It goes without saying that many of the most ballyhooed fights in boxing history have been duds. The April 30 match between 35-year-old Irishwoman Katie Taylor...
A few minutes after 38-year-old Brit Natasha Jonas defeated Canadian southpaw Marie Eve Dicaire on Saturday, November 12, she immediately launched a challenge to American Claressa...
Kiko Martinez, a cat with nine lives, overcame a bad defeat to Josh Warrington in his previous bout and won a European belt for the fifth...
After that brilliant and historic fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano last April, the public was eager to see the rematch between the two exceptional...
Yokasta Valle Wins a Second Belt in Costa Rica; Shields vs Marshall Postponed Last night’s 104-pound unification fight in Costa Rica between local fan favorite Yokasta...
Liam “Beefy” Smith, the second-youngest of Liverpool’s four fighting Smith brothers, had the home field advantage tonight when he opposed former sparring partner Hassan Mwakinyo, a...
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...
On May 7, Rich Strike, an 80-to-1 longshot, turned thoroughbred horse racing upside down by winning the Kentucky Derby. That night, Dmitry Bivol scored an upset...
Last Saturday’s mega-fight in New York between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano was a fast and furious go that consumed 20 minutes of actual fighting. It’s...
Taylor vs. Serrano Was a Fight for the Ages and Something More The late, great New York sportswriter Dick Young once wrote that there is no...