A Philosophy Professor and a Boxing Coach, Gordon Marino Wears Dissimilar Hats Academia and scholarship are prim and proper and generally take place in ivy-covered brick...
Few if any heavyweights of Mexican descent are sought by major boxing promoters and that’s the world Chris “the Nightmare” Arreola entered back in 2003. Arreola...
Seven weeks after announcing his retirement, Evander Holyfield had an about-face. The impetus was a two-day rally he attended in Philadelphia led by controversial televangelist Benny...
PART ONE OF A TWO-PART STORY. Evander Holyfield made his pro debut at Madison Square Garden in 1984 and had his final fight at a concert...
Fast Results from Kissimmee: Navarette TKO 12 Diaz; Berlanga UD 8 Nicholson Top Rank was in Kissimmee, Florida tonight, a community where roughly 40 percent of...
March 5, 2016 was a memorable day in the history of Australian professional boxing. On that date, Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne became the first Australian to...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 132: Andy Ruiz Meets Chris Arreola Back in 2009 the city of Tijuana was under siege by rival cartels battling it out on...
The Triller Fight Club event in Atlanta on April 17 has been criticized by boxing purists as a s—show and a circus. Another boxing event that...
It isn’t exactly a news flash that most fight fans are mesmerized by power-punchers, maybe even more than usual if a particular knockout artist has demonstrated...
BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS RYAN SAKACS and RICHARD WASHINGTON — The UFC recently announced the end of its longstanding prohibition against recreational use of marijuana. Under the...
Detroit’s Frank Martin dismantled Southern California’s Jerry Perez and won by knockout in a battle between undefeated lightweight prospects on Tuesday. Martin (13-0, 10 KOs), a...
Boxing suffered a loss this week when Bart Barry announced that he was moving with his wife from San Antonio to a small town in Mexico...
Henry “Hennery” Peck, popularly known as Peck’s Bad Boy, is a fictional character created by George Wilbur Peck (1840–1916). “Peck’s Bad Boy” has been defined as one...
Last night’s “Triller” pay-per-view from Atlanta provided a wealth of material for Sunday Morning Quarterbacks. Overshadowing the actual fights was the performance, as it were, of...
On a day replete with upsets, Florida southpaw Bryant Perrella almost pulled off another, but at the end had to settle for a draw with former...
WBO middleweight champ Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade finally met a real challenge and was able to fend off the hard-charging Liam “the Machine” Williams by unanimous...
It isn’t a stretch to say that the Mayweather Boxing Club is a Las Vegas landmark. Regardless of one’s feelings toward Floyd — and he certainly...
Avila Perspective, Chap.131: ‘Boo Boo’ Andrade, Carlos Gongora and More Do not confuse skill with athleticism. Fans and many journalists often erroneously label a fighter with...
Tank Davis and the Charlo Twins Featured on the Loaded Showtime/PBC Schedule PRESS RELEASE — SHOWTIME Sports and Premier Boxing Champions today unveiled a loaded five-month...
Regis Prograis returns to this ring this Saturday, April 17, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. In the opposite corner will be Ivan Redkach, an LA-based...
