Dougie’s Monday mailbag
In this week’s Monday mailbag fans share their thoughts on Shawn Porter’s decision over Adrien Broner, Andre Ward’s dominant stoppage of Paul Smith and David Lemieux’s thrilling IBF middleweight title win against Hassan N’Dam.
read moreAntonio Orozco, Cornelius Bundrage on FS1 on Jan. 24
Unbeaten junior welterweight prospect Antonio Orozco will face veteran Miguel Angel Huerta on a Jan. 24 Golden Boy Live! card that will feature the return of former junior middleweight titleholder Cornelius Bundrage.
read moreIBF: Hopkins, Molina have time to mull big fights
Carlos Molina has until next June to defend his IBF junior middleweight belt against a mandatory challenger, and Bernard Hopkins has until next July to do the same with his IBF light heavyweight title.
read moreMolina craves Alvarez matchup
Newly crowned IBF junior middleweight titleholder Carlos Molina on a potential fight with former champ Canelo Alvarez: “I’m not happy with just having the title, I want to defend it successfully, and get all of the title belts. Fighting somebody like Canelo would help me to do that.”
read moreNSAC: Bradley-Marquez PPV fighters test negative
Tim Bradley, Juan Manuel Marquez and the others fighters on their nine-bout card on Oct. 12 tested negative for banned substances, according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
read moreLem’s latest: Provodnikov right at home versus Alvarado
Ruslan Provodnikov’s mother traveled from Russia for what is both her first trip to the U.S. and the first time she will be ringside to watch her son as he battles Mike Alvarado on Saturday.
read moreLem’s latest: Trainer ranks Golovkin right behind Robinson, Hopkins
Trainer Abel Sanchez said Gennady Golovkin “is the best middleweight ever besides Sugar Ray Robinson and maybe Bernard Hopkins.”
read moreKirkland signs with 50 Cent prior to Tapia fight
Junior middleweight James Kirkland will have both a new promoter and trainer when he meets Glen Tapia on the Dec. 7 undercard of Guillermo Rigondeaux-Joseph Agbeko.
read moreBroner-Maidana, Golden Boy enter ‘Danger Zone’
A Dec. 14 Showtime Pay Per View clash between Adrien Broner and Marcos Maidana ends an exciting two months of bouts for Golden Boy.
read moreLomachenko stops Ramirez in fourth round of pro debut
Ukrainian two-time Olympic gold medalist Vasyl Lomachenko scored two knockdowns during his fourth-round stoppage of Jose Luis Ramirez in his professional debut on Saturday.
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