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WED Sept 14 GGG:During interview with Sky Sports Gennady went off about the Canelo fight, "Of course I want a fight with him", "[There is] talk every time, everybody ask me when will I fight Canelo." Its not my fault, its his fault. Im ready. I said 'cmon.' Of course I want him Same day Team Canelo doing interview with Matt Christie of Boxing News Chepo Reynoso has no reaction when asked about GGG win against Brook. He said he was worried about the flaws of Liam Smith not Golovkin. "When its the right time to make a comment about Golovkin, we will. Now isn't the right time. We have total respect for Liam Smith and his team, and we won't make any comments on any other fighters but Liam Smith." This is the fight we have in front of us. After September 17, if victorious, ask any questions you want." Canelo asked same question later that day (Miguel Rivera Boxingscene.com) "Obviously a win is a win, but I saw nothing special. But as I said, "winning is winning", said Canelo. Thursday 9-15 -2016 Canelo During an interview with LA Times "I always knew who he is, what he was. Always", Canelo told the LA Times. "The world portrays him as this knockout king because he's knocked out…who? Who has he knocked out? Nobody. [Last Saturday against Brook] the world got to see a little bit of what I know, what I always saw. They got to see thatr. I'm confident in the fighter I am and have nothing to worry about." Thursday-2016 Canelo tells TMZ during interview, "Its gonna happen very soon." I'm 26 years old, I never ducked nobody. I fought the best in the world, I never ran from nobody." Friday 9-16-2016 Canelo in interview with Dallas Daily Star, once agains talks about knowing what GGG does and doesn't do good in the ring. Tells reporters GGG need to worry about fight, he's not. Saturday morning headlines on boxingscene.com were, I will fight and beat GGG, but I will not be faced in the ring. After Saturday nights fight Canelo said during HBO interview, " I fear no man. Im the best fighter in this. About a month ago we offered GGG three or four times as much to make the fight. We are ready for him and he doesn't want to accept. As I said, we are a team and I fear no one. I fight the best and I want to fight the best, Im the best in the sport, Viva Mexico." (The only offer rumored at this time was a flat fee, with no split on PPV) Sunday morning GGG responded on boxing scene.com, "I told him to give me the belt, he gave me the belt. I want this fight, everybody wants this fight. This would be a great fight for the fans, for everybody. I don't think his promoter want this fight." K2 promoter Tom Loeffer responded to GBP allegations of rejected offer:http://www.boxingscene.com/golovkins-promoter-responds-claims-by-canelo-golden-boy--108899 GGG manager responds also: http://www.boxingscene.com/golovkins-manager-canelo-de-la-hoya-team-code-lie--108911 Monday 9-18-2016 Canelo diagnosed with fractured right thumb shelved for rest of 2016. Monday Oscar says Canelo signs when GGG agrees to offer. 2 million and a split of PPV seems to be the unofficial offer at this moment. Tuesday K2 responds to reports of rejected offer: http://www.boxingscene.com/golovkins-promoter-denies-they-rejected-offer-canelo-fight--108979

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An open letter to boxing fans from Keith Thurman: There’s been a lot of talk of late that boxing is dead. To those who choose to believe that, I say bullshit. Boxing is not dead. It’s as alive as when the bell rings—signaling two fighters to meet in the center of the ring. What the sport is doing is evolving, and thus the conversation is changing. Some pundits like to suggest that boxing is in trouble because of a lack of superstars—let me quickly stop that talk right there. I'm one of boxing's biggest stars—WBA welterweight world champion, on all the pound-for-pound lists, celebrating 20 years in the sport I fell in love with when my elementary school janitor showed me a sparring match for the first time. I draw millions of fans to watch my fights, whether they are on NBC, ESPN or CBS. I set network ratings records, sell out arenas and give the fans what they want every time I walk into the ring. Deontay Wilder, GGG, Andre Ward, Roman Gonzalez, Anthony Joshua, Terence Crawford, Sergey Kovalev and Canelo Alvarez—all are superstar fighters who have had tremendous victories this past year on both cable and network TV. You’ve also seen rising stars emerge—Robert Easter Jr., Errol Spence Jr. and Carl Frampton, just to name a few. We are all one in this sport—young, smart, hungry fighters who are fully aware that our fans want to watch us. Fights are fights. You put two athletes in a 16-by-16 ring, and may the best man or woman win. That’s boxing. I hear the chatter and gossip: This fighter is ducking that fighter; this promoter is avoiding that matchup. To that I also say bullshit. Fighter’s fight; promoters promote. Timing and schedules aren’t always in our hands. The matches we as fighters want and you as fans want to see will be made. The speed of evolution runs its own race. When I look back over the last two years I’m amazed at how much and how quickly boxing has changed. These days, you can pretty much watch a boxing match every weekend on network or cable TV—something you couldn’t do in recent years. As a young fighter, it was always about getting on TV—about the networks taking a chance and saying yes to us. It seemed as if getting all the networks to understand our sport was the bigger challenge. We wanted a chance to have the air time that our brothers in football and basketball had decades ago when their sports evolved. We knew we had an audience; fans just wanted the opportunity to watch us outside of the pay-per-view model. My division—the welterweight division—has one of the strongest and diverse fighter pools around. There's an incredible arc of fights set up in this weight class going into and through 2017. But it’s not just my division. The featherweight, middleweight, heavyweight—hell, almost every division—is six-to-eight quality fighters deep. The talent pool is global, and the ability to create fights and tournaments within these weight classes is there for the making. My former coach and mentor, Ben Getty, prophesized this moment for me and knew that our sport would be bigger than ever during my career. I’m proud to be one of boxing’s leaders and proud to be part of its evolution. I cannot wait to see what comes next as both a fighter and fan. I’d like to thank Al Haymon, Premier Boxing Champions, all the networks that carry the PBC—NBC, Fox, CBS, ESPN, Showtime, Spike, Bounce, Fox Deportes, ESPN Deportes, NBCSN—and most importantly the fans who have stuck by me throughout my career. Stay tuned, because you will be seeing more of me and my colleagues on TV, and we promise to make you proud to say “I am a boxing fan.”

