Bailey: Alexander to get ‘ass whooping’
Called an “old-assed fighter” by Devon Alexander’s trainer, Kevin Cunningham, IBF welterweight titleholder Randall Bailey said Cunningham’s “talking is going to end up in an ass whooping for” Alexander.
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Lem’s latest: Chavez Jr. $3 million, Martinez $1.4
WBC middleweight titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.s base purse of $3 million is more than twice that of RING champion Sergio Martinez, who will pocket $1.4 million for Saturday night’s fight.
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Matthysse-Olusegun becomes Sept. 8 Showtime main event
Lucas Matthysse and Ajose Olusegun will meet in the main event of a Sept. 8 Showtime card from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
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Bailey’s back injury postpones Alexander bout
IBF welterweight titleholder Randall Bailey has suffered a back injury that has forced the postponement of his defense against Devon Alexander, originally scheduled for Sept. 8.
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Lem’s latest: It’s Quillin-N’Jikam for WBO belt on Oct. 20
Unbeaten middleweight contender Peter Quillin will challenge undefeated WBO beltholder Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam, of France, on Oct. 20 at his hometown Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
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Lem’s latest: Best KO on Alvarez-Lopez card gets $100,000
Birthday knockouts have become a tradition for WBC featherweight beltholder Jhonny Gonzalez, and this Sept. 15 — Gonzalez’s 31st birthday — he’ll be looking to collect a $100,000 bonus against Daniel Ponce de Leon.
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Lem’s latest: Santa Cruz-Morel on Alvarez-Lopez card?
An IBF bantamweight title fight between beltholder Leo Santa Cruz and Eric Morel may complete the Sept. 15 quadrupleheader headlined by WBC junior middleweight titleholder Saul Alvarez and Josesito Lopez.
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Q&A: Malignaggi can’t wait for Barclays Center debut
Paulie Malignaggi: “When you’re someone like me, and you’re fighting out of Brooklyn, the only reason you dream of fighting out of Madison Square Garden is because there was never something like the Barclays Arena in Brooklyn to keep dreaming about.”
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Lem’s latest: Schaefer rips AIBA, touts Guerrero
Golden Boy Promotions CEO plans to sign several Olympic boxers prior to their pro debuts, but questions the relationship of AIBA, amateur boxing’s governing body, with professional boxing.
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Malignaggi won’t allow Cano to ‘climb the ladder’
WBA titleholder Paulie Malignaggi will be after his fourth straight victory as a welterweight when he meets Pablo Cesar Cano on Oct. 20 at The Barclays Center in Malignaggi’s native Brooklyn.
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