The fight will take place on May 29 at the Barclays center, a high capacity indoor arena in Brooklyn, NY. Usually boxers need excuses why they do not take a certain fight but Amir Khan (30-3) has been trying to justify his choice and has offered excuses why he should fight Christopher Algieri (20-1).
Ivan Ivanov
Cruiserweight Mayhem in Moscow
The Russian invasion of the cruiserweight division continued on Friday night at the Luzhniki arena in Moscow. All three Russian cruiser weights, Grigory Drozd, Rakhim Chakhkiev and Dmitri Kudryashov who fought on the under-card of Povetkin/Perez stopped their opponents and established Russian as the official language of the division.
Alexander Povetkin Revives Career with a 1st Round TKO Over Mike Perez
The main event of the action-packed card at the Luzhniki arena in Moscow last night was the shortest fight of the night.
Gennady Golovkin: Business As Usual
The 20th consecutive KO (TKO) win for Golovkin was less eventful than “the big drama show’ catch phrase suggested. The fight took place on May 16 and the venue was the Forum in Inglewood, Cal.
Mayweather “open to a rematch with Pacquiao”
The fans may have had too much of Mayweather and Pacquiao for the last several months but the saga continues. Mayweather has stated, or rather texted his wish to have another go with Manny Pacquiao.
The farce of the century? Mayweather UD 12 Pacquiao
The triumph of politics and hype over the sport of boxing is unanimous, professional boxing exists as a sport only nominally and has turned into a financial instrument.
The last man who beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the ring relies on CNN to take him to “the fight of the century”
Serafim Todorov happened to be the last opponent in Mayweather’s amateur career which ended bitterly for the mega star with a 10:9 loss under the computerized scoring system.
Mayweather/Pacquiao – game plans last until the first big shot
Clichés like “key to victory” and strategic game-planning referring to the coaches’ insights and observations are a vital part of the mental preparation and the “psyche” of any pugilist.
Klitschko keeps both detractors and supporters happy with a UD over Bryant Jennings
Wladimir Klitschko (63-4) retained his titles via UD against extremely fit and rugged challenger Bryant Jennings (19-1) at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.
Wladimir Klitschko sets his sights on Joe Louis’s record of 25 straight title defenses