Canelo dethrones Smith with ninth round KO By Jeff Zimmerman and Miguel Maravilla at ringside (fightnews.com) Returning to the 154lb division, former middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) scored a ninth round KO over WBO junior middleweight champion Liam “Beefy” Smith (23-1-1, 13 KOs) in front of an estimated 51,240 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Canelo took command in round one against the slower Smith. In round two, Canelo landed hard shots to the body, while Smith started to connnect late. Canelo was cut over left eye. Canelo edged rounds three and four. Smith cut over right eye but had some moments in round five. Blood flowing heavily from Smith in round six. Canelo dropped Smith with a right to the ear in round seven, but Smith dealt with Alvarez’ follow up attack. Smith down from a body shot in round eight. The finish came with another body shot in round nine. As the co-main event Philly's "King" Gabriel Rosado (23-10, 13 KOs) battled Willie "El Mongoose" Monroe, Jr. (21-2, 6 KOs), of Rochester, NY in a 12-round match for the vacant WBO Intercontinental Middleweight. Starting out, the fighters tested each other as they kept their distance by using jabs and counterpunches. As the rounds progressed, the fighter's aggression grew, with Rosado pushing Monroe after the bell for the ninth round. In the eleventh round, Rosado landed a body shot to Monroe while also suffering an accidental headbutt. In the end, the judges determined "El Mongoose" the champion of this fight by unanimous decision with scores of 112-116, 110-118, 111-117. Fan favorite and former Olympian Joseph "Jojo" Diaz, Jr. (22-0, 13 KOs)of South El Monte, Calif. put his NABF Featherweight Title on the line as he faced Blythe, Calif.'s Andrew "El Chango" Cancio (17-4-2, 13 KOs)in an entertaining scheduled 10-round scrap. In the first rounds, both fighters tested one another, as each exchanged blocks and blows in hopes of winning the fight. By round five, Diaz, Jr. continued to do work defending himself and landing devastating punches to Cancio. By 2:27 of the ninth round, Cancio's corner stopped the fight, giving Diaz, Jr. a technical knockout victory to retain his title. News Of The Week GGG-Brook, Chocolatito-Cuadras viewership numbers Unified middleweight world champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin’s, (36-0, 33KO’s) fifth round stoppage of previously undefeated “The Special One” Kell Brook, (36-1, 25KO’s) was viewed by a combined 1,436,000 viewers on HBO World Championship Boxing this past Saturday marking it as the most watched HBO boxing event in 2016 and the highest rated HBO international boxing telecast in many years viewed live by 843,000 fans and same-day rebroadcast by 593,000 viewers. The thrilling victory by Golovkin was also viewed live on TV Azteca by 1,560,000 viewers in Mexico on Saturday afternoon. Golovkin’s fights are broadcast in over 100 countries which all reported strong viewership numbers for this event. Golovkin’s 23rd straight knockout and his 17th world title defense took place at The O2 in London, England in front over a capacity crowd of over 19,000 fight fans as he retained his WBC, WBA, IBF and IBO Middleweight World Titles. Also on Saturday, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, (46-0, 38 KO’s) thrilled the crowd of 6,714 at The Fabulous Forum in Los Angeles, with a unanimous decision over former WBC Super Flyweight World Champion and previously undefeated Carlos “El Principe” Cuadras, (35-1-1, 27KO’s). The fight viewed by 833,000 fight fans on HBO World Championship Boxing earned Gonzalez his fourth divisional world title in a clash that is a certain 2016 “Fight of the Year” candidate according to many of the international media in attendance at The Fabulous Forum. The memorable victory by “Chocolatito” was also telecast in Mexico on Saturday night and was viewed by 2,300,000 viewers. Knockout Night at the D returns Sept 30 “Knockout Night at the D,” promoted by Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing...

