On Saturday night March 13, 2021, the sporting world at large was shocked to learn of the sudden death of former undisputed world middleweight champion Marvelous...
Boxing Odds and Ends: Poor Judging, an IBHOF Memorabilia Auction and More The Matchroom card at the Bank of America Center in Dallas this past Saturday...
It would be technically incorrect to state that it all began for Marvelous Marvin Hagler during his frequent working visits to Philadelphia in the mid- to...
Former super middleweight titlist David Benavidez out-worked Ronald Ellis and forced a stoppage in the 11th round to win by technical knockout and keep his names...
The rematch between Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez was hyped as a potential Fight of the Year. The hype was more than justified. The...
Legendary middleweight champion Marvin Hagler died this afternoon (Saturday, March 13) in New Hampshire. He was 66 years old. Hagler’s wife confirmed the news on the...
On this day twenty-eight years ago, mighty-mites Michael Carbajal and Humberto “Chiquita” Gonzalez engaged in a fight for the ages at the Las Vegas Hilton. It...
Matchroom Boxing honcho Eddie Hearn has confirmed that Devin Haney will meet Jorge Linares on May 15 at a venue to be determined (undoubtedly somewhere where...
Brandun Lee is the most exotic of the promising junior welterweight prospects and the 21-year-old, up-and-comer sure can crack. Tonight at the Mohegan Sun Casino in...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 127: Battle of the Little Giants in ‘Big D’ and More It took nearly a decade for Nicaragua’s Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez and Mexico’s...
Of all the sequels that boxing could make, Juan Francisco Estrada-Roman Gonzalez II, staged this weekend in Dallas, Texas, is the most fascinating. Superflyweight has been...
Test your knowledge of boxing history in this 15-question multiple-choice trivia quiz. Get 12 or more right and go to the head of the class. To...
BOOK REVIEW – Some rare moments arrive, as either a blessing or a curse, to cast definitive impressions of how someone might be remembered. As anyone...
In professional boxing, fights can be rank-ordered as generic fights, big fights, bigger fights, mega-fights, and spectacles. The first fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier...
Yoka TKO 12 Djeko in France: Claressa Pitches a Shutout on Ladies Day in Flint March 8 is International Women’s Day which is actually a formal...
Brandon Adams Bursts Bohachuk’s Bubble in Puerto Rico Ring City USA, a new promotional entity, debuted on Nov. 19, 2020 with a show staged in the...
It’s one thing to get to the top, but it’s something else entirely to remain there for more than half a century. Jerry Izenberg, longtime sports...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 126: Viva Puerto Rico, Claressa Shields, Canelo and More In the age of Covid-19 fights get canceled and re-arranged and that’s found here...
Boxing will heat up big-time in May. Canelo Alvarez will defend his WBC 168-pound title on May 8 against Billy Joe Saunders. Two weeks later, WBC/WBO...
Jack Dempsey, who has been matched by Jack Goodfriend to fight at the Hippodrome Monday, May 31 is expected to arrive from Reno within a day...
