Johnson promises to check Joshua’s unbeaten rise
When heavyweight Kevin Johnson faces undefeated prospect Anthony Joshua on May 30, the former heavyweight title challenger promises to bring the Olympic gold medalist’s streak to a halt by knockout.
read moreBanks, Mitchell embrace pressure of rematch
Johnathon Banks is feeling the pressure to prove his victory over Seth Mitchell in November wasn’t a fluke, while Mitchell, who was previously touted as the United States’ best hope to beat a Klitschko, is under pressure to prove that it was.
read moreMitchell: ‘I’m not ducking anybody’
Once-beaten heavyweight Seth Mitchell on a potential fight with Bryant Jennings: “Let’s do it.”
read moreQ&A: Mitchell faults man in mirror for loss to Banks
Heavyweight Seth Mitchell on his second-round knockout loss to Johnathon Banks: “Sometimes, you’ve got to point the finger at yourself.”
read moreMitchell calls Banks rematch ‘a gift and a curse’
Heavyweight Seth Mitchell on his rematch with Johnathon Banks: “I wanted this fight. I want it to be known that I wanted this fight, and that I asked my team to get me this rematch.”
read moreLem’s latest: Broner profiled; Pryor-Arguello I annivesary
Adrien Broner: “With the talent that I have, the type of guy that I am, the charisma that I have, I knew that there would be some point in time when boxing will revolve around Adrien Broner.”
read moreMitchell eyes homecoming, title fights
Seth Mitchell’s manager would like to have three “homecoming ” bouts after Johnathon Banks.
read moreMitchell: ‘I’m a thug in the ring’
Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Seth Mitchell: “I’m very confident that I have the skills to be a problem for any heavyweight in the division right now.”
read moreLem’s latest: Hall of Fame honors Neiman; Mitchell eyes fall return
Renown sports artist LeRoy Neiman, who passed away on Wednesday, will be honored by the International Boxing Hall of Fame, which is flying its flags at half-staff. Neiman was closely associated with boxing.
read moreMitchell stops Witherspoon in third round
Heavyweight prospect Seth Mitchell remained undefeated by scoring a third-round knockout over fellow American hopeful Chazz Witherspoon in a thrilling shootout on the Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson II undercard on Saturday.
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