Pound for Pound king, Floyd Mayweather will earn at $32 million for his rematch with Marcos Maidana on Saturday night.

Maidana’s minimum guarantee for the fight is $3 million, double his guarantee for the fight in May. But he earned more than that from Argentina television rights and an additional $1.5 million payment to wear the kind of gloves Mayweather wanted him to wear when there was a disagreement at the 11th hour according to espn.com.

In Saturday’s co-feature, junior featherweight titlist Leo Santa Cruz (27-0-1, 15 KOs) will earn a career-high $750,000, and challenger Manuel Roman (17-2-3, 6 KOs) will make $50,000.

Lightweight titleholder Miguel Vazquez (34-3, 13 KOs) will earn $450,000 for a defense against Mickey Bey (20-1-1, 10 KOs), whose purse is $125,000. Brawler Alfredo Angulo (22-4, 18 KOs), who is moving up to the middleweight division, will earn $500,000, and his opponent, James De La Rosa (22-2, 13 KOs), will make $43,000.

In the fight that will take place on the pay-per-view preview show, junior welterweight Humberto Soto (64-8-2, 35 KOs), a former two-division titleholder, will make $150,000, and John Molina Jr. (27-4, 22 KOs) will make $125,000.

Floyd Mayweather 146 1/2 – Marcos Maidana 146

Luis Ortiz won the WBA Interim Heavyweight title with a 1st round stoppage over Lateef Kayode in a fight between undefeated Heavyweights at the Joint at The Hard Rock in Las Vegas.

Ortiz scored a knockdown in the first thirty seconds from a a right hook to the head. Kayode looked like he was steady until he ate a vicious left on the ropes that started a 13-punch barrage until the fight was stopped at 2:55 of round one.

Kayode seemed to be taking the punches well before referee Robert Byrd stopped the bout.

Ortiz, 233 3/4 lbs of Miami is now 22-0 with 19 knockouts. Kayode, 221 1/4 lbs of Los Angeles, is 20-1.

Jesus Cuellar may have kicked the dirt on the career of Juan Manuel Lopez by scoring an explosive 2nd round stoppage in a scheduled 12-round WBA Interim Featherweight title.

Cuellar landed a vicious 4 punch combination that crumpled the former 2-time world champion to the canvas and the fight was stopped at 1:36 of round two.

Cuellar, 125 1/2 lbs of Argentina is now 25-1 with 19 knockouts. Lopez, 125 lbs of Puerto Rico is now 34-5.

Jermall Charlo remained undefeated by scoring a 7th round stoppage over Norberto Gonzalez in a scheduled 8-round Jr. Middleweight bout.

Charlo dropped Gonzalez in round five from a hard combination and continied to batter him until the fight was stopped in round seven at 1:23 when Gonzalez’ corner threw in the towel.

Charlo, 155 3/4 lbs of Houston, TX is now 19-0 with 15 knockouts. Gonzalez, 156 1/4 lbs of Monterrey, MX is 20-6.

In a battle of undefeated Jr. Middleweights, Julian Williams registered an 8-round unanimous decision over Eliezer Gonzalez.

Williams was effective with the right hand and out landed Gonzalez at an almost three to one rate and won by scores of 80-72 on all cards.

Williams, 154 1/4 lbs of Philadelphia, PA is now 17-0-1. Gonzalez, 154 1/4 lbs of San Juan, PR is 14-1.

Errol Spence Jr. scored a stoppage victory over Noe Bolanos after two rounds when Bolanos apparently hurt his hand.

It was looking academic anyway as Spence started to dominated as he featured his left hand in round two.

Spence, 148 lbs of Desoto, TX is now 14-0 with 11 knockouts. Bolanos, 149 3/4 lbs of Obregan, MX is now 26-11-1.

Josesito Lopez scored an 8-round unanimous decision over Rafael Cabos in a Welterweight fight.

Lopez, 146 1/2 lbs of Riverside, CA won by scores of 80-72 on all cards and is now 33-6. Cabos. 146 1/2 lbs of Tijuana, MX is now 15-5-5.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com. WBO Lightweight champion Terence Crawford will make the 2nd defense of his title against Raymundo Beltran on November 29 in Crawford’s hometown of Omaha, Nebraska.

“After the way the people of Omaha responded to the June fight, there is a hunger now there for boxing, especially for Terence Crawford,” said Crawford’s promoter Bob Arum told ESPN.com. “We had over 10,000 for the fight in June and we’ll have another big crowd for this fight.

“And I think we have a good fight with Beltran, an interesting fight. It’s a style contrast that should make it an exciting fight with Beltran putting on pressure and Crawford being the better boxer, but a guy who can also put on pressure.”

“It’s gonna be great. The feeling that I get when I’m at home is unreal, especially not being able to fight in my hometown before [June] and coming off a great victory like I did in my last go-round,” Crawford said. “To bring this one home also, it will be great.”

“In the view of every rational viewer, Beltran beat Burns,” Arum said. “In a fair world Crawford would have been the challenger to Beltran for the title. At least Beltran is getting the opportunity as the challenger, but it’s not the same thing as getting the fight as the champion because of the disparity in money.”

“No question about it, my next opponent ain’t a bum,” Crawford said. “He’s tricky, he’s smart, he’s a veteran. He’s tough and he can take a punch. I’m not cutting any corners.

“I saw the fight because I was the No. 1 contender and going to fight the winner for the title,” Crawford said. “I felt Beltran did more than enough to win that fight. Unfortunately, he didn’t get that victory over there. I went over there and did my job and got the victory. Now we’re fighting.

