Avila Perspective, Chap. 194: Garcia-Fortuna, Barboza-Zorrilla and More Every star in prizefighting has experienced the day of reckoning when they either pass or fail. That day...
There are eight active boxers who have won titles in four weight classes. Two of the eight – Kazuto Ioka and Donnie Nietes – squared off...
The Dreaded Subdural Hematoma In 2016, I wrote an article for TSS titled, “Concussion: Now It’s Boxing’s Turn.” In the article, published on Aug. 16, I...
SHOWTIME was at the Alamodome in San Antonio tonight with a card headlined by Mark Magsayo’s first defense of the WBC world featherweight title he won...
Two grizzled heavyweights, Kubrat Pulev, 41, and Derek Chisora, 38, renewed acquaintances today in London. A shade more than six full years had passed since their...
Believe it or not, the heavyweight division belongs to European prizefighters. Britain’s perennial foe Derek Chisora (32-12, 23 KOs) meets Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev (29-2, 14 KOs)...
As a young boy growing up in Italy, Guido Vianello’s first sport was tennis. His parents own and manage one of Rome’s leading tennis academies. But...
Boxing fans in Australia are still buzzing over Jai Opetaia’s gritty, title-winning effort on Saturday, July 2. Opetaia overcome significant adversity to wrest the IBF and...
We’re going way back, but there was a time when the Fourth of July was a big day for boxing in the U.S. The high-water mark,...
The annual ESPY Awards are a celebration of sports and the role that they play in American society. Jim Valvano, who was dying of cancer, energized...