Canelo dethrones Smith with ninth round KO By Jeff Zimmerman and Miguel Maravilla at ringside (fightnews.com) Returning to the 154lb division, former middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) scored a ninth round KO over WBO junior middleweight champion Liam “Beefy” Smith (23-1-1, 13 KOs) in front of an estimated 51,240 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Canelo took command in round one against the slower Smith. In round two, Canelo landed hard shots to the body, while Smith started to connnect late. Canelo was cut over left eye. Canelo edged rounds three and four. Smith cut over right eye but had some moments in round five. Blood flowing heavily from Smith in round six. Canelo dropped Smith with a right to the ear in round seven, but Smith dealt with Alvarez’ follow up attack. Smith down from a body shot in round eight. The finish came with another body shot in round nine. As the co-main event Philly's "King" Gabriel Rosado (23-10, 13 KOs) battled Willie "El Mongoose" Monroe, Jr. (21-2, 6 KOs), of Rochester, NY in a 12-round match for the vacant WBO Intercontinental Middleweight. Starting out, the fighters tested each other as they kept their distance by using jabs and counterpunches. As the rounds progressed, the fighter's aggression grew, with Rosado pushing Monroe after the bell for the ninth round. In the eleventh round, Rosado landed a body shot to Monroe while also suffering an accidental headbutt. In the end, the judges determined "El Mongoose" the champion of this fight by unanimous decision with scores of 112-116, 110-118, 111-117. Fan favorite and former Olympian Joseph "Jojo" Diaz, Jr. (22-0, 13 KOs)of South El Monte, Calif. put his NABF Featherweight Title on the line as he faced Blythe, Calif.'s Andrew "El Chango" Cancio (17-4-2, 13 KOs)in an entertaining scheduled 10-round scrap. In the first rounds, both fighters tested one another, as each exchanged blocks and blows in hopes of winning the fight. By round five, Diaz, Jr. continued to do work defending himself and landing devastating punches to Cancio. By 2:27 of the ninth round, Cancio's corner stopped the fight, giving Diaz, Jr. a technical knockout victory to retain his title.

UFC 203 Main Card Stipe Miocic def. Alistair Overeem, knockout (Round 1, 4:27) – FOTN Fabricio Werdum def. Travis Browne, unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 30-27) Mickey Gall def. CM Punk, submission (Round 1, 2:14) Jimmie Rivera def. Urijah Faber, unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) POTN – Jessica Andrade def. Joanne Calderwood, submission (round 1, 4:38) Prelims on Fox Sports 1 Bethe Correia def. Jessica Eye, split-decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Brad Tavares def. Caio Magalhaes, split-decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28) Nik Lentz def. Michael McBride, TKO (Round 2, 4:17) Drew Dober def. Jason Gonzalez, TKO (Round 1, 1:45) Prelims on UFC Fight Pass POTN – Yancy Medeiros def. Sean Spencer, submission (Round 2, 0:49)

Jacobs brutalizes Mora in mismatch (Friday Night) By Kurt Wolfheimer at ringside Photos: Andy Samuelson / Premier Boxing Champions WBA “regular” middleweight world champion Daniel “The Miracle Man” Jacobs (31-1, 28 KOs) successfully defended his title in a rematch with a seventh round technical knockout over former 154lb champion Sergio “The Latin Snake” Mora (28-4-2, 9 KOs) on Friday night at the Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania. Jacobs, widely considered the top threat to unified WBC/WBA/IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, made another statement in his third successful defense, dropping Sergio Mora five times. The bout was a rematch of a fight held last August in which both fighters hit the canvas in the opening round before Jacobs got the second round stoppage, when Mora injured his ankle on his way to the canvas in the second round and couldn’t continue. This time the bout was never that close. Jacobs targets Golovkin; Mora: I have a lot left “I want to prove to the world that I’m the best middleweight,” proclaimed WBA regular middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs after his seventh round stoppage of Sergio Mora on Friday night in Reading, PA. “If GGG gets the victory tomorrow, that’s who we want.” Regarding his rematch with Mora, Jacobs stated, “I wanted to go in there to hurt him and keep my knockout streak alive. I did what I said I would. I didn’t expect to knock him down as much, but I did see the fight ending in a knockout. It took a while because he’s so tricky. I wasn’t able to jab the way I wanted to. That’s what happens when you fight guys who have been in the game for a long time.” Jacobs also stated that he plans to fight again in December, headlining at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Whether the opponent will be Gennady Golovkin remains to be seen. * * * Mora, meanwhile, said a rabbit punch contributed to his downfall. “I’m not going to take anything away from his victory, but I never recovered from a shot to the back of the head. They counted it as a knockdown so I’ll have to take a look at the video, but it felt like the back of the head…the fight was close in my heart. Daniel finally gave me credit. I didn’t feel like I got beat up, he just caught me with good shots. I have a lot left in me. I’m going to look at the tape and see where I’m at.” Golovkin wins by TKO5 when Brook’s corner throws in towel Photos: Matchroom Boxing WBC/WBA/IBF middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) retained