The 1980s passed into history, what, 27½ years ago? So much has changed in America and in the world since then. But maybe not as much...
It was the signature fight of his career. He fought an undefeated opponent in the opponent’s home country. In spite of being undefeated and two years...
THREE PUNCH COMBO — This was the fourth straight year my wife and I made the journey to Canastota, NY for Hall of Fame weekend. Each...
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WEEKEND BOXING RECAPS — Folks in Belfast went gaga over native son Carl Frampton who was 5-0 in world title fights before getting nudged off his...
WORCESTER, MA. — Promoter Jose Antonio Rivera has had himself a very busy rookie year in 2017. Last January, the former WBA welterweight champion put on...
CANASTOTA, N.Y. – Boxers, and their individual life stories, are often as unique as fingerprints. If that wasn’t already obvious, the paths taken by Marco Antonio...
TWIN RIVER CASINO, LINCOLN, R.I. ― Boxing fans are well accustomed to the dynamic of promotional paralysis. In simple terms it’s when rival promoters won’t work...
VERONA, N.Y. – When Regis Prograis was 16 years old, he and his family fled New Orleans the day before Hurricane Katrina. The greatest natural disaster...
Born in Kharkov, Ukraine but now living in Oxnard, California (where he is guided by Robert Garcia), Oleksandr “The Nail” Gvozdyk is not your normal Ukrainian...