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Canelo Territory? Canelo poised to fight in a different Hemisphere for first time
By Norm Frauenheim
Canelo Álvarez, who has never fought anywhere outside of the Western Hemisphere, arrived in New York Thursday, the first step in a...
McKernan Victorious in Lincoln
LINCOLN, CALIFORNIA – Cruiserweight contender Blake McKernan kept his comeback rolling, scoring a stoppage of late replacement Jurmain McDonald in the main event of...
McKernan Back in Action at Thunder Valley
ROCKLIN, CALIFORNIA – Cruiserweight contender Blake McKernan ended a two-year sabbatical last August and will now fight for the third time in his return...
Lacanlale Returns This Saturday in Lincoln
Just seven months into his pro career, former amateur standout Kyle Lacanlale will make his fourth ring appearance this coming Saturday as part of...
Promising Prospect: Islam Abdusamadov
There is something that never gets old about the story of a fighter finding his way to America to pursue his dreams and doing...
Gervonta Davis: Tank, always powerful and often mercurial
By Norm Frauenheim
A tank is easy to understand. Gervonta Davis isn’t. He’s more mercurial than his bulldozing, armor-plated nickname ever could be. In the...
Beterbiev-Bivol 2: Finally, a timely rematch
By Norm Frauenheim
Rematches, like sequels, often disappoint just about everybody other than the opposite corners that get a second trip to the pay window....
RAMPAGE JACKSON AND RASHAD EVANS SET TO REIGNITE RIVALRY IN BOXING BLOCKBUSTER AT ICS...
Albuquerque, NM – - Fight fans, get ready for an electrifying night of action as combat sports legends Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans step into the boxing ring...
Flores Gets By Arellano
JAMESTOWN, CALIFORNIA – Lightweight contender Gabriel Flores Jr. scored two knockdowns, but was taken to the limit by hard-charging Jose Arellano, despite wide official...
Flores, Arellano Offer Parting Comments
JAMESTOWN, CALIFORNIA – In the ten-round main event of tonight’s ProBox TV broadcast emanating from the Chicken Ranch Casino Resort, world ranked lightweight contender...
Albert Ochoa: A New Reality
When Kylie Jenner accepted his longshot request to accompany him to prom, eventually featuring the event on the maiden episode of the E! Television...
Arellano Mines for Gold in Flores’ Backyard on ProBox TV on Wednesday Night
JAMESTOWN, CALIFORNIA – Lightweight contender Gabriel Flores Jr. aims to continue his rise up the 135-pound ladder and state his case for a title...
Prime Time: Maturing David Benavidez moves into the next chapter of his emerging career
By Norm Frauenheim
David Benavidez emerges from his victory over David Morrell in more control of his career than ever because of how he dominated...
Promising Prospect: Dante Kirkman
The San Francisco Bay Area has a crop of young fighters beginning to emerge that may make up the next wave of world champions...
WBA #5 super middleweight contender Darius “DFG” Fulghum plans to deliver a Splash Performance...
LOS ANGELES (February 10, 2025) – Undefeated super middleweight Darius “DFG” Fulgham (13-0, 11 KOs), No. 5 in the world by the World Boxing Association...
Off and On: Canelo’s reported plans take him to Crawford, then Jake Paul and...
By Norm Frauenheim
Surprise, surprise, the Canelo Álvarez-Terence Crawford fight was off. Then, faster than flipping a light switch, it was back on. For the...
Promising Prospect: Ethan Perez
Last month, The Ring Magazine named Robert Garcia as 2024’s Trainer of the Year, an accolade he previously achieved back in 2011 and 2012....
WBC Grants Cruiserweight Noel Mikaelyan Next Championship Fight
The legendary boxing promoter Don King received the email below from WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman regarding highly regarded cruiserweight Noel Mikaelyan (27-2, 12 KOs)....
Early Results from Las Vegas: Cuello Stops Olivo in Ten
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Before David Benavidez and David Morrell lock horns in a light heavyweight championship eliminator in the main event of a...
Benavidez-Morrell: Lots of talk, still a pick-em fight
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS — Words, mostly the four-letter variety, have been exchanged. So have threats, insults and all of the rest. David Benavidez...
Benavidez and Morrell Ready for War in Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – The first must-see fight of 2025 takes place this coming Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena as power-puncher David Benavidez takes...
David Benavidez: The Monster Roars
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS — Two days before opening bell, promoter Tom Brown promises violence. Minutes later, David Benavidez says enough to enrage David...
David Benavidez talks loud, talks trash
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS — If trash talk is a reliable way to measure David Benavidez’ readiness, it’s at the top of the scale...
Promising Prospect: John Easter
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – This coming Saturday night, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, a mouth-watering light heavyweight unification bout takes center stage...
Las Vegas’ Kaipo Gallegos Back Home on the Big Stage
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – It can be debated when Vegas became the boxing capital of the world. Of course, New York was once the...
Pacheco Survives Nelson in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Undefeated 23-year-old super middleweight contender Diego Pacheco turned back the challenge of Steven Nelson, scoring a twelve-round unanimous decision at...
Dalton Smith Knocks Out Ouizza in 1st
Dalton Smith remained undefeated with an opening round stoppage of Walid Ouizza in a scheduled 12-round super lightweight bout in Nottingham, ENG.
Smith floored Ouizaza...
Things No Longer Cordial Between Pacheco and Nelson Ahead of Saturday
Highly-regarded super middleweight Diego Pacheco meets fellow unbeaten Steven Nelson at the Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in the headlining bout of...
Naoya Inoue: On the road and in search of more of himself
By Norm Frauenheim
Naoya Inoue’s astonishing career continues without any apparent limits.
There are 10 straight knockouts, 22 in title fights. There are four titles in...
Benavidez-Morrell: David-versus-David, a stage setter in a February twin bill
By Norm Frauenheim
Benavidez-Morrell, David-versus-David, is intriguing on several levels in a fight primarily significant because it’s a new year’s first real stage-setter for a...
More Questions: Teofimo Lopez’ latest move hard to figure
By Norm Frauenheim
A New Year started out a lot like the old one with news this week that suggests 2025 will be more idle...
Good, Bad and the Stupid: A look back and a hopeful look ahead
By Norm Frauenheim
Say goodbye to the good, bad and the stupid. 2024 was a lot like so many other years on boxing’s roller-coaster ride...
Oleksandr Usyk: A warrior fighting with a purpose bigger than himself
By Norm Frauenheim
Legacy is this generation’s tired cliche. Actually, it’s more than just that. It’s silly, a refrain repeated by fighters more idle than...
Usyk2Fury: Repeat or rewrite?
By Norm Frauenheim
Oleksandr Usyk, never a man of many words, has had even fewer this week, just days before a sequel that has all...
Jaime Munguia makes plans for a New Year by staying busy
By Norm Frauenheim
Busy is a vanishing fundamental in boxing these days, although likable Jaime Munguia continues to practice the old-school art-form this week with...
