Mar

Q&A: Shawn Porter

Shawn Porter discusses how the loss of his IBF title to Kell Brook last summer has haunted him, plus how he plans to bounce back this Friday on Premier Boxing Champions.

Mar

Amnat Ruenroeng: ‘I will make more money after I beat Zou Shiming’

by Coyote Duran

With his amateur past far behind him, IBF flyweight titlist isn’t just planning on defeating Zou Shiming on Saturday; he’s also planning on making history.

Mar

Robert Guerrero: ‘I will test Keith Thurman’s chin’

by Coyote Duran

This Saturday, NBC kicks off its “Premier Boxing Champions” series with a welterweight bout between Keith Thurman and Robert Guerrero. Anson Wainwright recently caught up with “The Ghost” to get his thoughts on the fight.

Feb

Provodnikov on Matthysse bout: ’90 percent, it ends in knockout’

by Coyote Duran

While many others are geeking out over the May 2 meeting between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, others are waiting with bated breath for Ruslan Provodnikov-Lucas Matthysse. Our own Vladimir Lik caught up with the ‘Siberian Rocky’ for a one-on-one.

Feb

Q&A: Strawweight star Hekkie Budler

by Anson Wainwright

Fighting on the Golovkin-Murray undercard this past Saturday, No. 1-rated 105-pounder Hekkie Budler again did what he has quietly been doing for the past few years — winning — and he’s inviting all the division’s other titleholders to meet him in the ring.

Feb

Larry Merchant on Mayweather-Pacquiao: Will it have the ‘wow’ factor?

by Joseph Santoliquito

Does the hype around Mayweather-Pacquiao compare to Ali-Frazier? Will it live up to it? What does each guy bring to the table? Who will win? Larry Merchant brings 50 years of boxing experience to bear on these and other questions.

Feb

Q&A: Arthur Abraham

by Anson Wainwright

On Saturday WBO super middleweight titleholder Arthur Abraham will face Paul Smith in a rematch of their tussle last September. “King Arthur” breaks down the two fights and the rest of the 168-pound division in this Q&A.

Feb

Q&A: Arthur Villanueva

by Anson Wainwright

Junior bantamweight Arthur Villanueva took an important step in his career when he faced heavy-handed Mexican Julio Cesar Miranda last Saturday. Now his sights are on WBO titleholder Naoya Inoue.

Feb

Q&A: Sergio Mora

by Anson Wainwright

Sergio Mora enters this Friday’s USBA middleweight title fight against Abraham “Abie” Han on the back of four straight wins. The Los Angeles native had been set to face Jermain Taylor for the IBF world title before Taylor’s outside-the-ring indiscretions derailed those plans.

Jan

Q&A: British trainer, manager and promoter Dave Coldwell

by Tom Gray

Dave Coldwell went from bullied kid to pro fighter to power-player in the British boxing scene and now oversees a talented group of prospects and contenders.