“I know coming into the fight he feels like I have something that belongs to him. He feels like that belt belongs to him and he will train extra hard to get what he thinks belongs to him, and that makes for a good fight.”

“I should be defending my title. But only God knows why it happened,” he said. “I just focus and try to stay positive. I’ve been through a lot in boxing.”

There was some discussion in the Crawford camp about a possible move up to junior welterweight for his next fight, but he is staying put at lightweight for at least one more bout.

“He’s going

“Right now my body is getting bigger and I am filling out a little more, but as I have said, my next goal is to move up in weight and win more titles,” Crawford said. “But as of right now, me and my managers and promoter feel like a couple of more at 135 and then move up. I wanted to move up, but this is not just my decision. We’re a team and my team felt it would be better to take another fight at 135 and then think about moving up and that’s what we’re doing right now.

“So we are focused on Beltran. I can still make 135 and be strong, so our main focus is on Beltran. Moving up is later on in the future.”

Former world champion Juan Diaz scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Carlos Cardenas at the Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas.

Diaz, 135 1.2 lbs of Houston, TX won by scores of 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93 and is now 40-4. Cardenas, 135 lbs of Barina, VEN is now 21-9-1.

Casey Ramos remained undefeated by scoring a 6-round unanimous decision over Angel Hernandez in a Lightweight bout.

Ramos, 134 lbs of Austin, TX won by scores of 59-55 and 58-56 twice and is now 18-0. Hernandez, 131 1/2 lbs of McAllen, TX is 8-3.

Juan Francisco Estrada retained the WBA and WBO Flyweight belts with an 11th round stoppage over former world champion Giovani Segura at Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.

Estrada battered Segura all over the ring for much of the fight. Segura’s only hope was throwing off-balance shots which he did not connect much on. In round 11, Estrada was pounding away on Segura, who had a swollen right and the fight was stopped just as Segura’s corner was throwing in the towel at 1:33 of round 11.

Estrada, 112 lbs of Hermosillo, Mexico is now 27-2 with 20 knockouts. Segura, 112 lbs of Bell, CA is now 32-4-1.

Jackie Nava scored a 10-round majority decision over Alicia Ashley to win the WBC Super Bantamweight title.

Nava, 121 1/2 lbs of Tijuana, Mexico won by scores of 98-92, 97-93 and 95-95 and is now 30-4-3. Ashley, 121 1/2 lbs of Westbury, NY was trying to make her 3rd defense of title and is now 21-10-1.

Adrien Broner scored a 12-round unanimous decision over Emanuel Taylor at the 1st Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohioo.

It was a great back and forth fight with both guys landing heavy shots. Taylor did well when he roughed Broner up on the ropes while Broner boxed well in the center.

Broner was cut around the right eye in round 11 from a accidental headbutt. Broner sealed the fight with a knockdown in the final frame from a booming left hook.

Broner, 140 lbs of Cincinnati, OH won by scores of 116-111 twice and 115-112 and is now 29-1-1. Taylor, 138 lbs of Edgewood, MD is now 18-3.

Former world champion Lucas Matthysse scored a controversial 2nd round stoppage over previously undefeated Riberto Ortiz in a scheduled 10-round Super Lightweight bout.

Matthysse landed a left to the body that sent Ortiz down to a knee. Ortiz got to his feet at referee Benji Esteves’s nine count but he stopped the fight at 2:45 of round two.

Matthysse, 139 1/2 lbs of Trelew, ARG is now 36-3-1 with 34 knockouts. Ortiz, 139 1/2 lbs of Terreon, MEX is now 31-1-1.

Andre Berto scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Steve Upsher in a Welterweight bout.

Berto, who was coming off a shoulder operation looked solid in the contest.

Berto, 148 1/2 lbs of Winter Haven, FL won by scores of 99-91 and is now 29-3. Upsher, 145 1/2 lbs of Pittsburgh, PA is now 24-4-1-1.

Michael Perez scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Jared Robinson in a Jr. Welterweight bout.

Perez wobbled Robinson at the end of round one with a left. He dropped Robinson at the beginning of the next round with a jab. Perez had a swelling at the bottom of his left eye in the second.

He stunned Robinson with a body shot and right hand in round seven.

Perez out landed Robinson 237 to 131

Perez, 140 lbs of Newark, NJ won by scores of 98-91 and 97-92 twice and is now 21-1-2. Robinson, 140 lbs of Charlotte, NC is now 15-2.

Three-time U.S. Olympian Rau’shee Warren scored a dominating 10-round unanimous decision over Jose Luis Araiza in a Bantamweight bout.

Warren dominated the bout and buckled Araiza a few times. He sent Araiza to the canvas in round nine with a hard double left.

Warren, 117 1/2 lbs of Cincinnati, OH won by scores of 100-89 on all cards and is now 12-0. Araiza, 120 lbs of Tijuana, MX is now 34-9-1.

Warren out landed Araiza 222 to 98.

Michael Perez scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Jared Robinson in a Jr. Welterweight bout.

In round two, Perez scored a knockdown on a jab. Perez dominated the bout by mixing up some solid body work and good boxing and he won by scores of

Perez, 140 lbs of Newark, NJ won by scores of 98-91 and 97-92 twice and is now 21-1-2. Robinson, 140 lbs of Sumter, SC is now 15-2.

3-time U.S. Olympian Rau’she Warren remained undefeated with a one-sided 10-round unanimous decision over Jose Luis Araiza in a Bantamweight bout.

Warren dominated the action with his superior handspeed and punching. He dropped Araiza in round nine with a beautiful double left and won by scores of

Warren, 117 1/2 lbs of Cincinnati won by scores of 100-89 and is now 12-0. Araiza, 120 lbs of Tijuana, MX is now 34-9-1.

