Karim Mayfield to fight Dmitry Mikhalenko on HBO
One man’s loss is another man’s time to shine as days after Ray Robinson was forced to pull out of a fight with welterweight Dmitry “The Mechanic” Mikhaylenko (20-0, 9 KOs), Karim “Hard Hitta” Mayfield (19-2-1, 11 KOs) will step in to replace Robinson on late notice. Last year, it was
Lemieux-de la Rosa set for March 12th, rumored for HBO
Eye of the Tiger Management and Golden Boy Promotions have announced that former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-3, 31 KOs) will return to his hometown, Montreal, Quebec, Canada on March 12 against San Benito, Texas’ “King” James de la Rosa (23-3, 13 KOs) at Montreal’s Olympia Theatre. This
Ward rumored to face Barrera on March 26th in Oakland, CA
Andre Ward seems to be getting ready to get back to action to face one of the most feared light heavyweights out currently. Ward whom is largely reported to face Sergey Kovalev has been largely rumored to face IBF light heavyweight number one contender Sullivan Barrera, who is promoted by Kovalev’s
Crawford-Lundy verbally agreed to for Feb. 27th on HBO
Terence Crawford is set for his New York debut on February 27, which appears to be set in principle Per a report by Mike Coppinger of BoxingJunkie, Coppinger was informed that a verbal agreement between the two parties is in place for Crawford to defend his WBO junior welterweight title. The opening
Mikhaylenko-Robinson to co-main event HBO card January 30th
Welterweight prospect Dmitry “The Mechanic” Mikhaylenko (20-0, 9 KOs) will get a chance to breakthrough on the big stage as he faces Ray “The New Ray Robinson” Robinson (20-2, 9 KOs) in the opening 10-round bout of the Kovalev-Pascal II HBO World Championship Boxing event Saturday, January 30th from the
Arum says Pacquiao-Bradley III is a done deal
In a report to The Manilla Times, Top Rank head honcho Bob Arum, confirmed that Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley will face each other for a third time in Las Vegas, NV at the MGM Grand on April 9th. The fighters have split wins between each other though, Tim Bradley’s
Crawford, Verdejo set for February February card
2014 boxer of the year, Terence Crawford will be back in action February 27th in New York City, New York. Crawford who has no opponent lined up for the bout has been confirmed after being ruled out of a mega-fight with Manny Pacquiao for April 9th. Potential opponents being discussed
Peter Nelson named head of HBO Sports
HBO today named Peter Nelson the head of the network’s sports department, promoting him to Executive Vice President, HBO Sports ; essentially meaning he will be in control of boxing on HBO for 2016. Nelson, who has been a staff member of HBO Sports since 2011, has been Vice President,
Klitschko-Fury both make weight
WBA/IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (64-3, 54 KOs) and unbeaten challenger Tyson Fury (24-0, 18 KOs) weighed in for their clash Saturday night in Dusseldorf, Germany. Klitschko weighed 245.8 lbs., while Fury scaled in at 247 lbs. The event was not without it’s share of drama as the face-off
Bradley retires Rios, Lomachenko wins
WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KOs) forced Brandon Rios (33-3-1, 24 KOs) to say “no mas” on Saturday night at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas after nine hard rounds of taking blows to the belly, which Rios could not with stand. The narrative of the fight