Freddie Roach: record, next fight and profile →
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach has a good feeling about former WBC middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (49-2-1, 32KOs). Chavez Jr. had parted ways with Roach back in 2012 and then used the services of coaches Joe Goossen and Robert Garcia.
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach revealed that retired pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26KOs) had visited his gym, the Wild Boxing Club in Hollywood, on more than one occasion as of late.
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach is predicting a career-defining victory for WBC junior welterweight world champion Viktor Postol (28-0, 12KOs), who returns on July 23rd in a high stakes unification against WBO champion Terence Crawford (28-0, 20KOs).
BoxingScene.com spoke with Freddie Roach after his charge Denis Levedev's cruiserweight title unification with Victor Ramirez in Moscow, Russia this past Saturday night — a fight that Lebedev won via a second-round stoppage to add the IBF title to his WBA belt.
Former WBC middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is hoping to get himself in a very big fight by the end of the year. He's been out of the ring since last July after injuring his hand during a decision victory over Marcos Reyes.
Trainer Freddie Roach would still like to see a rematch between Manny Pacquiao (58-6-2, 38KOs) and Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26KOs).
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach was present at Monday's press conference in Moscow, Russia - where World of Boxing CEO Andrei Ryabinsky met with the media to discuss the situation with Olympic gold medal winner and former WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin.
According to Freddie Roach, trainer of former four division world champion Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33KOs), the Puerto Rican superstar is very close to revealing the name of his next opponent.
Veteran trainer Robert Garcia confirmed that he is no longer training former WBC middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., who is reuniting with his former coach, Freddie Roach.
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Amir Khan (31-4, 19KOs) still believes a showdown is possible with his former sparring partner, eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao.