Chris Robinson catches up with Top Rank presiden Todd duBoef inside of Freddie Roach’s new gym in Los Angeles, as he speaks on what it’s been like reuniting with Miguel Cotto, shares his view of Top Rank’s big run of fights coming up, discusses Floyd Mayweather’s performance vs. Saul Alvarez, and more
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HustleBoss.com takes an all-access look inside of Freddie Roach’s newest renovation, a gym that sits directly underneath his famed Wild Card Boxing Club, in Los Angles, Calif. On this day, Roach could be seen working with Puerto Rican star and former three-division champion Miguel Cotto (37-4, 30 KO’s) as he prepares for his Oct. 5 date on HBO against Delvin Rodriguez.
All photos courtesy of Chris Robinson (www.HustleBoss.com)
HustleBoss.com takes an all-access look inside of Freddie Roach’s newest renovation, a gym that sits directly underneath his famed Wild Card Boxing Club, in Los Angles, Calif. On this day, Roach could be seen working with Puerto Rican star and former three-division champion Miguel Cotto (37-4, 30 KO’s) as he prepares for his Oct. 5 date on HBO against Delvin Rodriguez.
All photos courtesy of Chris Robinson (www.HustleBoss.com)
Chris Robinson can be reached at Trimond@aol.com
HustleBoss.com takes an all-access look inside of Freddie Roach’s newest renovation, a gym that sits directly underneath his famed Wild Card Boxing Club, in Los Angles, Calif. On this day, Roach could be seen working with Puerto Rican star and former three-division champion Miguel Cotto (37-4, 30 KO’s) as he prepares for his Oct. 5 date on HBO against Delvin Rodriguez.
All photos courtesy of Chris Robinson (www.HustleBoss.com)
Chris Robinson can be reached at Trimond@aol.com
HustleBoss.com takes an all-access look inside of Freddie Roach’s newest renovation, a gym that sits directly underneath his famed Wild Card Boxing Club, in Los Angles, Calif. On this day, Roach could be seen working with Puerto Rican star and former three-division champion Miguel Cotto (37-4, 30 KO’s) as he prepares for his Oct. 5 date on HBO against Delvin Rodriguez.
All photos courtesy of Chris Robinson (www.HustleBoss.com)
Chris Robinson can be reached at Trimond@aol.com
Chris Robinson catches up with WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (27-0, 24 KO’s) as he speaks on his big Nov. 2 duel with Curtis Stevens in New York on HBO…
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Chris Robinson catches up with WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (27-0, 24 KO’s) as he speaks on his big Nov. 2 duel with Curtis Stevens in New York on HBO…
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Chris Robinson was on hand inside of the Summit Gym in Big Bear, Calif. as WBA middleweright champion Gennady Golovkin (27-0, 24 KO’s) put in work during his first day of training ahead of his November 2 clash on HBO against Curtis Stevens
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Chris Robinson steps inside of the Abel Sanchez’s Summit Gym in Big Bear, Calif. as Puerto Rico’s Jayson Velez (20-0, 15 KO’s) puts in some work ahead of his return on the Oct. 5 Miguel Cotto vs. Delvin Rodriguez card in Florida.
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Former champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. spotted with Chase Corbin inside of the Top Rank Gym on Saturday, Aug. 31 (Photo: Chase Corbin)
By Chris Robinson
It looks like former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (46-1-1, 32 KO’s) will be finishing up his preparation for his forthcoming bout against Brian Vera (23-6, 14 KO’s) out of the Top Rank Gym in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The news came courtesy of welterweight prospect Chase “Checkmate” Corbin shortly after he finished sparring six rounds with the Mexican star.
Corbin has been a fixture around the Las Vegas scene for a few years after relocating from Philadelphia in late 2009. Working under the guidance of trainer Jeff Mayweather, Corbin (8-0, 7 KO’s) is a lanky boxer-puncher who has been involved in some memorable gym battles at the Mayweather Boxing Club and other locales in the city.
However, when sparring with Chavez, Corbin admitted that the classic bout between his fellow Philadelphian Meldrick Taylor and Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. was in the back of his mind.
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Chris Robinson catches up with WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley (30-0, 12 KO’s) in Indio, Calif. on Friday, August 9th, as he speaks on the latest in regards to his Oct. 12 clash with Juan Manuel Marquez. Bradley vents about the drug-testing drama that is surrounding the fight, as he insisted in his contract that he was to have VADA/USADA involved, yet Top Rank promoter Bob Arum chose to instead work with the Nevada State Athletic Commission in regards to all testing
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Miguel Cotto, left, and Tim Bradley (Photos: Naoki Fukuda)
By Chris Robinson
On Saturday afternoon, former three-division world champion Miguel Cotto confirmed what had already been speculated, as the Puerto Rican star announced via his personal Twitter that he will be returning to HBO’s airwaves on October 5th.
Cotto also revealed that he will be working with Top Rank, his original promoter dating back to his pro debut, while trainer Freddie Roach will serve as a new face in his corner.
Definitely some big changes for Cotto, who saw his previous two contests, decision losses to Floyd Mayweather and Austin Trout, be co-promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, with the former being televised by Showtime.
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Miguel Cotto training in Big Bear, Calif. for his December 2012 clash with Austin Trout (Photo: Chris Robinson – www.HustleBoss.com
By Chris Robinson
Moments ago, three-division world champion Miguel Cotto (37-4, 30 KO’s) took to his personal Twitter account to inform his followers that he will indeed be making a return to HBO, the network that showcased his talents for several years. Cotto also anncouned that he will be back working with Top Rank, the promoter that led him to stardom, while trainer Freddie Roach will oversee his regimen.
Cotto had worked under savvy Cuban coach Pedro Diaz for the past three fights.
Cotto’s past two fights, decision losses to Floyd Mayweather and Austin Trout in 2012, had been co-promoted by Golden Boy Promotions. No official word on who Cotto will face but it seems likely that he will be squaring off with Chicago’s Carlos Molina (21-5-2, 6 KO’s).
I will be back in the ring on Oct 5th on @hboboxing with @trboxing and @freddieroach in my corner…
— Miguel A. Cotto (@RealMiguelCotto) July 6, 2013
Chris Robinson catches up with HBO’s Harold Lederman, as he speaks on on the April 20th duel between WBC junior middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and WBA champ Austin Trout. Hear what Lederman had to say about the matchup
Chris Robinson catches up with Yahoo! Columnist Kevin Iole, as he looks forward to this weekend’s HBO-televised rematch between Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado. Iole also discusses HBO’s decision to cut ties with Golden Boy Promotions and speaks on Rios’ decision to bring in strength coach Angel Heredia into camp
Tim Bradley following his victory over Ruslan Provodnikov on Saturday night (Photo credit: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
On Saturday night, inside of the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, Tim Bradley successfully defended his WBO welterweight crown with a unanimous decision victory over Russia’s Ruslan Provodnikov.
Improving his record to 30-0 with 12 knockouts, Bradley saw scorecards of 115-112 and 114-113 twice go to his favor but the tallies hardly told the tale of the fight.
By Chris Robinson
On Saturday night, inside of the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, Tim Bradley survived a scare in the face of Russia’s Ruslan Provodnikov during their HBO-televised welterweight title bout. Bradley was rocked in the first, staggered badly in the second, and survived a knockdown in the 12th and final round.
Scores of 115-112 and 114-113 were twice read in Bradley’s favor, as the sport’s reigning WBO welterweight champion sees his record rise to 30-0 with 12 knockouts. Provodnikov falls to 22-2 with 15 knockouts.
Check out the photos below for a ringside look at Bradley-Provodnikov and the undercard action.
Photos courtesy of Chris Farina – Top Rank
Article by Chris Robinson / Photos courtesy of Naoki Fukuda
On Saturday night, inside of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, living legend Bernard Hopkins once again dethroned a younger champion in out slicking Tavoris Cloud over twelve rounds.
On Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner improved his record to 26-0 with 22 knockouts in hammering a braved but outmatched Gavin Rees over the course of five rounds.
Despite going down in flames, Rees gave a solid account of himself with his gritty display, as he surely won over his share of fans.
As for Broner, he now appears to be setting his sights on the winner of the March 16th Ricky Burns-Miguel Vazquez title unification tilt.
Continue below for exclusive photos from the contest from our good friend Naoki Fukuda.
Adrien Broner halting Gavin Rees in Atlantic City (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)
By Chris Robinson
On Friday afternoon, I again made some rounds inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas.
Prior to leaving, I caught up with former junior lightweight contender and current day trainer Jeff Mayweather, as we looked ahead to WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner’s match with Newbridge, Wales native Gavin Rees.
At just 23 years of age, Broner has a rare combination of talent, confidence, and exuberance that you simply don’t come across too often. And in Mayweather’s eyes, there isn’t much not to like.
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