his titles with a fifth round TKO over IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London. Golovkin staggered Brook in round one and had him holding on, but Brook rallied late in the round. Brook landed some clean shots in round two. Good two-way action in round three. Both fighters getting marked up. After a competitive round four, GGG launched a furious attack in round five and Brook’s corner threw in the towel. It was GGG’s 23rd consecutive knockout. Golovkin’s WBA belt was not on the line. Kamegai TKOs Soto Karass in eight By Rocky Morales at ringside In a rematch of a war that ended in a draw earlier this year, super middleweight slugger Yoshihiro Kamegai (27-3-2, 24 KOs) left no doubt this time. Kamegai dominated Jesus “El Renuente” Soto Karass (28-11-4, 18 KOs) from the opening bell on Saturday night at the Forum in Los Angeles. Soto Karass was hurt with a body shot to the liver in round one and was never in it after that as Kamagai pressed the action. The end came in round eight when Kamegai battered the game Soto Karass, then dropped him. Soto Karass finished the round, but his corner stopped the fight. Kamegai wins by TKO8. “Chocolatito” super flyweight invasion successful, Cuadras dethroned By Rocky Morales at ringside Photos: Chris Farina – K2 Promotions Undefeated WBC flyweight champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, (46-0, 38 KOs) dethroned previously undefeated WBC super flyweight champion Carlos “Principe” Cuadras (35-1-1,...

Golovkin-Brook Fight Week is here The Gennady Golovkin vs. Kell Brook Fight Week schedule has been released. On Tuesday, at the West Piazza in Covent Garden, London, the fighters will be hosting public workouts from midday ahead of Saturday night’s action. The following fighters will perform workouts: Gennady Golovkin, Kell Brook, Lee Haskins, Stuart Hall, Charlie Edwards, Johnriel Casimero and Conor Benn. Press conferences for media only are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday, the final weigh-in will start at 1pm at the 2,800 capacity Indigo at The O2. Golovkin is currently a -750 favorite in the bout, Brook backers can get +525. (5dimes) http://boxrec.com/boxer/272717 Kell Brook http://boxrec.com/boxer/356831 GGG Brook 5lbs heavier than GGG at WBC 7-day weigh-in Kell Brook hit the scales five pounds heavier than Gennady Golovkin in their final WBC check-weigh ahead of their monster clash for the WBC, IBF and IBO World Middleweight titles at The O2 in London on Saturday September 10, live on HBO and Sky Sports Box Office. Brook was weighed at the famous Wincobank Gym in Sheffield by the British Boxing Board of Control and weighed 167.8lbs, while Golovkin tipped the scales at 162.9lb at his Big Bear Training Camp in California. Cuadras 2.3lbs heavier than Chocolatito at WBC 7-day weigh-in WBC Flyweight World Champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, (45-0-0, 38KO’s) and undefeated WBC Super Flyweight World Champion Carlos “Principe” Cuadras (35-0-1, 27KO’s) both weighed in within the World Boxing Council (WBC) required 7-day limits ahead of their battle on September 10 at the Fabulous Forum and telecast live on HBO. From his training camp in Big Bear Lake, California, “Chocolatito” tipped the scale at 117.9 while Cuadras reported 120.2 from his base in Los Angeles. For super flyweight world title fights, the WBC mandates that fighters must be no more than 120.75lbs. seven days prior to the fight http://boxrec.com/boxer/453289 Cuadras http://boxrec.com/boxer/319725 Gonzalez Ryan Martin added to Cuadras-Chocolatito undercard Undefeated lightweight Ryan “Blue Chip” Martin, (15-0, 9 KOs) will face Fermin “El Seda” De Los Santos, (28-15-2, 18 KOs) in an eight round clash on the non-televised undercard of the WBC super flyweight world championship between Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, (45-0-0, 38 KOs) and defending undefeated world champion Carlos “Principe” Cuadras, (35-0-0, 27 KOs) September 10 at the Forum in Inglewood, California. Martin vs. De Los Santos, contested for the vacant World Boxing Council Continental Americas title, will be telecast live on the international broadcast on the evening of the event. Co-featured on September 10 and also telecast live on HBO along with Gonzalez vs. Cuadras is a 10-round junior middleweight rematch between Yoshihiro Kamegai, (26-3-2, (23 KOs) and Jesus “Renuente” Soto-Karass, (28-10-4, 18 KOs). Ortiz-Ustinov collapses (again) The WBA-mandated fight between WBA interim heavyweight champion Luis Ortiz (25-0, 22 KOs) and Alexander Ustinov(33-1, 24 KOs) has apparently fallen apart for the second time. Ustinov’s representative Vlad Hrunov informed Fightnews.com® that the deadline has passed for Ortiz to sign for the fight after World of Boxing won the right to promote the bout at a WBA purse bid on August 15. Ortiz-Ustinov was originally planned for the Canelo-Smith undercard on September 17 in Dallas. Ortiz refused that agreement and instead bought out his contract with Golden Boy. There was then talk of the bout landing on the Kovalev-Ward card. Team Fury Press Conference Postponed A Team Fury press conference scheduled for today has been postponed. A rescheduled date will be announced shortly. Promoter Frank Warren says he expects an announcement shortly to confirm everything is going ahead as planned regarding the rematch between WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former champ Wladimir Klitschko slated for October 29 in Manchester, England. Looks like there is...

