Jimmy Young stood slightly over 6'1″ and weighed between 209 and 213 pounds during the prime fighting years of his career from 1974-77. His style was...
(Louisville, KY) — Greg Page, 46, former WBA Heavyweight Champion, from Louisville, Kentucky, was admitted to Jewish Hospital on Sunday, February 20, 2005 with pneumonia and...
Men have been hitting each other in the face for as long as there have been faces to hit, and if it wasn’t over this bone...
A few months ago former journeyman heavyweight David Jaco was holding court at the Oasis Bar in Sarasota, Florida, one town over from Bradenton, where he...
At the tail end of sports sections and sports columns around the country for the past week, there has been a tiny item saying something like,...
TEMECULA, CA – Undefeated #1 ranked world featherweight contender Rocky Juarez returns to the ring on March 4 at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula,...
LOS ANGELES, March 2 – They come from the British Isles, brimming with boxing talent and the desire to conquer the world in their respective weight classes. So...
Dan Rafael, formerly of USA Today , has joined ESPN.com to be the senior boxing writer. He will provide full coverage of boxing news and developments,...
Longtime boxing official Marty Sammon has squeezed a whole lot of living into his storied life. A San Jose, California stockbroker by day, he has officiated...
When “Rope Burns,” the late Jerry Boyd’s wonderful collection of boxing fiction (written under the California cornerman’s nom de guerre, F.X. Toole) was published back in...
Ticket Sales for the VIVA MEXICO!, the April 9th HBO Pay-Per-View boxing event in El Paso, Texas (Don Haskins Center) featuring Marco Antonio Barrera vs Mzonke...
A capacity crowd in the Orient Theater in East London, South Africa witnessed some of the finest boxing seen in this region in many years on...
Vero Beach, Florida — As a fighter, James “Buddy” McGirt won his titles the old-fashioned way. He didn't fight for a world title until his seventh...
“Million Dollar Baby,” Clint Eastwood's controversial, critically-acclaimed tale of a female fighter's quest for ring stardom and the crabby trainer who became her father figure, has...
After knocking out Nate “The Galaxy Warrior” Campbell for the second time in two meetings, Robert Lloyd Peden, better known as Robbie “Bomber” Peden, finally claimed...
Blue Horizon Boxing Promotions – with promoter Vernoca L. Michael and matchmaker Don Elbaum leading the charge – and with Randall “Tex” Cobb, Eric Harding, Matthew...
Miguel Cotto survived the toughest test of his young career Saturday, rebounding from a near-disastrous third round to register a controversial fifth round TKO of plucky...
A little more than two years ago, DeMarcus Corley was defending his WBO 140-pound title in his hometown at the D.C. Armory, just a few subway...
This weekend, while we take a break from “major” fights here in the United States, Europe experiences a “mega-matchup” of sorts on Saturday in Hamburg, as...
Marco Antonio Barrera To Headline April 9 Show Against Top Contender Mzonke Fana On Stellar HBO Pay-Per-View Card Featuring Mexico’s Finest Prizefighters The names are legendary...
