Avila Perspective, Chap. 283: Canelo and Munguia Battle for Mexico and More Fight News Prepare for Mexican war. Guadalajara’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) fights...
Los Angeles has always had this deep, dark unknown side to it especially when it comes to boxing. At the beginning of the 1900s prizefighting took...
When the discussion turns to one punch KO artists, Ernie Shavers comes immediately to mind—and then, upon some reflection, so does Mike Tyson, Sam Langford, Joe...
Boxing Odds and Ends: Looking Back 50 Years, Terence Crawford and More Fifty years ago this month, the most alluring fight was a clash between two...
The decade of the 1970’s was a great one for boxing and the Southern California scene was especially a hotbed. Throw a dart and you’d come...
WBO Title-holder Emanuel Navarrete Defends at Banc of California Stadium LOS ANGELES-World champions are gathering at a busy street corner of Los Angeles that has been...
Prize fights were slightly different back in the 20th century. When you entered a prize fight at the Olympic Auditorium circa 1987 your face would be...
One of the icons of Los Angeles sports journalism, Jose “Chiquilin” Garcia Martinez, passed away last week. Though not very tall in physical height, he wielded...
Juan Carlos Payano was ranked the fifth best bantamweight in the world by the TBRB going into today’s fight with Naoya Inoue and would have been...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Every time the word “Superfly” is mentioned it brings back memories of the 1972 film of the same name starring the late Ron O’Neal...