Miguel Cotto vs. James Kirkland Showdown in Play?
Despite not having fought since being stopped in three rounds by Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez on May 9th of 2015, James Kirkland (32-2, 28KOs) is still in the mix to face marquee names.
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James Kirkland in Training, Reunites With Ann Wolfe
The last we saw of James Kirkland it was on the night of May 9th, 2015 at the Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, where he was stopped brutally by Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in three rounds. For that fight he was without the services of trainer Anne Wolfe, with whom he had split.
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Miguel Cotto-James Kirkland in Play For June 18 at Barclays
This much is clear, former four division world champion Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33KOs) and his promoter Roc Nation Sports have the Barclays Center on hold for June 18th. But just who will the Puerto Rican star be facing that night? The latest name to emerge is James Kirkland (32-2, 28KOs).
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Rosado on Kirkland: He Asked For 'Double' The Purse!
At this time last week it looked like a junior middlweight crossroads bout between Gabe Rosado and James Kirkland was going to take place at the Forum in Inglewood, California on December 19th, as part of an HBO 'Boxing After Dark' telecast. But alas, the flighty Kirkland changed his mind abruptly.
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Kirkland Demands More Money, Rosado Fight a No Go
On December 19th at the Forum in Inglewood, California, Golden Boy Promotions is staging a card that will be televised by HBO as part of their 'Boxing After Dark' series. Nicholas Walters, the former WBA featherweight belt-holder - who is promoted by Top Rank - is scheduled to open this telecast.
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Kirkland Seeks Release From 50 Cent's SMS Promotions
The finances of Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson have been in the news a lot lately but the concern of Mike Miller, the attorney and adviser to junior middleweight James Kirkland, is their situation with SMS Promotions, which filed for bankruptcy back in late May. Putting all their contracted fighters in limbo.
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Video: Golovkin on Canelo's Big KO Win, Facing Him
Radio Rahim catches up with WBA/IBO middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin to discuss last Saturday's knockout win by Saul "Canelo" Alvarez over James Kirkland last Saturday night in Houston, Texas. Golovkin returns on Saturday night against Willie Monroe in a twelve round middleweight world championship bout presented by K2 Promotions and GGG Promotions in association with Banner Promotions and the Forum. The fight will take place at the Forum in Inglewood, CA. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. PT and the first bout starts at 4:45 p.m. PT., the HBO World Championship Boxing telecast begins at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
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Alvarez-Kirkland Most Viewed Cable Bout Since 2006
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez enjoyed a triumphant return to HBO in every conceivable way. The 24-year old former 154 lb. titlist registered what presently serves as the leading contender for Knockout of the Year after flattening James Kirkland in the third round of their May 9 meet at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. The bout was Alvarez' first fight back on HBO following a nearly three-year hiatus. Absence truly made the heart grow fonder among HBO subscribers, as the live main event drew a staggering 2.146 million viewers, peaking at just under 2.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. With the moster ratings pull, Alvarez-Kirkland becomes the most-watched cable fight of 2015, a mark established just two weeks ago with HBO's April 25 event topped by Wladimir Klitschko's 12-round win over Bryant Jennings. The May 9 event is also the best performing boxing event on cable TV since June '06, when an exclusive rebroadcast of Bernard Hopkins' career-resurrecting win over Antonio Tarver drew more than 2.4 million viewers. The Hopkins-Tarver replay accompanied a live broadcast of Jermain Taylor and Winky Wright fighting to a draw in their middleweight championship bout in Memphis.
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Canelo Alvarez-James Kirkland: Post-Fight Report Card
For every fighter, there is a window. It might be a decade. It might be a few years. That window, sometimes called ‘prime’ is the amount of time a fighter has to maximize their abilities in the ring. Watching “Canelo” Alvarez take James Kirkland apart on Saturday, two thoughts came to mind: Alvarez is in his window right now and making the most of it. Kirkland missed his window. Let’s go the report card.
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“Fighting Words” — Canelo’s Star Turn, With Caveats
by David P. Greisman - Canelo Alvarez was a star long before he even had a chance to prove his place among the best in the sport. He was a precocious prospect who turned pro at 15 years old and had won 33 fights before his teenage years ended. He had a charismatic personality and a fan-friendly approach, plus he was a good-looking, red-haired fighter from Mexico. Fans flocked to him. He brought huge numbers on television in his home country and drew some of the better ratings for boxing on HBO and Showtime in the United States. He was 19 when he was featured in the chief supporting bout on a Floyd Mayweather pay-per-view in 2010, was headlining on HBO the next year, and had grown so big that he was once the main event in Los Angeles on the same night and the same broadcast as a Mayweather pay-per-view otherwise airing from Las Vegas, all so that Alvarez could be paid well while bringing more sales for Mayweather’s show. He also drew nearly 40,000 people to his fight against Austin Trout in early 2013. All of that, plus the pair of world titles he had already won, brought him into a fight later in 2013 with the best boxer of this era, Mayweather, before Alvarez had even truly proven himself against the best in his division. It was as much a business transaction as a boxing match, the pairing of the most popular active fighters in their respective countries.
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