Women’s fights were bursting out all over this past weekend. The bout that warranted the most attention, one could argue, was the match between Alycia Baumgardner...
A Massive Upset in Detroit Evokes Memories of Eugene “Silent” Hairston On the face of it, last Saturday’s super lightweight contest in Detroit between Shohjahon Ergashev...
Claressa Shields accomplished a rare distinction tonight in Detroit. She won world titles in two different weight classes inside the same fight. At stake in her...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 289: East LA, Claressa Shields and More East Los Angeles has long been a haven for some of the best fighters around if...
Jake Paul can fight more than a little. The view from here is that he would make it interesting against any fringe contender in the cruiserweight...
Avila Perspective, Chap, 254: Canelo, Jim Lampley and More Boxing Back to Vegas! Back to Vegas! I’m sure those aren’t words philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau would have...
Sandy Ryan turns 30 on Saturday. She won’t be celebrating; there’s no time for it. Ms. Ryan and her coach Clifton Mitchell will be in transit...
World champion Joshua Franco announced his retirement after eight years of trading blows with some of the best smaller weight fighters in the world. It was...
In front of a Detroit crowd familiar with boxing legends, Claressa Shields demonstrated her place among the legends with a start-to-finish win over number one contender...