28; winner meets Bellew
Former light heavyweight titleholder Tavoris Cloud calls his clash with hard-hitting RING/WBC champ Adonis Stevenson “a dangerous fight” — for Stevenson.
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Mayweather to be honored as Male Fighter of The Year
Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be honored as Male Fighter of The Year by the Nevada Hall of Fame on Saturday, where the first inductees wil include Mike Tyson and Sugar Ray Leonard, as well as trainers Eddie Futch and Freddie Roach.
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Q&A Stevenson: Steward ‘believed in me’
RING light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson on Emanuel Steward: “When he saw me, he said, ‘You’re going to be a superstar in boxing.’ He told me, ‘You have amazing power.'”
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Stevenson-Bellew after Stevenson-Cloud?
Adonis Stevenson could meet Tavoris Cloud on Sept. 28, and Tony Bellew in December.
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Stevenson-Cloud winner to face Bellew?
Hard-punching Adonis Stevenson could face Tavoris Cloud and Tony Bellew in his next two fights.
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Lem’s latest: Golden Boy reaches new deal with Fox
A new deal between Golden Boy and Fox Sports will result in a new Monday boxing series and allow fans to rewatch classic bouts from the promoter’s fight library featuring Floyd Mayweather, Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao and Bernard Hopkins, among others.
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