Bob Arum Perseveres as Many of His Old Stomping Grounds Bite the Dust Someone once said that the only constant in life is change. That goes...
In boxing, more than any other sport, feel-good-stories are prone to turn rancid. The Michael Carbajal story is a prime example. In 1988, the city of...
On this day twenty-eight years ago, mighty-mites Michael Carbajal and Humberto “Chiquita” Gonzalez engaged in a fight for the ages at the Las Vegas Hilton. It...
The convention area of the Las Vegas Hilton – the hotel is now called the Westgate – harbored some of the greatest fights of the 20th...
Avila Perspective Chap. 56: Pacquiao – Thurman Notes and More Once upon a time the name Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao struck fear in the boxing world as...
THREE PUNCH COMBO — There is just something magical about a longshot overcoming seemingly unsurmountable odds to accomplish a major feat in boxing such as winning...
On March 13, 1993, two exceptionally talented and courageous light flyweights, Michael “Little Hands of Stone” Carbajal and Humberto “Chiquita” Gonzalez
Thomas “Hitman” Hearns leads a heavy duty roster of greats into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame this weekend in Las Vegas. Detroit’s Hearns will be...
NEVADA’S BOXING HERITAGE — On Wednesday, Feb. 15, the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame announced the inductees for the class of 2017. The 14-member class, headed...