“I want Oscar.” So says undisputed welterweight champion Zab Judah. It was just last week that Judah stopped former champ Cory Spinks in the ninth round...
You have probably heard Bat Masterson’s name mentioned in stories of Wyatt Earp and the Old West. Dime-store novels were written about him. Gene Barry played...
Winky Wright, the IBOP world junior middleweight champion, travels out of his own division on May 14 when he meets Felix “Tito” Trinidad in Las Vegas,...
What would drive anyone to take up a career in boxing? Others forms of “work” do not come close to the risk/reward of being a professional...
Bernard Hopkins is like the white rabbit in Alice and Wonderland. You try to follow him into a different world but you can’t keep up. He...
Recently the late Jersey Jones, the former associate editor of Ring magazine, was named to Boxing's Hall of Fame. Jones was a nimble writer who covered...
LOS ANGELES – WBC super bantamweight champion Oscar “Chololo” Larios successfully defended his crown for the sixth time last night at the Palace Indian Gaming Center...
Long before there was Arturo Gatti, there was an equally exciting light heavyweight named Alvaro “Yaqui” Lopez. Hailing from Stockton, California, Lopez, who campaigned from 1972-84,...
“I’m super, thanks for askingAll things considered I couldn't be betterI must sayI’m feeling superNo, nothing bugs meEverything is super when you're don’t you think I...
When it was first announced that Laila Ali was turning pro, the news came with the promise that it was not intended to be offered as...
Undefeated Junior Middleweight Yuri Foreman Headlines 2005's Third Installment of DiBella Entertainment's Broadway Boxing Presented by Mohegan Sun on Thursday, February 24 at the Grand Ballroom...
Cestus Management's junior welterweight sensation “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis finally has a name for his latest challenge: Roberto Santa Cruz. With eleven wins against only two defeats,...
BOSTON – Professional boxing returns February 25 to the home of “Irish” Micky Ward for the first time in more than a decade when NABA light heavyweight...
In a sport full of madmen, former middleweight champ Jake LaMotta holds pride of place. Fights fans love him because he was tougher than tough. Wiseguys...
Thirteen years ago in Barcelona, a brilliant amateur by the name of Wayne McCullough captured Olympic silver. At the time it was considered a noteworthy accomplishment,...
As all boxing fans are now aware, the world’s oldest living boxing champion finally passed away a few days ago at the age of ninety-nine. We...
Apparently, the number “five” is lodged somewhere deep in the recesses of Howard Eastman’s brain, buried there beneath all the hype, hard facts and silly chatter...
NEW YORK – A pair of potentially explosive boxing match-ups will be shown during SHOWTIME 's Free Preview Weekend when two-time time World Boxing Council (WBC) Champion Jose...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Floyd Mayweather vs. Arturo Gatti fight never was expected to take place in Mayweather's hometown, although that's exactly where the first damaging...
SANTA YNEZ, CA (February 7, 2005) – “The Mensa Mauler,” CHAZZ WITHERSPOON, 2-0 (2 KOs), professional boxing’s only heavyweight on a full academic scholarship, returns to...
