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Promising Prospect: Victor Guerrero
One of the more sprawling fighting families will be well represented when professional boxing debuts at the new indoor venue at Thunder Valley Resort...
Canelo-Berlanga: Canelo promises business-like stoppage
B Norm Frauenheim -
LAS VEGAS — Edgar Berlanga stepped off a scale on a hot afternoon and shouted a line that could be...
Trevor McCumby back for tough test against Caleb Plant
By Norm Frauenehim -
LAS VEGAS — He’s unbeaten.
Mostly unknown, too.
Trevor McCumby’s circuitous route in boxing started with the unlimited promise that is attached...
Richard Medina: Making Dreams Reality
The official fight week for the Canelo Alvarez-Edgar Berlanga super middleweight clash is underway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fighters for the mega card are...
Forgettable victory, bold plans for Naoya Inoue
By Norm Frauenheim -
Naoya Inoue, tireless and talented, emerges from a victory that was mostly predictable, yet still notable for what it means...
Staying Busy: Naoya Inoue poised to make another pound-for-pound statement
By Norm Frauenheim -
In a political season, Naoya Inoue’s campaign for supremacy in the pound-for-pound race is gaining momentum for a reason that...
Jones Ready to Show Out in Oakland Homecoming on Saturday Night
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – Once one of the greatest sporting towns in all of the country, in just over a...
Lightweight Prospect Torres to be Tested by Diale on Saturday
By Mario Ortega Jr.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – Back in his home venue having recently conquered Vegas, budding lightweight attraction Adrian Torres will step-up against...
Canelo still the Face of the Power Game
By Norm Frauenheim -
Canelo Alvarez isn’t going to strengthen his position in the pound-for-pound debate, no matter what he does against Edgar Berlanga...
Introducing Kyle Lacanlale
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
Good things come to those who wait, or so they say. Aspiring super bantamweight Kyle Lacanlale is hoping to...
Homecoming of The Grandy Twins
Philadelphia (August 20, 2024)--A massive night of boxing comes to the Met Philadelphia on Saturday night, August 24 RDR Promotions rising star Isaiah Johnson...
Promising Prospect: Adrian Torres
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
This past May, many hours before one of the faces actively representing the long-storied tradition of fighters from Tijuana,...
Devin Haney signals he’s ready to re-enter the ring
By Norm Frauenheim -
Devin Haney says he’s ready to come back, re-enter the ring in a year that continues to unfold amid surprises,...
Manuel Jaimes: Answering Opportunity’s Knock
By Mario Ortega Jr.
For Stockton, California-based lightweight prospect Manuel Jaimes and his team, 2024 has been the year when maneuvering the minefield that...
Canelo-versus-The Prince: A fight to become the Face of Boxing
By Norm Frauenheim -
Canelo Álvarez, who often acts like a Prince, and Turki Alalshikh, who is one, are engaged in a contentious face-off, emphasis...
McCargo Targets Unfinished Business
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
Veteran light heavyweight Jasper McCargo entered the ring at a fork-in-the-road moment in time as a professional fighter on...
Crawford looks at Madrimov with eyes full of more than mere ceremony
By Norm Frauenheim -
LOS ANGELES — It was a ceremonial weigh-in, which is another way of saying it was phony. But there was...
McKernan’s Second Act Begins at Home
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Solidly-built cruiserweight Blake McKernan returns to the site of his professional debut to take on a...
Terence Crawford’s Era? The fight to make it his own starts Saturday
By Norm Frauenheim -
LOS ANGELES — Terence Crawford says this is his era. That’s hard to dispute. Hard to prove, too.
All of the...
Tony Hernandez Back in Action with Eyes on Bigger Prizes
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
Without the support of one of the big-time promoters, fighters aiming to be successful in building their resumes often...
Fantasy to Futility: Benavidez forced to move on from dream fight with Canelo
By Norm Frauenheim -
It’s a fight that was called a fantasy more than three years ago
Quit dreaming, Sampson Lewkowicz told media and fans about...
Flores Plans Fireworks Show in Stockton
By Mario Ortega Jr.
STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA – Lightweight contender Gabriel Flores Jr. returns to his hometown and brings pro boxing to a venue more accustomed...
Historical Scale: Crawford poised to take the next step up
By Norm Frauenheim -
So far, it’s been a summer defined by a new face, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez, and a resurrected one, Jaron “Boots”...
Promising Prospect: Andrew Rodriguez
By Mario Ortega Jr.
After a year of cancellations due to everything from opponent pullouts to promoted events that never took place after false...
FOLLOW ENNIS – AVANESYAN LIVE FROM RINGSIDE
Follow all the action as Jaron Ennis defends the IBF Welterweight title against David Avanesyan. The action begins at 8 PM ET with...
Bam and Boots: Two weeks and two reasons to make 2024 memorable
By Norm Frauenheim -
The first half of the year ended with Bam. The second half begins with Boots.
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez’ brilliant stoppage of...
Jesse Rodriguez: Putting the Bam into the pound-for-pound debate
By Norm Frauenheim -
Jesse Rodriguez, whose simple nickname is synonymous with his power in the ring, is putting some of that Bam into...
Promising Prospect: David Cardenas Jr.
By Mario Ortega Jr.
While often overlooked and underappreciated, the lower weight divisions in boxing produce some of the best fights each year. Rarely able...
FOLLOW LOPEZ – CLAGGETT LIVE!
Follow all the action as Teofimo Lopez defends the WBO Junior Welterweight title against Steve Claggett. In the co-feature former featherweight champion Robeisy...
Bam-Estrada: Two little guys poised to put the Super into Fly
By Norm Frauenheim -
PHOENIX, AZ -- On the scale, there was no difference between them. Not even a single ounce.
In a weigh-in that...
Bam-Estrada: A Fight of the Year possibility
By Norm Frauenheim -
PHOENIX, AZ -- Eddie Hearn foresees the Bam Rodriguez-Juan Francisco Estrada bout Saturday night as a potential Fight of the Year,...
Benavidez goes up scale, but he’s still waiting for Canelo
By Norm Frauenheim -
David Benavidez, who won at a heavier weight and looked beatable in doing so, is back to where he was...
Tank ignites speculation by weighing more than pound less than lightweight limit
By Norm Frauenhem -
LAS VEGAS --- The weigh-in ended with Gevonta Davis doing something no tank could ever do. He back-flipped. He stuck the landing....
Davis trainer threatens to cancel fight if Elijah Garcia is heavier than 173 pounds
By Norm Frauenheim -
LAS VEGAS – Phoenix middleweight Elijah Garcia can be no heavier than 173 pounds at a weigh-in Saturday morning or...
The Best of 100: One look from a ringside seat at the MGM Grand
By Norm Frauenheim -
LAS VEGAS – Mike Tyson lost his cool and Evander Holyfield lost part of his ear.
Manny Pacquiao scored an upset...
