In a prize ring more suited for midget wrestling, David “Dynamite” Stevens needed nearly all eight scheduled rounds to knock out Sean “Silky” Hemphill in a...
Jermaine Franklin and Otto Wallin have identical records (21-1, 14 KOs) and share the same promoter. Various reports say that Franklin (pictured) will command an $800,000...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 221: ‘El Maestro’ and More Boxing News and Notes Not by chance, I recently encountered the retired fighter known as “El Maestro” in...
Yesterday (Monday, Jan. 16) it came to light that the match between Adrien Broner and Ivan Redkach, scheduled for Feb. 25 in Atlanta, was in jeopardy....
Brit Anthony Yarde has a monumental task ahead of him on January 28th at the OVO Arena in London when he faces the very strong and...
With the decision of Japanese fighter Naoya Inoue to leave the bantamweight division along with the four titles that made him the undisputed king of 118...
Efe Ajagba and Jonnie Rice Bring Home the Money at Turning Stone The temperature dipped into the low teens tonight in frigid Verona, New York, but...
The passage of time does not forgive any human being. And no matter how much we fight, there is no magic formula that allows us to...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 220: Top Rank Boxing in New York and More Adam “BluNose” Lopez co-headlines a fight card in New York this weekend. But not...
After five months of waiting, Englishman Leigh Wood (26-2, 16 KOs) and Mexican Mauricio Lara (25-2-1, 18 KOs) will finally collide for the WBA featherweight belt...
Gerrie Coetzee’s conquest of defending world heavyweight champion Michael Dokes on Sept. 9, 1983, was one of the biggest upsets of the 1980s. Coetzee had failed...
After the fight that was scheduled for December 1st was suspended due to the illness of undefeated Canadian Kim Clavel, she will finally face Mexican Jessica...
Sooner or later, most important boxing personalities put their name on an autobiography or cooperate in the writing of a major biography by a third-party author....
Boxing Odds and Ends: Roiman Villa’s Remarkable Rally and More Through the first 15 rounds of Saturday’s Showtime pay-per-view, the “A-side” had won every round. Demetrious...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 8, 2023 – Boxing superstar and five-time world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis sent a supportive sold-out crowd in the nation’s capital home happy with another...
The first big boxing card of 2023 was a Showtime promotion from the Capitol One Arena in Washington, DC. The first fight on the pay-per-view portion...
Stuff happens. Not just to Gervonta “Tank” Davis but to anyone anywhere. Whether it’s a prizefighter with blazing speed, outstanding power and a knack for shining...
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis – A Pure Fighter on the Cusp of a Breakout Year It was just after noon on Monday, December 26th, the day after...
“I have no illusions that I can fight forever,” says Mickey Bey who turns 40 in six months, “but I have one more run left in...
This is the concluding segment of our story in which we pay homage to boxing notables who left us in the past year. July July 12...