Fight Recap of the Week Roy Jones Jr wins another meaningless fight this past Saturday Returning home for the first time since March of 2015, former world champion Roy Jones Jr. (64-9, 46 KOs) scored a one-sided ten round unanimous decision over “Rocking” Rodney Moore (17-12-2, 7 KOs) in a cruiserweight bout on Saturday night at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida. It was mostly a slow-paced affair as the 47-year-old future Hall of Famer Jones, with his hands held low, stalked Moore — who gave very little resistance. As a result, it very easy for Jones to pot shot his way to victory. Scores were 100-90 on all three cards. Jones suffered injury to right bicep in win 47-year-old future Hall of Famer Roy Jones Jr. told the Pensacola News Journal that he suffered an injury to his right bicep in round five on Saturday night against journeyman Rodney Moore. “We’ll just have to see how long this takes (to heal),” Jones told the paper after the fight. “It was the best condition I’ve been in a long time. I felt strong the whole time.” As for his future in the ring, Jones stated the fight “may have been the last one. And I’m not mad if it is, because I had a great time. Everybody in Pensacola got to see Roy fight one more time.” Antonio Margarito one step closer to losing his eye for good Former world champion Antonio “Tijuana Tornado” Margarito (40-8, 27 KOs) scored a ten round split decision over Ramon “Inocente” Alvarez (23-5-2, 15 KOs) to claim the WBO Continental super welterweight title on Saturday night at the Baja California Center in Playas de Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico. After a slow start, Margarito’s pressure started paying dividends. Alvarez’ punches had little effect as Margarito walked him down. Alvarez was down round eight, but rallied bravely in the final round. Scores were 97-92, 97-92 Margarito, 95-94 for Alvarez. Alvarez’ brother “Canelo” Alvarez was at ringside. Will this fight set up a Klitschko-style “revenge of the brother” showdown? Note: JC Chavez Jr was also ringside for Margarito vs Alvarez. Saul and Jr were seen taking pictures together after the fight News of The Week Cotto vs Gamboa now is the rumor Yuriorkis Gamboa (25-1, 17 KOs), the former Olympic gold medalist, two time world champion and current IBF #5 ranked junior lightweight, the long road back to the top may lead all the way to the junior middleweight division. Reports from the Gamboa camp indicate that they are “close” to an HBO fight with one of the biggest names in boxing: four time world champion Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs). Although Cotto’s last fight was in November of 2015 at middleweight, Gamboa and his advisor Zeferino Ramirez were excited about the opportunity to fight the legendary Puerto Rican. Felix Verdejo Released from Hospital Unbeaten world title contender, Puerto Rico’s Felix ‘El Diamante’ Verdejo, was released from the hospital after suffering a motorcycle accident. The former Puerto Rican Olympian suffered the accident last Sunday, August 7, when he was riding on road PR-3 from Rio Grande to Carolina and lost control of his motorcycle after trying to avoid a bump on the road. “I have definitely learned a big lesson. I’m not perfect. I’ll keep growing as a person and today I’m more committed than ever with my people and my career,” affirmed Verdejo. “I want to thank Puerto Rico and all the boxing fans for all the messages of support during this difficult time, for worrying about me and for putting me in your prayers,” added ‘El Diamante’. “Thanks to God, I’m ready to keep on fighting, with scars that will make me remember this learning experience. I feel more mature, focused and anxious to bring to my Island the happiness of a world title,” finalized saying Verdejo. “A painful and costly accident that will hopefully provide Felix and all young athletes life long lasting lessons. We sincerely appreciate the support & love he has received from his island and the boxing community,” said Carl...

