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Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez Vs. Sergey Kovalev Preview: Alvarez Moves To 175 Lbs To Take On Hard-Punching Kovalev

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez Vs. Sergey Kovalev Preview: Alvarez Moves To 175 Lbs To Take On Hard-Punching Kovalev

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will fight in the 175-pound weight class for the first time on Saturday night in Las Vegas, when he challenges hard-punching World Boxing Organization light heavyweight champ Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev. The 36-year-old Russian has 29 knockouts in his 34 victories, and has fought at light heavy for his entire boxing career. Alvarez […]

5y ago

Mike Tyson Talks Conor McGregor Vs. Oscar De La Hoya Fight Potential With ‘The Golden Boy’

Mike Tyson Talks Conor McGregor Vs. Oscar De La Hoya Fight Potential With ‘The Golden Boy’

There have been plenty of rumors involving UFC star Conor McGregor’s next fight, but could it be against another boxing star? McGregor made his anticipated debut inside the boxing ring last summer against Floyd Mayweather Jr., which has led to plenty of rumors that “Money” Mayweather is still on his mind for a rematch. However, […]

6y ago

Boxing News: Floyd Mayweather Slams Oscar De La Hoya, Hints Potential Rematch With Conor McGregor

Boxing News: Floyd Mayweather Slams Oscar De La Hoya, Hints Potential Rematch With Conor McGregor

UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor is undeniably one of the most talked about personalities in the world of fighting sports. Since his fight against undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., “The Notorious” has been targeted by several boxing legends, including Oscar De La Hoya. Before the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Conor McGregor superfight happened, Oscar […]

7y ago

Floyd Mayweather Suffers A Not So Devastating Loss, Conor McGregor’s Next Fight

Floyd Mayweather Suffers A Not So Devastating Loss, Conor McGregor’s Next Fight

Floyd Mayweather has of late been making headlines due to his much-hyped potential fight with UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor. Presently, Conor is unable to take part in the event because of his ongoing contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). It prevents him from going into other combat sports. If it ever sees the […]

7y ago

Conor McGregor Announces Terms For Fighting Floyd Mayweather [Video]

Conor McGregor Announces Terms For Fighting Floyd Mayweather [Video]

Conor McGregor, the current UFC featherweight and lightweight champion, announced his terms for fighting undefeated boxing phenom Floyd Mayweather, Jr. on stage at New York City’s 1 Oak nightclub Tuesday night, according to a report from Sports Illustrated. Like McGregor, Mayweather has held titles in multiple weight divisions, including WBO, WBC, WBA, and IBF titles […]

8y ago

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez Vs. Gennady Golovkin: September Fight In Doubt As Canelo, De La Hoya Set Conditions

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez Vs. Gennady Golovkin: September Fight In Doubt As Canelo, De La Hoya Set Conditions

The most anticipated boxing superfight of 2016, pitting Kazakh KO artist Gennady Golovkin against Mexican megastar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez for the unified middleweight championship of the world, was earlier believed to have been set for September after each of the two fighters took a tune-up fight earlier in the year. But now that anticipated September […]

8y ago

Oscar De La Hoya Reverses Course, Says He’s Now ‘Very Serious’ About Comeback Fight Against Floyd Mayweather Jr. Or Gennady Golovkin

Oscar De La Hoya Reverses Course, Says He’s Now ‘Very Serious’ About Comeback Fight Against Floyd Mayweather Jr. Or Gennady Golovkin

As the Inquisitr previously reported, retired boxer Oscar De La Hoya has made headlines recently for admitting that he has considered entering the square circle one more time to fight either Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Gennady Golovkin. After a few days of indecision, where De La Hoya flat-out claimed that he would never return, according […]

9y ago

Rematch: Oscar De La Hoya Responds To Floyd Mayweather’s Challenge

Rematch: Oscar De La Hoya Responds To Floyd Mayweather’s Challenge

In an interview on The Cruz Show on Power 106 earlier this month, Oscar De La Hoya hinted that he might return to boxing soon after halting his boxing career for seven years. De La Hoya, now 42, also made an understated tip-off that he will make a grand comeback in a fight with Mayweather […]

9y ago

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Vs. Gennady Golovkin: ‘Good Fight For Me,’ Says Floyd, Dropping Major Hint

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Vs. Gennady Golovkin: ‘Good Fight For Me,’ Says Floyd, Dropping Major Hint

In the first hint that knockout specialist Gennady Golovkin may be on his short list for his September opponent, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. told the boxing news site Fighthype that getting in the ring with Golovkin at a catch weight of 148 or 150 pounds would “probably by a good fight for me.” After easily defeating […]

9y ago

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Says He Would Fight Oscar De La Hoya In September

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Says He Would Fight Oscar De La Hoya In September

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (48-0, 26 KO’s) says if Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KO’s) comes out of retirement, he’s willing to fight the founder of Golden Boy Promotions in his last ever contested bout on September 12. . @FloydMayweather says if @OscarDeLaHoya wants to come back he’ll fight him in September — Kevin Iole […]

