Feb

Top Rank signs Olympian Alexander Gvozdyk

Top Rank has announced the signing of yet another 2012 Olympian in Alexander Gvozdyk, a light heavyweight bronze medal winner from Ukraine.

Feb

Lem’s latest: Bob Arum targets spring return for Nonito Donaire

by Lem Satterfield

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum wants to see former champion Nonito Donaire back in the ring in Macau, possibly against WBA featherweight titleholder Simpiwe Vetyeka, with supporting bouts featuring Brian Viloria and Nicholas Walters.

Feb

Omar Figueroa ‘looking for the knockout’ versus Ricardo Alvarez

by Lem Satterfield

Lightweight titleholder Omar Figueroa on his March 8 bout: “If the knockout doesn’t come, and if I happen to hurt my hands again, then I’m mentally strong and I can adjust, and I know that I can go 12 rounds and win this fight.”

Feb

Lem’s latest: Orlando Salido targets Vasyl Lomachenko’s inexperience

by Lem Satterfield

At his training facility in Mexico, WBO featherweight titleholder Orlando Salido is stoking the mental flames for March 1 and a potential barnburner against Ukrainian Olympian Vasyl Lomachenko.

Feb

Alfredo Angulo on sparring with Andre Ward

by Lem Satterfield

Alfredo Angulo has enlisted the help of sparring partner (and 168-pound champion) Andre Ward to prepare for his March 8 clash with Canelo Alvarez, and says those sessions are paying major dividends.

Feb

Andre Berto aiming for summer return

by Lem Satterfield

Former two-time welterweight beltholder Andre Berto returned to training with Virgil Hunter on Sunday after being cleared by doctors for an injury sustained in last year’s loss to Jesus Soto Karass.

Feb

Marco Huck returns on May 3 in Germany

by Lem Satterfield

Cruiserweight titleholder Marco Huck will make the 13th defense of his WBO belt against an opponent to be determined on May 3 in Germany, Sauerland Events announced on Friday.

Feb

Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo coming to a theater near you

by Lem Satterfield

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer has announced that the four-bout Showtime Pay Per View card to be headlined by former RING 154-pound champion Canelo Alvarez and junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo will be broadcast live to select theaters nationwide on March 8.

Feb

Juergen Braehmer to face Enzo Maccarinelli in April

by Lem Satterfield

Former WBO light heavyweight titleholder Juergen Braehmer will fight in front of the home crowd in Rostock, Germany, against former cruiserweight beltholder Enzo Maccarinelli on April 5.

Feb

Study unites Golden Boy, Top Rank, MMA, U.S. Senators

by Lem Satterfield

IBF light heavyweight titleholder Bernard Hopkins was among those in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for a summit to support the landmark study underway at The Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, which is monitoring fighters for the effects of combat sports.