By Sean Jones: Trainer Freddie Roach says he preferred that superstar Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) fight middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin for Saturday’s bout on HBO at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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Roach: Cotto taking Sadam Ali fight very seriously
By Stanley White: Sadam Ali (25-1, 14 KOs) has the full attention of Puerto Rican star Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) for their fight this Saturday night, according to trainer Freddie Roach. He’s concerned with the youth and boxing skills of the 29-year-old Ali.
Roach says Arum wants Pacquiao vs. Crawford in 2018
By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach says promoter Bob Arum wants to make to make Manny Pacquiao (59-7-2, 38 KOs) vs. Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) next year. Arum hasn’t given up on the idea of making the Pacquiao-Crawford fight, even though Pacquiao looked bad in losing his last fight to Jeff Horn by a 12 round unanimous decision earlier this year on July 2 in Brisbane, Australia.
Roach tells Pacquiao to retire
By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach is advising his fighter former 8 division world champion Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao to retire from boxing. Roach says the 38-year-old Pacquiao is doing a good job in his senatorial position in the Philippines, but he’s not doing as nearly a job with his boxing career.
Roach won’t work Quigg’s corner for Yefimovych fight
By Jeff Aranow: Trainer Freddie Roach won’t be working the corner of his fighter Scott Quigg this Saturday night for his fight against with Oleg Yefimovych in Monaco. Roach will be working as the trainer for UFC star Georges St-Pierre in his fight this Saturday night against Michael Bisping.
Roach: Crawford is No.1 pound-for-pound fighter
By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach says light welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford is his No1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world right now. Roach doesn’t see anyone better than the 29-year-old unbeaten Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs), who briefly unified the 140-lb. division last month when he defeated IBF light welterweight champion Julius Indongo by a 3rd round knockout on August 19 at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Roach: Cotto could fight Canelo or Golovkin next
By Jim Dower: Miguel Cotto will be fighting in December in December, and his opponent could be Gennady “GGG” Golovkin or Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, according to trainer Freddie Roach. Unfortunately, Canelo would seem to be not possible for Cotto, as he says he won’t be fighting again until next May. Canelo only fights two times a year on the Mexican holidays.
Roach: Canelo could have trouble making weight for GGG
By Sean Jones: Trainer Freddie Roach thinks it’s a mistake on Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s part for him to have bulked up so much for his fight against Gennady Golovkin this Saturday night for their Las Vegas based fight at the T-Mobile Arena.
Cotto wants Canelo-GGG winner says Freddie Roach
By Sean Jones: Miguel Cotto’s trainer Freddie Roach has confirmed that Cotto will be looking to fight the winner of the September 16th battle between Saul Canelo and Gennady Golovkin on HBO pay-per-view. This is the news that the boxing world was waiting for. They want to see Cotto fight the winner of Canelo-GGG, and now they have happening potentially as long as the winner of that fight is on board with that.
Roach wants Cotto to fight Canelo vs. GGG winner
By Dan Ambrose: Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs) could face the winner of the Saul Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady “GGG” Golovkin fight if he gets past his match against Yoshihiro Kamegai (27-3-2, 24 KOs) in 9 days from now on August 26 at the SturbHub Center in Carson, California.