Ponder this for just a moment: Jerry Izenberg has written about sports for seventy-one years. No, this isn’t a misprint. Behind a righteous conscience, a clear...
Boxing continues to enjoy a solid run notwithstanding any number of things singularly or in combination that could diminish interest. The horrific Russia -Ukraine War is...
MONTEBELLO-With only a handful of fights, super welterweight Callum Walsh has emerged as a potential big seller. Walsh, who has big backing, defeated Ben Whitaker by...
Athletes from 56 member-states are competing in Birmingham, England, this week at the Commonwealth Games. This is the twenty-second edition of the Games, a quadrennial event,...
An out of sight, out of mind mentality of the boxing public keeps Vergil Ortiz Jr. from being mentioned as one of the top welterweights in...
Bill Russell, an inspirational figure and one of the most important athletes in the history of sports, died on July 31 at age 88. Russell revolutionized...
After a career-long 19 months away from the ring, Danny “Swift” Garcia marked his victorious return in a new weight class with misty eyes that were...
Two important boxing cards went head-to-head today in England. Chris Billam-Smith’s domestic cruiserweight titles were on the line in Bournemouth on a Ben Shalom promotion televised...
Southern California’s Jousce Gonzalez walked into the prize ring knowing dependence on judging can be capricious and delivered a knockout with extreme prejudice against Jose Angulo...
Danny “Swift” Garcia has no illusions that a victory on Saturday night over rugged veteran Jose Benavidez Jr. would solidify his legacy. What he is aware...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 195: An Arc of Boxing from Coachella to Brooklyn Southern California’s Jousce Gonzalez stands ready to get a win for the family when...
Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua lock horns for the second time on Aug. 20. The rematch at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is pinned to an interesting undercard....
Top Rank was out in the boondocks tonight in Hinckley, Minnesota, with a card that aired in its entirety on ESPN+. The main go was a...
ONTARIO, Ca.-In a night when knockdowns were scarce, it was the light-hitting George “Yuyu” Acosta who scored the only knockdown of the night when he floored...
Boxing Odds and Ends: Ben Shalom’s All-Female Extravaganza and More Two undefeated fighters, Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall, collide at the O2 Arena in London on...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 195: Latino Heavyweights in L.A. and More Fight News Once upon a time the son of migrant working parents was selected at random...
Bob Arum Perseveres as Many of His Old Stomping Grounds Bite the Dust Someone once said that the only constant in life is change. That goes...
More than any other fighter, Christy Martin was responsible for legitimizing women’s boxing in the public eye. She was also a closeted gay woman married to...
LOS ANGELES-In a crucial super lightweight contest Ryan Garcia opened the gates to possible multi-million-dollar fights with a riveting knockout win over former world champion Javier...
TEMECULA, CA.-In a fight that seemed much closer, Southern California’s Arnold Barboza won the battle of the unbeaten super lightweights over Puerto Rico’s Danielito Zorrilla by...
