Floyd Mayweather Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
MGM Grand Garden Hotel & Casino - BoxingScene.com caught up with WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman who is in Las Vegas to attend the WBC middleweight title fight between Canelo Alvarez and Amir Khan. Sulaiman spoke on a variety of topics including a potential comeback by Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Oscar De La Hoya talks Mayweather - T-Mobile Arena, the hottest new sports and entertainment venue located just west of the famed Las Vegas Strip, will host the showdown between two of the biggest stars in boxing – WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) and former two-time world champion Amir “King” Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) on Cinco de Mayo weekend. T-Mobile Arena officially opened on April 6 and on Saturday, May 7 will host its first boxing event featuring Canelo vs. Khan.
Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya is interested in making rematch between Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Floyd Mayweather Jr. - if the Mexican superstar gets the bulk of the money.
Amir Khan believes that he's taken the toughest fight possible on Saturday night - even tougher than a clash with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Khan had tried to get a fight with Mayweather for several years, but the fight never happened.
London - Boxing ace Amir Khan is using Leicester City’s shock triumph of the Premier League title as inspiration ahead of the biggest fight of his life. The 29-year-old star is moving up two-weight divisions to take on the formidable middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez this Saturday night, exclusively live on BoxNation.
Amir Khan has insisted he would not be interested in fighting Floyd Mayweather if the American makes his expected return from retirement, even if he defeats Saul Alvarez to win the WBC middleweight title.
Former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. opened up the door to a ring return this past Saturday night, when during a Showtime televised interview he admitted to be involved in discussions with Showtime/CBS for a potential comeback with a "nine-figure" payday.
Eddie Hearn on Mayweather shows - WASHINGTON, D.C. - Badou Jack retained his WBC Super Middleweight title in a controversial draw against Lucian Bute Saturday on SHOWTIME, setting up a fall unification with IBF champion James DeGale, who defended his IBF crown against Rogelio Medina in the opening bout of the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast from the DC Armory.
This past fight week in Washington, DC saw promoters Eddie Hearn and Floyd Mayweather Jr. sit down and discuss the idea of a joint card in the fall, where there would be several fights pitting fighters from Hearn's Matchroom Sport and Mayweather's TMT/Mayweather Promotions banner.
Former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather — who retired after a points decision win against Andre Berto in September last year — stated during a televised interview on Showtime on Saturday night, that he was in talks “with CBS and Showtime” regarding a possible return to the ring, saying “you never know”.