David Lemieux back this Saturday, still thinks he can beat Golovkin; wants rematch

David Lemieux back this Saturday, still thinks he can beat Golovkin; wants rematch

Though he was comprehensively defeated by middleweight terror Gennady Golovkin back in October, exciting middleweight David Lemieux remains a top contender and a big draw. The former IBF champ returns to action this Saturday, against James De La Rosa in Montreal, Canada. The fight will go out live on Fox Deportes.

Lemiuex, still only 27 and sporting a good 34-3(31) record, has bounced back from a stoppage loss before, when he returned to winning ways following a shock 7th-round upset defeat at the heavy hands of Marco Antonio Rubio (this 2011 loss followed by a points defeat to Joachim Alcine) and the big puncher told USA Today how he feels he can rise to the top once again. Not only does Lemieux believe he can become a two-time world champion, the skilled slugger thinks he can gain revenge over GGG – the man who gave him the most comprehensive defeat of his career.

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Kell Brook pushing for a big name opponent, expects one immediately after Bizier mandatory on March 26

Kell Brook pushing for a big name opponent, expects one immediately after Bizier mandatory on March 26

With all that has happened in British and world boxing over the past month or so, unbeaten welterweight Kell Brook, the reigning IBF champion, has almost become a forgotten man. Brook’s ideal big-fight opponent, Amir Khan has signed on for a massive fight with Mexican/global star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, and the eagerly anticipated Shawn Porter-Keith Thurman fight (that Brook was excited to see and was targeting a showdown with the winner) has been postponed due to a car crash injury suffered by Thurman.

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Billy Joe Saunders wants Gennady Golovkin Super-Fight in the summer – but has to get past Max Bursak first

Billy Joe Saunders wants Gennady Golovkin Super-Fight in the summer – but has to get past Max Bursak first

British southpaw Billy Joe Saunders has made it clear many times: he is not scared of any man. The conqueror of Chris Eubank Junior and the reigning WBO middleweight champion has announced how he will defend against Max Bursak on April 30th, but that fight will, hopefully, be a big step towards a super-fight with the avoided Gennady Golovkin.

As quoted by The Mail, Saunders has spoken to his promoter Frank Warren and he wants a summer stadium fight with GGG this year:

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Anthony Joshua says he wants to knock Charles Martin out “in good fashion” then look to a mega-fight with David Haye

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Unbeaten heavyweight title challenger Anthony Joshua is less than five weeks away from his shot at IBF heavyweight champ Charles Martin and today, speaking live with Sky Sports News, the 15-0(15) contender said he is currently engaging in plenty of heavy sparring with southpaws from Europe and America.

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Kevin Barry Interview: ‘There is a lot more to come from Joseph Parker.’

Kevin Barry Interview: ‘There is a lot more to come from Joseph Parker.’

As quickly as Tyson Fury changed the landscape of the heavyweight division with his against-the-odds defeat of Wladimir Klitschko, so it fractured again with the IBF immediately splintering off and declaring their title vacant.

In their own way the IBF may have done heavyweight boxing a favour as it has cleared a path for two of the sport’s most promising young heavyweights, Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker, to step up and sign the most significant fights of their respective careers.

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Team-Lucas Browne already planning next fight: “Haye would be a big one”

Team-Lucas Browne already planning next fight: “Haye would be a big one”

Lucas Browne, the new “regular” WBA heavyweight champion who gave us the best action fight of the weekend, isn’t even back home in Australia at time of writing – but already his team is plotting his next move. Browne’s co-promoter Brendan Bourke (who, along with British legend Ricky Hatton promotes “Big Daddy”) told The West Australian how the 36-year-old would ideally fight again in three to four months, and that the big names – Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua and David Haye will all be potential rivals.

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Bigger fights await Luis Ortiz, Tony Thompson says he’ll more than likely retire

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What next for two of the heavyweights who were in action last night: Luis Ortiz and Tony Thompson? Ortiz, the Cuban southpaw who is a claimant of the WBA title, will move on to a summer fight with Alexander Ustinov, a fight that is part of the WBA tournament designed to crown just one man as their heavyweight ruler (Lucas Browne of Australia becoming the latest claimant thanks to his thrilling stoppage win over Ruslan Chagaev yesterday).

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As the wait goes on for the Fury-Klitschko rematch, the Manchester Arena emerges as a frontrunner to host the sequel

As the wait goes on for the Fury-Klitschko rematch, the Manchester Arena emerges as a frontrunner to host the sequel

Tyson Fury travelled to Germany to challenge heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko last November, and now, as we await the rematch, it has been reported how new champ Fury might get home advantage in the sequel. According to an exclusive in The Manchester Evening News, the Manchster Arena in the city has emerged as one of the frontrunners to host the fight.

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Antonio Margarito scrapes by Jorge Paez Junior in ring return, but far will the comeback go?

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Mexican warrior Antonio Margarito returned to action for the first time in four years last night, and in his homeland and there was a huge, 10,000 crowd on hand to see what the former champ had left. With Mexican legends Julio Cesar Chavez (doing commentary for TV) and Marco Antonio Barrera watching from ringside, the 37-year-old showed he still has heart and courage, but little else.

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