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With the news this week that Golden Boy has put Sept. 28 on hold at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., for the possible return of Miguel Cotto, it got me thinking -- if Cotto indeed fights, who should he face? Cotto (37-4, 30 KOs), a former ju...

Promoter Frank Warren announced Wednesday that his card at London's Wembley Arena on June 15 has been postponed until July 20.

Miguel Cotto, the Puerto Rican superstar and former three-division titleholder, is planning on a fall return.

From Monday through Thursday, television people convened in New York City to hype their stuff and try to convince advertisers that their programming is top grade and worthy of getting top advertising dollars. Boxing exec Oscar De La Hoya made the tre...

Lee Purdy of England failed to make the 147-pound weight limit at Friday's weigh-in, one day before he was scheduled to challenge welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander of St. Louis on Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J..

There have been a lot of good fight cards over the past couple of months and there are more to come. One of the shows I like the best, even though it won't get as much attention as some of the others, is Golden Boy's tripleheader on June 8. That S...

The specter of The Gig hangs over Devon Alexander. The man is talented enough, and professional enough, and focused enough that it is more than likely that the mere possibility of The Gig -- i.e., a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr., and the attenda...

Lightweight Omar Figueroa will return to San Antonio to face Japan's Nihito Arakawa for a vacant interim title on July 27, Golden Boy told ESPN.com on Monday night.

I awoke Thursday to a press release in my inbox from British promoter Frank Warren announcing a "blockbuster" card (aren't they all?) for June 15 at Wembley Arena in London. The main event, Warren said, would be a heavyweight showdown between England...

Middleweight titlist "Kid Chocolate" Peter Quillin has looked quite impressive in his recent fights. In his last three bouts combined, decisions against Winky Wright and Hassan N'Dam (to win a belt) and a seventh-round knockout of Fernando Guerrer...

Just a few days removed from welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s dismantling of interim titleholder Robert Guerrero, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer told ESPN.com on Thursday that he is already at work on Mayweather's next fight.

The main event of Golden Boy Promotions' Fox Sports Net/Fox Deportes card Friday night was canceled Thursday when Jose Aguiniga passed out while trying to make the 130-pound weight limit.

Confession: My thoughts on Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin's chances in his title defense against Fernando Guerrero were impacted by his difficulty making 160 pounds on the day before the fight. Quillin was 1 1/2 pounds over and I really wondered if he...

Bernard Hopkins' first defense, which will come against mandatory challenger Karo Murat of Germany, will take place July 13 in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Brash lightweight titlist Adrien Broner will move up two weight classes to challenge welterweight titleholder Paulie Malignaggi on June 22, Golden Boy Promotions announced Thursday.

T.R. Foley ranks the top 10 challengers -- including light heavyweights, middleweights and heavyweights -- who could unseat current light heavyweight champ and MMA golden boy Jon Jones. Daniel Cormier and Alexander Gustafsson rank as the toughest tests.

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