Former WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn said he planned to “ragdoll” Tim Tszyu. The peachy word that Horn invented turned out to be a pretty good...
On Wednesday, Aug. 26, at approximately 9:30 pm Australia time, junior middleweights Jeff Horn and Tim Tszyu will enter the ring for one of the most-anticipated...
Russia’s Alexander Povetkin survived two knockdowns and then knocked out favored British heavyweight Dillian Whyte with a single blow on Saturday in a heavyweight elimination bout....
Matchroom Boxing’s month-long “Fight Camp” ended with a BANG. On August 22, after a month of less than scintillating action, DAZN viewers in the United States...
Joe Smith Jr., the Long Island construction worker and tree surgeon, showed that he should be remembered as something more than one of the sport’s great...
A battle of the networks erupts on Saturday with multiple boxing cards shoving each other for attention. It starts early. Ireland’s Katie Taylor (15-0) faces Belgium’s...
On Aug. 17, 1960, the first of five planeloads of U.S. Olympians arrived in Rome. The boxers came with the first wave because boxing would be...
Oscar De La Hoya is Plotting a Comeback at Age 47 “Boxers are like bank burglars; we are compelled to return to the scene of our...
With a record of 31-20-3, Ross “The Boss” Puritty joins “Fearless” Freddie Pendleton (47-26-6), Darroll “Doin Damage” Wilson (27-10-2), Jesus Soto “Pantera” Karass (29-13-4),Cristobal “Lacandon “...
Chicago’s Jessica “Caskilla” McCaskill mauled her way to a majority decision victory over undefeated welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus and delivered one of the biggest upsets in...
SHOWTIME Boxing returned to Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino tonight for a five-fight card with no fans in attendance. The main go of the TV tripleheader was...
The word “venerated” is bandied about too loosely, but the adjective certainly fits York Hall, the 91-year-old edifice in the East End of London that was...
WBC super middleweight titlist David Benavidez was stripped of the title after failing to make weight. He was more than two pounds over the limit. Still,...
A TV studio in Northern England (Wakefield, Yorkshire) was the site of a behind-closed-doors boxing card today, Wednesday, Aug. 12. The card was designed to showcase...
Remembering ‘Skeeter’ McClure: Olympian, Middleweight Contender, Psychotherapist “He was as good a fighter then as Sugar Ray Leonard was later,” said the legendary Madison Square Garden...
In a night of frustration Jamal James handily defeated Thomas Dulorme to win a version of a welterweight title by unanimous decision in the middle of...
By Special Correspondent Ryan Sakacs — After months of sparring between players unions and league executives, the major American sports have finally overcome the legal and...
The second edition of Eddie Hearn’s “Fight Camp” summer series unfolded today in the backyard of the mansion that serves as the Matchroom Sport headquarters in...
Boxing is huge. Unknown to many, professional prizefighting extends to almost every country on this planet. Only soccer exceeds it in appeal. Prizefighting could very well...
Pete Hamill was one of my heroes. It pains me to write that the legendary journalist died today, Aug. 5, at age 85. Hamill grew up...
