Espinoza: Mayweather’s move a ‘game-changer’
Forbes estimates Floyd Mayweather’s deal with Showtime as being worth more than a $250 million, although network boss Stephen Espinoza would not comment directly on the six-fight package.
read moreQ&A: Schaefer discusses Mayweather’s move to Showtime
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer says Floyd Mayweather’s move to Showtime ends the days when the network could not compete with rival U.S. cable giant HBO.
read moreLem’s latest: Quillin-Guerrero done; Golden Boy gets Lara-Martirosyan II
WBO middleweight titleholder Peter Quillin will make his first defense against Fernando Guerrero on the Feb. 9 undercard of a main event featuring RING junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia and Zab Judah.
read moreGolden Boy touts Bika-Sjekloca, Salita-Camacho Jr., Charlo-Yorgey
Super middleweight contender Sakio Bika could face Nikola Sjekloca for the WBC’s interim belt on Feb. 16, according to Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer.
read moreFried to advise Harrison
Undefeated welterweight Dusty Harrison, who is 18, has entered into an agreement with Washington, D.C.-based attorney Jeff Fried that includes a college component.
read moreQ&A: Harrison avoids streets, draws local fans, national interest
Only a few years after being released from prison for armed robbery, Dusty Harrison’s father and trainer, Buddy Harrison, started his son shadowboxing while he was still in diapers.
read moreLem’s latest: Malignaggi says boxing’s ‘craft’ is ‘not appreciated’
Paulie Malignaggi: “Floyd Mayweather gets no appreciation, but he’s just so dominant, that they have to just deal with it…I’m not saying that I’m as dominant as Floyd, but I consider myself to be a real craftsman of the sport. I’m a true craftsman of boxing.”
read moreLem’s latest: Roach touts trainer Brown
Trainer Eric Brown guided middleweight Peter Quillin to a title-winning decision over Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam before coaching WBA junior welterweight titleholder Paulie Malignaggi to a split-decision over Pablo Cesar Cano.
read moreMalignaggi looks back on victory over Cano
Paulie Malignaggi was glad he fought before his hometown fans at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, but disappointed with the narrow decision, the CompuBox scoring and the fact that rival Pablo Cesar Cano failed to make the 147-pound division limit.
read moreLem’s latest: Malignaggi, Tyson part of Brooklyn’s boxing legacy
Brooklyn’s Paulie Malignaggi is part of a championship legacy that includes Mike Tyson, Riddick Bowe, Michael Moorer, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Zab Judah.
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