May

Povetkin and Perez to do battle on Friday for a shot at Deontay Wilder

On Friday, heavyweights Alexander Povetkin and Mike Perez will go head to head in Moscow, Russia for the opportunity to face WBC titlist Deontay Wilder.

01

Nov

Golovkin 159.6, Stevens 159.2

by Lem Satterfield

WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin and challenger Curtis Stevens weighed 159.6 and 159.2, respectively, in advance of Saturday’s bout.

Ola Afolabi happy to be on Golovkin-Stevens undercard

01

Nov

Ola Afolabi happy to be on Golovkin-Stevens undercard

by Ryan Songalia

Cruiserweight contender Ola Afolabi will get a rare fight on U.S. soil when he takes on fellow 200-pound standout Lukasz Janik on Saturday on the Gennady Golovkin-Curtis Stevens undercard at the famous Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Lem’s latest: Hopkins-Murat draws large audience

30

Oct

Lem’s latest: Hopkins-Murat draws large audience

by Lem Satterfield

Bernard Hopkins drew a large audience for his unanimous decision victory over Karo Murat. The IBF light heavyweight title bout was televised on Showtime.

Baysangurov-Hernandez added to Golovkin-Stevens card

12

Oct

Baysangurov-Hernandez added to Golovkin-Stevens card

by Lem Satterfield

A fight between former WBO junior welterweight beltholder Zaurbek Baysangurov and Freddy Hernandez has been added to the Gennady Golovkin-Curtis Stevens card on Nov. 2.

Lem’s latest: Juan Diaz signs with Top Rank

10

Oct

Lem’s latest: Juan Diaz signs with Top Rank

by Lem Satterfield

Former lightweight titleholder Juan Diaz has signed with Top Rank and will face Juan Santiago on the Mike Alvarado-Ruslan Provodnikov card on Oct. 19.