Magomed Abdusalamov placed in medically induced coma
Heavyweight prospect Magomed Abdusalamov was placed in medically induced coma early Sunday morning as the result of his brutal 10-round bout against Mike Perez on Saturday in New York City, according to BoxingScene.com.
read moreMike Perez: from Cuba to Ireland to NYC for HBO debut
Almost six years after defecting from his native Cuba to pursue a professional boxing career, Mike Perez fights Magomed Abdusalamov tonight on HBO Championship Boxing with a shot to announce a new player in the barren heavyweight landscape.
read moreGolovkin 159.6, Stevens 159.2
WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin and challenger Curtis Stevens weighed 159.6 and 159.2, respectively, in advance of Saturday’s bout.
read moreQ&A: Magomed Abdusalamov
Magomed Abdusalamov faces fellow unbeaten heavyweight Mike Perez on the Golovkin-Stevens undercard on Saturday. RingTV.com caught up with the Russian puncher, who says the heavyweight division lacks excitement and vows to “wake up” the weight class with his aggressive style.
read moreLem’s latest: Hopkins-Murat draws large audience
Bernard Hopkins drew a large audience for his unanimous decision victory over Karo Murat. The IBF light heavyweight title bout was televised on Showtime.
read moreBaysangurov-Hernandez added to Golovkin-Stevens card
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.
read moreLem’s latest: Juan Diaz signs with Top Rank
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.
read moreLem’s latest: Bradley to be ‘fighting machine’ vesus Marquez
Tim Bradley’s trainer, Joel Diaz: “Juan Manuel Marquez is a very experienced fighter. If he hurts you, he’ll finish you.”
read moreVitali stops Charr, other heavies position for post-Klitschko era
WBC heavyweight titleholder Vitali Klitsschko stopped Manuel Charr on Saturday. RING champ Wladimir Klischko has another dubious opponent lined up, but other heavyweights made moves this weekend to be a force in the post-Klitschko era.
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