Floyd Mayweather admits he's not the same dominating boxer he was 20 years ago or even 5 years ago but he's still gonna beat that ass. The 40-year-old boxer hit the gym Wednesday night to put in some more training time for Conor McGregor and posted video of his workout. He included the caption, "I know I'm not the same fighter I was 20 years ago, I'm not the same fighter I was 10 years ago. As a matter of fact, I'm not the same fighter I was 5 years ago."
Canelo Alvarez says there's only one way his fight with Gennady Golovkin's gonna end with GGG getting knocked the hell out! The boxing superstar tells there's a zero percent chance their superfight goes the distance and there's "no doubt" Golovkin will hit the canvas for the first time in his career.
Los Angeles can be the backdrop for developing fighters, many of them from the Mexican-American community, where a love for the fight game runs deep. Before most of the boxing world knew their names, coach and gym manager Armando "Mando" Huerta watched two of them -- Abner Mares and Leo Santa Cruz -- square off as teens at the Maywood Boxing Club in Maywood, a small city in southeastern Los Angeles.
Former WBA Heavyweight Champion Alexander Povetkin (31-1, 23 KOs) and opponent Andriy Rudenko (31-2, 19 KOs) worked out for the media today in Moscow, Russia ahead of their showdown this Sunday, July 1 at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. The bout is being contested for the WBO International Heavyweight Title and the WBA Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title. BoxNation will televise in the UK.
Unbeaten IBF lightweight world champion Robert Easter and top contender Denis Shafikov discussed their world title showdown with media Wednesday in advance of their bout that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on Bounce this Friday, June 30 from the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio.
Hard-hitting light heavyweight contender Joe Smith Jr. (23-1, 19 KOs) held court in front of a gaggle of New York City media on Tuesday afternoon at the Mendez Boxing Gym ahead of his highly anticipated 10-round clash with fellow contender Sullivan Barrera (19-1, 14 KOs) set for July 15 at The Fabulous Forum in Los Angeles, California and televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark.
Manny Pacquiao is the pride of the Philippines, but the sitting senator and eight-division world champion has not fought in his home country since 2006.
Unbeaten welterweight Miguel Cruz (16-0, 11 KOs) scored a ten round unanimous decision over Alex Martin (13-2, 5 KOs) on Tuesday night at the Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Cruz dropped Martin in rounds one and four, and went on to win 96-92 on all three cards. This fight was a rematch. Cruz previously edged Martin via split decision in January.
ESPN will present four fights on their big Pacquiao-Horn telecast on Saturday night from Brisbane, Australia.
The World Boxing Super Series has confirmed that former world champion Marco Huck (40-4-1, 27 KOs) has joined a star-studded tournament line-up that already features the undefeated and reigning world champions Murat Gassiev (IBF), Yunier Dorticos (WBA) and Mairis Briedis (WBC) as well as former world champion Krysztof Wlodarczyk. Starting in September, eight of the world´s best cruiserweights will battle it out in a revolutionary bracket-style elimination tournament. The official announcement didn’t name Dmitry Kudryashov, whose promoter Andrey Ryabinskiy had stated will be competing also.
