Eye on Womens Boxing Duer Stops Scaranello – Last night in Quilmes, Argentina, an interim version of the IBF world female bantamweight title was disputed between...
Sugar Ray Robinson vs Henry Armstrong – Today marks the 73rd anniversary of Sugar Ray Robinson vs Henry Armstrong. The bout between them took place at...
They got it right, for the most part. But also somewhat wrong. “Hands of Stone,” the biopic about the legendary Roberto Duran, opened in wide release...
“In the tradition of professional boxing in rural Nevada, boxing is making history again in Fallon” reads a blurb promoting Saturday’s boxing show at the Churchill...
Joe Jennette gone but not forgotten – August 26th marks the passing of ring legend Joe Jennette (aka Jeannette). In the early twentieth century Jennette stands...
By Frank Lotierzo With the bio-pic of Roberto Duran hitting the big screen, it’s the perfect time to review the things in play going into...
By David A. Avila When Danny Roman steps in between the ropes at the Corona outdoor boxing venue to face Mexico’s Enrique Quevedo he’s following...
By BERNARD FERNANDEZ Truth be told, a shadow has been enveloping the Olympic movement for at least 50 years. The pall might have begun...
Jimmy Slattery Gone But Not Forgotten – August 25th marks the birthday of ring legend Jimmy Slattery. “Slats” was born in the First Ward of Buffalo,...
The Mayweather Effect – The Mayweather influence is impossible to miss. If you’re an astute follower of professional boxing you’d have to be blind to miss...
Happy 48th birthday James Toney – We here at The Sweet Science and Boxing Channel TV would like to wish a Happy 48th birthday to James Toney. ...
By David A. Avila BIG BEAR, CA.-Standing in the middle of the boxing ring at the Summit, Gennady “Triple G” Golovkin and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez...
By RICK ASSAD Bill Shoemaker was born to ride thoroughbred race horses. Pablo Picasso to paint. Tony Bennett to sing. Marlon Brando to act. John Schulian to write. Schulian has written for six newspapers including the Washington...
Happy 43rd birthday Juan Manuel Marquez – Juan Manuel Márquez (born August 23, 1973) has the perfect nickname of “Dinamita.” He is best known as being...
It’s Tuesday and that means another installment of our weekly series “Rising Stars in Boxing.” This week our analysts Matt Andrzejewski and Kid Hersh zoom...
By Arne K. Lang A long three-day weekend of boxing began Friday evening at a Rochester soccer stadium and concluded in Brooklyn at a new...
Pacquiao-Vargas UAE Bound? – Last week, the news came out that HBO was going to pass on promoter Bob Arum’s proposed Manny Pacquiao vs Jessie Vargas...
Jimmy Walkout – After fighters like Mayweather, Pacquiao, Tyson, and Golovkin are done with their fights and the PPV feed cuts off, it’s showtime for the...
By Arne K. Lang The Sept. 17 Golden Boy Promotions card featuring Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Liam “Beefy” Smith, a title defense for Liverpool’s Smith,...
By David A. Avila LOS ANGELES-Vyacheslav “Chingonskyy” Shabranskyy, ranked #5 in the light heavyweight division by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, knew ahead of...
