Kelly Pavlik may be the man to put Youngstown, Ohio, back in the boxing spotlight – that is, if he ever gets a chance. Since the...
Glad you didn’t take it seriously. First, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all the loyal Ricky Hatton fans out there for the kind,...
LYNN, Mass. (June 7, 2005) – Former WBC super flyweight champion Gerry “Geronimo” Penalosa (48-5-2, 33 KOs) headlines “Friday Night Fights,” promoted by Knockout Boxing in...
LAS VEGAS (June 8, 2005) – Russian born, Israeli raised heavyweight prospect Roman Greenberg (18-0, 13 KOs) fights Saturday night in Las Vegas for the second...
History suggests that the popularity of the sport of boxing often depends most on its heaviest fighters, and assuming that still holds true, the sport is...
After Ricky Hatton’s impressive destruction of Kostya Tszyu Saturday in Manchester, England, boxing has a new junior welterweight champion. And a new star. And while the...
The International Professional Ring Officials Associations has announced the appointment of Duane Ford as a vice president of their organization. Duane will join Barry Druxman, president,...
BIELSKO BIALA, Poland—When undefeated Tomasz Adamek (29-0, 20 KOs) won a majority decision over Australian Paul “Hurricane” Briggs to win the vacant World Boxing Council light...
Besides needing an injection of talent, the heavyweight division could use some characters such as Tex, the Bluffs Butcher and the Bayonne Bleeder. Randall “Tex” Cobb,...
For former lightweight champion Julio “The Kidd” Diaz, losing is not the hardest part. It’s the downtime before the next fight after a loss that hurts...
Intro by Charles JayEditor-in-Chief of The Sweet Science I remember having a talk with a young writer who, by virtue of his membership in the Boxing...
PROVIDENCE (June 5, 2005) – A classic match between promising prospect Matt Godfrey (7-0, 5 KOs) and proven warrior Jermall “The Truth” Barnes (17-8, 4 KOs)...
BOSTON (June 6, 2005) – Power-packed lineups are set for this week’s New England Ringside radio shows. Arturo “Thunder” Gatti is a special guest on Thursday’s...
Hollywood has long benefited from the unscripted drama, courage and inspiration that is commonplace in the sport of boxing. Now, more than ever, boxing needs to...
It was beautifully ugly. And Ricky Hatton not only had the strategy, he had the strength and stamina and heart to execute that strategy. It seemed,...
“Now, what’s the reason for the drama?” – 3rd Bass People who don’t know me well are always astonished that I’m a boxing junkie. “Why boxing?”...
It’s not often that boxers are matched against each other three times in a row, and it’s even rarer that the fights get better or feature...
This is the division where dreams go to die, where you better be high on somebody’s best pound-for-pound fighter list, or you better get out of...
Scott Harrison emerged victorious from a savage encounter with domestic rival Michael Brodie Friday night, delivering a series of body blows to finish the brave Englishman...
MANCHESTER, England (June 5, 2005) – In front of 22,000 screaming, singing and chanting fans who waited for a 2 a.m. local start, Ricky Hatton took...
