Freddie Roach: record, next fight and profile →
NEW YORK – Miguel Cotto would like another crack at Canelo Alvarez. If Puerto Rico’s Cotto can beat James Kirkland on February 25 in Frisco, Texas, the former four-division champion considers views a rematch with Alvarez as one of the most viable alternatives for what could be the last fight of Cotto’s career later this year.
NEW YORK – There is only one opponent promoter Bob Arum has discussed with Freddie Roach for Manny Pacquiao’s next fight. Roach said Wednesday before a question-and-answer session in Manhattan with Miguel Cotto and James Kirkland that Arum called him two weeks ago to talk about a Pacquiao-Terence Crawford fight. Roach trains Pacquiao and Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs), who’ll fight Kirkland (32-2, 28 KOs) in an HBO Pay-Per-View main event February 25 in Frisco, Texas.
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach has urged MMA superstar Ronda Rousey to hang up her fight gear, insisting it's time for her to quit the UFC. Last Friday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Rousey lost her comeback fight to Amanda Nunes, 13 months after her crushing knockout defeat at the hands of Holly Holm, and Roach admits he bet against Rousey last week
WBA cruiserweight world champion Denis Lebedev (29-3, 22KOs) has no plans to change his existing team around, according to his manager Vadim Kornilov. For his last few camps, Lebedev travels to the United States to work with Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California.
Former champion Jesus Cuellar (28-2, 21 KOs) surprised many when he weighed in at 124 pounds for his December 10th featherweight fight against Abner Mares that headlined a Showtime televised doubleheader. He was very flat in the fight and didn't display any of his trademark power.
Half of Fame trainer Freddie Roach recently stated that he believes Manny Pacquiao (59-6-2) has two fights left in his legendary career. One potential opponent for Pacquiao is Top Rank stablemate, WBC/WBO junior welterweight world champion Terence Crawford.
Last week, a deal was finalized for a February 25th pay-per-view event - which features former four division world champion Miguel Cotto (40-5) making his ring return against James Kirkland (32-2).
Freddie Roach Interview Video - Abner Mares (30-2-1, 15 KOs) scored an impressive, upset 12-round split decision over defending champion Jesus Cuellar (28-2, 21 KOs) to capture the WBA Featherweight World Championship and become a four-time boxing titlist Saturday in the main event of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader from Galen Center on the campus of USC in Los Angeles. Photos by Stephanie Trapp.
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach is sizing up the potential 2017 opponents for WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38KOs). Last month Pacquiao returned from a short-lived retirement and defeated Jessie Vargas for the WBO belt.
Freddie Roach playfully posed with Robert Garcia for promotional photos Wednesday in Los Angeles. That didn’t stop the Hall-of-Fame trainer from taking a not-so-subtle shot at his rival when discussing the Jesus Cuellar-Abner Mares fight. Roach now trains Argentina’s Cuellar (28-1, 21 KOs), who’ll defend his WBA world featherweight title against Mares (29-2-1, 15 KOs), of Downey, California, on Saturday night at USC’s Galen Center in Los Angeles (Showtime; 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT).