BRITISH HEAVYWEIGHTS — These are giddy times for heavyweight boxing in England. IBF champion Anthony Joshua is widely considered the real deal, merely the most talented...
NEVADA’S BOXING HERITAGE — On Wednesday, Feb. 15, the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame announced the inductees for the class of 2017. The 14-member class, headed...
Monday, Feb. 13, is the 100th anniversary of one of the most curious fights in the annals of boxing. On this date in 1917, at Murray,...
THE COTTO-KIRKLAND FIGHT IS OFF — On Friday, Feb. 3, it was learned that the match between Miguel Cotto and James Kirkland, scheduled for Feb. 25...
FRAMPTON AND THE McGUIGANS — Carl Frampton, who defends his WBA featherweight title against former champion Leo Santa Cruz at the MGM Grand Garden on Saturday,...
ANGEL GARCIA, FATHER OF DANNY — It’s old news by now, but Angel Garcia’s vulgar diatribe last Wednesday at a press conference in Brooklyn has stoked...
TOUGH TIMES FOR ZAB JUDAH — Heading into his 2001 match in Las Vegas with Kostya Tszyu, IBF 140-pound champion Zab Judah was on top of...
REFLECTIONS — They say you can never go home again, a phrase that harks to “You Can’t Go Home Again,” the title of Thomas Wolfe’s famous...
HALL OF FAME RING ANNOUNCERS — Late in his life, ring announcer Jimmy Lennon acquired an appendage. Folks started referencing him as Jimmy Lennon Sr., an...
GOLOVKIN vs JACOBS — This past weekend, it was announced that representatives of Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Jacobs had come to terms. The fighters will meet...