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Golovkin Promoter: Not Enough Money For Andre Ward

•May 18, 2015

Golovkin holds the WBA/IBO middleweight titles, and Ward is the WBA's super champion at 168-pounds. Both boxers have been dominating their respective divisions and fans are clamoring to see the two of them collide. Golovkin's promoter, Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions, likes the idea of facing Ward - but also feels there is not enough money in the fight, as of this moment, to make it happen in the near future. Ward has been inactive since November 2013. He makes his return on June 20th against Paul Smith - at a catch-weight of 172-pounds.

Barrera: "If I Can't Fight Kovalev Give Me Andre Ward!"

Carlos Boogs

•May 18, 2015

BoxingScene.com caught up with light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera Saturday night shortly after his friend Gennady Golovkin stopped Willie Monroe in 6 rounds at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Both undefeated fighters train under the guidance of elite trainer Abel Sanchez. The highly decorated former amateur star Barrera is planning on returning to the ring in July and is hoping to secure a fight against one of the big names in the division by the end of the year.

Video: Golovkin's Promoter Talks Ward, Lara, Cotto

BoxingScene Staff

•May 17, 2015

Ryan Burton catches up with promoter Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions to discuss WBA/IBO middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (30-0, 30KOs) stopping Willie Monroe in six rounds at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Golovkin dropped him hard twice in the second round and one final time in the sixth, where Monroe told the referee that he had enough. With the victory Golovkin gained his 20th consecutive knockout victory. <br /><br />After Monroe got dropped twice in the second, he miraculously came on strong in the third and fourth round of the contest, landing several combinations to the head and body of Golovkin. Eventually the power was too much and Monroe was overwhelmed as he got hurt really bad in the fifth and then taken out in the sixth.

Hearn: Froch Not Really Motivated By Ward Rematch

BoxingScene Staff

•May 13, 2015

Promoter Eddie Hearn says Carl Froch should hang them up because there are currently no options that motivate him, and both of his titles are now gone. Earlier this year, Froch vacated the IBF world title. And a few weeks the WBA championships committee withdrew its recognition of Froch due to his year-long inactivity that was caused in part by the collapse of a Las Vegas showdown with Julio Cesar Chavez Junior because of an elbow injury.

WBA on The Andre Ward vs. Carl Froch Situation

BoxingScene Staff

•May 7, 2015

The World Boxing Association Championships Committee made official several announcements related to the 168-pound division, regarding its super champion Andre Ward, its regular champion Carl Foch and the interim champion of the division Fedor Chudinov. Ward (27-0, 14 KO) received the approval of a special permit for a non-title fight with Paul Smith. Also, the WBA Championships Committee withdrew championship recognition of its 168-pound 'regular' champion Carl Froch due to the absence of defenses by the fighter.

Andre Ward Talks Fighting on BET, Discusses PBC Impact

David P. Greisman

•Apr 30, 2015

Andre Ward first made his name as a pro on Showtime, where he won the “Super Six” tournament. Then he moved over to HBO, taking out Chad Dawson and Edwin Rodriguez. But now, for his first fight with new promoter Roc Nation Sports and in his first appearance since November 2013, Ward will face Paul Smith in a June 20 broadcast on BET, a prominent and far-reaching network whose target audience is African-American viewers and which reaches a broad swath of homes in the United States. “Obviously my relationship with Roc Nation Sports is extremely important to me. I had a rough last two years with lawsuits and different things. That stuff’s behind me. I’m glad it’s over with. Big things are up ahead,” Ward told BoxingScene.com on April 24.

Video: GGG's Promoter Discusses Cotto, Ward, Jacobs

BoxingScene Staff

•Apr 26, 2015

Victor Salazar catches up with promoter Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions to discuss the fight schedule of Gennady "GGG" Golovkin, the return of WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto and his decision to face Daniel Geale on June 20th, whether or not Golovkin would entertain a catch-weight for a potential Cotto battle, negotiations for the contest and what he anticipates, the idea of facing Andre Ward and where a fight with Ward stands with his upcoming fight taking place at 172-pounds, the idea of facing WBA 'regular' middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs, more.

Andre Ward Says Paul Smith is Not a Soft Touch

David P. Greisman

•Apr 26, 2015

Before his extended layoff, Andre Ward was the best super middleweight in the world. His comeback opponent on June 20, Paul Smith, is coming off a pair of decision losses, the second more decisive than the first, against Arthur Abraham. And while Abraham is a titleholder, he is no Ward. Yet Ward doesn’t think he can take Smith lightly. “At this stage of my career, I’m not going to get any soft touches. Paul Smith is not a soft touch,” Ward told BoxingScene.com on April 24. “He hasn’t won a world title but you better believe that he’s going to fight and he’s going to bring it. He’s the type of guy that if you’re not ready and you’re not prepared, there can be an upset and I can’t let that happen.”

Golovkin Still Open to Mayweather, Froch and Ward

David P. Greisman

•Apr 26, 2015

Gennady Golovkin’s time as a middleweight titleholder has seen him ascending at 160 while his team has also thrown out names at 154 and 168 that he would be willing to face. Such a move hasn’t happened yet, and Golovkin has been aiming for the other titleholders at middleweight. Still, Golovkin’s trainer feels that there are at least a couple of names who would merit an immediate jump up or move down. “For Gennady, his dream match is [Floyd] Mayweather,” said trainer Abel Sanchez. If “Mayweather gets through unscathed on the 2nd [of May against Manny Pacquiao at welterweight] and he decides to move up, Gennady is willing to come down to ’54 and meet him.”

GGG's Coach on Ward's Return at 172, Fight Implications

Victor Salazar

•Apr 26, 2015

Andre Ward versus Gennady Golovkin has been a topic of conversation for the past year in the boxing world. While Golovkin’s star has grown from coast to coast, Ward was in a dispute with his former promoter Goossen Tutor that has left him idle since November of 2013. Ward has since signed a deal with Roc Nation Sports and is scheduled to return on June 20th at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. He is set to meet England’s Paul Smith. While Ward has spent most of his professional career at Super Middleweight, his next fight with Smith is at a catch weight of 172 pounds as reported by BoxingScene.com