News Of The Week -Frampton vs Santa Cruz peak at 549k views, Santa Cruz seeking immediate rematch -Roger Mayweather went missing last Sunday afternoon, found safe later that day (Was He at Nephews new strip club?) -Pacquiao vs Vargas confirmed by internet (fight net Radio) turned down as of now by Arum. Pacquiao also declined to comment -Arum says Terence Crawford still in play for Pacquiao -Nonito Donaire vs Oscar Veldez in near future? -Miguel Cotto vs James Kirkland? -Billy Joe Sanders vs Gabe Rosado undercard to Alvarez vs Smith? Winner gets Canelo in December? -Nacho Bernstien claims Alvarez career has stalled, Should Team Canelo ask him for advice? -Jean Pascal vs Sullivan Barrera in play for November -Former IBF Heavyweight Champion Charles Martin Shot in East LA -Chavez Jr upset with Al Haymon??? -Showtime ready to announce Garcia vs Berto for september

Conor McGregor has no plans to enter WWE. “For the most part, those WWE guys are p------,” said McGregor. “They’re messed up p------, if you ask me.” McGregor was asked by Sports Illustrated during Friday’s UFC 202 media conference call if he would consider continuing the cross-promotion between UFC and WWE following Brock Lesnar’s highly-publicized victory over Mark Hunt at UFC 200. “Fair play to Brock, he got in and fought but, at the end of the day, he’s juiced up to the f------ eyeballs,” said McGregor. “How can I respect that? “The other guy [CM Punk] hasn’t fought yet, so I don’t know about him yet.” Despite undoubtedly offending the entire WWE locker room, McGregor still left the door slightly ajar for a potential entrée into pro wrestling. “I mean, there are some dons in that wrestling game,” said McGregor. “The McMahon’s? They’re dons. Triple H is a don, The Rock is a don, but the rest of them are f------ p------. “I happen to enjoy it, but that’s a little more show business. This is the fight business.” McGregor lost to Nate Diaz at UFC 196 in March, but vowed revenge in the rematch on Saturday, August 20 at UFC 202. “I feel very confident I’ll go in, get this win, and put this man away,” said McGregor. “I will repay the favor and KO him in the second round.”

Stevenson KOs Williams in four round war (Friday Night on Spike) WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis "Superman" Stevenson (28-1, 23 KOs) scored a sensational fourth round KO over WBC #8 rated challenger Thomas "Top Dog" Williams Jr (20-2, 14 KOs) on Friday night at the Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Canada. Stevenson dropped Williams late in round one with a straight left hand. Good action in round two with both fighters landing big shots. More big shots by both in round three. Williams was momentarily rocked, but then came back strong. Furious toe-to-toe action in round four before Stevenson laid out Williams to win by explosive fourth round KO. A short left hand ended it. Time was 2:54. It was the seventh successful defense for Stevenson. Unbeaten WBC #1 contender Eleider "Storm" Alvarez (20-0, 10 KOs) scored a workmanlike ten round unanimous decision over late sub Robert "The Butcher" Berridge (27-5-1, 21 KOs). Alvarez outclassed the rugged Berridge, whose right was busted up at the end, in a forgettable fight. Scores were 99-90, 98-92, 98-92. Berridge replaced former world champion Chad Dawson, who was forced to withdraw due to a shoulder injury. Next up for Alvarez could be a world title tilt for Alvarez against stablemate Adonis Stevenson. Frampton dethrones Santa Cruz in classic (Saturday Night Showtime) In a war, former 122lb champion Carl "The Jackal" Frampton (23-0, 14 KOs) dethroned WBA featherweight champion Leo "El Terremoto" Santa Cruz (32-1-1, 18 KOs) by majority decision on Saturday night in front of 9,062 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Great two-way action from the get-go. Frampton staggered Santa Cruz with a left hook in round two and gave Santa Cruz problems with his defense and movement. But Santa Cruz was relentless and came hard down the stretch. In the end, scores were 117-111, 116-112, 114-114. Returning from a two-and-a-half year layoff, former two-division world champion Mikey Garcia (35-0, 27 KOs) scored an explosive fifth round TKO over former world champion Elio Rojas (24-3, 14 KOs). Garcia dropped Rojas hard twice in round three. Garcia floored Rojas twice more in round five to end it. Time was 2:02. Garcia can really punch. News Of The Week PBC announces upcoming show, August 27 0n spike TV. The Main-event will be Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero (33-4-1, 18 KO's) vs. David Emanuel Peralta (25-2-1, 14 KO's) Co-Main Event will be undefeated 2012 US Olympian Terrell Gausha (18-0, 9 KO's) vs Steve Martinez (16-2, 13 KO's) Judge denies release for Broner, Possible he returns against the Ghost Adrien Broner was denied early release from jail this week. Will now have to serve full 30-day sentence. Its possible after Broner is released that a fight with Robert Guerrero will be announced shortly after. Manager of Guerrero's, Luis Decubas Jr says they are working to get this fight by end of the year. WBC Welterweight Champion Danny Garcia vs Andre Berto looks like a Go for September 24 All though fight has not been announced officially yet all fingers are pointing that Danny Garcia (32-0, 18 KO's) will be defending his title on September 24 against former WBC champion Andre Berto (31-4, 24 KO's). Berto is ranked #2 by WBC. Amir Khan is ranked #1 but after his devastating KO loss to Saul Alvarez, Khan starring to think MMA is the place for him. IBF Jr Middleweight champion Jermall Charlo (24-0, 18 KO's) will defend his title against undefeated #1 ranked IBF Fighter Julian JRock Williams (22-0, 14 KO's) HBO Announces Jesus Soto Karass vs Yoshihiro Kamegia II for September 10 HBO Executive Peter Nelson came out this week and informed boxing fans that the rematch between J.S. Karass (28-10-4, 18 KO's) vs Yoshihiro Kamegia (26-3-2, 23 KOs') will be aired on the network. The first fight was a candidate for FOTY. It will be the co-main event to Roman Gonzalez vs Carlos Cuadras. HBO decided to air fight after fans hit social media upset that the fight(continued)

