Across eras, continents, and weight classes, December 8 has delivered some of boxing’s most memorable moments: stunning upsets, dominant title defenses, and major cross-cultural milestones. 1979...
In a fight this past Saturday that fell under the radar, Kevin Lerena won a 12-round unanimous decision over Ryad Merhy in the city of Kempton...
In May of 1987, The Ring magazine, boxing’s premier publication, announced that it would be turning back the clock. In the future, the monthly top-10 ratings...
The Silver Slipper gambling saloon opened in 1950. Unlike its neighbors on the dusty highway that came to be called the Las Vegas Strip, it was...
If one were to write a history of the cruiserweight division, Carlos “Sugar” DeLeon’s name would undoubtedly be splashed all over it. No one told DeLeon,...
Caesars Sports Pavilion in Las Vegas. (The WBO, which came into existence in 1988, did not crown its first cruiser champ, Boone Pultz, until Dec. 3,...