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Andre Ward says he is ready right now for Gennady Golovkin
Andre Ward recently hit the ESPN studios to do what those in the business call “the car wash” in which he went through all of the media avenues on the ESPN campus interjecting opinions he has on current sports topics. Just like what happens whenever Ward does media, Gennady Golovkin, a dominant
Fairfield, CA’s Avila to co-main event HBO Latino card on August 8th
Manuel “Tino” Avila (17-0 7 KOs) of Fairfield, CA will take on former world title contender Yoandris “El Nino” Salinas (21-1-2 14KOs) of Miami, Fl for the NABF super bantamweight title which will now be the co-main event of HBO Latino broadcast on August 8th headlined by Johan Perez vs.
Chavez Jr. ratings in at 663k
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has made his mark in the sport of boxing by being the son of a legend and having a vibrant personality that has endeared him or made him hated by fans at large, predominantly Mexicans. In effect up until this point Chavez Jr. has been a slam
Team Golovkin pushing for David Lemieux fight
WBA “super” middleweight champion WBC interim middleweight champion, Gennady Golovkin and his team are pushing for a title fight against IBF middleweight champion, David Lemieux. The reason being both fighters have little options at the current moment, although Golden Boy Promotions, Lemieux’s promoter, has stated that they’d like to see
Jack-Groves postponed, rumored to be on Mayweather-Berto undercard
The fight between super middleweight WBC champion Badou Jack and mandatory challenger George Groves, scheduled to take place on Aug. 22 in Las Vegas and be televised on Showtime, has been postponed although no reason has been given. As first reported by ESPN.com, no one close to the situation with either Mayweather
Klitschko-Fury first press conference is pretty funny
Well if this how the media exchange between lineal heavyweight champion, Wladimir Klitschko, and Tyson Fury will proceed – we are in store for some great and humorous exchanges. In a 12 minute edited exchange provided by the IFL, Fury stole the show calling Klitschko ‘boring’, ‘only fighting smaller men’
This week’s boxing schedule
July 24th, Friday Mexico City, Mexico, Telemundo, tape delay – Romulo Koasicha vs. Guillermo Avila, 12 rounds, featherweights; Martin Casillas vs. Roberto Pucheta, 8 rounds, bantamweights A decent couple of bouts for diehard boxing fans who enjoy the lighter weight classes, the main event features a battle of two guys
Demetrius Andrade in danger of being stripped by WBO
The WBO is unhappy with jr middleweight champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade who has not defended his belt since last year against Brian Rose and now want an explanation as to why the belt should not be vacated. Andrade potentially the most talented junior middleweight by most accounts has been unable