
Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev: Kings in contempt of court
The acrimony between Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev is thicker than ever, as both men have concluded their press tour and now prepare for their June rematch.
The acrimony between Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev is thicker than ever, as both men have concluded their press tour and now prepare for their June rematch.
Tags: Andre Ward, Blossom Ballroom, Egis Klimas, HBO Pay-Per-View, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight titles, James Prince, June 17, Kathy Duva, Las Vegas, Main Events, Mandalay Bay Events Center, Michael Baca II, Michael Yormark, Mike Baca II, Nevada, Roc Nation Sports, Sergey Kovalev, Ward-Kovalev II
Can Samuel Clarkson stop the rise of light heavyweight contender Dmitry Bivol tonight on ‘ShoBox,’ at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland?
Tags: Dmitry Bivol, Joe Smith Jr., Martin Mulcahey, Marty Mulcahey, Samuel Clarkson, Sean Monaghan, Sergey Kovalev, ShoBox, showtime, Uprising Promotions, WBA interim light heavyweight title, Wild Card Boxing Club
What?! The Russians are coming; you say?? Well, then save them a spot for supper, dammit. In boxing, the more, the merrier. Rian Scalia reports.
Tags: Ablaikhan Khussainov, Arslanbek Makhmudov, Artur Beterbiev, Batyrzhan Jukembayev, Boxing Laboratory Gym, California, Egis Klimas, Eye of the Tiger Management, Fight Promotions, Gennady Golovkin, GYM, HBO, Interbox, Lucian Bute, Maryland, MGM National Harbor, Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Oleksandr Usyk, Oxnard, Oxon Hill, Rian Scalia, Russia, Russians, Sergey Kovalev, Soviet bloc, Soviet Union, Vadim Kornilov, Vassiliy Jirov, Vasyl Lomachenko, Vislan Dalkhaev
A tried and tested road warrior, lightweight contender Petr Petrov will get another shot at the gold when he faces WBO titlist Terry Flanagan on Saturday.
Tags: Andre Ward, Artie Pelullo, Banner Promotions, Boxcino tournament, California, Danny Zamora, England, ESPN2, Flanagan-Petrov, Jerry Arias, Manchester Arena, Petr Petrov, Pico Rivera, Sarabia Gym, Sergey Kovalev, SNAC, steve kim, Terry Flanagan, Ward-Kovalev II, WBO lightweight title
It’s that time of year, UCNation! ‘The Professor’ Mad Marty Mulcahey owns up to his predictions for 2016’s champions and rising contenders.
Tags: 2016, Adonis Stevenson, Badou Jack, Callum Smith, cruiserweight, Denis Lebedev, Deontay Wilder, Gennady Golovkin, heavyweight, Ievgen Khytrov, James DeGale, Joseph Parker, Krzysztof Glowacki, light heavyweight, Marcus Browne, Martin Mulcahey, Marty Mulcahey, middleweight, Preview Review, Saul Alvarez, Sergey Kovalev, super middleweight, Tyson Fury, Yunier Dorticos
As the boxing-crazed masses, we all know what goes on inside the ropes. But ‘outside’ them? Well, that’s where Boxing Don Dinkins waits…and watches.
Tags: al haymon, Alvarez-Chavez, Andre Ward, Anthony Joshua, Bobby Gunn, boxing, Boxing Don Dinkins, Brandon Rios, Canelo Alvarez, Canelo-Chavez, Carl Frampton, Chavez-Alvarez, Chavez-Canelo, Conor McGregor, Daniel Jacobs, Deontay Wilder, Errol Spence Jr., Floyd Mayweather Jr., Gennady Golovkin, Gerald Washington, James Kirkland, Jones-Gunn, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Kell Brook, Leo Santa Cruz, Miguel Cotto, Mikey Garcia, op-ed, opinion, opinions, oscar de la hoya, Outside the ropes, Roy Jones Jr., Santa Cruz-Frampton II, Sergey Kovalev, Victor Ortiz, Wilder-Washington
Will undefeated lightweight contender Felix Verdejo ever get that coveted shot at title gold? Steve Kim reports.
Tags: Andre Ward, Carl Moretti, Coliseo Roberto Clemente, Cotto-Kirkland, El Nuevo Dia, Felix Trinidad, Felix Verdejo, Gardy Lopez, James Kirkland, Jose A. Sanchez, Luis Cruz, Miguel Cotto, Oliver Torres, Puerto Rico, Robert Easter Jr., Roc Nation Sports, San Juan, Sergey Kovalev, steve kim, Top Rank Promotions, Ward-Kovalev II, WBO
For a company that wants little to do with the boxing media, Roc Nation Sports’ Michael Yormark sure wants our support for Miguel Cottto-James Kirkland.
Tags: Andre Ward, Ann Wolfe, Canelo Alvarez, Cotto-Kirkland, February 25, Ford Center, Freddie Roach, Frisco, HBO Pay-Per-View, James Kirkland, Kirkland-Cotto, Michael Baca II, Michael Yormark, Miguel Cotto, pay-per-view, Roc Nation Sports, Saul Alvarez, Sergey Kovalev, Texas, The Return, Tony Walker, Ward-Kovalev, Wild Card Boxing Club
Now that 2016 is in the rear-view mirror, how about those fights for 2017, eh?
Tags: Abner Mares, Adonis Stevenson, Adrien Broner, Artur Beterbiev, Canelo-Golovkin, Danny Garcia, Egis Kavaliauskas, Francisco Vargas, Frank Espinoza, Garcia-Thurman, Gary Russell Jr., Gennady Golovkin, Jorge Linares, Joseph Diaz Jr., Keith Thurman, Manny Pacquiao, Mikey Garcia, Murat Gassiev, Naoya Inoue, Oleksandr Usyk, Orlando Salido, Oscar Valdez, Petr Petrov, Rashidi Ellis, Ray Beltran, Roman Gonzalez, Saul Alvarez, Sergey Kovalev, steve kim, Sullivan Barrera, Terence Crawford, Thurman-Garcia, Tom Loeffler, Top Rank Promotions, Vargas-Salido II
Has 2016 REALLY been a crappy year in boxing? Ehhhhh…you’d better ask The President himself. From the looks of things, it can’t get get any worse in 2017.
Tags: 2016, 2017, Adonis Stevenson, al haymon, Andre Berto, Andre Ward, Andrew V. Kennedy, Badou Jack, boxing, Canelo Alvarez, Carl Frampton, CBS, Danny Garcia, Demetrius Andrade, Gennady Golovkin, Haymon Sports, HBO, James DeGale, Jermall Charlo, Julian Williams, Keith Thurman, Leo Santa Cruz, Manny Pacquiao, Michael Ring, New Year, Paul Gift, pay-per-view, PBC, Peter Quillin, Premier Boxing Champions, Roman Gonzalez, Sergey Kovalev, showtime, Terence Crawford, The President, Vasyl Lomachenko