Longtime boxing promoter Dan Goossen died early Monday morning from complications due to liver cancer at the age of 64. The grim news was announced Monday from on official statement from the Goosen family, in a week that was to see Goossen turn 65 on Friday. “It is with overwhelming regret that we announce the […]
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De La Hoya says Mayweather wasn’t mentally into Maidana rematch
Everybody has an opinion on any given fight, but those opinions seem to come out in hoards whenever a Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight is brought up. Golden Boy Promotions founder and Hall of Fame boxer, Oscar De La Hoya gave his two cents on Mayweather’s rematch with Marcos Maidana, an event his Golden Boy Promotions […]
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Canelo excited about HBO deal; calls Mayweather-Maidana 2 ‘boring’
Now that the news of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez jumping ship from Showtime to HBO has come and gone we can focus on the fights the will be aired on the cable network. The first date on the new HBO deal is slated for Dec. 6 with an official opponent yet to be determined, but is […]
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Kovalev calls Hopkins boring ahead of Nov. 11 bout
Hard-hitting Russian champion, Sergey Kovalev, will face his toughest opponent to date in the ageless wonder Bernard Hopkins Nov. 11, and despite B-Hop’s legendary status, Kovalev disrespected him in a press conference promoting their fight. When questioned if he watched Hopkins fight before, Kovalev (25-0-1. 23 KOs) said that Hopkins was boring and he […]
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Full Video: Canelo Alvarez & Oscar De La Hoya announce return to HBO Boxing
Some huge things are happening in boxing and Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions are at the forefront of that news. Earlier today De La Hoya and their star pupil Canelo Alvarez held a press conference at the Golden Boy offices in Los Angeles to announce Canelo’s return to the network that first introduced […]
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Canelo signs long-term deal with HBO
In a move that could be the first step in setting up fights previously unmade due to the promotional company/ T.V. network “Cold War” Golden Boy Promotions and Mexican star boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez announced the fighter’s long term deal with HBO Tuesday. Golden Boy founder and Hall of Fame boxer Oscar De La Hoya, […]
Timothy Bradley expected to make return to ring Dec. 13 against Diego Chaves in Vegas
Former WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley is expected to make his return after falling to Manny Pacquiao in April, as a bout with Diego Chaves in Las Vegas in in the works. The bout is planned to be held at the Chelsea inside the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Dec.13 and televised on HBO according […]
Report: Mayweather-Maidana II does 925,000 PPV buys
After wondering how successful the rematch between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Marcos Maidana would do in pay-per-view sales, if the preliminary results are true, it did just as good as their first bout in May. Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole tweeted out that the Sept. 13 PPV did around 925,000 buys during its Mexican Independence Day […]
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Mayweather and Ellerbe could be going separate ways
Despite the two trying to portray a cheerful relationship during the lead up to the Marcos Maidana rematch this past Satirday, all is not well in Mayweather land, as a rift between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Leonard Ellerbe has apparently erupted. Ellerbe, who serves as Mayweather’s adviser/CEO of Mayweather Promotions, and Mayweather apparently didn’t see […]
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Mayweather not a hit at sports books; fights to reinvigorate interest in Money May
Despite some solid interest from fight fans in the Sept. 13 Floyd Mayweather Jr. rematch with Marcos Maidana, it appears that people are fed up with Mayweather facing opposition that hardly has a chance to hand Money May his first loss. A report from David Purdom of ESPN.com explained that betting was down 50 percent […]
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