Golovkin-Lemieux October 17th on PPV
WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) and IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) will meet in a unification showdown between explosive punchers on October 17 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The bout will be broadcast on pay-per-view with the HBO production team serving as
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
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
Sergey Kovalev “Abel Sanchez? I don’t know who that is!”
Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev, WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion On coming off big fights against Pascal and Hopkins but now facing a lesser known fighter: “For me, any fight means a lot because it is the next step. Who I am and how I do my job means
Boxing Schedule for July 11th
6PM, Tampa, Florida, EPSN – WBA “regular” welterweight title, Keith Thurman (c) vs. Luis Collazo; co-main junior middleweight, 10 rounds, Tony Harrison vs. Willie Nelson. A lightweight fight between Edner Cherry and Luis Cruz will be shown online at ESPN3.com. Los Angeles, CA, HBO Latino – Junior Welterweights, 10 rounds,
Canelo, Cotto agree on weight, venue not set
WBC and lineal middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KO’s) and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KO’s) have allegedly come to terms upon the highly sought after bout that will take place in November. As reported last night by ESPN.com, the fight is agreed upon in principle at 155 lbs.,
Jessie Vargas “Pat Russell saved Tim Bradley’s career”
An angry Jessie Vargas took the post-fight press conference to give his take on his fight with Timothy Bradley and the last ten seconds that will be talked about for weeks to come. Let’s recap in case you missed it and begin with the facts. Jessie Vargas hurt Tim Bradley
Bradley vs. Vargas Weigh In Results
Venue: StubHub Center, Carson, CA TV: HBO Timothy Bradley 146.4 vs. Jessie Vargas 146.4 (WBO interim welterweight title) Oscar Valdez 127.4 vs. Ruben Tamayo 129
Walters decisions Marriaga in HBO main event
In a very technical fight that saw both men engage in spurts it was Nicholas Walters who got the better of the exchanges in the end as he cruised to a somewhat dominate decision to remaining fans in New York City, New York that stayed for the fight. The fight
Miguel Cotto stops Daniel Geale in four rounds
Lineal middleweight champion Miguel Cotto easily defeated Daniel Geale in front of a full arena at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY as he finished Geale by way of fourth round knockout. Cotto landed a thudding left hook that buckled Geale early in the fight and appeared to have the