Considering the constraints, the month of September has been a pretty good month for professional boxing. And the month will close with a flourish. Eight world...
It was August 8, 1988. The location was Resorts International in Atlantic City. The main event featured New Yorker John Wesley Meekins (18-1-2) vs another New...
PRESS RELEASE — SHOWTIME Sports has announced the price and programming lineup for the first-of-its-kind pay-per-view doubleheader on Saturday, September 26, featuring two stacked fight cards...
Two contenders proved their worth as Egidijus Kavaliauskas knocked out Mikael Zewski and Joet Gonzalez dominated Miguel Marriaga on Saturday at the MGM Grand Bubble in...
In August of last year, Anthony Yarde went into Sergey Kovalev’s backyard in Chelyabinsk, Russia, and almost left with Kovalev’s WBO light heavyweight title belt. He...
The Top Ten Bantamweights of the Decade: 2010-2019 Bantamweight has not yielded a legitimate, lineal champion since Bernardo Piñango became too big for the division in...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 104: Collaborative Endeavors, Canelo’s Lawsuit and More It’s the strangest of times with seemingly all sports engaged in playoffs or fighting for berths...
On March 16, 1980, Alan Minter became the first British fighter to win a world title on American soil in 63 years. Minter won both pieces...
In a story first broken by Mike Coppinger of the Athletic, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez — boxing’s biggest draw and the consensus #1 pound-for-pound fighter in the...
A TSS CLASSIC: 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...
Premier Boxing Champions was at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles tonight for a televised boxing card. The main event matched Yordenis Ugas against Abel Ramos...
Sept. 6 marks the 25th anniversary of the death of former heavyweight contender Buster Mathis, who was 51 when he took his earthly 10-count in 1995....
Bob Arum’s Top Rank organization, which has done more than any other promotional group to keep boxing alive during these challenging times, was back at their...
Title Fights on ESPN and FOX Burnish the Labor Day Weekend Boxing Menu Top Rank is back at the MGM Grand “Bubble” on Saturday with an...
Beat The Press: Awkward Moments With Problematic Boxers (A TSS Classic) “Get him a straitjacket!” That’s how all this craziness started. In 2002, boxing writer Mark...
Boxing As An Escape From Societal Madness The year 2020 has been roiled by a potpourri of turmoil. Terribly damaging wildfires again rage on the West...
Despite a flat performance Northern California’s Jose Carlos Ramirez retained the WBC and WBO super lightweight world titles by majority decision against Ukraine’s Viktor Postol on...
Erislandy Lara successfully defended his WBA 154-pound world title at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with a unanimous decision over Greg Vendetti before a national...
Daniel Dubois, who would be favored to beat any heavyweight out there with a comparable amount of experience, was fed a very soft touch today at...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 103: The 50th Anniversary of East L.A. Riots When steely-eyed Jose Carlos Ramirez defends the WBC and WBO super lightweight titles against Ukraine’s...
