Daniel Jacobs: record, next fight and profile →
Gallego Prada Promociones were the only bidder´s at today´s purse bids in Rome for EBU super featherweight champion Guillaume Frenois´ mandatory defence against Spaniard Juli Giner.
Last month, Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez was a very interested party last month, when Gennady Golovkin defending his IBF, WBC, WBA, IBO middleweight titles against mandatory challenger Daniel Jacobs. Before a packed crowd at New York's Madison Square Garden, Golovkin saw the end of the twelfth round for the first time in his long career. He won a very close twelve round unanimous decision with scores of 114-113, 115-112, 115-112.
This past Saturday, BoxingScene.com caught up with Golden Boy Promotion's shareholder and future Hall of Fame inductee Bernard Hopkins. We touched on a lot of topics including WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin's March 18th narrow points victory over Daniel Jacobs. The fight was the first in Golovkin's career where he fought for twelve full rounds.
K2 Promotions head Tom Loeffler, who promotes IBF, IBO, WBC, WBA middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkon (37-0, 33 KOs), is hoping that his boxer's last performance will inspire Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) to finalize a deal for a September fight.
After his two most recent performances, there are some experts who believes IBF, IBO, WBC, WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) is finally slowing down. Back in September at the O2 Arena in London, he had some issues during his five round stoppage of Kell Brook, who moved up by two full weight divisions to fight him.
WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KOs) is looking for the biggest fights possible, but he has no interest in headlining a pay-per-view event. The pay-per-view landscape has changed from years past and it's become a lot harder to convince consumers.
Abel Sanchez, trainer for IBF, WBC, WBA, IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs), has no problem with Daniel Jacobs (32-2, 29 KOs) blowing off the IBF's second day weigh-in. Two weeks ago at New York's Madison Square Garden, Golovkin won a twelve round unanimous decision over Jacobs.
Those that predicted that Gennady Golovkin would comfortably beat Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez should they meet may have a different opinion after Golovkin’s tense victory over Danny Jacobs last Saturday. While Golovkin got the decision, various respected observers of the sport felt that New Yorker Jacobs had done enough to warrant the win.
History says when facing exceptional talents, one’s best chance to defeat them often comes the first time around. Jose Luis Castillo and Marcos Maidana came much closer to defeating Floyd Mayweather the first time than the second. Joe Louis won every rematch in his career.
Abel Sanchez, trainer for IBF, WBC, WBA, IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs), could care less about the critics who claim Daniel Jacobs (32-2, 29 KOs) was robbed of a win last Saturday night at New York's Madison Square Garden.