NEW YORK (February 21) – Fresh off of his first 10-round fight, “Ireland’s” John Duddy (15-0, 13 KOs) battles for his first pro title belt March...
Tucked way down south of the United States is a hotbed of boxing activity. It’s not quite the Mecca of boxing legends that Mexico is, but...
“Out there is a fortune waiting to be hadYou think I’ll let it go, you’re mad. You got another thing coming.” – Judas Priest I know...
Michele Piccirillo is one of the most dominant Italian fighters of the last 14 years. Since his professional debut in 1992, he has won more belts...
It’s a long, lonely trip back to the top, though a win on Feb. 25 against “Ferocious” Fernando Vargas could shorten the journey to a light...
Boxing fans saw the long and the short of it Saturday night as Antonio Margarito and Brian Viloria took alternate routes to the same destination. Each...
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The last time Rasheem Brown walked into the Mohegan Sun Arena, he got himself beaten by Ohio journeyman Jose Spearman back in 2004....
(This column is written with prayers for those hit by the mudslide disaster in the Philippines. Over recent months I’ve gotten many e-mails from some great...
Aside from one undercard fight, this week’s edition of ESPN's “Friday Night Fights” was a pure display of dirty fighting, inexperience, and sheer stupidity by a...
The Boxing Union of Ireland has finished its investigation of Michael Gomez and has reached the conclusion that the boxer did not take a dive in...
With the need for a singular governing body to codify boxing’s mayhem as great as it’s ever been, and with the pro and con arguments re:...
As Alexis Arguello was trying to create the impression of himself as a champion reborn in knocking out Billy Costello, light-heavyweights Marvin Johnson of American and...
Yesterday in the blistering heat of Chainart, Thailand, Pongsaklek Wonjongkam crept one victory closer to Canto’s record of fourteen title defenses when he cruised to a...
NEW YORK – In 130 years of flackery, boxing promoters and press agents have developed a code language of their own, subliminal messages the ticket-buying public...
Bryant Gumbel’s remarks spark firestorm. Bryant Gumbel, star of HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, sometimes says the darnedest things. Since the raison d’etre of Gumbel’s...
Imagine a world where there is one global boxing governing body. An organization which sets all the standards and regulations for the sport. Which maintains a...
CALVIN BROCK Conference Call Transcript (Wednesday, February 15, 2006) Calvin Brock: I am training in California, Pennsylvania, and this is the best training camp I have...
Pongsaklek Wonjongkam has successfully retained his WBC Flyweight championship via a unanimous decision victory over Gilberto Keb Bass today in Thailand. Wonjongkam controlled the bout from the...
Fighting as if his life depended on a victory, junior welterweight enigma Emanuel “Road Warrior” Augustus of Brownsville, Texas, breathed new life into his stagnating career...
Is Pongsaklek Wonjongkam a fighter who’s been in the right era, at the right time, with the right promoters, or is he a legitimate, all-time great?...
