LOS ANGELES-For one day L.A. was target zero as a number of world champs gathered led by Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, the publicly acknowledged star of the...
In a fight that is certainly guaranteed to bring action, WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol defends his title against Joe Smith Jr. Saturday at the...
I never saw my favorite fighter in action. His last professional fight took place before I was born. There are no videotapes of him boring in,...
It’s an old story. A man has three or four mistresses, spreads himself thin, and tells each of the women that he loves her. Despite evidence...
The marquee match on today’s boxing docket played out at Barclays Center in Brooklyn where Argentina’s Brian Castano (15-0, 11 KOs) risked his undefeated record and...
The marquee match on today’s boxing docket is being contested at Barclays Center in Brooklyn where Argentina’s Brian Castano (15-0, 11 KOs) risks his undefeated record...
Word has come down that Eusebio Pedroza died early this morning at his home in Panama. Pedroza would have turned 63 tomorrow, March 2. Several weeks...
One of the icons of Los Angeles sports journalism, Jose “Chiquilin” Garcia Martinez, passed away last week. Though not very tall in physical height, he wielded...
What goes around eventually comes back around? Well, not always. But there are certain long-separated, seemingly unconnected events that draw such distinct parallels that it can...
Smooth as a yard of silk, and slick as a pool of oil, best explains what boxing fans can expect to see when Cuban fighters Erislandy...
The Premier Boxing Champions are back on SHOWTIME this Saturday with a WBA world welterweight title fight between champion Brian Castano (15-0) of Argentina and former...
Perhaps the most worthwhile match on this weekend’s European calendar comes on Saturday in Germany as heavyweights Andriy Rudenko and Agit Kabayel clash in a 12-round...
Brendan Barrett, who currently hangs his hat in Los Angeles, took a lot of punches this past Saturday at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln,...
In the murky shadows of heavyweight boxing, several fighters with recognizable names are jockeying to become the next Bermane Stiverne, by which we mean the next...
“Erislandy Lara has always been one of the best fighters in the world,” said longtime trainer Ronnie Shields. “He knows exactly what he’s doing inside the...
As the featured attractions of the evening were preparing to enter the ring and make history of sorts, ring announcer Mark Fratto enthusiastically reminded the sellout...
War dog Humberto Soto stole the fight from Brandon Rios with flashy but painless flurries that convinced the hometown judges he was the victor by remarkably...
Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions brought U.S. fight fans a day-night doubleheader of sorts with cards in London and Minneapolis. Both shows were headlined by fights...
Tonight’s fight in London between James DeGale and Chris Eubank Jr. was a near-pick’em affair. That seemingly portended a very close fight, but Eubank took command...
The biggest fight on today’s busy boxing docket takes place at the O2 Arena in London where former two-time world super middleweight title-holder James DeGale takes...
