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...
Beware Fearless Freddie Some fighters launch and sustain long winning streaks; others engage long losing streaks. Some, like Mexican cult legend Quirino Garcia (40-28-4) and the...
When Oscar De La Hoya was nearing the end of his storied ring career, he offered a stark assessment of the risks inherent in the trade...
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...
The date was Dec. 8, 2007, and WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., who had just doused the hopes, if not the enthusiasm, of thousands of...
On June 22, Paulie Malignaggi and Artem Lobov will meet in a ring at the Florida State Fairgrounds Entertainment Hall in Tampa in what is being...
Cinco de Mayo, which commemorates the victory of the Mexican Army over the invading French in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, has actually...
George Foreman was 14-0, all of his victories by knockout, 22½ months into the comeback he had launched to much derision after a 10-year retirement, when...
Sometimes it is the fighters’ real or perceived flaws, as much as their strengths, that make for a compelling if not necessarily great fight. Such would...
Tonight, the Indigo at the O2 in London will host Ultimate Boxxer II. This one-night event is the second round of the tournament. Eight professional light...