Junior welterweight contender Mauricio “El Maestro” Herrera signed a promotional contract with Los Angeles-based Golden Boy Promotions and the Riverside prizefighter will be fighting current junior...
LOS ANGELES—One thing is certain, Alfredo “Perro” Angulo will have a much easier time making weight when he meets Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on March 8, in...
Cuba’s Mike Perez burst into American consciousness with a televised war against heavyweight Magomed Abdusalamov. For 10 rabid rounds last November 2, they pounded each other...
MONTEBELLO, CALIF—Junior welterweight contender Antonio Orozco led a squad of prizefighters ranging from bantamweight to heavyweight in a media day on Thursday morning. Golden Boy Promotions...
OXNARD, CALIF.—-Strange brew is emanating from Oxnard. You probably know WBO junior lightweight world titlist Mikey Garcia (33-0, 28 Kos) is scheduled to face Tijuana’s Juan...
VENTURA, CALIF.-Victor Ortiz finally returns to the boxing ring after 19 months away. “It was torture,” said Ortiz. The torture is over as Ortiz (29-4-2, 22...
Describing neighborhood kinship can be difficult to understand. It’s an unspoken bond that exists simply because you lived in the same streets and breathed the same...
LOS ANGELES—-Quirky, intelligent and as open as the pages of a newspaper, Ronda Rousey steals the show wherever she appears. Even at the press conference that...
MANHATTAN BEACH, CA.-Seldom will you see the Fighter of the Year, the Promoter of the Year and the Knockout of the Year winner in the same...
Success can be based on who fights who and who avoids who. It’s not that professional boxers fear other professional boxers. But they all fear losing...