Carl Frampton won the IBF Super Bantamweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over defending champion Kiko Martinez in front of over 16,000 fans at an outdoor stadium at the Titanic Quarter in Frampton’s hometown of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Frampton was very consistent and scored a knockdown in round five with a terrific counter. Frampton’s work caused a cut around the left eye of Martinez. Frampton was cut in round nine from a left hook from Martinez.

Martinez came out in round ten and began to work the body and for a moment it looked like Frampton was tiring but he came back to land a hard right hand and carried the momentum into the 11th round when he landed some wicked combinations which drew a roar from the overflow crowd in Belfast. Frampton again landed a huge flurry of punches that rocked Martinez into the ropes in the final frame. Frampton cruised down the stretch to take the title by scores of 119-108 twice and 118-111.

This was Frampton’s second win over Martinez as he stopped him in nine rounds in February, 2013.

The 27 year-old of Belfast is a world champion is a world champion with a record of 19-0. Martinez of Spain is now 31-5.

“He was a hard puncher. He is a tough man. I respect him more than any man I ever fought,” said Frampton. “This is a dream come true, 20 years in the making.”

The IBF Mandatory is Chris Avalos, but Frampton has eyes for mega domestic showdown with WBA champion Scott Quigg.

“There are so many options out there but the man I want is Scott Quigg. I will fight him anywhere.”

Frampton also captured the title in honor to his promoter and mentor, former world champion, Barry McGuigan.

“I am immensely proud of Carl. He is twice the fighter I was.” , said the Hall of Famer, McGuigan.

Marco McCollough stopped former Bantamweight world champion Dmitry Kirillov after round eight of their scheduled ten round WBO International Featherweight bout.

McCollough dominated the action as he pounded away on Kirillov and the former champion had enough and bowed out of the fight.

McCollough, 125 1/4 lbs of Belfast is now 11-7 with 7 knockouts. Kirillov, 125 1/2 lbs of St. Petersburg, Russia is now 31-5-1.

Eamonn O’Kane and Virgilijus Stapulionis fought to a no-contest when a bad cut over the left eye of Stapulionis forced the bout to be stopped in the 4th round of their 12 round Middleweight bout.

Stapulionis hurt O’Kane badly in the first round as he landed a big right hand that wobbled O’Kane into the ropes and it was ruled a knockdown. O’Kane stumbled back to his corner. Stapulionis was cut around the left eye in the 1st round from a clash of heads. In a weird moment, Stapulionis’ was deducted a point in round two for using too much Vaseline. The two continued to fight with a lot of clinching and grabbing and the blood continued to stream down the left side of Stapulionis face until the bout was stopped at 2:47 of round four.

O’Kane is ranked number-10 by the IBF and was defending his IBF Intercontinental Middleweight title.

Jamie Conlon won the WBO Intercontinental Super Flyweight title with a 10-round unanimous decision over Jose Estrella.

Conlon fought with a bad cut over his left eye but went on to win by scores of 99-92 and 97-93 twice.

Conlon, 114 1/2 lbs of Belfast is now 13-0. Estrella of Tijuana, Mexico is now 14-6-1.

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ccording to Dan Rafael of espn.com, IBF Welterweight champion Kell Brook is in stable condition after being stabbed while on vacation on the Spanish island of Tenerife off the coast of Morocco.

“I was out enjoying a night out before returning home to the UK when I was the victim of an unprovoked attack,” Brook said on Friday from his hospital bed. “I’m devastated right now after being on such a high having achieved my dream of becoming world champion in Los Angeles last month. This is obviously a major setback but the thought of defending my title is what’s keeping me positive right now.

“I want to thank everyone for their support and ask for privacy for myself and my family at this time. Make no mistake — I will be back.”

“We were all glad to get out here and see Kell for ourselves,” said Brook’s promoter Eddie Hearn, who visited Brook. “The important thing now is to get him home and, after some rest, begin therapy on his injuries. His first defense was planned on Dec. 6, which is now unrealistic, but we fully expect Kell to be back in the ring early next year.”

Jacare Souza made Gegard Mousasi tap out in round three of their scheduled 5-round Middleweight bout which headlines UFC Fight Night 50 at the Foxwoods Casino in Mashentucket, Connecticut.

Souza was dominant in taking down and staying on top of Mousasi until he got him in a choke and Mousasi tapped at 4:30 of round three.

Souza, 185 lbs is now 21-3-1. Mousasi, 186 lbs is 35-5-2.

Ben Rothwell scored a 1st round stoppage over big favorite Alistair Overeem in a Heavyweight bout.

Rothwell landed a big right to the head that put Overeem on the canvas. Rothwell landed several shots while Overeem was prone on the mat and the fight was stopped at 2:19 of round one.

Rothwell, 264 lbs of Kenosha, WI is now 34-9. Overeem, 248 lbs of Amsterdam, Netherlands is 37-14-1.

Matt Mitrione scored a 1st round stoppage over Derrick Lewis in a Heavyweight fight.

Lewis and Mitrione collided but Mitrione’s right hand won that battle and it sent Lewis to the deck and Mitrione pounded on Lewis and landed some hard shots before the fight was stopped at 41 seconds of the 1st round.

Mitrione, 255 lbs of Indianapolis, IN is now 8-3. Lewis, 264 lbs of Houston, TX is 11-3-1.

Joe Louzan scored a 2nd round stoppage over Michael Chiesa in a Lightweight bout.

It was a bout full of action until Chiesa was cut iver the right eye and the fight was stopped at 2:14 of round two

John Moraga scored a 2nd round tap out over Justin Scoggins in a Flyweight bout.

