Mar

Miguel Cotto vows victory for Puerto Rico vs. Sergio Martinez

Middleweight champ Sergio Martinez and challenger Miguel Cotto took to the stage in Puerto Rico to promote their June 7 fight at Madison Square Garden, with the hometown crowd firmly behind Cotto’s bid to win a world title.

Light heavyweight war of words heating up

03

Mar

Light heavyweight war of words heating up

by Lem Satterfield

The jabs are flying between light heavyweight champ Adonis Stevenson and WBO titleholder Sergey Kovalev, with each saying they are willing to engage after their upcoming bouts, while Bernard Hopkins and Beibut Shumenov chime in with insults of their own.

24

Feb

Dougie’s Monday mailbag

by Doug Fischer

Fans stick up for Amir Khan (as an opponent for Floyd Mayweather Jr.), Sergio Martinez, Gennady Golovkin, the heavyweight division, and lesser-known fighters in competitive bouts in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

Sergio Martinez’s advisor: Miguel Cotto fight ’97 percent done’

11

Feb

Sergio Martinez’s advisor: Miguel Cotto fight ’97 percent done’

by Lem Satterfield

Sergio Martinez’s advisor, Sampson Lewkowicz, is declaring THE RING middleweight champ’s June 7 title defense against Miguel Cotto to be “97 percent done” after having spoken to Cotto’s advisor, Gaby Penagaricano, on Monday in Mexico City.

Sergio Martinez to Miguel Cotto: ‘I need to be treated with dignity’

24

Dec

Sergio Martinez to Miguel Cotto: ‘I need to be treated with dignity’

by Lem Satterfield

Sergio Martinez on defending his middleweight title against Miguel Cotto: “I’m very interested in the fight, but I’m the champion and Cotto is the challenger. I would love to fight Cotto, but I need to be treated with dignity.”