Avila Perspective Chap 358: Boxing – The Best of 2025 By David A. Avila It took place in Las Vegas, of course, when the biggest boxing...
Yuriorkis Gamboa: The Cyclone from Guantánamo On December 23, 1981, in the sun‑bleached streets of Guantánamo, Cuba, a boy was born who would someday carry the...
December 4 – This Day in Boxing History: A Time Capsule Across Eras Over five decades and multiple weight classes, December 4th has delivered world-title shifts,...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which has elbowed aside Las Vegas as the premier destination for big fights, hosted four world title fights tonight that aired worldwide on...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 352: Champions Fight From Saudi Arabia to Southern California Saturday is the day for fighting. Beginning in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and stretching later...
Five months ago, Victor Conte was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer. Almost always, that’s a death sentence. He died on November 3 at age seventy-five. Conte...
They’re going to Chicago. Golden Boy Promotions dips its toes into Chicago this Lollapalooza weekend. Led by a super lightweight showdown between Mexico’s Oscar Duarte (29-2-1)...
Boxing Odds and Ends: Tom-and-Jerry Fights, Kid Twist and More At major online betting shops, the odds on Saturday’s Pacquiao-Barrios fight have been holding fairly steady...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 330: Matchroom in New York plus the Latest on Canelo-Crawford New York. Skyscrapers and everything. One of the city’s own, Richardson Hitchins, returns...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 326: Top Rank and San Diego Smoke Years ago, I worked at a newsstand in the Beverly Hills area. It was a 24-hour...