Martirosyan loading up for all angles presented by left-handed Lara
Vanes Martirosyan is taking every precaution possible to make sure he doesn’t get turned around in his rematch with Erislandy Lara.
Lara eyes potential megafights against Alvarez, Golovkin
Canelo Alvarez’s devastating sixth-round knockout of Amir Khan in Las Vegas on Saturday night made quite the impression on the boxing community—with perhaps one exception.
Islam overpowers De Angel, stays unbeaten with sixth-round stoppage victory
Juan De Angel figured to provide Kanat Islam his stiffest test entering Sunday’s clash of steel-fisted 154-pound prospects. After all, De Angel had stopped all but one man in 18 victories, including the previous three in a row.
Hard-hitting Islam to put power on reserve against like-minded De Angel
Kanat Islam has plowed through all 20 of his opponents in his 3½-year professional career, but Sunday night he will be facing his most difficult rival to date in hammer-fisted Juan De Angel.
Diaz, Vazquez to get busy on May 28 in battle of 140-pound contenders
The last time Felix Diaz was in the ring, he gave a former champion all he could handle before coming up just short. Now Diaz gets another opportunity to take down an ex-titleholder, and this time the 2008 Olympic gold medalist plans to leave no doubt.
Lem’s Corner: Vibrant 147-pound division piques Floyd Mayweather’s interest
Count Floyd Mayweather Jr. among those who are just a little more than curious with what’s happening in the 147-pound division right now.
Heavyweight champ Joshua inks deal with Showtime
Newly crowned British heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has signed a multi-fight licensing agreement with Showtime, the network and Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sports, announced Wednesday.
Kanat Islam on the verge of becoming the latest Kazakh boxing sensation
It was about eight months ago that undefeated 154-pound prospects Kanat “The Kazak” Islam and Erickson “The Hammer” Lubin sparred in Florida for about 90 seconds before Islam suffered a cut over one of his eyes.