Stevenson KOs Williams in four round war (Friday Night on Spike) WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis "Superman" Stevenson (28-1, 23 KOs) scored a sensational fourth round KO over WBC #8 rated challenger Thomas "Top Dog" Williams Jr (20-2, 14 KOs) on Friday night at the Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Canada. Stevenson dropped Williams late in round one with a straight left hand. Good action in round two with both fighters landing big shots. More big shots by both in round three. Williams was momentarily rocked, but then came back strong. Furious toe-to-toe action in round four before Stevenson laid out Williams to win by explosive fourth round KO. A short left hand ended it. Time was 2:54. It was the seventh successful defense for Stevenson. Unbeaten WBC #1 contender Eleider "Storm" Alvarez (20-0, 10 KOs) scored a workmanlike ten round unanimous decision over late sub Robert "The Butcher" Berridge (27-5-1, 21 KOs). Alvarez outclassed the rugged Berridge, whose right was busted up at the end, in a forgettable fight. Scores were 99-90, 98-92, 98-92. Berridge replaced former world champion Chad Dawson, who was forced to withdraw due to a shoulder injury. Next up for Alvarez could be a world title tilt for Alvarez against stablemate Adonis Stevenson. Frampton dethrones Santa Cruz in classic (Saturday Night Showtime) In a war, former 122lb champion Carl "The Jackal" Frampton (23-0, 14 KOs) dethroned WBA featherweight champion Leo "El Terremoto" Santa Cruz (32-1-1, 18 KOs) by majority decision on Saturday night in front of 9,062 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Great two-way action from the get-go. Frampton staggered Santa Cruz with a left hook in round two and gave Santa Cruz problems with his defense and movement. But Santa Cruz was relentless and came hard down the stretch. In the end, scores were 117-111, 116-112, 114-114. Returning from a two-and-a-half year layoff, former two-division world champion Mikey Garcia (35-0, 27 KOs) scored an explosive fifth round TKO over former world champion Elio Rojas (24-3, 14 KOs). Garcia dropped Rojas hard twice in round three. Garcia floored Rojas twice more in round five to end it. Time was 2:02. Garcia can really punch. News Of The Week PBC announces upcoming show, August 27 0n spike TV. The Main-event will be Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero (33-4-1, 18 KO's) vs. David Emanuel Peralta (25-2-1, 14 KO's) Co-Main Event will be undefeated 2012 US Olympian Terrell Gausha (18-0, 9 KO's) vs Steve Martinez (16-2, 13 KO's) Judge denies release for Broner, Possible he returns against the Ghost Adrien Broner was denied early release from jail this week. Will now have to serve full 30-day sentence. Its possible after Broner is released that a fight with Robert Guerrero will be announced shortly after. Manager of Guerrero's, Luis Decubas Jr says they are working to get this fight by end of the year. WBC Welterweight Champion Danny Garcia vs Andre Berto looks like a Go for September 24 All though fight has not been announced officially yet all fingers are pointing that Danny Garcia (32-0, 18 KO's) will be defending his title on September 24 against former WBC champion Andre Berto (31-4, 24 KO's). Berto is ranked #2 by WBC. Amir Khan is ranked #1 but after his devastating KO loss to Saul Alvarez, Khan starring to think MMA is the place for him. IBF Jr Middleweight champion Jermall Charlo (24-0, 18 KO's) will defend his title against undefeated #1 ranked IBF Fighter Julian JRock Williams (22-0, 14 KO's) HBO Announces Jesus Soto Karass vs Yoshihiro Kamegia II for September 10 HBO Executive Peter Nelson came out this week and informed boxing fans that the rematch between J.S. Karass (28-10-4, 18 KO's) vs Yoshihiro Kamegia (26-3-2, 23 KOs') will be aired on the network. The first fight was a candidate for FOTY. It will be the co-main event to Roman Gonzalez vs Carlos Cuadras. HBO decided to air fight after fans hit social media upset that the fight(continued)

Heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder has had one surgical procedure already on his broken right hand and will have another one on it -- as well as his torn right biceps -- probably later this week, trainer and co-manager Jay Deas told ESPN.com on Monday. Wilder broke his hand and tore his biceps in a dominant eighth-round knockout of Chris Arreola to retain his world title for the fourth time on July 16 in front of a home state crowd at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Wilder suffered the injuries in the fourth round, during which he dropped Arreola and nearly knocked him out but then stopped using his right hand, his best weapon, for the rest of the fight.

