Q&A Trout: Cotto is ‘perfect fight for me’
Undefeated junior middleweight contender Austin Trout on fighting Miguel Cotto: “I’m sure that there are people out there who are thinking that I’m not ready, and that I’m not deserving, but that’s just extra motivation for me.”
read moreAlvarez to toss first pitch at Dodgers-Diamondbacks game
Saul Alvarez will throw out the first pitch for Saturday’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.
read moreLem’s latest: ‘All-Access Canelo-Lopez’ airs Sept. 5
WBC junior middleweight titleholder Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Josesito Lopez will be featured on Showtime in advance of their Sept. 15 bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
read moreMares-Moreno ‘a sweet deal’ for Oct. 27
WBC junior featherweight belt-holder Abner Mares has a defense against Anselmo Moreno on Oct. 27.
read moreLem’s latest: Ward-Dawson, Alvarez-Lopez, George-Stevenson
Chad Dawson says he’s a “better fighter than Andre Ward,” whom he will meet in a clash of RING champions on Sept. 8.
read moreKirkland counters managers, trainers in Texas
The legal saga continues to unfold as an attorney for junior middleweight contender James Kirkland claims that the fighter’s contract with his managers and trainers is invalid.
read moreLem’s latest: Donaire’s a lover, fighter, in film
IBF and WBO junior featherweight beltholder Nonito Donaire portrays a poor man driven by love in the movie Palad Ta Ang Nagbuot, which he recently completed filming in his native Philippines.
read moreLem’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.
read moreLem’s latest: Rigondeaux bout in jeopardy?
The bout between junior featherweights Guillermo Rigondeaux and Roberto Marroquin on the Sept. 15 Chavez-Martinez undercard could be in jeopardy following a complaint from promoter Gary Hyde.
read moreCo-managers, trainers sue Kirkland
Once-beaten junior middleweight contender James Kirkland is embroiled in litigation with his trainers, his management and his promoter, Golden Boy Promotions.
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