LIMERICK, Ireland – The county of Limerick has a reputation for producing tough characters. From hardy rugby players to underground criminals, the region boasts a long...
The undefeated WIBA middleweight titlist Yanan “Chinese girl” Wang successfully defended her title and bagged a vacant WBC female middleweight belt in the process by winning...
LAS VEGAS-An interim heavyweight champion was crowned and a mixed martial arts star proved that size and athleticism alone cannot win a match at UFC 81...
I could hardly believe my own eyes: Clay-Aiken on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights! But thankfully there was no lame singing. And give me Larry Merchant over...
LAS VEGAS-Former pro wrestler Brock Lesnar makes his debut in Ultimate Fighting Championship against no less than former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir on Saturday. “Everybody...
The saying goes that sequels never live up to the originals. Hopefully, there will be an exception to this rule on February 16 when Kelly Pavlik...
No, the fame and fortune hasn’t gone to Kelly Pavlik’s head, not that we can see anyway. There he was, back at his familiar haunt, the...
No more club fights. No more fighting in dingy basements, and nightclubs that reek of stale beer. No more last minute opponents, fighting on short notice,...
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Sparkle Lee toiled in relative anonymity as an amateur boxing referee. Still she was able to garner a reputation as someone...
The long arms of the law return to Southern California when WBO welterweight titleholder Paul Williams brings his 82-inch reach back into a local prize ring....
Good news, fight fans. There will be a bounty of goodies to choose from on April 12th. Bad news, fight fans. You better be equipped with...
Before Michael Faragon even made his pro debut last November, on the undercard of the Cotto-Mosely bout, he was already in good hands. Although his amateur...
I hesitate to take the inventory of a man who steps into the ring, for anyone who does that deserves high praise, as long as they...
The cat was out of the bag, thanks to boxrec.com, so Bob Arum has confirmed a poorly kept secret: Miguel Cotto will take on Contender alumnus...
Ever since the great John L. Sullivan captured the heavyweight world championship in 1885, Americans have assumed it belongs to them by birthright. Not so. Upon...
There has been a serious dearth of young heavyweight prospects to whet my whistle in recent years, and while I’m not counting down the minutes in...
“To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace” – George Washington Over half an hour after the fight B.J....
LOS ANGELES-Sitting inside the a Mexican restaurant located in the middle of historic Olvera Street, junior featherweight world champion Israel Vazquez and former champion Rafael Marquez...
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. wants us to believe he should be mentioned in the same breath as Sugar Ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali. Or at least he...
Chad Dawson is feeling a little dissed and dismissed that Roy Jones is calling out everyone and his brother, except, he says, him. Jones, in a...
