Being undersized is nothing new for Steve Forbes. Having been born two months early weighing just two pounds, the Oregon native had to battle against the...
“It’s not hard. I don’t need a manager because I can manage myself,” said Demetrius Hopkins. The unbeaten junior welterweight had little need for career guidance...
As Zaur Antia arrived in Beijing to aid preparations with the Irish boxing team at the Olympic Games, his wife and youngest son left their adopted...
In the night’s chief support bout, Colombia’s Cesar Canchila utilized classical boxing skills to claim the World Boxing Association’s interim 112-pound title with a unanimous points...
LIMERICK, Ireland — A new medical center is scheduled to open at the University of Limerick next year, but it’s a pity the facility wasn’t available...
“It’s a skunk.” A tattoo of a foul smelling animal accompanied with the inscription “Born To Raise Hell” probably doesn’t feature on most Pulitzer-nominated writers’ arms;...
“The belt looks a little loose,” shouted the photographer at the busy boxing gym. World titlists are no strangers to photo shoots, but it wasn’t Felix...
The bold mind-set a fighter shows in the ring is usually replicated in his life outside the ropes. Partaking in motorcycle rides without a helmet was...
LONDON — Entering UFC 85, Matt Hughes repetitively insisted that he was still in his fighting prime. But Thiago Alves didn’t believe those words. And now...
Nothing can be taken for granted in the precarious world of combat sports, and that applies to hall of fame fighters and the world’s largest MMA...