Boxing

Lamar Odom is turning to some famous boxers for support in the wake of the death of his close friend Jamie Sangouthai ... hanging with Adrian Broner and Zab Judah at an event in Vegas.

Odom had briefly returned to L.A. after he learned Jamie died -- and as we reported, he was taking the death very hard and friends were concerned that he would relapse.

But Odom is now back in Vegas ... and today, he was supporting Broner as the boxer weighed in for his big fight against Shawn Porter tomorrow night.

We're told Lamar has been friends with Zab for years (they're both from NY) and made plans to hang out this week while supporting Broner.

Odom appeared to be in a good mood at the event, smiling and talking to people.

Boxing stud Andre Berto tells TMZ Sports ... he was HONORED that Floyd Mayweather would name him as a possible opponent for an upcoming fight -- and says he's ready to KNOCK FLOYD OUT!!!

Earlier this week, Mayweather said he "needs" a guy like Berto for his next fight in September -- though so far, nothing is set in stone.

We spoke with Berto who tells us being named is a "blessing" -- and says, "We were supposed to fight a few years back. This may be the time. I am older. I am wiser. I am focused."

Berto -- a 2-time welterweight champ -- adds, "If the fight happens, you know it’ll be more exciting than the Pacquiao fight!"

In fact, Andre says if the two sides are able to work out a deal ... he's doesn't just want to win, he wants to OBLITERATE Floyd.

Floyd Mayweather is talkin' A LOT of smack about a guy he thinks isn't worthy of a fight -- spitting even more venom at Gennady Golovkin ... after Triple G said he'd beat Money's ass in the ring.

GGG fired the first shots earlier this week ... coming on "TMZ Hollywood Sports" and telling the crew he's 100% sure he'd KNOCK FLOYD OUT if the two pugilists ever shared the squared circle.

Now, Floyd is personally responding to the smack talk ... telling FightHype.com that Gennady is OUT OF HIS MIND if he thinks he can hang with the champ.

Floyd acknowledges that GGG has knocked out his last 20 opponents ... but says all of those guys were NOBODIES ... and claims he's still wayyyyy out of Mayweather's league.

Oscar De La Hoya has made up his mind ... the 42-year-old boxer says he's NOT going to unretire and get back in the ring ... even if Floyd Mayweather wants to fight.

As we previously reported, Oscar has been saying he thinks about making a comeback EVERY DAY of his life ... and told TMZ Sports he has his eyes set on human wrecking machine Gennady Golovkin.

But Wednesday night, seems common sense finally set in ... and De La Hoya said he's 100% DONE -- even if Mayweather offers big money for an extra-belated rematch from their 2007 fight.

By the way, Mayweather "retired" from boxing after that fight ... but ended up coming back.

Before "Orange Is The New Black" star Ruby Rose was everyone's girl crush ... she was crushing heads ... and TMZ Sports has video of her busting faces in an amateur boxing match back in Australia.

Ruby -- a huge VJ down under before becoming America's Netflix obsession -- stepped into the squared circle in October 2012 and swapped lady leather with a woman named Yi Sia.

Rose DOMINATED the fight from start to finish ... beating Sia so badly, that she turned her back to Ruby during one particularly brutal combination ... just so she could avoid further punishment.

Makes sense ... since Rose claims to have been boxing FULL TIME at one point in her life, and happens to be the the god-daughter of former WBA World Bantamweight Champion Lionel Rose.

No wonder the chicks at Litchfield Penitentiary don't want any beef ...

Floyd Mayweather is already trading shots with Gennady Golovkin ... telling TMZ Sports the guy's just running his mouth for a payday -- and he's way out of his league.

Golovkin -- who's knocked out his last 20 opponents -- told us Mayweather would be his "dream fight" and is 100% certain he'd win if they ever got in the ring together.

Now, Mayweather's camp is issuing a response ... saying, "Everyone in boxing wants to fight Floyd. It's the biggest payday they could possibly have."

"[Golovkin] has never fought a top opponent in his whole career ... we're surprised you guys would even have him on your show to be honest."

Floyd Mayweather has just been called out by the most dangerous boxer in the world ... Gennady Golovkin ... who says he's 100% confident he would crush Money ... if they ever got in the ring.

Triple G appeared on "TMZ Hollywood Sports" and told us a bout with Mayweather would be his "dream fight" -- if Floyd ever agreed to come up in weight and fight the 33-year-old phenom.

FYI -- Triple G is a BEAST in the ring ... having K.O.'d his last 20 opponents in a row!!!

There's more ... we also asked Golovkin about fighting Oscar De La Hoya, who recently told us he'd want to get in the ring with Triple G if he ever comes out of retirement.

Long story short ... if Oscar's serious, Golovkin says he's absolutely ready to rumble.

Former British boxing champ Anthony Small -- who was 23-2 as a pro -- is on trial in England for allegedly trying to sneak off to Syria to join ISIS ... this according to the BBC.

The 33-year-old boxer was arrested in England along with two other men after authorities say they were trying to forge documents to illegally enter Syria.

Small and the two men have all been charged with engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts -- though Small DENIES the allegation.

Small most famously fought in "The Contender Challenge: U.K. vs. USA" in 2007 -- when fighters from the U.S. reality show "The Contender" flew to England to fight up-and-coming boxers, including Small.