The time of the stoppage was 47 seconds of round two due to a guillotine choke.

Moraga, 126 lbs is now 15-3. Scoggins, 126 lbs of Spartenberg, SC is now 9-2.

Al Iaquinta scored a 3rd round stoppage over Rodrigo Dann in a Ligtweight bout.

Iaquinta landed a booming right hand that dropped Dann. Dann got up but ate some hard shots that drove him into the cage and was dropped again and the fight was stopped at 2:41 of round three.

Iaquinta, 155 lbs of Wantagh, New York is now 9-3-1. Dann, 156 lbs of Brazil is 12-8.

Rafael Natal scored a 3-round split decision over Chris Camozzi in a Middleweight bout.

Natal, 185 lbs of New York, NY won two cards 29-28 twice while Carmozzi, 186 lbs of Lakewood, CO won a card 29-8.

Natal is now 18-6-1. Camozzi is 19-9.

Chris Beal remained perfect with a 3-round unanimous decision over Tateki Matsuda in a Bantamweight bout.

Beal cut Matsuda over the left eye with an elbow in the 1st round.

Beal, 135 lbs of Ventura, CA won by scores of 30-27 and 29-28 twice and is now 10-0. Matsuda, 135 lbs of Somerville, MA is now 10-6.

Chas Skelly scored a 3-round unanimous decision over Sean Soriano in a Featherweight bout.

Skelly, 145 lbs of Arlington, TX won by scores of 30-27 on all cards is now 13-1. Soriano, 145 lbs of Boca Raton. FL is now 8-2.

Adrien Broner 140 – Emanuel Taylor 138 1/2
Lucas Matthysse 139 – Roberto Ortiz 139 1/2
Andre Berto 148 1/2 – Steve Upsher 145 1/2

According to Dan Rafael, Canelo Alvarez has narrowed his search for a fall opponent to James Kirkland, Joshua Clottey and WBO Jr. Middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“I am piecing things together for Canelo, connecting the dots, but he’s going to fight Dec. 6. That’s the definite date,” said Alvarez promoter Oscar De La Hoya.

“We’ve been doing all our business with Showtime since a few years ago when we were kicked out from HBO,” De La Hoya said. “Yes, we are doing this fight with Hopkins on HBO and it’s a great way to start a relationship again, but I also have to take a look the relationship we have with Showtime. It’s a very difficult spot, but I am going to do what is best for Canelo’s career.

“We’re pushing for San Antonio. Canelo really loves fighting at the Alamodome. He had a wonderful experience there,” De La Hoya said.

“Clottey looked good against Mundine and we’ve been talking with Kirkland’s representative day in and day out,” De La Hoya said. “If Canelo fights Andrade, it’s a chance for him to fight for another title if that’s what he wants to do. There are options.

“If you think about Canelo, he’s a throwback fighter. He fought Mayweather, Trout, Lara. Name another fighter in recent years that’s been fighting the toughest guys back to back. Canelo wants to fight the best. This is why people love Canelo. He is willing to fight all comers.”

“I commend Canelo. He wanted to fight three times on pay-per-view, but Canelo called me directly and said he didn’t want to fight on pay-per-view this time,” De La Hoya said. “He did good numbers in his last two fights but he wants all boxing fans to be able to see him.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, IBF Welterweight champion Kell Brook was stabbed in the leg while vacationing Spanish island of Tenerife.

“We have no more details and aren’t commenting further at this time,” said Mathcroom Boxing PR man Anthony Leaver told ESPN.com.

“We don’t know the extent of the injury or any details at all at this stage so [I] can’t say,” Leaver said.

Former pound for pound king Roy Jones Jr. will be back in action on September 26 when he travels to Russia to fight Haney Atiyo according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

On July 26, Jones, boxing’s No. 1 fighter from 1994 to 2004, traveled to Riga, Latvia, and knocked out British journeyman Courtney Fry in the fifth round, his first knockout since stopping former super middleweight titlist Jeff Lacy in the 10th round in August 2009.

“The good thing about fighting twice back-to-back is it makes me stay in shape,” Jones said. “My body feels a lot better now than that it has in a long time. Being active is important and by being active, I make sure I am in the best shape.”

“They asked me would I come back and do it again and we made a deal,” Jones said. “I’m happy to go Russia. I have a lot of fans there and this is another tune-up to keep me active.”

“I know the guy I’m fighting is supposed to be a strong puncher, but not the most skillful guy,” Jones said. “I know he will try to jump on me and try to get me out of there. It’s cool though. I know what to expect.”

ones said his goal is to eventually get a shot at cruiserweight world titlist Krzysztof Wlodarczyk, 32, of Poland. The day after Jones’ fight, Wlodarczyk (49-2-1, 35 KOs) is scheduled to defend his belt against European champion Grigory Drozd (38-1, 27 KOs) in Moscow.

Jones, an obvious future Hall of Famer, who has held world titles at heavyweight, light heavyweight, super middleweight and middleweight, said he has been invited to attend Wlodarczyk’s fight and plans to fly there the day after his bout to be ringside.

“I want a shot at Wlodarczyk and then I’m done,” said Jones, whom many have called on to retire. “After I knock him out, I’m done. If I lost that would definitely be it, but I ain’t gonna lose. Even if I won the title, I might walk away, but you know if I win the title I’ll get some good offers, so I would consider them. I know Wlodarczyk is fighting in Moscow and I will be there. It’s about a 2½-hour flight and I am going there after my fight.

“I’ve had my eye on Wlodarczyk for some time. He has said he wanted to fight me. Let’s do it.”