Shafikov TKOs Herring in ten By Karl Freitag (Fightnews.com) Two-time world title challenger Denis Shafikov (37-2-1, 20 KOs) scored a tenth round TKO over previously unbeaten lightweight Jamel Herring (15-1, 8 KOs) on Saturday night at the Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania. Taking a big step up in level of competition, 2012 U.S. Olympian Herring tried to work the jab from the outside against the aggressive and much shorter Shafikov. Shafikov dropped Herring with a right hook at the end of round two. Herring stood his ground in round three as both fighters landed good shots. Shafikov took control in round five, battering Herring. Herring was cut over the right eye in round seven, ruled from a headbutt. After Shafikov punished Herring in round nine, Herring's corner threw in the towel in round ten when Herring took another big punch. Time was :36. 1st fight Unbeaten super welterweight Patryk Szymanski (16-0, 9 KOs) stayed unbeaten with a ten round unanimous decision over Wilky Campfort (21-3, 12 KOs) on Saturday night at the Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania. Szymanski outboxed and frustrated Campfort the whole way en route to a 98-92, 99-91, 99-91 win. Campfort, coming off an unsuccessful world title challenge against IBF jr middleweight champion Jermall Charlo, dropped his second straight. Joshua KOs Breazeale in seven, retains IBF heavyweight title (Last Saturday) By Karl Freitag (Fightnews.com) IBF heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua (17-0, 17 KOs) scored a seventh round KO over previously unbeaten Dominic Breazeale (17-1, 15 KOs) to retain his title on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London. The 2012 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist Joshua staggered Breazeale in round two, but Breazeale survived Joshua's onslaught. Joshua continued to batter Breazeale and finally dropped him twice in round seven to end it. Time was 1:01. Thurman edges Porter, retains WBA welterweight title in one to remember (Last Saturday Night Main Event) In a fight of the year candidate Thurman (27-0, 22 KO's) retained his WBA title with a close unanimous decision win on three identical scores of 115-113. Both men gave an incredible effort and ended the fight bruised, bleeding and exhausted. Essentially the bout was a tale of two styles: Porter's relentless but often ineffective aggression versus Thurman's selective but powerful counterpunches. Thurman had a 203-177 edge in power punches landed but Porter was the busier fighter and averaged 55 thrown per round to 44 for Thurman. Porter had the advantage in jabs. Overall, Thurman connected with 43.6% of his shots; Porter landed 35.6%. (Note: Highest PBC or boxing show this year averaging 3.1 million views. Fight peaked at 4 million) Margarito to fight Canelo's brother Former IBF welterweight world champion Antonio "The Tijuana Tornado" Margarito (39-8, 27 KOs) will be back in action on August 13 against Ramón "Inocente" Álvarez (23-4-2, 15 KOs) at the Centro de Convenciones in Rosarito, Baja California. Margarito returned from nearly a five year layoff in March to outpoint Jorge Paez Jr. over ten rounds. Margarito said it doesn't worry him that Alvarez is the older brother of boxing superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. "It will just Ramon and I fighting in the ring," said Margarito. "Nobody else will help him or me." Alvarez stressed that fights are won by doing excellent preparations before the match and giving everything in the ring, not by last names. The card will be presented by Zanfer Promotions. Canelo opponent named: Liam "Beefy" Smith Canelo Alvarez (47-1-1, 33 KOs) will look to win his third title in the junior middleweight division when he challenges undefeated heavy-hitter Liam "Beefy" Smith (23-0-1, 13 KOs) for the WBO junior middleweight world championship on Saturday, September 17. The event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. Information regarding venue (continued)