By Jim Dower: Promoter Eddie Hearn hopes to match his new Matchroom Sport fighter Daniel Jacobs (32-2, 29 KOs) against former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) next March after Jacobs fights on November 11 against Luis Arias (19-0, 9 KOs) on HBO Boxing.
By Danni Rocket: Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who read and commented on my last article, ‘A Career Analysis of Adrien Broner.’ The comments were extremely constructive, and the opinions stated show a deep understanding of this great sport, which we are all slaves to, and truly love.
By Sean Jones: Former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux wants to fight Miguel Cotto next in a war. Golden Boy Promotions are said to be interested in putting Cotto in with Lemieux in December. That’s a fight that they’re interested in making. However, Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) wants to face the winner of the Saul Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin fight if possible. It’s good to aim high, but Cotto might have to settle for fighting Lemieux.
By Dan Ambrose: Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs) made it clear on Monday that he’ll retire at the end of December. Cotto has a tough fight in front of him this Saturday night against the powerful but limited Yoshihiro Kamegai (27-3-2, 24 KOs) at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
By Dan Ambrose: Former 4 division world champion Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs) could be facing former IBF 160 lb. champion David Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) on December 2 in New York on HBO IF Cotto defeats Yoshihiro Kamegai (27-3-2, 24 KOs) in their fight on August 26 on HBO World Championship Boxing at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. #1 WBO Cotto and #6 WBO Kamegai is fighting for the vacant WBO 154lb title even though Cotto hasn’t fought in the last 21 months.
By Allan Fox: Former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) passed up a shot to fight unbeaten WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (24-0, 12 KOs) on September 16. Lemieux, 28, says he was dealing with injuries and the timing was bad for him.
By William Mackay: Former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux and current WBO 160 pound belt holder Billy Joe Saunders traded insults on social media on Tuesday in taking jabs at one another. Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) wants to fight the 27-year-old Saunders in his next fight, and the feelings seem mutual.
By Chris Williams: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) has a high 67% knockout percentage after 12 years as a pro, but apparently he’s not as big a puncher as people think he is, according to Gennady “GGG” Golovkin’s trainer Abel Sanchez. He says former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux is a bigger puncher than Canelo. Sanchez uses Canelo’s inability to knockout the depleted Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. last Saturday night as an example of Canelo not having the kind of knockout power that people believe him to possession.
By Jim Dower: Former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (39-3, 33 KOs) defeated Marcos Reyes (35-5, 26 KOs) by a 10 round unanimous decision on Saturday night in a tougher than expected match on HBO PPV at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The final judges’ scores were 99-90, 99-90 and 98-91. Boxing News 24 scored the fight 99-90 for Lemieux.
By Dan Ambrose: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. both weighed in successfully at 164 pounds on Friday for their 164.5 pound catch-weight fight this Saturday night on HBO pay-per-view at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Canelo looked pretty stocky and almost at his fighting weight in coming at 164. The added 9 lbs. that he put on over his normal self-created 155 pound catchweight class seemed to suit him well.