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Fighting On: Oscar Valdez’ career-defining victory puts him into a battle to overcome injuries
By Norm Frauenheim-
For 48 minutes, Oscar Valdez Jr. showed more courage than you’ll see in a career. Six days later, I can only...
Idol Pursuits: On Mikey Garcia and Oscar Valdez
By Jimmy Tobin-
Saturday night, at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas, moonlighting junior welterweight Mikey Garcia ran his undefeated record to 38-0, turning...
Mikey Garcia makes “history” in Alamo City
By Bart Barry-
NOT SAN ANTONIO - Saturday in Freeman Coliseum junior welterweight Mikey Garcia decisioned Sergey Lipinets unanimously to attain a title in Garcia’s...
Quigg misses weight, throwing turmoil into featherweight fight with Oscar Valdez
By Norm Farauenheim-
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. – If you think it never rains in Southern California and Scott Quigg never misses weight, think again.
Quigg...
Film Critic: Film on Oscar Valdez Jr.’s last win is lesson plan for a...
By Norm Frauenheim-
LOS ANGELES – Oscar Valdez Jr. has watched the video repeatedly. But not to celebrate, even though he got off the deck...
Eddie Hearn optimistic about a Joshua-Wilder fight in 2018
By Norm Frauenheim-
LOS ANGELES -- Anthony Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn is confident a Joshua-Deontay Wilder fight for the undisputed heavyweight title can happen in...
Come as you are, Deontay Wilder
By Jimmy Tobin-
Saturday night, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, American heavyweight Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder made the seventh defense of his title, knocking...
Deontay Wilder’s unconditional celebration of exceptional conditioning
By Bart Barry-
Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn undefeated American heavyweight titlist Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder windmilled to unconsciousness in round 10 undefeated...
FOLLOW WILDER – ORTIZ LIVE FROM RINGSIDE
Follow all the action as Deontay Wilder defends the WBC Heavyweight title against Luis Ortiz. The action begins at 9 PM ET / 6...
Many Fronts: Ortiz just one fight in Wilder’s multi-dimensional campaign
By Norm Frauenheim-
Deontay Wilder, whose powerful right hand is often called his single dimension in the ring, is fighting a multi-dimensional campaign on both...
The Pygmy Elephant in the Room
By Jimmy Tobin-
Saturday night, at the Forum in Inglewood, California, super flyweights Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and Juan Francisco Estrada gave HBO subscribers still forking...
To the edge of panic: Sor Rungvisai decisions Estrada
By Bart Barry-
Saturday in Los Angeles, Thai super flyweight world champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai majority-decisioned Mexican Juan Francisco Estrada in a fantastic prizefight HBO...
Canelo-GGG: Same address, better fight set for the rematch
By Norm Frauenheim-
Location, location, location. It’s no surprise that the real estate won’t change for the Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin rematch. The middleweights will pick...
Wondering at David Benavidez’s talent, weeping for his future
By Bart Barry-
There were two very good title fights in the super middleweight division Saturday, but as the victor of the more widely watched...
FOLLOW GARCIA – RIOS; BENAVIDEZ – GAVRIL 2 LIVE!!!
Follow all the action from The Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas as former two-weight champion Danny Garcia takes on former lightweight champion Brandon Rios. ...
FOLLOW GROVES – EUBANK, JR. LIVE!!
Follow all the action as George Groves defends the WBA Super Middleweight title against Chris Eubank, Jr. in the semifinal of the World Boxing...
Next in Line: Bakhodir Jalolov looking to become next Heavyweight star from former...
Over the past decade, fighters from Eastern Europe have infiltrated and have become dominant fighters in the world of professional boxing. Fighters like...
FOLLOW BELTRAN – MOSES LIVE!!!
Follow all the action as Ray Beltran and Paulus Moses vie for the vacant WBO Lightweight title. The action kicks off at 9 PM...
Beltran: A famed trainer introduced the fighter and he’s been fighting ever since
By Norm Frauenheim-
Emanuel Steward’s impact on boxing endures long after the famed trainer died. He’s been gone for more than five years now. Yet...
Enchiladas, cryptocurrency and Frank Bascombe
By Bart Barry-
SAN ANTONIO - An uncommon bout last week with a common cold and what distraction it brings, maybe this is what adults...
Roy Jones the Senior looks back and sees an all-time Junior
By Norm Frauenheim-
Roy Jones, a lot more of a Senior than a Junior these days, walks away and hopefully stays away after what he...
Comfortably contemplating devastation in South Texas
By Bart Barry-
PORT ARANSAS, Texas - Directly across Corpus Christi Bay from American Bank Center, a 30-mile circle and ferry ride by car, this...
FOLLOW RAMIREZ – AHMED; ANCAJAS – GONZALEZ LIVE
Follow all the actions as Gilberto Ramirez defends the WBO Super Middleweight title against Habib Ahmed. The action kicks off at 10:15 PM ET...
The G.O.A.T: The original is still the only one
By Norm Frauenheim-
Amid all of the hyperventilating, over-eating and hyperbole preceding the annual Super Bowl spectacle, there’s now another reason for indigestion:
The G.O.A.T. debate.
The...
Bad men in lieu of B.A.D. broadcasting
By Bart Barry-
Saturday undefeated Ukrainian cruiserweight Oleksandr Usyk (14-0, 11 KOs) decisioned undefeated Latvian Mairis Briedis (23-1, 18 KOs) in the penultimate round of...
FOLLOW MATTHYSSE – KIRAM & LINARES – GESTA LIVE!!!
Follow all the action as Lucas Matthysse and Tewa Kiram vie for the vacant WBA Welterweight title. the action begins at 10:30 PM ET...
Showtime announces schedule with lots of promise and one big question
By Norm Frauenheim-
It didn’t exactly resemble the NFL’s release of its annual schedule. Then again, nothing remotely resembles boxing.
Still, Showtime tried to put...
Spence rolls in the waiting game
By Jimmy Tobin-
Errol “The Truth” Spence made the first defense of his welterweight trinket at Barclays Center in Brooklyn Saturday night, comprehensively battering Lamont...
Predation, mercy, mercenariness: Spence melts Peterson in Brooklyn
By Bart Barry-
Saturday at Barclays Center welterweight titlist Errol Spence unmanned former junior welterweight titlist Lamont Peterson in a very good fight that was...
FOLLOW SPENCE – PETERSON LIVE!!
Follow all the action as Errol Spence, Jr. makes the 1st defense of his IBF Welterweight title when he takes on former two-division champion...
Place and Possibilities: Spence hopes to win both with a big performance
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s a fight about possibilities, one to measure where Errol Spence Jr. belongs and another about generating some real buzz for bigger...
How to be cool as Sergio
By Bart Barry-
We begin with a definition of cool, or don’t, because it’s something sensed, though generational difference might alter such sensations, and we...
David Benavidez promises to knock out the doubts
By Norm Frauenheim-
He’s a prospect and a champion. It’s hard to be both. Perhaps, impossible. But that’s the dilemma for David Benavidez as he...
In lieu of a preview: Revisiting Israel Vazquez vs. Jhonny Gonzalez
By Bart Barry-
It’s the new year. Time for a preview.
Nope.
Some laziness and more wisdom say a preview of what’s to come in this...