Rogelio “Porkey” Medina scored a surprise 3rd round stoppage over previously undefeated J’Leon Love in a scheduled 10-round Super Middleweight bout at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

Medina landed a perfect left in the corner that landed flush on the jaw that sent Love on his stomach and he could not beat the count 39 seconds into round three.

Medina, 168 1/2 lbs of Sinora, MX is now 33-6 with 27 knockouts. Love, 167 1/2 lbs of Inkster, MI is now 18-1-1.

Badou Jack scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Jason Escalera in a Super Middleweight bout

Jack landed a hard left that stumbled Escalera in round three and was consistent throughout.

Jack, 169 1/2 lbs of Stickholm, SWE won by scores of 100-90 twice and 99-91 and is now 17-1-1. Escalera, 169 1/4 lbs of Union City, NJ is now 15-3-1.

Ronald Gavril scored a 7th round stoppage over Thomas Dalowo in a scheduled 8-round Super Middleweight bout.

In round three, Gavril dropped Falowo with a hard right. Falowo had his best round in the fourth when he landed some good right hands.

Gavril started working the body in round five. Gavril closed the show with a hard flurry to the head that rocked Falowo and the fight was stopped at 2:14 of round seven.

Gavril, 166 lbs of Bacau, ROM is now 10-0 with 8 knockouts. Falowo, 166 lbs of Pawtucket, RI is now 12-3.

WBA Interim Super Flyweight champion David Sanchez scored a 5th round stoppage over Anuar Salas in a ascheduled 10-round non-title bout at the Centro de Usos Multiples in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

It was an action filled fight with both guys standing toe to toe. In round five, Sanchez landed a hard flurry on the ropes that dropped Salas. Salas got to his feet but the bout was stopped at 2:35 of round five.

Sanchez, 115 lbs of Hermosillo, MX is now 26-2-2 with 20 knockouts. Salas, 115 lbs of Colombia is now 14-3.

Rodrigo Garcia scored a 3rd round stoppage over Gabriel Martinez after Martinez could not continue due to a cut ovwe his right eye.

The blood started in round two and the fight was stopped at 2:34 of round three.

Garica of Santa Ana, CA is 16-0 with 11 knockouts. Martinez of Emplame, MX is now 27-8-1.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.con, Nonito Donaire will fight undefeated Nicholas Walters on October as part of the Gennady Golovkin – Marco Antonio Rubio card in Carson, California.

“Even before this fight was made the response we’ve gotten to Gennady’s fight with Rubio has been incredible. There has been a great response. This just makes the show even bigger and better,” said K2 Promotions Tom Loeffler, who formally announced Golovkin-Rubio at a Los Angeles news conference on Wednesday, but couldn’t announce Donaire-Walters because the deal with Top Rank was not agreed to until several hours later.

“They are both Top Rank fighters, but we wanted to make the best fight possible even if it didn’t involve our fighters (in the co-feature),” Loeffler said. “This fight adds a lot of value to Gennady’s fight with Rubio.”

“These guys want to fight and we want them to fight, so this was a good spot for them,” said Top Rank’s Carl Moretti. “The fight is agreed to and the paperwork is going out. It’s a terrific fight. It’s Walters’ relative youth versus Donaire’s experience. Walters is a strong, younger, hungry fighter. Donaire is an established pound-for-pound fighter, one of the biggest names in the sport still. It’s not like Donaire hasn’t faced guys like this before. We know Donaire has been there before. Now we’ll see what Walters can do on this kind of big stage.”

Former Middleweight champion Jermain Taylor was arrested on Tuesday night for allegedly shooting his cousin in Arkansas accroding to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

Taylor, who recently signed to fight Sam Soliman for the IBF Middleweight championship is free on a $25,000 bond after the former middleweight champion was jailed overnight in Little Rock in connection with the shooting of his cousin.

Taylor was arrested Tuesday night at his home in Maumelle, Arkansas, a suburb of Little Rock, according to police.

Taylor was taken into custody, booked into the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility and charged with two felonies — first-degree domestic battery and aggravated assault — Lt. Carl Minden, the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office spokesman, told ESPN.com.

The cousin was in serious condition at a hospital after being shot multiple times, Minden said.

Minden said the police responded to a 911 call from Taylor’s wife, Erica, at around 7 p.m. ET.

“Mr. Taylor’s cousin and another individual came to his residence, and there was some sort of altercation,” Minden said, adding that the two who showed up at Taylor’s home were unarmed. “At some point, Mr. Taylor retrieved a handgun and fired several rounds. His cousin was struck multiple times. The cousin is alive and in serious condition at an area hospital. He has pretty serious injuries. The other person was not struck, but Mr. Taylor had fired several rounds and missed.

On the fight with Soliman, “ESPN had committed to carry the fight and was working towards a contractual agreement. We are now reviewing the situation and will make a decision once more details emerge,” an ESPN spokesman said in a statement.

Wladimir Klitscko’s title defense against Kubrat Pulev has been rescheduled for November 15 at the O2 Arena in Hamburg, Germany according t0 Dan Rafael of espn.com.

The fight had to be rescheduled after Klitschko hurt his right bicep earlier in the week.

“I am delighted that the title defense can still take place in Hamburg. The atmosphere here is always gigantic,” Klitschko said in a statement. “Due to the injury, I am taking a break from training now and will then start again with the preparation for the fight against Kubrat Pulev.”

WBA Super Bantamweight champion Scott Quigg will defend his title against Stephane Jamoye on September 13 in Macnchester, England according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

Jamoye replaces Paulus Ambunda who bowed out last week due to a hamstring injury.

