On Aug. 17, 1960, the first of five planeloads of U.S. Olympians arrived in Rome. The boxers came with the first wave because boxing would be...
Oscar De La Hoya is Plotting a Comeback at Age 47 “Boxers are like bank burglars; we are compelled to return to the scene of our...
The word “venerated” is bandied about too loosely, but the adjective certainly fits York Hall, the 91-year-old edifice in the East End of London that was...
Remembering ‘Skeeter’ McClure: Olympian, Middleweight Contender, Psychotherapist “He was as good a fighter then as Sugar Ray Leonard was later,” said the legendary Madison Square Garden...
The second edition of Eddie Hearn’s “Fight Camp” summer series unfolded today in the backyard of the mansion that serves as the Matchroom Sport headquarters in...
Pete Hamill was one of my heroes. It pains me to write that the legendary journalist died today, Aug. 5, at age 85. Hamill grew up...
Showtime Boxing kicked off their late summer/fall season tonight with a three-fight card behind closed doors at the Mohegan Sun Casino Resort in Uncasville, CT. Tonight’s...
If there had been fans in attendance, they would have undoubtedly accorded Ted Cheeseman and Sam Eggington a standing ovation at the conclusion of their 12-round...
There were fireworks galore on Tuesday Night in the last installment of Top Rank’s semi-weekly Summer Series on ESPN. Two devastating knockouts preceded the main event,...
Heavyweight Hopeful Agit Kabayel Wins as Expected in Magdeburg There was live boxing in Germany today (July 18) for the second straight Saturday. Last week’s event...