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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 …

The best ever? Really? Does a boxer that wishes to be known by that title really pick a former champion, who has been handily defeated by Robert Guerrero and Victor Ortiz as well as stopped by Jesus Soto Karass, to face in his “final” fight? First of all, does anyone …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Following the huge announcement that Floyd Mayweather Jr. finalized the contract for a rematch with Marcos “El Chino” Maidana, Golden Boy Promotions is confirmed to promote its 10th consecutive Mayweather bout. There was speculation going into these contract negotiations that Mayweather Promotions would take over this bout and that the …

With consecutive victories over Ricky Burns and Yuriorkis Gamboa, is America’s Terence Crawford now the top man in the lightweight division? Crawford, 24-0 (17), fresh off Saturday night’s dismantling of Gamboa in a homecoming clash at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska, burst onto the world stage this past March after …

Bob Arum, who is in the process of rehabilitation after undergoing a knee replacement surgery in Los Angeles, was quoted in the press recently as remarking that the Pay-Per-View numbers for Miguel Cotto vs. Sergio Martinez were below expectations. Arum also mentioned that despite the low pay-per-view numbers for the …