Golovkin: "I’m a true boxer, not a showman"
Andrew Karlov
March 17, 2017, 6:42 a.m.

World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin’s very firm response when I asked him if he would fight MMA star Conor McGregor. You would fight him, no problem?

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Ex-middle champ Rodrigo Valdes passes
Andrew Karlov
March 17, 2017, 3:38 a.m.

Former WBC and WBA middleweight champion Rodrigo Valdes sadly passed away at the age of 70 years on Wednesday from a massive heart attack. Valdes captured the WBC middleweight title be outpointing Bennie Briscoe in Monaco on May 25, 1974 and successfully defended against four times before Carlos Monzon outpointed ...

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Nikolay Potapov: “I want a big fight next”
Andrew Karlov
March 16, 2017, 4:46 p.m.

Bantamweight Nikolay Potapov (17-0-1, 8 KOs) won the WBO NABO championship by split decision (96-94 Potapov, 96-94 Nieves, 96-94 Potapov) over Antonio Nieves (17-1-2, 9 KOs) in the co-main event of the evening. What played out as a chess match had Potapov opening a cut in the corner ...

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Andrew Karlov
March 16, 2017, 12:37 p.m.

WBC, WBA Super World, and IBF middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) is a −750 favorite to defeat WBA middleweight champion Danny Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs) on Saturday night in New York’s Madison Square Garden, live on HBO Pay per view. Jacobs backers can get +525.

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White thinks Mayweather-McGregor to happen
Andrew Karlov
March 16, 2017, 7:37 a.m.

UFC president Dana White is suddenly optimistic a proposed boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor will in fact take place. White said a deal is not yet in place for the potentially lucrative event, but he suggested it might only be a matter of time.

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Mansour: I’m the kind of fighter who will fight you on your front porch
Andrew Karlov
March 16, 2017, 5:18 a.m.

Amir “Hardcore” Mansour (22-2-1, 16 KOs) takes on Travis “My Time” Kauffman (31-1, 23 KOs) this Friday night, in what is sure to be a hard-hitting rumble for the vacant USNBC heavyweight title. The bout will take place at the Santander Arena, in Reading, PA, which is also ...

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Derevyanchenko destroys Russell (photos)
Andrew Karlov
March 16, 2017, 3:54 a.m.

WBC #5 middleweight Sergey Derevyanchenko (10-0, 8 KOs) scored a fifth round TKO over formerly unbeaten Kemahl Russell (10-1, 8 KOs) on Tuesday night at the Fitzgerald’s Casino & Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi. In round four Derevyanchenko and Russell exchanged punches, with Derevyanchenko coming out ahead. In round five ...

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Bellew set for surgery on fractured hand
Andrew Karlov
March 15, 2017, 4:27 p.m.

Tony Bellew could be sidelined for several months as he faces surgery on a fractured hand. The 34-year-old from Liverpool sustained the injury in his 11th-round heavyweight stoppage of David Haye in London earlier this month.

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Golden Boy spotlight falls on Jason Quigley (video)
Andrew Karlov
March 15, 2017, 12:22 p.m.

In one of his biggest steps toward the major goal, Ireland's hottest exports is Jason "El Animal" Quigley (12-0, 10 KOs) not only will jump start the highly anticipated Golden Boy Boxing this Thursday, March 23rd, but will make his first play for a title in his career as ...

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Loeffler on Golovkin facing Canelo, Saunders or Charlo next
Andrew Karlov
March 15, 2017, 8:18 a.m.

Gennady Golovkin has been linked to facing Billy Joe Saunders in a unification on June 10, plus Canelo Alvarez in September, whilst rumors ex-154 champion Jermall Charlo has moved up to fight Golovkin are now doing the rounds.

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