by Sean Crose Everton Lopez (2-0, 1 KOs) kicked off Thursday’s Golden Boy Live broadcast from The Belasco Theater in downtown Los Angeles by polishing off Robert Seyam (2-3, 2 KOs) in the first round. A nice little left to the gut put Seyam down and out in a bout …
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Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao High-Def Price Soaring to $99 Record
By Ivan G. Goldman So you thought the pay-per-view price for Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao would be $100? Well, you were just about right, according to the Wall Street Journal, which is usually correct on these financial topics. Its sources say the price will come in somewhere around $99 for high-def. …
Read More »Adonis Stevenson On Sakio Bika: “I Expect A Really Long Fight”
By Sean Crose Adonis “Superman” Stevenson may well have been one of the most criticized men in boxing over the last year or so. Fans and analysts alike (this author included), have taken their shots at the lineal light heavyweight champ’s seeming reluctance to fight an opponent of real note. …
Read More »Adonis “Superman” Stevenson vs. Sakio Bika: Can Bika Ruin the Best Laid Plans?
by Tyson Bruce When lineal light-heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson, (25-1-0, 21 KOs), announced that his first bout of 2015 was going to be against former super middleweight champ Sakio Bika, (32-6-3, 21 KOs), the vast majority of the boxing public cringed. After all, Bika has never fought at 175, and …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Donaire, Stevenson, Kovalev, Povetkin, Khan/Brook and more…
By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of March 23rd to March 30th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Amir Khan Targets Kell Brook Amir Khan has been recorded stating that he wants to fight …
Read More »Boxing Insider Special Edition Notebook: Pacquiao vs. Mayweather
By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider special edition notebook for the upcoming Mayweather vs. Pacquiao super bout, set for May 2nd in Las Vegas, Nevada. This notebook covers most of the news and notes that have been emerging from their respective camps for the week of March …
Read More »“Let’s Go Champ” — Shannon Briggs Scores Another KO
Shannon “Let’s Go Champ” Briggs continues his pursuit of Wladimir Klitschko with another quickie KO Leave a Comment
Read More »Ruslan Provodnikov and Lucas Matthysse Both Fired Up for April Clash
by Eric Duran Ruslan Provodnikov (24-3, 17 KOs) and Lucas Matthysse (36-3, 34 KOs) spoke to reporters today to discuss their upcoming match up on April 18th. Oscar De la Hoya and Artie Pelullo were also on hand as well as Hall of Fame trainer, Freddie Roach. Both fighters exuded …
Read More »In Defense of Miguel Cotto
By Kirk Jackson At long last, fans finally get to see a match-up we’ve all been eagerly anticipating for some time now. No, this is not a reference to Floyd Mayweather (47-0, 26 KOs) vs. Manny Pacquiao (57-5-2m, 38 KOs), which thankfully, will happen May 2nd at the MGM Grand …
Read More »Press Release: truTV & Top Rank Partner to Exclusively Televise Live Friday Night Primetime Boxing Series
truTV and Top Rank will partner to exclusively televise a live Friday night primetime boxing series beginning Friday, May 1, at 10 p.m. ET. The new boxing series, in association with Turner Sports and HBO Sports, will launch on the eve of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao pay-per-view fight …
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