In Boxing News: Oprah Winfrey Gets Counted Out For those of you who are members of Oprah’s Bookclub, or of an otherwise literary inclination, George Kimball...
There was a time, about five years ago, that Antonio Escalante would peer across the Rio Grande, and daydream. Daydream about getting across that sliver of...
Loris Stecca is one of the few Italian boxers who faced mostly foreign fighters. It was a strategy that legendary manager Umberto Branchini employed exclusively for...
Former two-time WBC lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo faces Rolando Reyes in the 12-round main event (contracted weight is 137 pounds) Saturday, Feb. 4, on SHOWTIME...
Two-time world champion and fan-favorite Arturo Gatti returns to Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ Saturday night in a 12 round showdown against undefeated welterweight contender Thomas Damgaard...
He sat on the edge of the ring that summer afternoon, talking softly and easily, speaking of his career — past and present. “My country (Mexico)...
In Boxing News: Searching For Manny Pacquiao Trainer Freddie Roach said Manny Pacquiao‘s victory over Erik Morales was the best win of his life. To beat...
The new WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev, 32, aka The Beast from the East, who won the crown by disputed decision from John Ruiz last month...
Kendall Gill had two reasons for becoming a boxer at the age of 37. Neither of them involved fighting for a championship belt. “The reason why...
The eternally optimistic boxing official Marty Sammon of Santa Clara, California, was dealt a debilitating blow on January 19 when his only son, Michael Patrick, died...
America at Large: If it only wanted to expose James Frey's deceit, thesmokinggun.com could have saved itself a lot of fact-checking time by consulting a single...
It’s a chilling image that won’t go away. Dark and ominous, it’s a sobering picture of newly crowned WBA heavyweight champ Nicolay Valuev – also known as...
Undefeated junior welterweight contender “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis, a native of Greece who fights out of Atlantic City, New Jersey, can’t wait to get into the ring...
In anticipation of his IBA showdown with Thomas Damgaard, Arturo Gatti and his crew, Buddy McGirt, Pat Lynch, et al, hit Mickey Mantle’s on 59th Street...
In anticipation of his IBA showdown with Thomas Damgaard, Arturo Gatti and his crew, Buddy McGirt, Pat Lynch, et al, hit Mickey Mantle's on 59th Street...
In Boxing News: A Manny Pacquiao Mea Culpa As regards Manny Pacquiao, today our own Matt Aguilar – in Boxing columnist running out of time? –...
Today in a Michigan court, Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns, former WBA, WBC, WBU and IBO champ at weights ranging from welter- to cruiserweight, who fought memorable...
LAS VEGAS (January 25, 2006) – The WBA “regular” cruiserweight championship match between former three-time world champion Virgil “Quicksilver” Hill (49-5, 23 KOs) and No. 1...
Maurizio Stecca is one of the few Italian boxers who won it all. Among amateurs, he competed in the bantamweight division and won the Italian, European...
Hennessy Sports promoted Matthew Thirlwall believes that his stunning win over former English champion Donovan Smilie in front of the SKY Sports cameras at the York...
