Saturday night, New York City’s Madison Square Garden hosts an HBO Championship Boxing show headlined by WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, who takes on former title holder Daniel Geale. The nights co-feature pits undefeated American heavyweight Bryant Jennings against undefeated Cuban Mike Perez. Also on the card is former cruiserweight contender Ola Afolabi, … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Exclusive: Harold Lederman Talks Canelo-Lara, Pacquiao-Algieri and More
By Phil Rivera On Tuesday, HBO boxing judge Harold Lederman was at the Mendez Boxing Gym, in New York City, for the Gennady Golovkin-Daniel Geale media day workouts. Lederman voiced his thoughts on some recent fights, as well as upcoming bouts and gave his take on this year in boxing half way into 2014. The Boxing Tribune- What are your thoughts on the Canelo … [Read more...]
Golovkin-Geale: Media Day Workout Quotes
On Saturday night, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Gennady Golovkin (29-0, 26 KOs) puts his WBA middleweight title on the line against former world champion Daniel Geale (30-2, 16 KOs). The co-feature of the HBO Championship Boxing card showcases two undefeated heavyweights, as Philadelphia's Bryant Jennings (18-0, 10 KOs) takes on Mike Perez (20-0-1, 12 KOs) … [Read more...]
Canelo-Lara: Undercard Preview
On Saturday, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez takes on Cuban Erislandy Lara in the main event of a Showtime pay-per-view bill. The undercard will showcase former champions Abner Mares and Juan Manuel Lopez. They'll compete in separate bouts which renew the always entertaining Mexico-Puerto Rico rivalry. Mauricio Herrera will also fight, as he tries to right … [Read more...]
Evander Holyfield Talks Luis Suarez, Lennox Lewis, Deontay Wilder and More
Last week was a busy one for former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield. He signed on to be an advisor to Dynasty Boxing’s Zhang Zhilei, he officially announced his retirement as a fighter and Saturday was the 17th anniversary of his infamous “Bite Fight” with Mike Tyson. Holyfield’s fought everyone from George Foreman to Lennox Lewis, and his trilogy with Riddick Bowe … [Read more...]