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.
read moreHatton’s agent denies comeback rumor
Ricky Hatton’s agent, Paul Speak, is playing down newspaper reports in the UK suggesting the two-division titlewinner from Manchester, England, plans to make a comeback against Paulie Malignaggi.
read moreQ&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.”
read moreLem’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.
read moreMalignaggi eyes Cano for Garcia-Morales II card on Oct. 20
WBA welterweight titleholder Paulie Malignaggi expects to defend his belt against Pablo Cesar Cano on Oct. 20 at The Barclays Center in his native Brooklyn, N.Y.
read moreTrinidad: Cotto should stay “toe-to-toe” with Mayweather
Former three-division titleholder, Felix Trinidad, believes that fellow Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto should wage an inside battle with Floyd Mayweather in defense of his WBA junior middleweight belt on Saturday night.
read moreQ&A: Smoger says Senchenko welcomed stoppage against Malignaggi
Steve Smoger believes that Paulie Malignaggi “resurrected his career and re-invented himself” with last Sunday’s ninth-round knockout that dethroned Vyachelav Senchenko as WBA welterweight titleholder.
read moreMalignaggi backs up his words, dominates Senchenko
Paulie Malignaggi on his knockout of Vyacheslav Senchenko: “Considering all of the pressure in this fight, and considering the circumstances surrounding this fight, you could make a case that this was my best and most complete performance.”
read moreMalignaggi confident of victory against Senchenko
The deck is stacked against former beltholder Paulie Malignaggi — bigger opponent, foreign soil — but he’s still convinced he’ll beat WBA welterweight beltholder Vyacheslav Senchenko in Ukraine on Sunday.
read moreCan Malignaggi defeat Senchenko in Ukraine? Ask the experts
Former titleholder Paulie Malignaggi is confident that he can defeat Ukrainian WBA welterweight beltholder Vyacheslav Senchenko on his home turf. Does the champion have the skills to wipe the smile from “The Magic Man’s” face?
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