Lem’s latest: Manager makes case for Marcos Maidana against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Marcos Maidana’s manager, Sebasian Contursi, believes his fighter would make for a more exciting bout against Floyd Mayweather Jr. than would Amir Khan.
read moreSergio Martinez to Miguel Cotto: ‘I need to be treated with dignity’
Sergio Martinez on defending his middleweight title against Miguel Cotto: “I’m very interested in the fight, but I’m the champion and Cotto is the challenger. I would love to fight Cotto, but I need to be treated with dignity.”
read moreMagomed Abdusalamov to begin rehabilitation on Monday
Magomed Abdusalamov is expected to begin rehabilitation on Monday, according to his promoter, Nathan Lewkowicz.
read moreKiko Martinez stops Jeffrey Mathebula
IBF junior featherweight titleholder Kiko Martinez would like to face either Carl Frampton, Scott Qugg or Guillermo Rigondeaux in the wake of Saturday’s ninth-round knockout of Jefferey Mathebula.
read moreCotto ‘in a very good place’ after Rodriguez victory
Three-division titlewinner Miguel Cotto is expected to arrive in Las Vegas on Thursday to discuss potential future fights with Top Rank, which promoted last his one-sided third-round TKO of Delvin Rodriguez last Saturday.
read moreMartinez gains an audience with the Pope
RING and WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez will meet Pope Francis next Wednesday at the Vatican.
read moreLem’s latest: Lampley: pressure’s on Cotto-Rodriguez judges
HBO’s Jim Lampley on the Florida Commission, judging and Saturday’s Miguel Cotto-Delvin Rodriguez fight: “It is unfair for Florida to be on the griddle for problems that came up in Nevada and California….Now, here they are, basically having to carry water for the whole sport on Saturday night on the subject of judging.”
read moreLem’s latest: Ward to face Rodriguez on Nov. 16
RING and WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward will defend his titles against unbeaten challenger Edwin Rodriguez Nov. 16 on HBO.
read moreTrainer: Martinez won’t face ‘animal like Golovkin’
Abel Sanchez doesn’t think his middleweight Gennady Golovkin will ever get a shot at RING champ Sergio Martinez: “I think that they’ve made a comment about fighting Gennady Golovkin in about September of 2014. That’s like saying that he doesn’t want to fight him.”
read moreLem’s latest: Haye may train with Wilder for Fury fight
Unbeaten heavyweight Deontay Wilder may have to choose between serving as a sparring partner for David Haye or being ringside for a scouting report on the Seth Mitchell-Chris Arreola fight on Sept. 6.
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