There is a big temptation to look at the pay-per-view numbers of World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin’s recent stoppage of challenger David Lemieux and conclude that he is now a superstar fighter in the same category as Manny Pacquiao or Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. With 150,000 pay-per-view sales from his recent fight with David Lemieux, and…
The much anticipated bout between Miguel Cotto and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez occuring this fall should be confirmed sometime this month or early August. According to sources, Roc Nation Sports, who represents Cotto and Golden Boy Promotions, who represents Alvarez, are reportedly still working out the details on a specific date and venue. Cotto’s adviser, Gabriel…
In a recent interview, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said that Gennady Golovkin should move up to 168 lb, to the super middleweight division, if he wants to get the big payday fights. This comment from Arum comes as a response to being asked if “GGG†would ever fight Miguel Cotto or Saul “Canelo†Alvarez….
Recently, Gennady Golovkin revealed to the media that his biggest dream is to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. at 154 pounds before the best pound-for-pound fighter retires. Golovkin took some time off from training and spoke with some members of the media a few days following the most anticipated fight in boxing history. To the mass…
In his corner on May 2, Manny Pacquiao will have the hopes of the Filipino nation but also the council of a man who has faced Floyd Mayweather Jr. once before. Freddy Roach, who has been Pacquiao’s trainer for over 15 years now, has also been in Oscar De La Hoya’s corner when he fought…
Last night, one of the most entertaining displays of boxing this year took place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. With the unified WBA, IBF and WBO light heavyweight championships on the line, this mega bout between champion Sergey Kovalev and challenger Jean Pascal, which was broadcast on HBO, did not disappoint. Kovalev was…
On February 21, middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin will face Martin Murray in Monte Carlo, Monaco in what promises to be a critical year for the man they call “GGG.” The plan for Golovkin is to fight four times in 2015 and yet for the moment, he is unable to lure any major names into the…
Terence Allan Crawford, a.k.a “the Hunter,” secured the WBO lightweight championship in 2014 and with it, the prestigious ESPN Boxing Fighter of the Year award. It was a tight race between Crawford and Sergey Kovalev, who had a phenomenal year as well. In the end, Crawford won out due to the spectacular performances he put…
Canadian fighter Lucien Bute has announced on November 18th, 2014, that he would opt out from a scheduled fight on December 6 in Montreal. For almost two months now, Bute has been training in the Philippines because his new trainer, Freddie Roach, was on assignment there training Manny Pacquiao. Now comes the news that after…
If you check out the betting line for the upcoming clash between Bernard “The Alien” Hopkins and Sergey “The Krusher” Kovalev, you will find the Russian fighter as the odds on favourite to win the bout on November. This is surprising considering that Hopkins has won contests against world class fighters such as Kelly Pavlik,…
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez announced this Tuesday that he is leaving Showtime and signed a long-term deal to return to HBO. The details of the newly signed contract between the Golden Boy fighter and HBO sports broadcasting were not announced but Canelo made it clear that this was a long-term deal with an option for fights…
The Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland this year marked the beginning of new regulation in the sport of boxing. For the first time, athletes competed without the use of headgear. The implications of allowing amateur fighters into the ring without the proper protection is being felt by the International Boxing Association. As the first…