He is coming off the best year of his 7½-year professional career, a year so memorable that he was named 2016’s best fighter by The Sweet...
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,...
TWO NIGHTS OF BOXING IN SoCAL — A powerful boxing event features a pair of prizefighters that have each captured two Fight of the Year awards....
BOXERS WITH THE “IT’ FACTOR — Irish Jerry Quarry, a well-spoken and good looking kid from Southern California but an offspring of the dust bowl, was...
FRAMPTON-SANTA CRUZ: THE REMATCH — The last time WBA featherweight champ Carl Frampton 23-0 (14) and Leo Santa Cruz 32-1-1 (18) touched gloves, the bout was...
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...
HBO vs SHOWTIME ON SATURDAY — Many of us remember when HBO began its “Boxing After Dark” series in February of 1996. The series was originally...
WEEKEND BOXING RECAP — The month of January tends to be a slow month for boxing. This weekend was consistent with the historical pattern. However, there...
RINGSIDE REPORT — Who knew that Montebello would be the city of upsets on Saturday night. A large fight card shrunk to seven, then six bouts...
EDWIN POPE DIES AT 88 — There are some stories that I never wanted to write, and this is one of them. One of the finest...