Nov

Dougie’s Monday mailbag

Read on for a ton of fan feedback on Gennady Golovkin’s eighth-round stoppage of Curtis Stevens in this week’s Monday mailbag. Some fans were impressed with GGG, others think he’ll prove to be vulnerable against elite boxers such as Sergio Martinez and Andre Ward. Enjoy!

Magomed Abdusalamov placed in medically induced coma

03

Nov

Magomed Abdusalamov placed in medically induced coma

by The Ring

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.

Mike Perez: from Cuba to Ireland to NYC for HBO debut

02

Nov

Mike Perez: from Cuba to Ireland to NYC for HBO debut

by Doug Fischer

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.

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.

31

Oct

Q&A: Magomed Abdusalamov

by Doug Fischer

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.

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.