$10 million for Pacquiao, $2.5 for Broner
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 18, 2019, 11:36 a.m.

Manny Pacquiao's (60-7-2, 39 KOs) guaranteed purce will be $10 million for Saturday's fight against Adrien Broner (33-3-1, 24 KOs) in Las Vegas. Both fighters will also receive a percentage of the profits generated by the event shown in the US by the PPV system on Showtime.

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Whyte: Klitschko is coming back. 100%!
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 17, 2019, 5:36 p.m.

British heavyweight Dillian Whyte stated with confidence about the return of Wladimir Klitschko: “Klitschko is definitely returning. One hundred percent! We offered him a fight, but Wladimir refused, saying that he first needed two warm-up fights before meeting a boxer like me. Of course, this is a compliment, because Klitschko ...

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WBC names contenders for Gvozdyk
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 17, 2019, 4 p.m.

The World Boxing Council announced that Badou Jack vs Marcus Browne will be fighting for the position of the official challenger for the WBC light heavyweight belt, owned by Oleksandr Gvozdyk (16-0, 13 KOs): “Winner of Badou Jack vs Marcus Browne will be mandatory against Oleksandr Gvozdyk”.

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Usyk: I wanted to punish Huck
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 17, 2019, 2:10 p.m.

Undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs) said that after the behavior of Marco Huck (41-5-1, 28 KOs) before the WBSS quarterfinal, he wanted to punish him in the ring: “I wanted to punish him, but the referee intervened, and not let be to finish him, Marco got what ...

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Mayweather to watch Pacquiao vs Broner from the ringside
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 17, 2019, 12:16 p.m.

The best-paid boxer in the history Floyd Mayweather Jr. (50-0, 27 KOs) will watch from the first row Saturday's fight between Adrien Broner (33-3-1, 24 KOs) and Manny Pacquiao (60-7-2, 39 KOs). Their fight will be the main event of the evening in Las Vegas.

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Nurmagomedov does not intend to give rematch to McGregor
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 17, 2019, 10:20 a.m.

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov of Russian made it clear that he did not intend to fight Conor MacGregor again: “And why should I give him a rematch? Before the last battle, he also talked a lot. But when we entered the cage, he couldn’t do anything,” said Nurmagomedov.

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Mendez: The second fight of Khabib and Conor will bring three to four times more money
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 17, 2019, 8:27 a.m.

Javier Mendez, coach of the UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov would like to see a rematch of the Russian and Conor Macgregor.

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Lomachenko to fight in summer in the UK
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 16, 2019, 4:15 p.m.

Bob Arum, promoter of WBA and WBO lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko, said that the Ukrainian will fight Anthony Crolla in the UK. However, this fight will not be next for Lomachenko. According to Arum, on April 12 in Los Angeles, Vasyl will meet the IBF lightweight champion. IBF lightweight belt ...

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Emelianenko: Winning Bellator Grand Prix will be one of the greatest achievements
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 16, 2019, 2:33 p.m.

Former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko of Russia spoke about the final match of Bellator Grand Prix with Ryan Bader, which will be held on January 26.

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Holm: Cris Cyborg deserves a rematch with Nunes
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 16, 2019, 12:42 p.m.

UFC fighter Holly Holm believes that Cris Cyborg deserves the rematch with Amanda Nunez. "Does Cris Cyborg deserve a rematch after so many years of dominance in the division and this knockout? Of course, yes. I believe that she deserved a chance to fight again with Amanda Nunes. And I ...

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