It’s award season here at The Sweet Science and this year we open with the Breakthrough Fighter of the Year. The nod goes to welterweight Conor...
Ever-improving welterweight Conor Benn, the son of former two-division world champion Nigel Benn who was one of England’s most celebrated fighters, improved to 20-0 (13) with...
Boxing Odds and Ends: Notes on Canelo-Plant, Probellum, and Adrien Broner On Nov. 6, Canelo Alvarez, boxing biggest attraction, opposes Caleb Plant at the MGM Grand...
Manny Pacquiao, in the fashion of the late Muhammad Ali, has become a global superstar, a man who has transcended his sport. No matter the opponent...
Henry “Hennery” Peck, popularly known as Peck’s Bad Boy, is a fictional character created by George Wilbur Peck (1840–1916). “Peck’s Bad Boy” has been defined as one...
Canelo Alvarez’s rout of grossly overmatched Avni Yildirim has once again cast a harsh light on the “mandatory challenger” gambit employed by the sport’s world sanctioning...
Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (54-1-2, 36 KOs) defends the WBA and WBC super middleweight titles against Avni Yildirim (21-2, 12 KOs) on Saturday Feb. 27, at...
HITS and MISSES: Oscar Valdez, Adrien Broner and More Boxing was in full swing again over the weekend, so there was plenty of action to consume...
Showtime served up a tripleheader from Mohegan Sun in Connecticut on Saturday night, February 20. The centerpiece was the newly reformed, more responsible, and more mature...
In the media kit for tonight’s PBC boxing card at the Mohegan Sun, Stephen Espinoza, the President of Sports and Event Programming for Showtime, called Adrien...