Boxing

A few notes from around the boxing world: • Team Sauerland announced that super middleweight contender George Groves (21-3, 16 KOs), 27, of England, has an opponent for his Jan. 30 fight: Italy’s Andrea Di Luisa. They will meet at the Copper Box in London, Groves’ hometown. Groves has lost three shots at 168-pound world […]

There’s a warrior spirit inside of unbeaten Omar Figueroa that comes out each time he’s tested in the ring. Figueroa-DeMarco Where: AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas When: Saturday TV: PBC on NBC and NBC Sports Net, 8:30 p.m. ET Figueroa (25-0-1, 18 KOs), 25, has quickly built a name for himself as an action […]

Manny Pacquiao cannot make up his mind. Pacquiao, who is due to fight what is supposed to be his final bout on April 9 in Las Vegas (HBO PPV), delayed the expected announcement of his opponent. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said earlier this week that Pacquiao’s opponent would be announced during the “MetroPCS Friday […]

Heavyweight Chris Arreola has had plenty of opportunities in his career. Twice he has fought for a world title, but came up terribly short each time, getting knocked out by Vitali Klitschko in a one-sided thrashing in 2009 and by Bermane Stiverne in a 2014 rematch. There have been other letdowns too for Arreola, such […]

Joshua lost to Whyte in his first amateur bout back in 2009 and although there has been a war of words in the build-up to this clash, the Olympic gold medalist admits that he has not been paying too much attention to Whyte. “I don’t know much about his ambition, his ability or where he’s […]

Promoter Eddie Hearn has urged Anthony Joshua to forget about world title talk and focus on dangerous rival Dillian Whyte. Joshua is considered the hottest prospect in the heavyweight division and is just days away from an eagerly awaited grudge fight with Whyte at The O2, live on Sky Sports Box Office. There has already […]