Jun

Martinez says Cotto fight will prove he’s still the best middleweight

Sergio Martinez will have an opportunity to prove to a skeptical public that he’s still the best middleweight in the world when he defends his WBC and RING titles against Miguel Cotto on HBO Pay Per View at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

Jun

Miguel Cotto guarantees victory over Sergio Martinez in return to MSG

by Tim Smith

Saturday night will be Miguel Cotto’s ninth fight at Madison Square Garden, and he says he’ll give the Puerto Rican Day fans a historic win over RING and WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez.

Jun

Bob Arum dismisses blame for Golden Boy break-up

by Tim Smith

Top Rank’s Bob Arum says “anybody with half a brain knows” that his relationship with Oscar De La Hoya wasn’t the reason for Richard Schaefer leaving Golden Boy, but rather Schaefer’s relationship with Al Haymon.

May

Andre Ward speaks out on Dan Goossen, lawsuit

by Lem Satterfield

RING and WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward spoke to RingTV.com’s Tim Smith regarding his ongoing litigation with promoter Dan Goossen after the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Marcos Maidana fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

May

Floyd Mayweather handles distractions, Marcos Maidana to remain unbeaten

by Doug Fischer

Whether it was the constant fight-week distractions, Marcos Maidana’s relentless attack or a combination of both that threw Floyd Mayweather Jr. off during his tougher-than-expected fight with Maidana, the pound-for-pound king found a way to deal with it and remain unbeaten.

May

Amir Khan gets back into Mayweather sweepstakes with Collazo win

by Doug Fischer

Amir Khan’s “audition” for a shot at Floyd Mayweather Jr. went quite well as the British star dominated tough and savvy veteran Luis Collazo en route to a unanimous decision on the Mayweather-Marcos Maidana undercard on Saturday.

May

Marcos Maidana believes, but that’s not nearly enough, says Mayweather

by Tim Smith

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has heard it all, “… this guy here is super fast … this guy got a good left hook … this guy goes to the body good,” but nobody has solved the “May-Vinci Code” yet, he says, and Marcos Maidana won’t be the first.

May

Luis Collazo turns career and life around in time for Amir Khan fight

by Doug Fischer

Luis Collazo has made a remarkable comeback but the veteran has also rebounded, through his new faith in God, from a deep depression that threatened his life. The former welterweight titleholder faces Amir Khan in the chief support to Mayweather-Maidana on Saturday.

Apr

Mayweather’s May 3 challenge isn’t Maidana, it’s doing big PPV numbers

by Doug Fischer

Marcos Maidana is the latest opponent to try to hand Floyd Mayweather Jr. his first pro loss but few think he can compete, let alone win. As Mayweather heads into the twilight of his career, the question becomes how many people are willing to pay to watch Mayweather as a singular performer?

Apr

Richard Schaefer-Oscar De La Hoya feud may lead to business breakup

by Doug Fischer

When Oscar De La Hoya formed Golden Boy Promotions he brought Richard Schaefer aboard as the CEO to help build it into a powerhouse company. However, as Golden Boy has grown larger, Schaefer and De La Hoya have grown farther apart. Now it looks like they’re heading for a messy divorce.