It's not always the case that fight week antics include the bumping of heads between a current top-ten Welterweight and a recently-retired trainer who spent the better part of his career as a Featherweight.
On Wednesday, June 24, 2015, Jessie Vargas held a media workout ahead of his bout against Timothy Bradley on Saturday, June 27, 2015 live on HBO.
"Let's make it NOW!," said Golovkin in a tweet posted just the morning after David Lemieux won the IBF title, in which he also tagged Lemieux himself and his promoter, Oscar De La Hoya.
The sweat still glistened freshly on the canvas last night in Montreal, where David Lemieux had just defeated the incredibly resilient Hassan N’Dam, when thoughts quickly turned to what is next for the Canadian basher. It should be simple--it’s time for Gennady Golovkin.
Oscar Valdez said he wants to crack the Top-10 at Featherweight this year at a recent media workout ahead of his fight against Ruben Tamayo, which will be on the undercard of Bradley-Vargas on June 27.
Check out photos for Tim Bradley and Oscar Valdez's media day as they prepare for their respective bouts on Saturday, June 27, 2015 which will be aired live on HBO.
Mauricio Herrera talked about his upcoming fight with Henry Lundy and about his motivation for a successful 2015 at a recent media workout.
Former Interim WBA Super Lightweight Champion, Mauricio "El Maestro" Herrera and Michael "The Artist" Perez hosted a Los Angeles media work out on Wednesday, June 17, ahead of their respective bouts on July 11, live on HBO Latino Boxing.
Mauricio “El Maestro” Herrera (21-5, 7 KOs) is set to battle titlist “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy (25-4-1, 12 KOs) of Philadelphia in a 10-round super lightweight bout for the NABF Super Lightweight Championship.
Check out photos and highlights from Felix Verdejo's victory by unanimous decision over Ivan Najera on June 13, 2015.
On Saturday, June 13, 2015, Felix Verdejo remained undefeated, taking a dominant, one-sided unanimous decision victory over tough-as-nails opponent, Ivan Najera.
On the eve of New York City's annual Puerto Rican Day, the undefeated Verdejo (18-0, 13 KOs) won a one-sided ten round unanimous decision victory over Ivan Najera (16-1, 8 KOs) to win the WBO Latino lightweight title.
On the untelevised undercard of the Featherweight showdown between Nicholas Walters and Miguel Marriaga, Mike Reed (15-0, 8 KOs) scored a 10-round unanimous decision victory over Luis Joel Gonzalez (11-1-1, 6 KOs) at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York.
HBO Boxing After Dark fighters weighed in on Friday, June 12, 2015 before their respective fights take place on Saturday night.
Thrilling featherweight world champion Nicholas ‘Axe Man’ Walters says he doesn’t recall losing to Columbian hard-hitter Miguel Marriaga as an amateur.
