Month: February 2015

Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya has announced the scheduled May 2 fight between Canelo Alvarez and James Kirkland has been moved to May 9 and will now be held at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.
The move comes after Friday’s announcement that the long-awaited showdown between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will take place on May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
“The week around Cinco de Mayo will be the biggest in years for boxing, bridging the present and the…

WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs) stopped Britain’s Martin Murray (29-2-1, 12 KOs) by an 11th round stoppage on Saturday night at the Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
The Kazakh fighter dropped Murray twice in round 4 and once in round 10 before referee Luis Pabon eventually rescued the challenger from taking further punishment in the 11th.
In the opening rounds, Murray fought off the back foot, fending off punches with a tight guard as Golovkin stalked…

WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (42-4, 28 KOs) defeated Britain’s Paul Smith (35-6, 20 KOs) by a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision in their rematch on Saturday night at the O2 World arena in Berlin, Germany.
In the first fight, controversy surrounded the wide scoring but there was no argument about the verdict on this occasion with Abraham retaining his title with a deserved win by scores of 116-112, 117-111, 117-111.

Smith appeared to take the opener with his steady…