The televised undercard is taking shape for the November 22 Welterweight card featuring Manny Pacquiao and Chris Algiero in Macao, China.

Featherweight titlist Vasyl Lomachenko will make his first defense against mandatory challenger Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo.

Chinese Olympic Gold Medal winner Zou Shiming will fight a Flyweight elimination bout against Kwanpichit 13 Rien Express.

“When Lomachenko fought Gary Russell, it was for the vacant title, so there is a mandatory lingering around,” Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti told ESPN.com. “It’s a Thai guy, Piriyapinyo, who has an unbelievable record and went the distance with Chris John. It’s probably not a fight that makes sense in the U.S. and that the mandatory is from Thailand provides us with a good platform to get rid of the obligation and showcase what a great fighter Lomachenko is. That’s why we’re doing it on the Pacquiao card.

“The fight is agreed to, and the contracts are out. It was not difficult to make. [Piriyapinyo] just wanted a shot at the title, and you know Lomachenko will fight anyone.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, the September 6 world Heavyweight title bout between champion Klitschko and Kubrat Pulev is postponed due to Klitschko suffering a bicep tear.

“He had problems on Friday, and he first thought it’s a minor thing, but he went to the hospital near the camp [in Austria], and there they detected this torn muscle,” Bernd Boente, Klitschko’s manager, told ESPN.com. “He was in top shape and he had perfect sparring partners. He did a long preparation and is sorry to have to postpone the fight.”

Said Klitschko in a statement: “I am very disappointed that the fight cannot take place as planned. I am in absolute top form and had a great training camp. Of course, I’m sorry for the fans, but also for my opponent Kubrat Pulev, who was certainly training as intensely as I do.”

Boente said the fight will be rescheduled for November and likely still take place at the O2 World, which was already sold out — around 15,000 tickets — for the Sept. 6 fight.

“We hope to reschedule the bout in the same arena in mid-November, probably Nov. 15,” Boente said. “But that is something we have to discuss with the arena and RTL [the German television network that has a contract to carry Klitschko’s fights]. We also have to talk to the IBF because this fight is a mandatory.

“Of course, we are all disappointed, but these things can happen during the preparation.”

Former world champion Austin Trout had to endure two knockdowns but was able to comeback and win a 10-round unanimous decision over Daniel Dawson at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California.

With things going well for Trout, he walked into a perfect counter right that deposited him on the sears of the seat of his pants in round three. Dawson did not jump on Trout but late in the round it was deja vu all over again as Dawson landed another counter right that sent Trout again for a second time.

Trout got back to consistent boxing and in round seven, he began to pound away with hard combinations. In that round, Dawson suffered an apparent leg injury. Dawson implied that he hurt his calf in his right leg. Dawson should affects in the next round as Trout landed some heavy shots and eventually sent Dawson to the canvas for the first time in his career. Trout continued the onslaught in round nine as he drilled Dawson with several hard lefts to the head.

Trout, 154 lbs of Las Cruces, NM won by scores of 97-90 on all three cards and is now 27-2. Dawson, 154 lbs of Perth, AUS is now 40-4-1.

Eric Bone scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Mahonri Montes in a Welterweight bout.

Scores were 100-90 and 97-93 twice for Bone, 143 lbs of Ecuador and is now 15-1. Montes, 142 1/2 lbs of Mexico is now 29-4-1.

Ahmed Elbiale scored an explosive 1st round stoppage over Dwayne Williams in a scheduled 4-round Light Heavyweight bout.

Elbiale landed a crushing right to the temple that sent Williams face first on the canvas and the fight was stopped immediately at 1:51.

Elbiale, 175 lbs is now 6-0 with 6 knockouts. Williams, 175 lbs is 5-4.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Kenny Bayless will be assigned to ref the rematch between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana on September 13 in Las Vegas.

The judges assigned to Mayweather-Maidana II were Dave Moretti of Las Vegas, John McKaie of New York and Guido Cavalleri of Italy.

The Nevada commission also appointed the officials for the other two world title bouts that will take place on the Mayweather-Maidana II undercard. For the co-feature between junior featherweight titlist Leo Santa Cruz (27-0-1, 15 KOs) and Manuel Roman (17-2-3, 6 KOs), Robert Byrd of Las Vegas will serve as the referee. Judges assigned were Burt Clements of Nevada, Cathy Leonard of North Carolina and Max De Luca of California.

Las Vegas’ Tony Weeks will referee the fight between lightweight titlist Miguel Vazquez (34-3, 13 KOs) and Mickey Bey (20-1-1, 10 KOs). Las Vegas judges Adalaide Byrd and Robert Hoyle and Julie Lederman of New York will score that fight.

Andre Ward maybe undefeated in the ring but he can’t beat promoter Dan Goossen in the court as yet another one of his cases against his promoter Dan Goossen has been thrown out in the California court according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Holly Kendig issued a ruling dismissing Ward’s latest attempt to terminate his promotional contract. Kendig ruled that Ward had not stated “any basis upon which to invalidate the contract” and the case was dismissed.

Ward had attempted to break the contract by arguing that the promotional agreement was in violation of California Labor Code Section 2855. In essence, that section of the code says a contract for personal services may not be enforced beyond seven years.

However, the court rejected the contention that he was under a personal services contract. Ward re-signed with Goossen for three years in April 2011 and received a $550,000 signing bonus.

In making the ruling, Kendig noted that the California State Athletic Commission had already twice ruled against Ward in separate arbitration hearings pertaining to efforts to break the promotional agreement.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, the October 8 IBF Middleweight title fight between Sam Soliman and Jermain Taylor will on ESPN 2 at 9 PM ET.

