Edwin Rodriguez ready for home fans, unbeaten Craig Baker
Edwin Rodriguez has fought unbeaten guys before. Four times, in fact. Three of those dudes walked away without their zeroes. The fourth was Andre Ward, so no knock there.
For Amir Khan, the Bay Area is an oasis of tranquility for training camp
Amir Khan grew up bangers and mash, but when it comes time to train, he’s strictly hot dogs and apple pie. Metaphorically, anyway. That would be a tough diet to maintain during camp. Unless you’re Butterbean.
Daniel Jacobs sliding into the broadcast booth for Dirrell-DeGale
Daniel Jacobs put on a show last month when he amped things up in the 12th round and let his hands fly, stopping Caleb Truax late in their title fight. Now he’s ready to let his mouth fly when he serves as ringside analyst Saturday on NBC (4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 PT) as Andre Dirrell takes on James DeGale.
Edwin Rodriguez knows it's location, location, location for his Greatest Hits
When Edwin Rodriguez takes on Craig Baker on Saturday in Boston, he’s returning not only to his home territory, but also to the area of one of his most memorable victories. It will be his first fight in New England since 2012.
Amir Khan keeps the faith during Ramadan
Two and a half weeks after Amir Khan takes on Chris Algieri in Brooklyn, New York, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins.
Edwin Rodriguez traded batting gloves for boxing ones
Growing up in the Dominican Republic, Edwin Rodriguez’s first love was baseball. That should come as a surprise to absolutely no one. For a country of about 10 million, the Dominican has produced a wealth of baseball talent, like Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez. Even some guys who didn’t play for the Boston Red Sox.
Amir Khan's British invasion was well-planned
Amir Khan was an Olympic silver medalist by the impossibly young age of 17. He was used to competing on international stages. But since turning pro in 2005, all of his fights took place in the United Kingdom. First, in his native Bolton and then, quickly, to some of the biggest venues the country had to offer.
Adrien Broner, Shawn Porter set to clash in Las Vegas on June 20
On the very first Premier Boxing Champions card, we saw Adrien Broner take care of business against John Molina Jr. at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. A week later, Shawn Porter dealt Erik Bone a savage fifth-round stoppage at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California.
