Manny Pacquiao to fight Australian Jeff Horn
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 11, 2017, 3:17 a.m.

In what Top Rank chairman Bob Arum told ESPN on Tuesday night could be the first in a series of overseas fights for Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino legend will defend his welterweight world title against Australia’s Jeff Horn on April 22.

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Yuri Foreman: “Victory over Lara definitely puts my name there”
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 10, 2017, 3:22 p.m.

"Camp was great. It was a lot of hard work and I'm looking forward to Friday. I feel ready, today was my last hard workout. What to expect is for me to be more aggressive and see how it goes, but I'm going to be careful while in the moment,” ...

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Golovkin and Jacobs Hit Knicks Game at MSG
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 10, 2017, 1:05 p.m.

Unified middleweight world champion (WBC, WBA, IBF, IBO) Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) and WBA middleweight beltholder and mandatory challenger Daniel “The Miracle Man” Jacobs (32-1, 29 KO’s) met at center court during the New York Knicks/New Orleans Pelicans NBA game Monday night at Madison Square Garden. ...

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Wilder Talks Parker next
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 10, 2017, 9:02 a.m.

“If all goes well with this fight I have in February, I have no injuries and my hand is healed and can take 100 per cent impact on it as well, then I want that fight (Parker) next,” WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder told. “They are talking about fighting ...

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Alvarez could face Kanat Islam
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 10, 2017, 6:56 a.m.

WBO jr middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) could make an optional defense on May 6 against Kanat Islam (22-0, 18 KOs) from Kazakhstan, possibly at the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium. Islam is currently the #5 challenger in the WBO rankings.

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Russell Jr.: “Before career is over Lomachenko will have to see me again”
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 10, 2017, 3:17 a.m.

WBC super-featherweight title holder Gary Russell Jr. wants to face the only man to inflict a defeat on him so far in his career — Vasyl Lomachenko. The 26 year-old lost a majority decision to Lomachenko in June 2014 and hopes to land another crack at the Ukrainian ...

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Frampton: “If I fight Santa Cruz 50 times, you would get 50 good fights”
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 9, 2017, 3:38 p.m.

Undefeated WBA featherweight champion Carl “The Jackal” Frampton (23-0, 14 KOs) is set for his rematch with former three-division world champion Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz (32-1-1, 18 KOs) on January 28th at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas live on Showtime.

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McGuigan: “Haye to 'do number' on Bellew”
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 9, 2017, 11:34 a.m.

Trainer Shane McGuigan expects David Haye to beat Tony Bellew when the pair meet in the ring on the March 4. Haye has only boxed a total of three rounds since returning to the ring last January but McGuigan still believes he will knock Bellew out. "He is ...

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Warren: "Lomachenko and Flanagan would be a tremendous fight"
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 9, 2017, 9:29 a.m.

British promoter Frank Warren fancies the fight between Terry Flanagan and Vasyl Lomachenko: “We are currently weighing up the options for Terry Flanagan, who could rightfully claim to be the pick of the British litter at the moment as an unbeaten 32-0 world champion. He will have to ...

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K-9 Bundrage crushes Gomez
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 9, 2017, 6:44 a.m.

When you have the Detroit Lions making a playoff appearance the same night as a Detroit boxing card, some may worry. Cornelius Bundrage joked and said, «I have given more World Championships to the city than the Lions.» Needless to say, Bundrage was right and people came out and supported ...

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