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Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom was stunned at the news that former world middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and long-time trainer Abel Sanchez parted company on Wednesday. Their split, at least according to Sanchez, was over money.
There are two frontrunners being kicked around as the top possibilities to face WBO, IBO, WBA, IBO heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Once-beaten contenders Andy Ruiz and Michael Hunters are both at the top of the list to challenge the unbeaten champion in his United States debut, which is being carried by DAZN and Sky Sports Box Office.
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach was furious upon hearing the news that unbeaten heavyweight contender Jarrell Miller had failed a pre-fight drug test ahead of his scheduled title fight with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Anthony Joshua. The finding caused Miller to lose out on a $6 million payday with Joshua, which was scheduled for June 1 in New York.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport has broken down his top five heavyweights in the division. Hearn promotes several heavyweights - including IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Anthony Joshua, soon to be heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk, and has a fight by fight deal with Dillian Whyte.
This Saturday night in Atlantic City, a major bout in women's boxing is taking place with undefeated middleweights Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer colliding to unify the entire division with the WBA, WBO, IBF, WBC world titles at stake. Showtime will televise.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for Anthony Crolla, explains that Friday's world title fight with pound-for-pound boxer Vasiliy Lomachenko is a good example of how tough the situation is - when it comes to generating interest for certain fighters in the American market. Crolla will challenge Lomachenko for the WBA, WBO lightweight titles at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum strongly feels that Manny Pacquiao should avoid IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence. Pacquiao was ringside last Saturday night, and watched Spence dominate four division champion Mikey Garcia over twelve rounds for a unanimous decision win at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Former two division champion Devon Alexander was ringside on Saturday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, as he watched IBF world champion Errol Spence retain his welterweight crown with a twelve round domination of Mikey Garcia. Garcia, who holds the WBC world title at 135-pounds, was moving up by two weight divisions to take the fight with Spence.
Richard Schaefer, CEO of Ringstar Sports, was very impressed with Saturday night's performance by IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence (25-0, 21 KOs). Schaefer, who works closely with four division world champion Mikey Garcia, watched his boxer get dominated over twelve rounds by Spence at AT&T Stadium in Arlington Texas.
Former junior middleweight champion and current middleweight contender Jermall Charlo believes Manny Pacquiao will make for a much better contest with Errol Spence. On Saturday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas - Spence dominated unbeaten four division champion Mikey Garcia over twelve rounds of action. Spence picked up a one-sided unanimous decision and retained his IBF welterweight title for a third time.