Editor in Chief
Arne K. Lang – Editor in Chief
ARNE K. LANG was born in Brooklyn, attended college in Nebraska, and has spent the bulk of his adult years in Las Vegas. A hobbyist boxing historian, his byline has appeared in The Ring, Boxing Illustrated, and (British) Boxing Monthly.
A ringside witness to many of the greatest fights in Las Vegas dating back to the era when the big fights were held outdoors, Lang feels a special connection to promoters operating at the grassroots level, some of whom he has served as a publicist and ring announcer.
Lang’s first boxing book, titled “Prizefighting: An American History” was released in 2008 by McFarland and reissued in a paperback edition in 2020. His latest book, titled “Sports Betting and Bookmaking: An American History” was released by Rowman & Littlefield in 2016. Publishers Weekly says: “This excellent look at ‘America’s love/hate affair with sports gambling’ delivers fascinating insights.”
David A. Avila was born and raised in the boxing breeding grounds of East Los Angeles. Inspired by his own father who fought in the Olympic Auditorium during the 1950s, David decided to write about boxing, beginning with coverage of an Oscar De La Hoya bout in the Olympic Auditorium.
He also participated in amateur boxing sporadically for 10 years before turning down a pro boxing career in lieu of a potential baseball career. While at UCLA, he realized baseball was not going to work out so he turned to journalism. Then boxing dragged him back into the fold as a writer where he began covering the sport for the LA Times after a couple of years in the newsroom.
After the Times, he helped launch Uppercut Magazine in 1999 and now is a sports columnist specializing in boxing for the Riverside Press-Enterprise and La Prensa newspapers. He previously wrote for Maxboxing and WBAN. His great grandfather Battling Ortega fought more than a dozen world champions from lightweight to light heavyweight beginning in 1916. Avila lives in Riverside, California.
Avila Perspective Chap 301: The Wrath of Tszyu and More
Murtazaliev KOs Tszyu to Keep IBF World Title
Omar Trinidad Defeats Argentina’s Hector Sosa and Other Results
Notes and Nuggets from Thomas Hauser
Foreman-Moorer: 30 Years Later
Floyd Schofield Wins a Banger and Gabriela Fundora Wins by KO
With Olympic Boxing on the Ropes, Three Elite U.S. Amateurs Shine in Colorado
Coachella Prospects Manny Flores, Grant Flores and Jose Sanchez All Win at Fantasy Springs
Avila Perspective, Chap. 304: Mike Tyson Returns; Latino Night in Riyadh
The Davis Brothers Hit the Trifecta in Their Norfolk Homecoming
Boots and Bam Win in Philly
Avila Perspective, Chap. 303: East Coast Fight Cards Seize the Boxing Spotlight
Remembering Prizefighters Danny Nardico and Billy Murray: A Story for Veterans Day
Avila Perspective, Chap. 303: Spotlights on Lightweights and More
Bakhram Murtalaziev was the Fighter of the Month in October
Say It Ain’t So: Oliver McCall Returns to the Ring Next Week
Results and Recaps from Turning Stone where O’Shaquie Foster Nipped Robson Conceicao
Boxing was a Fertile Arena for Award-Winning Sportswriter Gary Smith
Golden Boy in Riyadh Results: Zurdo Ramirez Unifies Cruiserweight Titles
Jake Paul Defeats Mike Tyson plus Other Results from Arlington, Texas
The Hauser Report: Some Thoughts on Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul
Golden Boy in Riyadh Results: Zurdo Ramirez Unifies Cruiserweight Titles
Jake Paul Defeats Mike Tyson plus Other Results from Arlington, Texas
Avila Perspective, Chap. 304: Mike Tyson Returns; Latino Night in Riyadh
Say It Ain’t So: Oliver McCall Returns to the Ring Next Week
Boxing was a Fertile Arena for Award-Winning Sportswriter Gary Smith
Remembering Prizefighters Danny Nardico and Billy Murray: A Story for Veterans Day
Boots and Bam Win in Philly
The Davis Brothers Hit the Trifecta in Their Norfolk Homecoming
Avila Perspective, Chap. 303: East Coast Fight Cards Seize the Boxing Spotlight
With Olympic Boxing on the Ropes, Three Elite U.S. Amateurs Shine in Colorado
Floyd Schofield Wins a Banger and Gabriela Fundora Wins by KO
Results and Recaps from Turning Stone where O’Shaquie Foster Nipped Robson Conceicao
Avila Perspective, Chap. 303: Spotlights on Lightweights and More
Bakhram Murtalaziev was the Fighter of the Month in October
Foreman-Moorer: 30 Years Later
Omar Trinidad Defeats Argentina’s Hector Sosa and Other Results
Coachella Prospects Manny Flores, Grant Flores and Jose Sanchez All Win at Fantasy Springs
Notes and Nuggets from Thomas Hauser
Murtazaliev KOs Tszyu to Keep IBF World Title
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