Small defeated Walter Wright, who competed in Season 2 of the boxing reality show.

Small converted to Islam at the age of 24 -- and in 2012, he made a YouTube video in which he said he quit boxing because the sport took place in venues that Muslims are forbidden to enter because of gambling, alcohol and half-naked ring girls.

The insanely hot bikini team at Medusa nightclub in Dallas was SUPPOSED to spell out Floyd Mayweather's name during his epic grand entrance this weekend.

Let's just say they fell short of a Vanya Shivashankar-like performance.

Don't worry ... they eventually figured it out ... and Mayweather went on to party his face off at the party thrown by Big D party promoters @themenofbusiness.

Plus, we're told Floyd -- in classic Mayweather form -- bought over 20 bottles of champagne for his TMT crew to sip on all night.

The buzz in the club was the Cowboys running back Joseph Randle was hanging out with Floyd in the VIP section ... along with Dallas Mavs player Bernard James ... and they all had a blast!

Floyd Mayweather is being called out for being TOO FLASHY ... but the hilarious part -- the guy calling him out was driving a Rolls Royce at the time.

2-time welterweight champ Andre Berto was cruisin' around L.A. this weekend when we brought up Mayweather -- who's selling his ultra-rare Ferrari Enzo for $3.8 MILLION.

"He got too many of 'em anyway," Berto said ... noting that he doesn't need to resort to that "extra s**t" that Floyd does to get attention.

Don't rule out a fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Gennady Golovkin -- 'cause after ODLH called out Triple G last week ... his rep tells TMZ Sports, "Stranger things have happened."

GGG's rep says the boxer is well aware of the TMZ Sports video in which 42-year-old Oscar says he thinks about making a comeback every day -- and has his sights set on Golovkin.

But Gennady didn't take the call out as an insult ... his rep says, "It was a show of respect."

In fact, GGG and De La Hoya came face-to-face just days after the video and had a very friendly exchange ... even taking a picture together (see above).

But get this ... GGG's rep says the boxer is so dominant, he has trouble finding opponents -- "We can't even get guys to return our calls."

So, if Oscar wants a fight, and the money's good enough ... we're told, "Stranger things have happened."

Floyd Mayweather is about to make even MORE money this year -- 'cause TMZ Sports has learned he's selling his ultra-rare Ferrari Enzo super car ... FOR $3.8 MILLION!!!

Mayweather only bought the car in January for $3.2 mil ... but after putting 194 miles on the whip, he decided it was time to swap it out for a brand new ride.

BTW -- the car's previous owner is the Shiekh of Abu Dhabi.

We spoke with Floyd's exotic car dealer, Obi Okeke -- owner of Fusion Luxury Motors in L.A. -- who tells us Mayweather made it clear he wants to move fast on the deal and wants to use the profits to buy TWO other insane vehicles.

Okeke says he's been sworn to secrecy about the other cars until Floyd takes possession of them -- but says, "They're extremely expensive and will shock everyone."

Floyd Mayweather has done it again ... sitting on the very top of Forbes' 2015 highest paid athletes in the world list ... a list that contains ZERO players from the NFL.

Mayweather made roughly $300 MILLION in 2015 ... almost doubling the #2 guy Manny Pacquiao ($160 million) and #3 Cristiano Ronaldo ($79.6).

They're followed by Lionel Messi ($73.8), Roger Federer ($67), LeBron ($64.8), Kevin Durant ($54.1), Phil Mickelson ($50.8), Tiger Woods ($50.6) and Kobe Bryant ($49.5).

The list is essentially comprised of the same names as last year with one noticeable difference ... the one NFL guy from '14, Matt Ryan, has dropped off.

Deion Sanders knows what it takes to make a comeback in pro sports ... which is why he's BEGGING Oscar De La Hoya to STAY RETIRED ... before he gets seriously hurt.

42-year-old Oscar has been flirting with the idea of returning to the ring ... and told TMZ Sports he wants to fight Triple G -- the most dangerous man in all of boxing.

So, when Prime Time appeared on "The Cruz Show" on Power 106 this morning ... he had a STRONG message for the Golden Boy -- FORGET ABOUT IT!!!!!!

More venom from Blac Chyna ... who went out of her way to diss her baby daddy, Tyga, Tuesday night -- and to twist the knife, she bragged about the insane sex she plans to have with her new boxer BF.

Chyna was leaving 1 OAK nightclub in Hollywood when she told us she has BIG BANGIN' PLANS to break J'Leon Love's pre-fight vow of abstinence once the final bell rings on June 20th.

"It's over for him!" Chyna bragged.

That's when the topic turned to Tyga -- and Chyna fired off a few shots in his direction.

Those two have been beefin' ever since they broke up back in August ... and it doesn't seem like it's ending anytime soon.

Here's an interesting video ... we asked Rev. Al Sharpton if he thinks Floyd Mayweather is a good role model -- and while he didn't exactly say yes, he didn't say no either.

Floyd's past is no secret ... he's been convicted of domestic violence, he's humiliated his ex-fiancee on social media and once exploded on security at his private community in Vegas.

On the other hand, he's a REALLY good boxer.

Check out Sharpton's answer ... it essentially boils down to the old Charles Barkley argument -- if he doesn't want to be a role model, does he have any real obligation to act like one?