Test your knowledge of boxing history in this 15-question multiple-choice trivia quiz. Get 12 or more right and go to the head of the class. To...
It’s one thing to get to the top, but it’s something else entirely to remain there for more than half a century. Jerry Izenberg, longtime sports...
Boxing will heat up big-time in May. Canelo Alvarez will defend his WBC 168-pound title on May 8 against Billy Joe Saunders. Two weeks later, WBC/WBO...
The big buzz this week in boxing was the enormous fee ponied up by the video-sharing, social-networking service Triller to lasso Teofimo Lopez’s lightweight title defense...
Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (54-1-2, 36 KOs) defends the WBA and WBC super middleweight titles against Avni Yildirim (21-2, 12 KOs) on Saturday Feb. 27, at...
Showtime served up a tripleheader from Mohegan Sun in Connecticut on Saturday night, February 20. The centerpiece was the newly reformed, more responsible, and more mature...
Rustico Torrecampo’s Historic KO (Historic in Hindsight) This relatively unknown Filipino light flyweight fought from 1993-1997, compiling an unremarkable 14-8-6 mark, though six draws in 28...
The 1980s brought two new sanctioning bodies into boxing. The IBF, founded in 1983, and the WBO (1988) came along to challenge the established organizations. More...
Collecting “Rookie” Cards of Boxing’s Biggest Stars: A Guide for Investors It might be hard to believe in this brave new world of fan-less live sports,...
Professional boxers need to stay active for two reasons: (1) They have a short window to achieve their goals and leave the sport well-off financially, and...