Richard Schaefer: Rib injury has Abner Mares out ‘for several weeks’
Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer says that Abner Mares “can not train for several weeks” due to a rib injury that has forced the postponement of a scheduled Feb. 15 rematch with Jhonny Gonzalez.
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Abner Mares has suffered an apparent rib injury that will postpone his scheduled Feb. 15 rematch with Jhonny Gonzalez, according to his manager, Frank Espinoza.
read moreLem’s latest: Fox Deportes to air Golden Boy classics
Fox Deportes will air classic Golden Boy Promotions fights involving Floyd Mayweather Jr., Oscar De La Hoya, Felix Trindad, Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, among others on Dec. 23 and Dec. 29.
read moreJhonny Gonzalez-Abner Mares rematch slated for Feb. 15
Abner Mares on his Feb. 15 rematch with Jhonny Gonzalez, whose first-round knockout victory dethroned him as WBC featherweight beltholder: “August 24 was his night, and I take nothing away from him, but Feb. 15 will be my night, and I’m going to get my title back.”
read moreLem’s latest: De Leon, Arce return with wins
Mexican former titleholders Daniel Ponce de Leon and Jorge Arce each bounced back from losses with victories on Saturday night.
read moreShumenov, Orozco return to action
WBA light heavyweight titleholder Beibut Shumenov will end an 18-month ring absence when he returns to action on the Adrien Broner-Marcos Maidana card on Dec. 14.
read moreSalido represents Cruz’s toughest fight
Orlando Salido on Orlando Cruz: “I don’t think that he has faced anyone as tough as I am. I don’t think so at all. Daniel Ponce de Leon knocked him out, so I know that I’m going to be his toughest fight.”
read moreCruz’s ring uniform in support of gay cause angers Puerto Rican fans
Openly gay featherwight contender Orlando Cruz on the outfit he plans to wear into the ring versus Orlando Salido on Saturday: “It was not my intention to cause an uproar.”
read moreSalido: Experience counts versus Cruz
Mexico’s former two-time featherweight titleholder Orlando Salido plans to continue his dominance against Puerto Rican rivals when he fights Orlando Cruz on Oct. 12. “I think about what I’ve done against Puerto Rican fighters,” said Salido. “I just think I know how to fight them.”
read moreCruz to fight Salido in Griffith’s honor
Openly gay fighter Orlando Cruz said that he will dedicate his Oct. 12 title featherweight bout with Orlando Salido to Emile Griffith, the recently deceased hall of famer who was also open with his sexuality.
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