“Stormy, husky, brawling, City of Big Shoulders,” Chicago has always been a haven for immigrants from Eastern Europe. The Windy City reportedly has the largest Polish...
Liverpool’s Tony Bellew would have the crowd in his corner, but other than that it was hard to build a case for him, notwithstanding his 10-fight...
Live results with story to follow. Oleksandr Usyk (15-0, 11 KOs) and Tony Bellew (30-2-1, 20 KOs) fight live today from the Manchester Arena in Manchester,...
PHILADELPHIA – There are certain flavors – like, say, scrapple for breakfast – that are more accepted and even favored here than in other places, where...
Note: When we left Jeff Merritt, he was basking in the glow of his 16th straight victory, having just blasted out Ron Stander on a show...
Today’s weigh-in was held at Manchester Central, and there was a large and excited crowd in attendance. Usyk weighed in at 14st 2lbs 4oz / 198.4lbs...
INDIO, Calif.-Veteran banger Jesus Soto Karass showed the punching machine Neeco Macias exactly how it’s done in upsetting the younger fighter to win a majority decision...
It is my opinion that boxers who insist they are going to “take his soul” when discussing a forthcoming opponent can be placed in one of...
If you’re searching for the finer points of the sweet science, the straight jabs, the well-placed counter left hook and the flowing footwork, you are not...
NOTE: When we left Jeff Merritt, he had just advanced his record to 11-1 with an 8-round unanimous decision over Henry Clark, his most seasoned opponent....
Heavyweights are like dinosaurs, so-called “thunder lizards” capable of ending life by accidentally stepping on their smaller brethren. They’re a different breed of prizefighter unique in...
Three years after the conclusion of an incredible amateur career, which included a gold medal from the Athens 2004 Olympics, the Cuban Yuriorkis Gamboa entered the...
THREE PUNCH COMBO — The eyes of the boxing world will be on the big cruiserweight title fight on Saturday between unified champion Oleksandr Usyk (15-0,...
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. announced at a press conference in Tokyo, Japan today, that he will fight Teshin Nasukawa on New Year’s Eve in Saitama. He signed...
These days, more and more people seem to be living in the moment and that might be especially appropriate for boxing fans. Any list of so-called...
In 2012, the United States Treasury Department identified a group called “The Brothers’ Circle” alongside the infamous Japanese Yakuza as being a “significant Transnational Criminal Organization”...
Montebello, Calif.-One touted prospect Abe Lopez was derailed while a female prospect, Adelaida Ruiz, continued her victorious march toward title contention on Saturday. Lopez (10-2-1) got...
The match between defending WBC 130-pound champion Miguel Berchelt and Miguel “Mickey” Roman promised to be a high intensity firefight and it started out that way...
Local fan favorite Josh Taylor was the big draw tonight in the WBSS doubleheader at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro Arena. And Taylor didn’t disappoint. In fact, he...
They were sad eyes, those eyes of his. Despite his six feet and five inches in height they always seemed to be staring up at you,...
