NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England — B.J. Penn wasted little time in making history at the UFC 80: Rapid Fire event in front of a feverous sold...
They may be two Americans contesting the UFC lightweight title in England this Saturday, but that’s about all B.J. Penn and Joe Stevenson have in common....
Even a superlative performance from Ricky Hatton on Saturday may not be enough for him to topple the exceptional Floyd Mayweather, yet it should see the...
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — The Kings Hall venue in Belfast has witnessed nights of unbridled passion over the years, but the local boxing fans have had...
Rarely has a crossroads fight involved participants at such precarious stages of their careers. While some observers have labelled Saturday’s Kiko Martinez-Wayne McCullough matchup as a...
The significance of the super middleweight division has been called into question throughout its two decade history, but it now lays claim to one of the...
“The Collision at Cardiff”? “The Celt versus the Viking”? “The War in Wales”? No thanks. Taglines aren’t needed to promote this Saturday’s super-middleweight title showdown in...
It’s rare for unproven European boxers to be portrayed in a positive light by the American fight media, but John Duddy and Felix Sturm are recent...
As evidenced by the multitude of recent big fight postponements, things rarely go to plan in boxing. When Francisco Bojado’s junior-welterweight showdown with Steve Forbes was...
When Don King acquired a promotional stake in the then-WBA heavyweight champion Nicolay Valuev in 2005, the giant Russian was soon dubbed “King’s Kong”. In the...