Promoter Tom Loeffler says Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin is still training to face Saul Canelo Alvarez on May 5h, but if that fight doesn’t take place, then they’ll look to face WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders next.
2012 U.S Olympian Jose Ramirez (22-0, 16 KOs) outworked #1 WBC Amir Imam (21-2, 18 KOs) in beating him by a 12 round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC light welterweight title on Saturday night on ESPN at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk (15-0, 12 KOs) put in a less than impressive performance in beating Mehdi Amar (34-6-2, 16 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC interim light heavyweight strap on Saturday night on ESPN at the Hulu Theater inside Madison Square Garden in New York City.
WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn is not a happy camper after learning of challenger Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford pulling out of their April 14th fight due to a hand injury.