There used to be a time in the United States that if you wanted to see boxing's future champions and stars, you'd watch the Summer Olympics....
This past Saturday Acelino ‘Popo’ Freitas quit in a fight he was within a point or two – according to the scorecards at the time –...
What do Lennox Lewis, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Wladimir Klitscko and Felix Savon have in common? They are all former Olympic boxing gold medal winners. While...
Missing: one tiny heart, last seen beating in the chest of lightweight contender and fallen hero Acelino “Popo” Freitas. Organ mysteriously disappeared late Saturday night following...
This past weekend Acelino Freitas did the unforgivable in the game of boxing. He quit. After taking his third knockdown from a hard-charging Diego Corrales, Freitas,...
As a long time critic of Roy Jones, I finally started to accept that maybe I was missing it on him and he really is an...
Sharmba ‘Little Big Man’ Mitchell keeps busy, keeps winning and keeps sharp as his inevitable date with Kostya Tszyu creeps closer. And with each time out...
Philadelphia, Pa. – Prior to Friday night's opening bell Greg Robinson and his Power Productions had reason for concern. The hard working promoter's top fighter, Luis...
I’ve never shaken hands with either Diego Corrales or Acelino Freitas. I’ve never put a bet down on either fighter, watched them workout or asked them...
According to any governing body in boxing without a financial bias towards a particular fighter, Acelino ‘Popo’ Freitas is The Man at 135 pounds. With all...
