Lem’s latest: Andre Ward’s best is yet to come, says trainer
Trainer Virgil Hunter says the best is yet to come from THE RING and WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward.
read moreLem’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 moreWill Tomlinson: ‘I didn’t come to America to take easy fights’
Unbeaten junior lightweight contender Will Tomlinson on his five-bout deal with Golden Boy Promotions: “I came here to test myself and see how good I really am.”
read moreMendez-Barthelemy slated for Jan. 3
Argenis Mendez will put his IBF junior lightwelght belt on the line against Rances Barthelmey on Jan. 3 in the main event of ESPN2’s first Friday Night Fights broadcast of 2014.
read moreLem’s latest: Is Rios the big dog in Pacquiao fight?
Brandon Rios on Manny Pacquiao: “He’s in there with a live dog, he’s not in there with a little puppy… I’m going to be a motherf___ing pit bull mixed with a Great Dane, mixed with a Rottweiler, mixed with a Bull Terrier…”
read moreAvila KOs Cota; Rose, Mendez fight to draw
Junior featherweight prospect Manuel Avila stopped Jose Angel Cota in the second round, while middleweights Louis Rose and Paul Mendez battled to a spirited 10-round draw on Monday in Redwood City, Calif..
read moreLem’s latest: Stevens ‘coming to wreck’ Golovkin
Curtis Stevens on Gennady Golovkin: “I’m coming there to wreck him. I’m coming to wreck the wrecking machine.”
read moreLem’s latest: Bradley-Marquez Face Off, Tyson wants trash talk
Tim Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez will be featured in an episode of Face Off with Max Kellerman in advance of their pay-per-view fight for Bradley’s WBO welterweight belt on Oct. 12.
read moreSeemingly 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.
read moreTyson’s big month: Induction, promoting
Mike Tyson will be inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame on Saturday, and promote his first show under Iron Mike Promotions on Aug. 23 in Verona, N.Y.
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