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Jesus Ramos off Saturday card because of suspected food poisoning
By Norm Frauenheim
SAN DIEGO -- Jesus Ramos' bid to take the interim out of his middleweight title is suddenly on hold because of suspected food...
Benavidez plans for cruiserweight, but still has not eliminated 175-pound possibility
By Norm Frauenheim
SAN DIEGO — A return to light heavyweight is still an option for David Benavidez, despite plans to unify and defend titles...
Garcia Thrills on Mexican Independence Day Weekend, Halting Benn in Two
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Ryan Garcia looks primed to enter the pound-for-pound top ten after a devastating second round knockout of Conor Benn to...
Early Results from Las Vegas: Molina Cruises Past Rubio
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Later tonight, Ryan Garcia will attempt to make his case for inclusion in the pound-for-pound top ten discussion against Conor...
Garcia, Benn Make Weight in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Ryan Garcia aims to make the first defense of the WBC welterweight title he claimed back in February as he...
Big Stakes: Garcia-Lopez looms if Garcia beats Benn
By Norm Frauenheim
Skillset, a word straight out of a hardware store, is an old-school way of describing what a fighter possesses in terms of speed,...
McKernan, Lacanlale Victorious at Thunder Valley
LINCOLN, CALIFORNIA – Cruiserweight Blake McKernan sent the Sacramento Valley crowd home happy while reinvigorating his hopes for contention with a decision victory and...
McKernan, Lacanlale Back in Action at Thunder Valley
ROCKLIN, CALIFORNIA – Making his third appearance at the Venue at Thunder Valley on Saturday night, Blake McKernan is back in the six-round main...
Bivol-Smith agree, leaving questions for Benavidez and Beterbiev
By Norm Frauenheim
Light-heavyweight champion Dimitry Bivol agreed to a mandatory against Callum Smith, a move that leaves questions about what’s next for Artur Beterbiev...
Lopez Decisions Romero; Wins WBA Welterweight Title
LAS VEGAS -- The pressure was on Teofimo Lopez. It came from all sides. It was there, on both sides of the ropes. It...
Romero lets silence do all the talking in title defense against Teofimo
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS -- If silence speaks volumes, Rolly Romero said a lot Friday.
He said nothing.
In what proved to be the deafening final punctuation...
Teofimo-Romero: A boxing news conference breaks out
By Norm Frauenheim
A boxing news conference without theatrics is a little bit like a dead battery in a high-end sports car. It's not going anywhere.
Teofimo...
Shields Stops Scott in 6; Regains Middleweight Titles
Claressa Shields regained the WBA and WBC Middleweight title with a sixth round stoppage of Kaye Scott in front of a sold out crowd...
Lopez-Romero: Teofimo says DAZN deal starts with “The Takeover”
By Norm Frauenheim
Teofimo Lopez is coming off a one-sided loss with a rich new deal that coincides with a move upscale and a primetime...
McKenna Decisions Oliha To Win IBF Middleweight Title
Aaron McKenna won the IBF Middleweight Title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Etimodo Oliha at the 3 Arena in Dublin, Ohio
In round 11,...
Benavidez-Opetaia: More than just talk?
By Norm Frauenheim
In a shuffle between the only two cruiserweights anybody knows, David Benavidez and Jai Opetaia changed opponents like pawns on a chess...
Zepeda scores unanimous decision, wins lightweight title
LAS VEGAS -- There were only a couple of draws and lots of controversy for Lamont Roach Jr. last year
This year, there's only a...
Confident Lamont Roach says he can win “any way he wants to”
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS — A draw creates inevitable controversy and often doubt, but none of that was apparent in bold confidence expressed by...
Lamont Roach looking to knockout a double draw
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS — Bear Bryant, who is to college football what Elvis is to rock-and roll, once said a tie is like...
Center Stage: Spence-Tszyu in a fight for answers on a busy weekend
By Norm Frauenheim
Boxing, often said to be on the fringe, will be there and just about everywhere else this weekend with fights across the...
Fight For Relevance: Spence says Tszyu doesn’t “matter”
By Norm Frauenheim
Errol Spence Jr. arrived in Sydney to a friendly welcome this week despite mounting hostility before opening bell against Tim Tszyu, who...
State of the Game: Boxing’s day of dueling news
By Norm Frauenheim
In a rare show of unity in boxing’s balkanized state, an alliance of promoters and a streaming service staged a news conference,...
Errol Spence a virtual no-show in build-up for Tszyu
By Norm Frauenheim
Errol Spence Jr., unseen in the ring since his devastating loss to Terence Crawford nearly three years ago, goes Down Under in...
Estep, Lacanlale Remain Unbeaten in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Junior middleweight Khristopher Estep and featherweight Kyle Lacanlale both unanimously decisioned their veteran opponents to remain unblemished in the co-main attractions...
Ennis Stops Zayas to Win Unified Junior Middleweight Titles
Jaron Ennis stopped Xander Zayas to win the WBA/WBO Junior Middleweight titles in round seven of an exciting fight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn,...
Deepening doubts about Mayweather-Pacquiao encore
By Norm Frauenheim
Manny Pacquiao versus-Floyd Mayweather Jr.? Did anyone really want to see it all over again?
Didn’t think so.
The good news is that it...
Lacanlale Meets Almacen in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Rising featherweight prospect Kyle Lacanlale will take on veteran Jonathan Almacen in the all-Filipino main event of Showdown in Sactown III...
Save Joshua-Fury from going the way of the London Bridge
By Norm Frauenheim
Speculation continues to circulate that the long-awaited Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua fight, projected for November, will land in the United States instead of...
Bam Rodriguez Knocks Out Vargas in 6 to Vapture Bantamweight tit.
By Norm Frauenheim
GLENDALE, Ariz. Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez added a third division title with his sixth round knockout of Antonio Vargas Saturday, yet his career...
Bam Rodriguez replaces belts with a new challenge
By Norm Frauenheim
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez has formally said goodbye to superfly, all in a quest for the challenges he hopes will...
Bam Rodriguez replaces belts with a new challenge
By Norm Frauenheim
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez has formally said goodbye to superfly, all in a quest for the challenges he hopes will...
Statement Season: Bivol delivers, Bam is next
By Norm Frauenheim
It’s beginning to feel as though boxing has entered a statement season, as in delivering one.
Dmitry Bivol delivered last Saturday, beating an...
Bivol-Eifert: Benavidez seeks new answers, hears old questions
By Norm Frauenheim
It looks as if hints to David Benavidez’ immediate future will play out Saturday with light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol’s comeback from back surgery against...
Jones Demolishes Gualtieri in Three
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – What some expected to be the first test in the career of rising middleweight contender Amari Jones was no test...
On Any Scale: No risk too big for Benavidez
By Norm Frauenheim
David Benavidez has gone upscale and now looks down scale, all in search of belts that add up to undisputed.
On any scale,...
