Simon Ramoni, 27-7 (17KO), who is fast becoming a fan favorite when it comes to putting on entertaining fights, stopped Zolani Mbelekane, 16-10-2 (6KO), in the...
NEW YORK (May 8, 2006) – Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing is proud to announce the hiring of Brad Jacobs as its new Senior Vice-President of Operations and Development....
I consider myself an open-minded man. Being married to a politically progressive vegan helps in that regard. But I still admit to sophomoric tendencies now and...
DAYTONA BEACH, FL – The historical Jackie Robinson Ball Park which is home to the Chicago Cubs minor baseball organization (Big Game Florida, LLC) and Manolo...
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis and renowned trainer Teddy Atlas are pulling no punches in backing the newly formed Combat Sports...
LAS VEGAS, May 7 – Oscar de la Hoya got on a plane for Puerto Rico today, but where he is going is still up in...
WORCESTER, Mass. – A onetime Tijuana street urchin, Alejandro (Terra) Garcia’s Nom de Ring translates into English as “dirt,” and Terra got a few unanticipated mouthfuls...
LAS VEGAS –Boxing business is often the ultimate risk-reward situation. That's not even counting the life, death, or fame and fortune extremes. So it was for Oscar...
LAS VEGAS – After the most lucrative boxing career in history, the $300 million dollar question for Oscar De La Hoya is what happens if he...
LAS VEGAS– There is speculation that Oscar De La Hoya will fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. in September, provided he gets by Ricardo Mayorga Saturday at the...
Leading up to Thursday’s “Latin Warriors” edition of “The Contender,” Alfonso Gomez looked forward to his fight with Jesse Feliciano as “a chance to get out...
At times, over the last three months Oscar De La Hoya has almost seemed at an emotional loss when paired up for PR outings with the...
There was indeed no better way to get ready for this weekend’s anticipated super-fight between “The Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya and “El Matador” Ricardo...
LAS VEGAS – Last year’s Contender champion Sergio Mora wondered if he could take a punch and found out in the second round when he was...
LAS VEGAS, May 5 – He was talking about retiring again, that this could be his final fight, and I felt stabs of regret. We’ve had...
Oscar De La Hoya ain’t like most fighters. Maybe it’s his nature, or maybe nature’s blessings, but De La Hoya looks to retire from competition with...
After a long hiatus, Oscar De La Hoya returns to active duty Saturday night against Ricardo Mayorga at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for El...
Of all the boxing weapons Oscar De La Hoya possesses, none provide the six-division world champion’s arsenal more importantly than his pair of legs. Those slim...
In recent years I have covered several fights in the Mark G. Etess Arena in the Taj Majal Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. There...
LAS VEGAS, May 4 – The one-armed bandits were busy when Ricardo Mayorga’s two limousines pulled up to the MGM Grand for the ritual final press...
