Named the fees of the participants of the heavyweight tournament in Saudi Arabia
Andrew Karlov
May 4, 2023, 1:01 p.m.

talkSPORT columnist Simon Jordan was the first to report on the mega-tournament in Saudi Arabia, where boxing fans will see heavyweight leaders in head-to-head confrontations. Now Jordan has named specific amounts of specific participants.

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Alvarez: "This fight is for the fans"
Andrew Karlov
May 4, 2023, 9:21 a.m.

On the coming Saturday Saul Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) will defend all four super middleweight belts against John Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs) in front of the native stands.

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Haney sparring with Erdenebat
Andrew Karlov
May 4, 2023, 8:15 a.m.

Undisputed Lightweight Champion Devin Haney in preparation for the fight on May 20 in Las Vegas against Vasily Lomachenko sparring with Erdenebat Tsendbaatar (6-0, 3 KOs). Erdenebat gained some notoriety when it was revealed that he was one of Ryan Garcia's sparring partners ahead of his fight with ...

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Pacquiao loses $5 million lawsuit with former managers
Andrew Karlov
May 4, 2023, 6:01 a.m.

After his last defeat in the pro ring twenty months ago Manny Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 KOs) announced his retirement, although many boxing fans would like to see him in action again. The Filipino has so far refused all offers, but perhaps the situation will turn out in such a ...

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Garcia wants to get back with Reynoso
Andrew Karlov
May 4, 2023, 5:01 a.m.

Ryan Garcia (23-1, 19 KOs) once worked with coach Eddie Reynoso, and now he will happily return under his wing again.

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Alvarez and Ryder met face to face in Mexico
Andrew Karlov
May 4, 2023, 4:35 a.m.

Saul Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) will face John Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs) this coming Saturday at Akron Stadium in Guadalajara. More than 50,000 spectators will be able to watch what is happening live. Alvarez's IBF, WBO, WBA and WBC super middleweight titles will be at stake in the ...

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Alvarez is the fifth highest paid athlete in the world
Andrew Karlov
May 4, 2023, 3:28 a.m.

Saul Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) took fifth place in the list of the highest paid athletes in the world according to Forbes magazine. According to Forbes, the Mexican has earned $110 million over the past 12 months.

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Mungiya-Derevyanchenko June 10
Andrew Karlov
May 3, 2023, 3:54 p.m.

Jaime Munguia (41-0, 33 KOs) left his WBO junior middleweight belt vacant and continues his career in the middleweight category, where he has already won seven fights, including six ahead of schedule. But only the next fight in the new weight category will become a truly serious test for ...

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Joshua and Wilder close to deal
Andrew Karlov
May 3, 2023, 3:01 p.m.

Last week, negotiations continued on organizing a fight between Anthony Joshua (25-3, 22 KOs) and Deontay Wilder (43-2-1, 42 KOs). The fight between the former world heavyweight champions is scheduled for December in Saudi Arabia.

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Top Rank wins bid for Beterbiev-Smith fight
Andrew Karlov
May 3, 2023, 2:01 p.m.

Promotional organization Top Rank has won a tender to organize a fight for the WBC light heavyweight title between Artur Beterbiev (19-0, 19 KOs) and Callum Smith (29-1, 21 KOs). The winning bid was $2.115 million.

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