When Oscar De La Hoya was nearing the end of his storied ring career, he offered a stark assessment of the risks inherent in the trade...
THREE PUNCH COMBO — Long time former middleweight kingpin Gennady Golovkin (39-1-1, 35 KO’s) will look to recapture a middleweight title belt when he faces Sergiy...
Almost a decade has passed since the mighty Gennady “GGG” Golovkin arrived in Southern California to give the sunny region a try. Most people who arrive...
The Heavyweight Scene The heavily hyped welterweight showdown between Errol Spence Jr and Shawn Porter at the L.A. Staples Center was as good as advertised. It...
Looking Ahead to Canelo-Kovalev, Looking Back at Robinson-Maxim Will boxing history repeat itself again? In modern era prizefighting it is almost unheard of for a reigning...
LOS ANGELES – About 113 years ago a historic heavyweight world title fight took place near Union Station, the location where Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Sergey...
Boxing is accustomed to having a major fight in Las Vegas as the centerpiece of Mexican Independence Day Weekend. This year, Canelo Alvarez was penciled in...
Convincingly, and leaving no room for doubt, the Cuban southpaw Erislandy Lara defeated the Mexican Ramón Alvarez whose performance left a lot to be desired. However,...
Erislandy Lara needed less than two rounds to stop Ramon Alvarez on Saturday night at the Armory in Minneapolis. Heading into the bout, which was broadcast...
A few weeks back, yet another newspaper sports column suggested boxing has deceased or is enduring its last rites. It’s easy to claim the sky is...