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Felix Sturm Likely Back on April 13, No Opponent Named
WBA middleweight titlist Felix Sturm will likely make his return to the ring on Friday, April 13, in Germany, according to Ruslan Chikov, who reports that German TV station Sat.1 has set aside that date for a Sturm return. Chikov also says that Daniel Geale and Dmitry Pirog are "leading...
Pirog’s Promoter Responds To Golovkin’s Trainer
In a recent interview, Gennady Golovkin's trainer Abel Sanchez said that his fighter really wants to fight Dmitry Pirog. A quick refresher on the belt situation, Golovkin is the "regular" WBA middleweight champion and Pirog is the WBO middleweight champion. Despite this apparent interest,...
Lamont Peterson Jumps Khan, Middleweights Move: Bad Left Hook Boxing Rankings for Dec. 13
I should probably just move this to officially a Tuesday weekly update, since it seems to work out better that way coming out of busy weekends. Anyway there are some changes at 140 and 112 due to big results this past weekend, and I did some house-cleaning at 160, too. Click here for the full...
Golovkin vs Simon Results: Golovkin Knocks Out Simon in First Round
In a nearly silent hotel conference room in front of a handful of spectators today in Düsseldorf, Gennady Golovkin retained his "regular" WBA middleweight title with a first round knockout of American challenger Lajuan Simon. Golovkin (22-0, 19 KO) was supposed to be chief support for the...
Golovkin vs Simon Still On, Moved to Friday After Klitschko Cancellation
With Wladimir Klitschko pulling out of his scheduled Saturday "clash" with Jean Marc Mormeck, four of the undercard fights that were scheduled for the show have been moved to Friday at the Ballsaal Interconti-Hotel in Düsseldorf. The new main event will pit WBA middleweight "regular"...
Sergio Martinez's Next Fight: Mayweather, Pacquiao, Hopkins, Cotto, Margarito, and Reality
With his win last night over Darren Barker, Sergio Martinez is back on the hunt for his next opponent starting now. Will someone come up? Will the middleweight champion go back down in weight to chase bigger money and bigger attention? Will someone at 160 pounds step up and make for a genuinely...
Daniel Geale Talks About Homecoming Title Defense, Other Titlists at Middleweight
Daniel Geale spoke to the Sydney Morning Herald about why he has chosen to take a soft first title defense at home in Tasmania, and some of the offers he could have taken instead: [T]he proud Tasmanian wanted to honour a promise he had made a long time ago to fight a world title bout in Hobart to...
The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 7 - Week 2
We've got a busy week of pick'em action on tap, with six fights on the line-up, including the HBO main-event between Saul Alvarez and Ryan Rhodes. Canelo is a heavy favorite as expected, though Rhodes has surprised in the past, most notably in winning the European 154lb title as a sizable underdog...
Fight Chatter: Salido-Lopez Rematch, Victor Ortiz, Canelo-Mayorga, and More
Lots of fight talk out there today for fights that have been signed, are in talks, or whatever else. Let's take a look at the batch. A rematch between Juan Manuel Lopez and Orlando Salido could come sooner than expected. Salido wanted to make a defense in July in Mexico, probably something very...
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