Mexico City’s Israel “Magnifico” Vazquez (39-3, 28 KO’s) wasn’t supposed to be where he is. He’s the WBC Super Bantamweight champion and is slated to appear...
Oh how some people love to talk the talk. Others are just content to walk the walk. One thing, though, is a given in the fight...
LAS VEGAS, June 8 – As a public service, I can tell you where to go. You’ve been vacillating between Atlantic City and New York City...
So the bout, his first since 1999, hasn't showed up yet on Boxrec. But it happened. The swelling over his left eye tells me that. Not...
The cocky Italian kid from Brooklyn with the fast hands, the big plans and the tongue-twister last name, thinks he has Miguel Cotto right where he...
An ominous black cloud was forming over Manhattan and heading southwest. An early departure beat rush-hour traffic on the Jersey Turnpike to North Philly. The storm...
A nice wagering opportunity presents itself Saturday night when Light Heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver meets former middleweight king Bernard Hopkins in Atlantic City, New Jersey. On...
World Boxing Council (WBC) International flyweight champion Mhikiza “Showtime” Myekeni has been installed as the new number one contender for the WBC world title. Earlier last...
Standing behind a busy counter of a plush Las Vegas casino nightclub, Melinda Cooper looks like any jet-setting 21-year-old working hard as a bartender on a...
Buddy McGirt swears that Bernard Hopkins did him a favor when he got under Antonio Tarver’s skin at the tail end of their Tuesday press conference...
Muhammad Ali was the most exciting athlete of the last half of the 20th century. The drama of his career, his engaging persona, and his ring...
In light of his shocking failure to make weight, Jose Luis Castillo ruined my Saturday night, but he also provided some fond, unforgettable memories at the...
There are three different kinds of late-career boxers I’ve identified. The first is the big name who gets plenty of big money and big title fights;...
The thing about Bernard Hopkins and Antonio Tarver is, they both talk a good fight, then they lace up their gloves and actually give you one....
LAS VEGAS, June 5 – The Earth is 4.6 billion years old, but as Jose Luis Castillo would probably add, “give or take an eon.” I...
Fool me twice; shame on your entire freakin’ camp. That repackaged mantra pretty much sums up the response around the world of professional pugilism, from pundit...
Vic Darchinyan retains flyweight titles Armenian-born but fighting out of Sydney, Australia, Vic Darchinyan (26-0, 21 KOs) retained his IBF and IBO flyweight titles in Las...
DUBLIN, IRELAND – The EMT crews from Medilink Ambulance Service assigned to Ireland’s National Stadium Saturday night had a busier-than-anticipated evening. First, a would-be gatecrasher hoping...
Referee Arthur Mercante Sr. was at the Sam Peter/Julius Long fight this past April, but he stayed outside the ropes. When his name was announced, the...
Arthur Mercante was 81-years-old when he refereed his last title bout; IBF junior flyweight champion Ricardo Lopez’s eighth round stoppage of Zolani Petelo at Madison Square...
