Rick Reeno
472 articles · BoxingScene.com
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Mayweather: I’m Fighting The Biased Fans, Writers, Critics
By Rick Reeno
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - This Saturday night, WBC/WBA welterweight and junior middleweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (46-0, 26KOs) will face Marcos Maidana (35-4, 31KOs) in a rematch. Mayweather won a twelve…
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Algieri Confident His Power Will Keep Pacquiao Honest
By Rick Reeno
WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri is widely regarded as a boxer who in most cases secures his victory with a decision. Only eight of his twenty wins have come by knockout.…
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Algieri Focused Not To Win, But To Dominate Pacquiao
By Rick Reeno
WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri (20-0, 8KOs) is not worried about the agreed upon location for the biggest fight of his career. On November 22nd in Macau, Algieri will face Manny…
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Cotto’s Trainer: Golovkin Can’t Do Ten Cents on PPV
By Rick Reeno
Freddie Roach, who trains WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (38-4, 32KOs), sees absolutely no upside in fighting WBA/IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (30-0, 27KOs) - at least for the moment. After Cotto…
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Roach Confident Pacquiao Will Pass Algieri’s Jab
By Rick Reeno
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach is not overly concerned with the biggest weapon in the arsenal of Chris Algieri (20-0, 8KOs). Algieri has a very good jab, but Roach believes WBO…
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Roach: I Fell Asleep During Mayweather-Maidana
By Rick Reeno
Freddie Roach, trainer of WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, believes there is no reason for a rematch between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Marcos Maidana. The rematch, being carried by Showtime Pay-Per-View, is…
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Roach: If Mayweather Wants To Get KO’d – Fight Manny!
By Rick Reeno
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach is convinced that his star pupil, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38KOs), will score a knockout victory over Floyd Mayweather (46-0, 26KOs), the WBC/WBA champion…
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Kell Brook Edges Porter, Captures IBF Gold in Carson
By Rick Reeno
StubHub Center, Carson, California - Kell Brook (33-0, 22KOs) has now fulfilled his potential with a twelve round majority decision to capture the IBF welterweight championship from Shawn Porter (24-1-1, 15KOs), who…
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Dirrell Captures WBC Title With Decision of Bika
By Rick Reeno
StubHub Center, Carson, California - In a rematch of last December's twelve round draw, Anthony Dirrell (27-0-1, 22KOs) became a division player by capturing the WBC super middleweight championship with a twelve…
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Diaz Gives Shawn Porter The Edge Over Keith Thurman
By Rick Reeno
Former champion Julio Diaz is the fighter only to share the ring with both Shawn Porter (24-0-1, 15KOs) and Keith Thurman (23-0-1, 21KOs). Later tonight, Porter will have a tough nut to…
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Arum: Rios Could Face Bradley, Alvarado, Provodnikov
By Rick Reeno
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum would like to bring Brandon Rios (32-2-1, 23KOs) back in the fall and there are several options out there for him, according to the veteran promoter. After…
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Rios Beats Chaves By DQ in Nine, Near Brawl Afterwards
By Rick Reeno
Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas - Brandon Rios (32-2-1, 23KOs) returned for the first time since last year's decision loss to Manny Pacquiao, and gutted out a nine round disqualification over…
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Lara’s Trainer: We Beat ‘Beast’ Angulo, Canelo Did Not
By Rick Reeno
As the big fight approaches on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, most experts are fixated on the two common opponents for Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (43-1-1, 31KOs) and Erislandy…
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Team Lomachenko, Top Rank VP Got Nervous With Draw
By Rick Reeno
On Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California - Vasyl Lomachenko (2-1, 1KO) captured the vacant WBO featherweight crown with twelve round majority decision over previously undefeated Gary Russell Jr.…
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Martinez’s Adviser Laughs at Roach’s KO in Four Prediction
By Rick Reeno
Sampson Lewkowicz, adviser to WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (51-2-2, 28KOs), is not bothered by trainer Freddie Roach's recent prediction - that former three division world champion Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31KOs) will…
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Marquez Returns To The Forum To Dominate Alvarado
By Rick Reeno
The Forum, Inglewood, California - In a WBO final welterweight eliminator, former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez (56-7-1, 40KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over former 140-pound beltholder Mike…
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Chavez Jr.’s Manager Responds To Bob Arum’s Comments
By Rick Reeno
Billy Keane, manager of former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., reached out to BoxingScene.com to respond to some of the recent statements that appeared earlier today from Top Rank's CEO…
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Schaefer: Marcos Maidana Will Walk Away With Millions
By Rick Reeno
Some fans were scratching their heads when the Nevada State Athletic Commission released the purse figures that were filed for Saturday's Showtime Pay-Per-View event at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Two…
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Hopkins: As Long as Arum Living, No Mayweather-Pacquiao
By Rick Reeno
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Based on his comments to media members at Thursday's final press conference for the Mayweather-Maidana undercard, IBF/WBA light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins views Top Rank's CEO, Bob…
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Schaefer: Broner-Matthysse Would Be Unbelievable
By Rick Reeno
Golden Boy Promotions CEO, Richard Schaefer, sees a lot of options for Lucas Matthysse (36-3, 33KOs) - at 140 and 147. On Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, Matthysse took…