9y ago

Gennady Golovkin Is Boxing’s Most Feared Fighter, Says He Would ‘Crush’ Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

Gennady Golovkin Is Boxing’s Most Feared Fighter, Says He Would ‘Crush’ Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

Gennady Golovkin is quite arguably the greatest puncher in boxing today. Triple G as he is affectionately known, boasts a career record of 33-0 (30 KO’s) and is currently ranked the No. 4 pound-for-pound fighter in the world, according to both The Ring and ESPN. The casual boxing fan hardly knows any name within the […]

9y ago

Floyd Mayweather’s Manager Gets Hit With $300M Lawsuit By Oscar De La Hoya

Floyd Mayweather’s Manager Gets Hit With $300M Lawsuit By Oscar De La Hoya

Last Tuesday, Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions announced that it has filed a $300 million lawsuit against Floyd Mayweather’s manager Al Haymon. Mayweather and Al Haymon are a ‘perfect match’… they can take over boxing | @jeffpowell_Mail http://t.co/5vaYhpBS1I pic.twitter.com/kCNSny81kj — MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) May 5, 2015 The expensive lawsuit, which was filed in […]

9y ago

Mayweather Vs. Pacquiao: First PPV Numbers Are Jaw-Dropping — Floyd Could Pocket $250 Million

Mayweather Vs. Pacquiao: First PPV Numbers Are Jaw-Dropping — Floyd Could Pocket $250 Million

The Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao megafight last Saturday was projected to break all records for pay-per-view sales — but if the early indicators coming in a week later are accurate, those early predictions may have been on the conservative side. According to numbers revealed by Yahoo! Sports this week, the number of Mayweather […]

9y ago

Is Taishan Dong The Next Great Heavyweight Champion?

Is Taishan Dong The Next Great Heavyweight Champion?

Seven-foot Taishan Dong is being billed as the next big thing despite only having three professional boxing matches under his belt. Taishan 26, improved to 3-0 as a professional boxer with a unanimous decision over Roy McCrary at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California on Friday night. Taishan took it to the over-matched McCrary […]

9y ago

Floyd Mayweather Jr. May Back Out Of Manny Pacquiao Fight To Face Miguel Cotto Instead, Report Says

Floyd Mayweather Jr. May Back Out Of Manny Pacquiao Fight To Face Miguel Cotto Instead, Report Says

Floyd Mayweather Jr. may find yet another way to avoid fighting Manny Pacquiao, after negotiations for a Mexico vs. Puerto Rico superfight pitting Saul “Canelo” Alvarez against Miguel Cotto appear to have fallen apart. The Puerto Rican icon, Cotto, was in talks to fight Mexico’s newest boxing hero, Alvarez, possibly on May 2, or sometime […]

9y ago

Floyd Mayweather Jr. Punks Oscar De La Hoya — Again! Times Announcement To Upstage ‘Golden Boy’

Floyd Mayweather Jr. Punks Oscar De La Hoya — Again! Times Announcement To Upstage ‘Golden Boy’

Floyd Mayweather Jr. punked Oscar De La Hoya for the third time in their two storied careers on Thursday, when he timed the much-anticipated announcement of his next fight to upstage a press conference hyping Saturday’s Canelo Alvarez vs. Erislandy Lara Pay Per View fight, which is being promoted by Oscar De la Hoya’s Golden […]

10y ago

Miguel Cotto’s Fight Performance: What It Means For Him And For Boxing

Miguel Cotto’s Fight Performance: What It Means For Him And For Boxing

Speculation has been flying wild for the last few days as bloggers and sports analysts do their best to make sense of what Miguel Cotto’s total destruction of Sergio Martinez means for the sport of boxing. Inquisitr covered the original fight in detail (read our exclusive fight roundup here), noting that this is the first […]

10y ago

Oscar De La Hoya Coke Binge Photos Now For Sale

Oscar De La Hoya Coke Binge Photos Now For Sale

Oscar De La Hoya photos are being shopped around, and they feature the former boxer as he allegedly snorts cocaine during a recent drug-induced binge. The famed boxer just entered rehab to deal with his massive drug program and womanizing. De La Hoya is now a boxing promoter but decided to enter rehab just days […]

11y ago

Floyd Mayweather’s Instagram Attack Ends With Apology

Floyd Mayweather’s Instagram Attack Ends With Apology

Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather has offered a public apology to Oscar De La Hoya after posting a nasty Instagram message against the former world champ.. Last week De La Hoya announced that he was entering rehab after relapsing from his alcohol addiction. After his decision was announced, Mayweather was quick to support the former boxing […]

11y ago

Oscar De La Hoya Enters Rehab To Battle Substance Abuse

Oscar De La Hoya Enters Rehab To Battle Substance Abuse

Oscar De La Hoya has entered a rehab facility in order to fight substance abuse. In a statement released on Tuesday, De La Hoya said he was voluntarily admitting himself into an unnamed facility to deal with his addiction. In his public statement, De La Hoya writes: “Canelo Alvarez and I have big fights coming […]

11y ago

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