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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...
Next Up? Rafael Espinoza fighting for possible shot a Valdez-Navarrete winner
By Norm Frauenheim
PHOENIX — Rafael Espinoza is in line for a possible shot at the Oscar Valdez-Emanuel Navarrete junior-lightweight winner if he beats Robeisy...
Black Hat: Navarrete ready to prove it still fits
By Norm Frauenheim
PHOENIX — Emanuel Navarrete arrived at a news conference without his trademark. The black cowboy hat wasn’t there. For years, it has...
Oscar Valdez in a tough fight to turn a rematch into a rivalry
By Norm Frauenheim
It’s rematch with a chance at becoming a rivalry.
Emanuel Navarrete-Oscar Valdez 2 on Dec. 7 in Phoenix was never envisioned after Navarrete...
Benavidez-Morrell: Something real after the carnival
By Norm Frauenheim -
It’s the first significant fight in a New Year. That’s mere coincidence, but it’s also appropriate.
David Benavidez-versus-David Morrell on February...
Tyson-Paul: Netflix is the sure winner in an exhibition full of fears for Tyson
By Norm Frauenheim -
Mike Tyson has been making a fool out of himself and just about everybody around him for decades. Maybe, he’ll...
Two Kings: Boots and Bam, a bet on the future
By Norn Frauenheim-
Matchroom is calling it Two Kings, which is a couple of face cards from Four Kings, George Kimball’s terrific book about a...
New Deal: Boxing hopes for one as Bam Rodriguez embarks on another chapter
By Norm Frauenheim
He’s a little guy about to embark on a second chapter, also a significant one with the potential to be the...
Vazquez Decisions Gonzalez in U.S. Debut
MODESTO, CALIFORNIA – Jose Luis Vazquez scored a hard-fought eight-round unanimous decision over veteran gatekeeper and local favorite Giovannie Gonzalez to remain unbeaten in...
Vazquez Set for Clash with Gonzalez in Modesto
MODESTO, CALIFORNIA – Undefeated prospect Jose Luis Vazquez makes his United States debut against longtime local favorite Giovannie Gonzalez in the main event of...
Usyk-Fury 2: Fury promises nothing drastic, just more focus
By Norm Frauenheim -
On the career map, redemption is a risky stop. Retirement is right around the corner. So, too, is a rematch.
It...
Introducing Pedro Juarez
In recent years, more and more fighters have taken their shot at competing in both mixed martial arts and professional boxing, to varying degrees...
Common Sense? There is none in acronym’s threat to strip Beterbiev
By Norm Frauenheim
An old line is as current as ever this week because of the acronyms, which continue to prove that the only thing...
Flores Decisions Contreras Before Hometown Crowd
STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA – World ranked lightweight contender Gabriel Flores Jr. continued his run of success fighting at home, scoring a one-sided eight-round unanimous decision...
Flores Back in Action in Stockton
STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA – Local favorite Gabriel Flores Jr. continues his busy year of defending his home turf tomorrow night as he takes on Dennis...
Artur Beterbiev lets his perfect record speak for itself
By Norm Frauenheim -
Power and perfection define Artur Beterbiev. Truth is, that’s about all we really know about him. The two elements are...
Jessie James Guerrero: New Motivation and Even More Determination
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
From the famed fighting clan centered in Gilroy, California, Jessie James Guerrero will return to the ring this coming...
Only one way for Haney to fight the court of public opinion
By Norm Frauenheim
Devin Haney finds himself in two courts.
A court of law.
And the court of public opinion.
Where you won’t find him — at least...
David Benavidez: Talk swirls about who’s next for the newly-minted light-heavyweight
By Norm Frauenheim -
David Benavidez, who continues to search for an opponent for his second light-heavyweight fight, is interested in David Morrell amid...
Sanchez Moves Past Briceño in Lincoln
LINCOLN, CALIFORNIA – In a highly competitive affair, Alan Sanchez managed to edge out an eight-round majority decision over Salvador Briceño in a battle...
Briceño and Sanchez Meet at the Crossroads on Saturday
By Mario Ortega Jr.
ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA – Last week in Las Vegas, Nevada, the fighting pride of Guadalajara, and the most known boxer in all...
The rise in rank of “El General”
By David Galaviz
Glendale, AZ…… Emiliano Vargas step back in to the desert diamond arena where is now becoming his home away from home. Come...
