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BLOCKBUSTER CARD KICKS OFF FIRST UFC® LIVE EVENT ON PARAMOUNT+
Las Vegas –UFC’s first live event on Paramount+ kicks off with a star-studded card headlined by two compelling title fights at T-Mobile Arena in Las...
Macalolooy Shows No Rust, Decisions Munoz in Pleasanton
PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA – Welterweight prospect Jacob Macalolooy ended the longest layoff of his blossoming career with a hard-fought six-round majority decision over Angel Munoz...
WBC strips belt, Crawford counters
By Norm Frauenheim
Boxing, unruly and unrepentant, is erupting all over again with Terence Crawford’s shotgun-like blast of insults in a social-media counter to the...
David Benavidez wants to put his face on a vacant day
By Norm Frauenheim
David Benavidez, who made more news after the Anthony Yarde fight than he did during it, is seizing the day.
Canelo’s day.
In a...
WEIGHTS FROM PROBOXTV’S FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS AT THE WAR MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM IN FORT LAUDERDALE, ON FRIDAY,...
Main Event: WBC Latino Super Welterweight Championship
Francisco Daniel Veron 153.6 lbs. vs. Roiman Villa 152.8 lbs.
Tsendbaatar Erdenebat 133 lbs. vs. Abraham Montoya 134 lbs.
Dante...
Quiet Man: Bam Rodriguez, a dad with more to fight for
By Norm Frauenheim
Jesse Rodriguez stands out for what he doesn’t do in a business otherwise full of gasbags and so-called influencers who pontificate more...
Face of new generation is starting to look like David Benavidez
By Norm Frauenheim
Boxing gets a head start on a New Year next Saturday with a card in Riyadh loaded with potential to set the...
Victor Conte’s influence impossible to ignore
By Norm Frauenheim
From the batter’s box to the finish line to the ring, there’s been a lot of good, bad and ugly over the...
Pacquiao-Mayweather 2 won’t rewrite history
By Norm Frauenheim
Only boxing is killing boxing. It’s an old line, yet
relevant as ever this week with news of talk about a Floyd Mayweather-Manny...
Boxing Politics: Endorsement but no enforcement
By Norm Frauenheim
Boxing regulation, like colossal shrimp, is often a classic oxymoron, two words aligned yet always in conflict. After all, boxing is at...
Coming back? Fury always is
By Norm Frauenheim
Just when it looked as if boxing was facing only questions about shifting politics amid uncertainty over whether familiar faces are moving...
DANNY GARCIA “FAREWELL TO BROOKLYN” MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES
BROOKLYN – October 16, 2025 – Former two-division world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia held a media workout at world famous Gleason’s Gym on Thursday ahead of his “FAREWELL...
Beyond Canelo: David Benavidez going up scale for good
By Norm Frauenheim
David Benavidez, who is moving up the scale in weight and prominence, didn’t surprise anybody this week when he said he would...
RED-HOT CUBAN MIDDLEWEIGHT YOENLI HERNANDEZ: “I’M READY WILLING AND ABSOLUTELY ABLE TO FACE THE...
HOLLYWOOD, FL. – October 8, 2025 – Rising Cuban middleweight star Yoenli Hernandez says he is ready for battle this Sunday, October 12, at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard...
Canelo set for elbow surgery that also might repair his chances at Crawford rematch
By Norm Frauenheim
Unintended consequences, or at least attention and speculation, have been there for Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez in the wake of their...
Omaha gives Crawford a key to the city, then holds him at gunpoint
By Norm Frauenheim
Terence Crawford’s celebration of a career-long fight for respect took a crazy turn when Omaha honored him with a parade Saturday and...
Legacy or Encore: What’s next for Terence Crawford?
By Norm Frauenheim
A performance that reminds us why boxing was once called The Sweet Science screams for an encore.
In the days after Terence Crawford...