No venue has been named to host the bout.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Jay-Z’s new promotional outfit, Roc Nation won the right to promote the WBO Middleweight title bout between Peter Quillin and Matt Korobov.

Roc Nation Sports bid a whopping $1,904,840 and handily defeated two other bidders.

Golden Boy Promotions, which represents Quillin, bid $1.2 million, and Korobov promoter Top Rank offered $515,000. The minimum bid was $200,000. The purse bid took place because Golden Boy and Top Rank declined to negotiate the fight with each other.

“I’m definitely surprised by their participation,” said WBO President Paco Valcarcel. “On behalf of the WBO, I welcome Jay Z and his company, Roc Nation (Sports), and wish them nothing but success in their quest to put on quality boxing events and represent well the fighters they eventually sign. We are honored that they have chosen a WBO world championship contest to mark their entrance to the sport as boxing promoters and look forward to working with them.”

Reaction from Golden Boy and Top Rank was swift and positive. Their fighters will each take home their biggest career payday. As the titleholder, Quillin is entitled to 75 percent of the winning bid ($1,428,630), and Korobov will receive the remaining 25 percent ($476,210).

“I’m surprised by the offer but glad someone like Jay Z and his team realize the value and opportunities in boxing,” Golden Boy president Oscar De La Hoya told ESPN.com.

Moretti added: “Congrats to Roc Nation and their team on winning the bid. Top Rank and Matt Korobov will fully cooperate with the terms and any promotional requirements they may ask of us. Jay Z may have ’99 Problems,’ but apparently purse bids aren’t one of them. Welcome to the business of boxing. Plus, I’d rather lose the bid and win the fight any day of the week.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Rocnation, the sports company founded by rap mogul Jay-Z will get into boxing promoting and has hired longtime respected boxing man Dave Itskowitch as COO.

“There’s no question the sport of boxing needs a new player, someone who can do something different,” Michael Yormark, the president and chief of branding and strategy for parent company Roc Nation, told ESPN.com on Sunday night. “We’re energized, and we’re going to make a difference. This is a huge priority to us. This is a highly serious business to us.”

“This is a serious business for us moving forward, and Dave has one of the great reputations in the boxing industry,” Yormark said, adding that Jay Z and Roc Nation Sports president Juan Perez are big boxing fans. “Hiring him should be a loud and clear statement this is serious for us and that we will do this the right way. We have one of the most respected individuals in the sport leading the charge for us.

“We didn’t wake up yesterday and decide we wanted to get into the boxing business, but our first significant move was to bring Dave into the organization. This is an opportunity for us to change the game. It’s been in the works for the last six or eight months, and now we are making our move. Jay Z has an incredible passion for boxing. We want to take the platform we’ve created and bring that to the boxing industry. We want to bring more money and visibility to the sport and give the boxers opportunities outside the ring.”

“We’re going to promote our first event by the end of the year, and we’re currently strategizing on which fighters we will seek to sign,” Itskowitch told ESPN.com.

“We’re looking to make an immediate and dramatic impact on the sport. We feel we can do that, and we plan to build Roc Nation Sports into a boxing brand by leveraging Roc Nation’s current marketing, public relations and branding infrastructure. We’re going to brand Roc Nation Sports fighters, and we’re confident that branding will lead to financial opportunities both in and out of the ring that will be available nowhere else.”

“We’re starting with a clean slate,” he said. “One of boxing’s biggest problems is that the audience is getting older, but we have an infrastructure that can reach younger fans. We believe that is something we can do based on what we already have in place.”

Yormark said the goal is not only to put on quality boxing events but also to do for the fighters it will eventually sign what it tries to do with the other athletes it represents.

“There’s no question Roc Nation Sports can create celebrity status for boxers and align them with corporate America,” Yormark said. “Look at the success we’ve had with our athletes and [recording] artists [represented by parent company Roc Nation]. That is what we do, and we do that better than anyone. We will be able to build brands for these boxers and build their careers outside of the ring. That’s the difference that Roc Nation will bring to this sport.”

Said Itskowitch, “We will be a promoter, but our job won’t end once a guy fights on a particular Saturday night. We will promote him 365 days a year.”

Kell Brook won the IBF Welterweight championship with a 12-round majority decision over previously undefeated Shawn Porter at the StubHub Center in Carson, California

Early on it was Brook looking to jab and hold on when he Porter would make a surge on the inside. In round two, Brook was cut over the left eye from an accidental headbutt. Brook was timing Porter coming with his nice jab. In round six, Porter was cut over his right eye from an accidental headbutt.

Brook was able to thwart any brief momentum that Porter could muster up as he landed the more telling combinations.

Brook, 146 1/2 lbs of Sheffield, UK won by scores of 117-111, 116-112 and 114-114 and is now 33-0. Porter, 146 3/4 lbs of Akron, OH is now 24-1-1.

“You can tell how much it means to me by my reaction,” said Brook, who was cut over the left eye in the second round. “I’ve been dreaming about this moment since I was nine-years old. It’s unbelievable.

“I was scrappy tonight, and not as slick as I wanted to be. But I’m the world champion now, baby. I was born to do this.

“I’m ready for a mega, mega fight next. I’ll take on Keith Thurman or Floyd Mayweather. Amir Khan should get in queue now. I’m the world champion now so they’re all going to want to fight me.”

Porter, a former U.S. amateur standout, thought he had done enough to win his second title defense despite getting cut over his right eye in the sixth.

“I think I’m still the champion,” he said. “I’m 24-1 and Team Porter will be back to the drawing board. There are no excuses. I do want the rematch.”

