By Sean Crose Those who argue that Britain’s Martin Murray isn’t a “real” opponent for middleweight terror Gennady “GGG” Golovkin are sadly mistaken. This isn’t to say Murray can beat Golovkin. . .though it isn’t to say Murray can’t beat Golovkin, either. The point is that Murray (29-1-1, 12 KOs) …
Read More »ESPN Friday Night Fights Results: Skorohod and Adams Impress in Boxcino 2015 Debut
By Eric Duran Live from the Mohegan Sun Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut tonight, ESPN-2’s Friday Night Fights kicked off the 2015 ESPN Boxcino Jr. Middleweight tournament on Friday the 13th. Announcer Joe Tessitore and analyst Teddy Atlas–who worked a pre-Valentines Day metaphor to the max all night–manned the head sets, …
Read More »Team Sauerland Warns Heavyweight Robert Helenius; Fighter Replies Contract “Terminated”
By Johnny Walker It wasn’t that long ago that Finland’s Robert “The Nordic Nightmare” Helenius (19-0, 11 KOs) was considered a force to be reckoned with in the heavyweight division, a possible future champion. However, gradually over the last few years, his name has faded from the minds of heavyweight …
Read More »Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, and the Unforgiving Science of Aging
By Ivan G. Goldman Much of the fight world wakes each morning to see if there’s any news on whether this time there actually will be a fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. However, doubters among us suspect that given the age of the fighters, what we’re anticipating may …
Read More »Friday Night Fights Preview: 2015 Boxcino Tournament Kicks Off
By Eric Duran With ESPN’s Friday Night Fights now back on the air, is it time to kick off the 2015 Boxcino Tournament. In 2014, lightweight Petr Petrov and middleweight Willie Monroe Jr. were the respective winners in their divisions. On this Friday, Feb 13, eight fighters from the Jr. …
Read More »Kubrat Pulev Stays With Team Sauerland, Will Now Work With Ulli Wegner
by John Walker Bulgarian heavyweight contender Kubrat “The Cobra” Pulev (20-1, 11 KOs) went up against one of the greatest heavyweights of all time in Wladimir Klitschko in November 2014, and like every one of the champion’s opponents in the last decade, fell short, getting stopped by KO in round …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Taylor, Klitschko, Jennings, Premier Boxing Champions, and more…
By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of February 3rd to February 10th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Jermain Taylor Stripped of Title Jermain Taylor was scheduled to defend his IBF Middleweight title against …
Read More »ESPN Friday Night Fights Results: Sergio Mora Edges Abie Han in Unpopular Split Decision Win
By Johnny Walker One had to feel a bit of sympathy for middleweight Sergio Mora (28-3-2, 9 KOs), who had been slated to take on newly crowned IBF world middleweight champion Jermain Taylor on one of his favorite televised haunts, ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, only to have Taylor disintegrate mentally …
Read More »ESPN Friday Night Fights Preview: Sergio Mora Looks to Remain a Contender
By Eric ‘Sugar Foot’ Duran ESPN Friday Night Fights travels to the Beaux Rivage Resort and Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi tonight as Sergio “The Latin Snake” Mora returns to action in a middleweight bout. Mora, of The Contender reality show fame, was originally scheduled to face former middleweight kingpin, Jermain Taylor, …
Read More »Floyd Mayweather Tweets Positive Words on Manny Pacquiao Talks
By Ivan G. Goldman Floyd Mayweather’s Twitter feed late today started sending out encouraging bulletins on the possibility of making a deal to establish the May 2 welterweight showdown much of the world wants. “I set up this meeting with Manny Pacquiao to get this fight done,” reads part of …
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