Just a little over two weeks remain before the hottest fight of the summer when WBA Super Lightweight Champion Marcos “El Chino” Maidana and WBA and WBO Interim Lightweight Champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero square off in a 12-round battle for Maidana’s title on August 27 at the HP Pavilion …
Read More »Alvarez Speaks From Training Camp About Rhodes Defense
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez: WBC Super Welterweight Champion “Oscar de la Hoya recommended I train in Big Bear and I really liked it. It was a really good place to train. I could really focus up there with no distractions.” “Training camp went by really fast because I love my job. …
Read More »Bernard Hopkins Conference Call Highlights
Question: Bernard, I think we all know that you should have already made history, back in December. It was not a good decision. I think most of us know that you won that fight. That said, what would this mean to you to break George’s record? What would it mean …
Read More »Boxing Camp Notes: Quillin Comes Down From The Mountain
Unbeaten prospect Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin (23-0, 17 KOs), breaks camp today at Big Bear and arrives tomorrow in Reno for Friday night’s showdown against past world title challenger Jesse Brinkley (35-6, 22 KOs) in the 10 round main event, airing live on Telefutura, for the vacant USBO super middleweight …
Read More »Boxing Update: “Kid Chocolate” Ready For Brinkley Clash
Prior to leaving for his Big Bear training camp in final preparation for his April 29th showdown against Jesse Brinkley, undefeated prospect Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin used a Vortex machine at his strength-and-conditioning coach Brad Bose’s Anatomy gym in Santa Monica in order to increase his arm strength and power …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Shane Mosley At Big Bear California
© Chris Farina / Top Rank More than 50 members of the media spent several hours Tuesday at the high-altitude training camp of three-division world champion “Sugar’’ Shane Mosley. Bus transportation to-and-from Las Vegas and Los Angeles was provided by Top Rank, Inc.
Read More »Showtime Boxing: Fight Camp 360° Crews Filming Pacquiao, Mosley
Click for larger image © Pacquiao: Jason Bowers – Mosley: Esther Lin The Fight Camp 360°: Pacquiao vs. Mosley camera crews are embedded and filming in the Philippines with Manny Pacquiao and Big Bear, Calif. with “Sugar” Shane Mosley, capturing the most intimate training camp moments as both fighters prepare …
Read More »Boxing In Britain: Audley Harrison Overwhelmed By Public Support
Audley Harrison returned to Britain this week ahead of his World Heavyweight title fight with David Haye – and has been met with a wave of public support ahead of their grudge match. Harrison has set up camp in Haye’s backyard of south London before moving up to Manchester ahead …
Read More »Matchroom Boxing: Team Harrison Rubbishes Team Haye
David Haye doesn’t have the technical ability or the support in his corner to beat Audley Harrison, according to the challenger’s trainer Shadeed Suluki. The experienced corner man has been putting Harrison through his paces at Big Bear in California ahead of the World Heavyweight title fight with Haye on …
Read More »Hayemaker Boxing: War Of Words Continues For Haye vs. Harrison
WBA heavyweight champion David Haye has responded to a YouTube video posted by title challenger Audley Harrison, and claimed his fellow Londoner needs to “bring an axe” when the pair swap blows on November 13 in Manchester, live on Sky Sports HD. Harrison recorded and published a video on Monday, …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Shane Mosley vs. Sergio Mora
Los Angeles is home to many of the biggest stars in the world. Celebrities, musicians and athletes are born and bred in the City of Angels and this Saturday night, two of the city’s proudest sons will meet in the ring in their own backyard at Staples Center. Sugar Shane …
Read More »K2 Boxing: Wladimir Klitschko vs. Sam Peter 2 In Germany
IBF, WBO and IBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko defends his titles against Samuel Peter at Commerzbank-Arena Frankfurt, Germany on September 11. Samuel Peter is 29 years old and #2 ranked in the IBF. After the IBF disqualified Alexander Povetkin for not following its rules, Peter is now the mandatory challenger …
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