Anthony Dirrell wrestled the WBC Super Middleweight title away from Sakio Bika via 12-round unanimous decision.

The fight was very sloppy throughout the contest. When given distance, Dirrell was able to land the more telling blows. Bika was deducted a point in round eight for low blows. Dirrell hit the canvas several other times from Bika’s “veteran” tactics.

Dirrell, 167 3/4 lbs of Flint, MI won by scores of 117-110, 116-111 and 114-113 and is now 27-0-1. Bika, 167 3/4 lbs of Australia is now 32-6-3.

“This journey has been amazing and I can’t even fathom it,” Dirrell told SHOWTIME’s Jim Gray afterward. “I already overcame the biggest fight of my life by beating cancer. I can’t see anything being bigger than this. I was never close to giving up. I stuck to it and now I’m WBC world champion.

“This means the world to me, what else can I say? After beating cancer, making it back from a motorcycle accident and getting a second chance at boxing, I just knew I was going to make the best of it.

“Tonight the referee did a wonderful job. Bika is rough, he’s a helluva fighter. But I’m glad to finally have him in my rearview mirror. I’m not gonna complain about the close scores. I got a unanimous decision and I couldn’t be happier.

“The difference between this fight and our first one is that I wasn’t on the ropes this time. I came out and boxed. But I know I got his attention at the start.”

Said Bika: “I fought very hard. He was a better fighter tonight. I’m going to go back to the gym and come back stronger. This (losing) happens.”

Omar Figueroa defended the WBC Lightweight title with a 9th round stoppage over mandatory challenger Daniel Estrada.

It was a phone booth fight early with Estrada taking the early lead by landing the harder punches in close. Figueroa began to pick up in the middle rounds as he got in close and started landing combinations.

Round nine was action packed as the two traded shots in close. Figueroa was cut around the left eye from a clash of heads. Figueroa seized that moment to land a nice flurry only to see Figueroa come back just before the bell.

That did not deter Figueroa as he came out in round nine and dropped Estrada with a big right hand. Estrada got to his feet but Figueroa was all over him and landed a big combination on the ropes and the fight was stopped at 1:00 of round nine

Figueroa, 135 lbs is now 24-0-1 with 18 knockouts. Estrada, 134 1/2 lbs is 32-3-1.

“I don’t think I did that great and obviously felt I could be more explosive and maybe get him out of there earlier,” said Figueroa, who suffered a bad cut above his left eye from an unintentional headbutt in the ninth. “I was a little concerned that the referee or doctor would stop the fight because of the cut. I knew Estrada would be open for the right hand. I was playing a little possum when I caught him.”

“I’m grateful for the opportunity,” said Estrada, who was making his U.S. debut and fighting less than three weeks after a sister and her daughter were killed in an automobile accident in Mexico. “Initially I felt good but he hurt me and I couldn’t recuperate. I had the mentality to win, but I was up against a great champion.”

Deontay Wilder tuned up for a fall title shot with Bermane Stiverne with a stoppage win over Jason Gavern after round four in their scheduled 10-round Heavyweight bout.

Wilder boxed from the outside while Gavern tried and occasionally got through with an overhand right. In round three, Wilder scored a knockdown when a right hand landed around the ear. Gavern complained that the punch was behind the head. Wilder scored a 2nd knockdown in round four from another straight right. After the round, Gavern encouraged his corner to stop the fight and they obliged.

Wilder, 224 lbs of Tuscaloosa, AL is now 32-0 with 32 knockouts. Gavern, 247 lbs of Kissimee, FL is now 25-16-4.

“This was fun,” Wilder said. “I wanted to go some rounds. A lot of people are still asking so many questions to me; I tried to answer some of them today.

“Of course, I could have landed my right hand more in the first couple rounds. He was leaving me openings, but I didn’t want to show off everything. I wanted to save that for next time.

“I’m ready for that world title fight. I want the WBC champ Bermane Stiverne next, hopefully in late November.”

Jorge Linares tuned up for a title shot with a 2 round demolition of Ira Terry in scheduled 8-round Lightweight bout.

Linares hurt Terry at the end of round one with a hard right that was followed by a combination. Linares finished the fight with a perfect right to the face that plummeted Terry on the canvas and the fight was stopped at 1:20 of round two.

Linares, 137 lbs of Venezuela is now 37-3 with 24 knockouts. Terry, 132 lbs of Memphis, TN is now 26-12-1.

“This was the kind of fight I didn’t expect but that I wanted,” Linares said. “I was able to watch tapes o him extensively so I was well prepared. I definitely want to fight for the world title next. That’s why I was here and took this fight. I’m just waiting for my opportunity.

“That was a good straight right hand I landed on him. Once I connected I knew it was over.”

Lydell Rhodes remained undefeated with a stoppage after 4-rounds over John Nater in a scheduled 8-round Welterweight bout.

Rhodes was dominant with his hand speed. He dropped Nater in round four with a four punch combination where Nater took three steps back to the ropes and took a knee. After the round, Nater decided he had enough and the bout was stopped.

Rhodes, 142 lbs of Las Vegas is now 22-0 with 11 knockouts. Nater, 144 lbs of Bayamon, PR is now 13-7.

Former Irish Olympian Jason Quigley scored a stoppage victory over Fernando Najera in a scheduled 4-round Middleweight bout.

Quigley dominated and opened up a bad cut over Najera’s left eye in round three. Iromically, Quigley was cut over his left eye as well but Najera’s openinh was much worse and Najera’s corner stopped the bout.

Quigley 160 1/2 lbs of Ireland is now 2-0 with 2 knockouts. Najera, 158 1/4 lbs of Tijuana, MX is now 1-4.