Canelo-Crawford: Huge crowd turns ceremonial weigh-in into a celebration
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – It was called ceremonial. But a huge, roaring crowd called for it to be known as something else.
Something more.
Much...
Canelo-Crawford: Lots of talk, but roles stay the same
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – First, there was Terence Crawford, dressed in a white top and a friendly smile.
Then, there was Canelo Alvarez, his...
Locked & loaded for Lewis Crocker rematch, Paddy Donovan has prepared to be crowned...
LIMERICK, Ireland (September 8, 2025) – Six months after the most disappointing and devastating night of his young life, Paddy “The Real Deal” Donovan (14-0-1, 11 KOs),...
Abdusamadov Returns to Thunder Valley
ROCKLIN, CALIFORNIA – Unbeaten middleweight prospect Islam Abdusamadov will make the move up to the six-round distance in taking on hard-nosed veteran Jose Manuel...
Islam Abdusamadov: Ready for Six Rounds or Less
Middleweight prospect Islam Abdusamadov moves up to the six round distance when he takes on rugged Jose Manuel Gomez as part of “Thunder Showdown...
Forgotten Fight: Inoue-Akhmadaliev fighting to be heard
By Norm Frauenheim
It’s in Japan. But it might as well be on Jupiter. It’s the forgotten fight, shoved off stage and out-of-mind by attention...
Dante Kirkman: Full-time and All-in on Boxing
Throughout his rise in the amateur ranks and through four fights as a professional, middleweight prospect Dante Kirkman was living a dual life. While...
Pressure On: Canelo, Crawford fighting to be the face of their generation
By Norm Frauenheim
Pressure is for tires, Hall of Fame pundit Charles Barkley once said famously.
A couple of weeks before opening bell, however, there’s more...
Caballero Remains Unbeaten in Canyonville
CANYONVILLE, OREGON – Featherweight prospect Osvel Caballero scored a third-round knockout of Ernesto Sebastian Franzolini to cap the seven-bout “Clash at the Casino II”...
Cuban Former Amateur Star Caballero Headlines in Canyonville
CANYONVILLE, OREGON – Featherweight prospect Osvel Caballero will aim to continue his upward advancement in the eight-round main event of “Clash at the Casino...
Paul-Tank: An off-the-scale exhibition
By Norm Frauenheim -
Jake Paul announced another show this week on Don King’s birthday.
Presumably, it was a coincidence. It was also appropriate, or perhaps...
Promising Prospect: Rocky Sanchez
In just over six months since joining the paid ranks, light heavyweight prospect Rocky Sanchez has kept a busy pace and goes for his...
No Sweat: Powell Stays Unbeaten in Oakland
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – Lightweight prospect and co-promoter Lorenzo Powell remained unbeaten in the blink of an eye, stopping Mexican import Javier Rojas Campos to...
David Benavidez: Ready to escape the waiting room
By Norm Frauenheim
David Benavidez has moved up the scale and into the pound-for-pound ratings, both marks of progress that say that bigger stardom is...
Powell Looks to Impress in Bay Area Debut
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – Well-regarded lightweight prospect Lorenzo Powell takes center stage as he and his promotional team at G1 Promotions join with Lion's Den...
HOLLYWOOD FIGHT NIGHTS WEIGH-IN RESULTS, RUNNING ORDER Friday, August 15, 2025
Main Card
Omar Trinidad, 126lb. (19-0-1, 13 KOs) © vs. Lorenzo Parra, 124.8lb. (23-1, 17 KOs) – Ten Rounds
WBC Continental Americas Featherweight Title
Mizuki Hiruta, 114.8lb....
Aaron Coley: “Heavy Metal” Returns to Oakland This Saturday
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – Former middleweight contender Aaron Coley makes his ring return, fighting at home for the first time in nearly a decade, when...
Bam: Next step up about to open up for Jesse Rodriguez
By Norm Frauenheim
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez’ rocket-like rise in the pound-for-pound debate and overall name recognition comes with a lot of risk, including the inevitable...
