Stacked cars block the long entrance to Robert Garcia Boxing Academy where many of the best prizefighters in the Southwest prepare. It’s Wednesday afternoon and the...
LOS ANGELES-It was a kinder, gentler meeting of heavyweights in the City of Angels when WBC titlist Deontay Wilder and lineal champion Tyson Fury met on...
Little did I know, not everyone was taught how to jab at three years old or put in boxing rings to spar other kids. Welcome to...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 79: Boxing 101 (Part One) In a dusty room in a loft-style apartment in Montebello began my adventure into the world of prizefighting...
Perspective, Chap. 78: Adventures in the I.E., Favorite Moments and Tank Davis Accidents happen but once in a while they produce surprisingly good results. When Jermell...
MONTEBELLO, Calif.-A rematch between super lightweight prospects proved just as fiery as their first encounter but Ikeem Abdullah found the remedy this time to walk away...
ONTARIO, Calif.-After falling behind on the scorecards Jermell Charlo unloaded a barrage on Tony Harrison that sent the champion down twice and forced the WBC super...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 77: Harrison-Charlo, Mikey Garcia and More ONTARIO, Calif.-Once in a while you get a rivalry so intense it’s put in a neutral area....
Years ago a legendary fight manager once advised “don’t be a guy who prepares fighters, be a professor who teaches boxing.” Those words forever guide our...
INDIO, Calif.-Vergil Ortiz Jr hunted and pursued the elusive Brad Solomon for several rounds before lowering the boom with three knockdowns and ultimately stopping the formerly...