Vanes Martirosyan

Haye: Eubank Jr. has a chance of beating Golovkin

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By Jeff Aranow: David Haye sees Chris Eubank Jr. as the only fighter that has the chance of beating IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) if the two of them ever meet each other during their careers. Eubank Jr. already passed on the option of fighting Golovkin last year, and I’m not sure whether he’ll get a second chance unless he can become a big star.

Right now, it would seem that Golovkin is cool to the idea of him facing Eubank Jr. Golovkin already is having a devil of a time just trying to get a fight against Mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. He doesn’t need a second headache of trying to get a fight against Eubank Jr., and having no luck.

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Lara-Martirosyan 2 averages 491K viewers on Showtime

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By Dan Ambrose: Last Saturda’s fight between WBA junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (23-2-2, 13 KOs) and #15 WBA challenger Vanes Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs) averaged just 491,000 viewers with a peak of 545,000 viewers, according to the Nielsen Media Research.

The Lara-Martirosyan fight was televised by Showtime Championship Boxing. The undercard was stacked well with the Charlo brothers facing B-level opponents in Austin Trout and John Jackson.

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Lara wants Canelo or Golovkin for next fight

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By Dan Ambrose: WBA junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (22-2-2, 13 KOs) called out both Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin last night following his 12 round unanimous decision victory over Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan (36-2-1, 21 KOs) at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

Lara, 33, lost to Canelo in 2014 by a disputed 12 round split decision, and he’s been calling for a rematch with him ever since. Lara has yet to fight IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Golovkin, but he’s willing to go up to 160 to fight him.

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Lara defeats Martirosyan in rematch

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By Jim Dower: WBA World junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (23-2-2, 13 KOs) held onto his title on Saturday night in defeating #15 WBC fringe contender Vanes Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs) by a close 12 round unanimous decision at the Vegas Events Center (DLVEC) in Las Vegas. The judges scored the fight 115-112, 116-111, 116-111.

Martirosyan was wrongly docked a point for throwing a punch on the belt-line in the 11th round. Referee Vic Drakulitch blew the call by counting it as a low blow. It’s unfortunate that a bad call should come in a crucial round like that, but that’s boxing. The point deduction helped Lara, was starting to struggle at the time.

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Weights: Charlo, Trout, Jackson, Lara & Martirosyan

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By Tim Fletcher: At Friday’s weigh-in, WBA World junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (22-2-2, 13 KOs) made weight at 153.5lbs for his title defense on Saturday night against Vanes Martirosyan (36-2-1, at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, Nevada. Martirosyan weighed in at 153.75lbs. The The fight card will be televised on Showtime Championship Boxing.

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Lara wants GGG after Martirosyan fight

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Image: Lara wants GGG after Martirosyan fightBy Dan Ambrose: IBO/WBA junior middleweight champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara (22-2-2, 13 KOs) has already targeted two names for his next fight after he deals with #15 WBA fringe contender Vanes Martirosyan (36-2-1, 21 KOs) in their rematch this Saturday night on Showtime Championship Boxing at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Lara, 33, says he wants either IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin or former two division world champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez next. Lara says he prefers a fight against GGG. He doesn’t say why, but it could that Canelo’s star power has diminished due to him giving up his WBC middleweight title on Wednesday of this week rather than keeping the belt for the Golovkin fight.

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Lara-Martirosyan + Charlo brothers in action on 5/21

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NEW YORK (April 9, 2016) – The 154-pound division will take center stage on Saturday, May 21 in a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader featuring three world title fights in the same division. In a rare showcase of the division’s elite, five of the top-six super welterweights* will square off live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Venue and ticket information are forthcoming.

(*via Transnational Boxing Rankings)

In the main event, Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara—the consensus No. 1 fighter at 154 pounds—will defend his WBA Super Welterweight World Championship against U.S. Olympian and top contender Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan in a rematch of their 2012 bout that ended in a technical draw.

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Lara-Martirosyan possible for 5/21, with Jermall Charlo vs. Trout

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1(Credit: Josh Jordan/Premier Boxing Champions) By Jeff Aranow: An interesting fight card is being planned for May 21 on Showtime Boxing involving three big fights in the 154lb division. IBF junior middleweight champion Jermall Charlo (23-0, 18 KOs) will be defending his title against #9 IBF Austin Trout (30-2, 17 KOs), WBA World junior middleweight Erislandy Lara (22-2-2, 13 KOs) will be facing #4 WBC, #7 WBO Vanes Martirosyan (36-2-1, 21 KOs) in a rematch, and #1 WBC 154lb contender Jermell Charlo (27-0, 12 KOs) will be battling #2 WBC John Jackson (20-2, 15 KOs) in a fight for the vacant WBC junior middleweight title.

The triple-header, if it takes place, will be staged in Houston, Texas. This will be a great card if it comes off. It’s a good ideal to package the three junior middleweight contests together on the same card because it helps set up fights between them in the future almost in a Super Six tournament type of situation.

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Oquendo decisions Gonzalez; Martirosyan defeats Smith

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Puerto Rico’s Jonathan “Polvo” Oquendo (26-4, 16 KOs) overcame a first-round knockdown, scored a knockdown of his own and upset former two-division world champion Jhonny Gonzalez (58-10, 49 KOs). Oquendo won a 10-round majority decision in a good action fight that opened the pay-per-view telecast. Oquendo won the biggest bout of his career by the scores of 95-93, an out-of-line 98-90 and 94-94.

For Oquendo, the victory in his sixth appearance at MGM Grand Garden Arena was the 12th in his last 14 fights.

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Jack – Groves, Martinez – Salido & Gonzalez – Oquendo quotes

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Sept. 10, 2015) – The fighters who will appear on the stacked, action-packed “HIGH STAKES: Mayweather vs. Berto” undercard this Saturday, September 12 live on SHOWTIME PPV (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena took part in their final press conference Thursday at MGM Grand.

In the three pay-per-view fights preceding Saturday’s main event between Floyd “Money” Mayweather (48-0, 26 KOs) and Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs), Roman “Rocky” Martinez (29-2-2, 17 KOs) will defend his WBO Junior Lightweight Title in a rematch against four-time world champion Orlando “Siri” Salido (42-13-2, 29 KOs), Badou Jack “The Ripper” (19-1-1, 12 KOs) will make the first defense of his WBC Super Middleweight World Title against mandatory challenger “Saint” George Groves (21-2, 16 KOs) and former three-time world champion and Mexican power-puncher Jhonny Gonzalez (58-9, 49 KOs) will be opposed by Puerto Rico’s Jonathan “Polvo” Oquendo (25-4, 16 KOs) in a 10-round 130-pound match.

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