ESPN reports Canelo Alvarez has been temporarily suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission after testing positive for the banned substance clenbuterol. A hearing on April 10th will determine the fate of the rematch between Canelo and Gennady Golovkin. Alvarez tested positive for clenbuterol in random urine tests conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association in Mexico […]
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GGG-Canelo set for May 5th
Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez have agreed to a rematch on May 5th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event hopes to replicate September’s entertaining matchup which ended in a majority draw. HBO made the announcement on Monday. The first event drew 1 million buys and its anticipated that this rematch would do […]
2017: The year in boxing
2017 was a great year for boxing which saw some great fights and the spectacle that was Mayweather-McGregor. The year started off with the talk about Mayweather-McGregor as the UFC’s lightweight champion stirred the pot by going on a rant on Instagram where he wrote “F*** the UFC.” Dana White warned that if Conor went […]
Golden Boy says GGG-Canelo drew more than 1.3M buys
Golden Boy Promotions has issued a statement in response to the report that the GGG-Canelo PPV drew 1.3 million pay-per-view buys. It refutes the report stating that it is “north” of the reported number. Via Dan Rafael of ESPN: “While everyone at Golden Boy Promotions and GGG Promotions appreciate the media’s recognition that the fight […]
GGG-Alvarez will be in theaters nationwide
ESPN reports that the September 16th fight between GGG and Canelo Alvarez will be shown in approximately 400 movie theatres in conjunction with Fathom Events. The event is being priced at $21 per ticket which is about half the amount that The Money Fight retailed for in theatres last month. The event will show the […]