Sixty years have elapsed since Ingemar Johansson made his U.S. debut with a shocking demolition of defending heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson. Now another fighter from Sweden,...
It’s not an exhibition bout per se, but Saturday night’s matchup of lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and Sweden’s Otto Wallin at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena,...
The birth date of many antiquarian fighters is in dispute. Joe Walcott, whose name was adopted by a man who went on to win the world...
It is somewhat ironic that 15rounds.com, the boxing website owned by publicist Marc Abrams, invokes memories of champions of yesteryear and those who attempted to usurp...
THREE PUNCH COMBO: This past week, Top Rank announced the newest addition to its stable with the signing of EBU heavyweight champion Agit Kabayel (19-0, 13...
On Nov. 4, 2006, at Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Siarhei Liakhovich literally came within one measly second of successfully defending the WBO world...
A muggy night in San Bernardino was no sweat for fans interested in watching another chapter of the Garcia Promotions’ card called “Prospects Collide” on Friday....
Sports commentator Pat Summerall once said, “If I’m gonna fight in the alley, I want [Scott] LeDoux with me.” Known as “The Fighting Frenchman,” LeDoux was...
DOWNTOWN L.A.-If any doubts remain about Azat “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan they were squashed as he knocked out Venezuela’s Franklin Manzanilla with a body shot to win...
A forthcoming prizefight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles is attracting a lot of buzz. On Nov. 9, Logan Paul and KSI (birth name Olajide...
You can always count on September to bring 100 degree temperatures to Southern California and also a stream of heavy duty fight cards. Golden Boy Promotions...
Convincingly, and leaving no room for doubt, the Cuban southpaw Erislandy Lara defeated the Mexican RamĂłn Alvarez whose performance left a lot to be desired. However,...
“I got into boxing because of my dad and then I stayed in it because of my dad.” So said Michael Hunter who fights undefeated Sergey...
THREE PUNCH COMBO — A seemingly innocuous tweet from ESPN’s Dan Rafael last week sparked quite a debate on social media. Rafael’s tweet read “Happy 36th...
Erislandy Lara needed less than two rounds to stop Ramon Alvarez on Saturday night at the Armory in Minneapolis. Heading into the bout, which was broadcast...
Vasiliy Lomachenko successfully defended his two lightweight belts and added a third with a wide unanimous decision over doughty Luke Campbell before a crowd of 18,000-plus...
In Appreciation of Labor Day, a Guide to Boxers Other Occupations In 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed into law a bill making Labor Day a national...
Even though he is far from being the favorite, various factors lean towards the British Luke Campbell in his next bout against the Ukrainian Vasyl Lomachenko:...
A few weeks back, yet another newspaper sports column suggested boxing has deceased or is enduring its last rites. It’s easy to claim the sky is...
Vasiliy Lomachenko, #1 on several pound-for-pound lists, returns to the ring on Saturday at London’s O2 Arena to meet Luke Campbell in a battle of former...
