LOS ANGELES – With flashbulbs blazing and photographers forming an umbrella shape in front of a glowingly happy Roberto Duran, the great boxing icon, accepted the...
Although Guy Fawkes’ failed attempt to blow up the British Parliament is traditionally celebrated on the 5th of November, there will be loads of fireworks on...
It was September of 2000 when I was notified that the U.S. Olympic Boxing team was in San Diego training one day before they were scheduled...
Saturday's UFC 64: Unstoppable at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas delivered a fight night full of surprises and the main event was the pinnacle of...
ONTARIO, Calif. – Looking to make an impact on the boxing world, Timothy Ray “Desert Storm” Bradley dropped Mexico’s dangerous Alfonso Sanchez (20-6, 18 KOs) twice...
The first person who uttered the words “you gotta have a gimmick” was definitely onto something. Not sure if it was James Figg, Jack Broughton, John...
One grew up in the streets, one had to survive in the jungle Sergei “White Wolf” Liakhovich‘s (23-1, 19 KOs) first defense of the WBO heavyweight...
Delusional Calzaghe thinks he can beat Bernard Hopkins If Joe Calzaghe‘s performance against Sakio Bika at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, England, Saturday night was any...
Read Part 1 by Patrick Kehoe on Boxing Reform Boxing reform typically becomes topical on the heels of scandal, tragedy or political housecleaning. A fighter dies in...
The “KO Kid” Joey Spina says that Peter Manfredo Jr. is a better boxer than him. He also says that he will defeat Manfredo Jr. this...
News of Diego Corrales’ demise as a Lightweight champion last weekend opened up a host of possibilities at Light Welterweight for the elongated American. His defeat...
The last time I spoke to Angelo Dundee, I told him that I saw a documentary produced by the English network BBC where he talked about...
Celebrate the Celtic Warrior on October 19 in NYC The Irish Arts Center and Jim Houlihan, curator of Fighting Irishmen: A Celebration of the Celtic Warrior,...
Jones/Manfredo bout in motion for January on Showtime According to ESPN.com, former pound-for-pound king Roy Jones Jr. has decided that his next bout will be against...
Every young professional boxer, including Indio’s Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley, dreams of performing under the bright lights and in front of a television audience. Still undefeated,...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The brief with which Peter Manfredo Jr. was charged seemed straightforward enough: If he wanted to secure a lucrative bout against Roy Jones...
There were those that thought Joe Calzaghe deserved consideration to be declared the top pound-for-pound fighter in the game after he put on a pugilism clinic...
Mikkel Kessler unifies WBC and WBA super middleweight titles Mikkel Kessler (38-0, 29 KOs) retained his WBA/WBC 168-pound super middleweight titles by destroying the German Markus...
Got to love the grudge match. There aren’t enough of them, not legitimate ones, with severely toxic, bad blood between two fighters. Oh, we see plenty...
In the literal blink of an eye Julio “The Kidd” Diaz’s prophesied boxing path to greatness changed. The year was 2002 and what Diaz didn’t see...
